NEW: 17 candidates are racing for Sheila Jackson Lee's seat, a de facto coronation. What do these candidates actually believe? Read my spreadsheet summarizing their questionnaires to find out: bit.ly/46IJs6t Thread w/ highlights—the standouts, the weirdos, etc.

From Issue IV: Drawn to the German socialist expatriates in the area, Karl Marx once considered making his way to Texas. Ryan Moore (Ryan Moore) examines how a Texan Marx might have analyzed the political economy of U.S. slavery from within. proteanmag.com/2024/08/11/mar…

In the coming days, Harris plans on releasing a policy platform “focused on lifting up the middle class.” Two of her advisors are former BlackRock investors. A third is a Ford lobbyist who served as a legislative dir. for Rahm Emanuel. cnbc.com/amp/2024/08/12…

I think people forget what is legally considered “the border” in the US is actually where most of us live. When politicians make moves to empower three letter agencies and militarize the border, they mean all of this:

"Out of the 30,500 apartment units that no longer pay property taxes due to deals with the Houston Housing Authority, only 270 units are affordable for those with extremely low incomes" Great reporting by my colleagues Rebecca Schuetz & Yilun Cheng houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

Dozens of vendors lost everything today in a fire at one of the Tia Pancha Flea Markets on Airline Drive, horrible to see. Latest with Peter Warren houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

NEW: Months after she was ousted from the Texas House for opposing gender-transitioning care for children, Democratic Houston Rep. Shawn Thierry has a new job — with an international anti-trans policy group. #txlege texastribune.org/2024/08/21/sha…

She terminated a teacher yesterday because the teacher had a panic attack when Miles & an entourage of his cabinet entered the room. Instead of checking on the teacher she fired her. So Mike Miles she did your ugly bidding. Houston Federation of Teachers Team HISD

SCOOP: Texas DPS is committing to a five year, $5.3 million contract for Tangles, an AI surveillance tool that can track cell phones without a court order. Francesca D'Annunzio Texas Observer texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surv… (🧵1/2)

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