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Tag: Jerry Davis

Politics

This Houston City Council Runoff Tested A Law Limiting The Rights Of Candidates With Felony Convictions. Now Comes The Election

Jen Rice

Posted on December 2, 2020 · The local race is part of a national shift toward destigmatizing prior criminal justice involvement.

Tags 2019 Elections Cynthia Bailey elections Houston City Council District B Jerry Davis Tarsha Jackson

Criminal Justice

4 Houston Police Officers Fired Over The Deadly Shooting Of Nicolas Chavez

Paul DeBenedetto / Jen Rice

Posted on September 10, 2020 · Union leaders called the decision to fire the four unidentified officers an "unjust and deplorable decision."

Tags Art Acevedo gazin street Jerry Davis joe gamaldi nicolas chavez police shooting shooting

City of Houston

5 Houston City Council Members Outline Police Reform Proposals In Letter To Mayor Turner

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on August 31, 2020 · The reforms include changes to the city's Independent Police Oversight Board, but do not include budget cuts.

Tags Art Acevedo Ashton Woods Black Lives Matter Houston Carolyn Evans-Shabazz Edward Pollard Houston Police Department hpd Jerry Davis Martha Castex-Tatum police reform sylvester turner Tiffany Thomas

City of Houston

Appeals Court Rules To Move Forward With Long-Delayed City Council Runoff Election

Jen Rice

Posted on August 11, 2020 · District B residents have been waiting to elect a council member since November of last year.

Tags 2019 Elections Cynthia Bailey Houston City Council District B Jerry Davis Tarsha Jackson

News

6 Months After Houston’s City Council Elections, District B Is Still Waiting On A Runoff

Jen Rice

Posted on May 6, 2020 · The City Council District B runoff race has been stuck in courts for months. And residents of the district may have to wait until November to decide who will represent them -- a full year after they first went to the polls.

Tags 2019 houston city council Jerry Davis

City of Houston

Affordability Vs. Safety: Houston Debates New Housing Projects In Areas With Environmental Risk

Jen Rice

Posted on February 21, 2020 · “We’re making a conscious decision to put that there. And I just believe that it isn’t safe for the particular community to live in that particular area.”

Tags Air Alliance Houston Greg Travis Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Jerry Davis Karla Cisneros Letitia Plummer

In-Depth

Can A Candidate With A Felony Conviction Stay On The Ballot In Houston?

Jen Rice

Posted on November 27, 2019 · “At the end of the hour if she can do the job she deserves to have that position,” District B resident Angela Johnson said. “Second chances are what we’re about.”

Tags 2019 Elections criminal justice reform District B houston city council Jerry Davis voting rights

News

Potential To Establish Direct Flight Between Houston And India

HPM Digital Team

Posted on November 26, 2018 · A trade mission recently led by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner looked at that travel possibility and the Indian government says it would support it.

Tags energy greater houston partnership india Jack Christie Jerry Davis mumbai new delhi sylvester turner tourism

Local

Some City Council Members Are Frustrated Over Post-Harvey Clean-Up Process

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on September 20, 2017 · An important vote related to increasing the amount of a contract is postponed.

Tags debris harvey houston Jerry Davis larry green Mike Laster sylvester turner

Politics

Sylvester Turner Faces First Challenge At City Council After Being Inaugurated As Mayor

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on January 5, 2016 · Council Member Michael Kubosh wanted to delay appointing Council Member Ellen Cohen as mayor pro tem, although the council ultimately approved the appointment.

Tags ellen cohen houston mayor Jerry Davis Michael Kubosh sylvester turner

News

Poll: Voters Support Changing Term Limits For City Officials – Till They Learn Details

Syeda Hasan, KERA News

Posted on October 15, 2015 · Houston voters will decide this November if term limits for elected officials should be extended.

Tags election 2015 houston city council Houston Mayor Annise Parker Jerry Davis term limits

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