Posted on · Danielle Keys Bess referenced unproven "rumors of mail-in ballot harvesting" in her demand, prompting her opponent Jolanda Jones to criticize her as going "full Trump."
Posted on · The narrow victory means Jones will have to work harder to win a full term as state representative for House District 147 in the primary runoff election scheduled for May 24.
Posted on · The race to replace Coleman involves both a runoff and a special election — but not every voter will get to cast a ballot in both.
Posted on · Representative Garnet Coleman, who retires from his position in the Texas Legislature at the end of February, tells us what he feels his legacy will be.
Posted on · The lawmaker has represented parts of central and southeast Houston in state House District 147 since 1991.
Posted on · State Rep. Penny Morales Shaw is in Washington, D.C. with her colleagues, while state Rep. Garnet Coleman said he was at an "undisclosed location" and couldn't travel after having his foot amputated.
Posted on · The move comes after Texas House Democrats on Monday flew to Washington D.C., breaking quorum and halting two bills that would add new voting restrictions int he state.
Posted on · The agency will work with state and local public health entities across Texas to address disparities in health outcomes among different populations.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Reflecting on Tuesday's march for George Floyd, an update on Tropical Storm Cristobal, how local and national leaders have responded to recent protests, and a documentary about the world of competitive spelling.
Posted on · Landlords are not required to let prospective tenants know if the property has previously flooded.
Posted on · The problem is that state lawmakers won’t meet again until 2019
Posted on · On the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death, local civil rights leaders reflect on his legacy.
Posted on · Houston-area Democratic Reps. Shawn Thierry and Garnet Coleman joined The Texas Tribune on Tuesday at Texas Southern University to discuss issues ranging from public education to sexual harassment at the Capitol
Posted on · (Above: Sandra Bland’s booking photo at the Waller County Jail from July 2015. Photo: Waller County Sheriff’s Office via AP) Texas State Rep. Garnet Coleman, a Houston Democrat, has introduced House Bill 2702 at the Texas Legislature, what many are calling the "Sandra Bland bill." It aims to protect minorities and the mentally ill during […]
Posted on · Greater Houston is, of course, a sprawling community. The nine county metropolitan area made up of Houston, The Woodlands and Sugar Land covers more than 1,600 square miles. It has a population of 6.7 million – and growing. That’s a lot of of people stretched over long distances with concrete highways and distinctive towns and […]