Political Roundup: Paxton’s DACA Lawsuit, And Raising The Revenue Cap

The Houston Matters political experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

This week’s topics include:

• Texas and six other states filing a federal lawsuit calling for an end to the DACA program
• Mayor Turner delivering his State of the City address Tuesday, calling for raising the revenue cap to hire more police officers and fire fighters
• Harris County Commissioners Court calling for a special election on a possible multi-billion dollar bond package to invest in flood control
• Questions special counsel Robert Mueller has for President Trump being leaked
• Reaction to the White House Correspondents Dinner

This week's experts are Jay Aiyer from Texas Southern University and co-host of Houston Public Media's Party Politics podcast, and Houston Chronicle columnist Erica Grieder.

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