Houston area representatives call for hearing on allegations of HISD violating state law
Nine Houston area state representatives have written a letter to the Speaker of the Texas House requesting a public hearing on allegations that Houston ISD violated state law by having unaccredited teachers in the classroom.
Texas House member Jarvis Johnson has issue on voting ballot, marking second voting hiccup among local politicians
Jarvis Johnson, a member the Texas House of Representatives, was at Booker T. Washington High School at 7 a.m. to cast his ballot. However, there was a glitch in the computerโs system that placed him in the wrong precinct. The issue was fixed quickly, and Johnson and his family were able to vote.
Governor Greg Abbott sets personal veto record, kills bill on sickle cell disease registry
The bill by State Representative Jarvis Johnson aimed to use the registry to help with a cure and treatment for sickle cell disease in Texas, but Governor Abbott vetoed it, writing it โwould force hospitals to share reams of sensitive health information โฆ putting the privacy of patients at risk.โ
Texans affected by pollution from concrete plants push state agency to tighten regulations
As the stateโs environmental agency weighs new pollution limits on the plants, several lawmakers have filed bills that would put new restrictions on the facilities, which spew pollutants into mostly low-income neighborhoods.
After a year of racial reckoning, Black lawmakers believe they can finally eliminate Confederate Heroes Day in Texas
For years, a handful of Texas lawmakers have tried in vain to pass legislation that would remove or replace the holiday celebrating leaders of the Confederate army. The birthdays of Lee and Davis used to be separate Texas holidays, but lawmakers consolidated them in 1973 to create Confederate Heroes Day. State Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, filed one of two bills for this session attempting to remove the holiday from the stateโs calendar. State Rep. Shawn Thierry, D-Houston, filed the other in support. He plans to hold a press conference with Collier and other representatives at noon on the state holiday.
Houston rappers, lawmakers and activists host โSlab Rideโ to protest the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery
Running for Ahmaud Arbery had evolved to riding for him. More than 50 slab riders took to the Houston streets Saturday afternoon to ride for justice for Arberyโs death. Organizers said the โSlab Rideโ was to protest hate and violence against Black people. Riders completed two loops around 610, commemorating the 2-mile run Arbery made before being killed. and Real Beauty Real Women.