Houston Newsmakers: Serve America Movement registers as political party in Texas
It is called the Serve America Movement and it has now applied for recognition as a political party in Texas. Former Houston Mayoral candidate Bill King is the Party’s Founding State Chair and says his party is seeking those who want nothing to do with radical fringe politics. “All the polling shows the vast majority of Americans are in the middle of the political spectrum,” he said. “It’s only the people who are on the ideological fringes, which is unfortunately what controls the primary election, that drives this narrative that somehow we’re a divided people.” Former GOP Congressman David Jolly is the Executive Chairman of the party and says the SAM party is a logical destination for people who want to see progress over hyper partisanship. “We’re the only big tent party in the United States of America today,” he said. “We want moderates, progressives, conservatives, provided you are committed to the basic problem solving construct that government should reflect, that you’re committed to transparency and accountability, that’s SAM.” See much more about this new party sinking national roots, including Texas on this week’s Houston Newsmakers EXTRA.
$15 dollar minimum wage: What would it mean?
What are the pros and cons associated with a 15 dollar minimum wage increase? Dr. Joyce Beebe is an economist and Fellow in Public Finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. Yates Museum works to purchase and rehab properties in Freedmen’s Town. Yates Museum· Website: https://www.rbhy.org/Catherine Roberts, Co-Founder/Board Member, Rutherford B.H. Yates Museum· Website: https://www.rbhy.org/
New Farmers Market Launches In Freedmen’s Town – Houston Public Media
The Black-owned market aims to highlight local Black and Hispanic vendors, while also providing fresh food to the community. Sade Perkins has lived in Freedmen's Town for the past two years. This realization inspired her to create a weekly farmers market for the Fourth Ward neighborhood. Now, she hopes the farmers market will help fill this critical gap by providing fresh, local food to the community in Houston's oldest Black neighborhood. The Freedmen's Town Farmers Market opens Saturday, and will be held weekly from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the parking lot of the historic St. James United Methodist Church.
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