For our most recent TribLive conversation, I interviewed state Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, about gambling, how Democrats can regain their mojo and whether being black and being Republican are incompatible.
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TribLive: Thompson on Gambling
At last Thursday’s TribLive, State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, made the economic development case for legalized gambling in Texas.
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TribLive: Thompson on the Democrats
At last Thursday’s TribLive, State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, talked about what her party needs to do to regain its electoral mojo.
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AUDIO: A Conversation with Senfronia Thompson
For our most recent TribLive conversation, I interviewed state Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, the longest-serving woman the longest-serving African American in the history of the Legislature — and the longest-serving Democratic member currently in the House.
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Public Education
The Week in Texas Politics Recap: March 28—April 1
No time to follow every twist and turn of the Texas Legislature? We’ve made it easier for you with our weekly recaps of the action under the dome.
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Public Education
TribLive: Don’t Cut Public Ed, Thompson Says
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, the longest-serving woman, African American and Democrat in the Texas House, forcefully argued that state funding of public education should not be cut — unless school districts are made to tap into their own reserves.
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Criminal Justice
The Big House Isn’t Big Enough
At today’s hearing of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Sheriff Adrian Garcia will be grilled about efforts to control overcrowding at Harris County’s four jail facilities, which have seen a dramatic population spike. At the urging of Houston lawmakers, Garcia will be pressed to explain why he wants to keep housing more inmates than the facilities can accommodate, and why some recommendations by the county’s own consultant for ways to reduce its jail population have gone unheeded.