With the passing of former Mayor Turner, Congressman Turner, the Harris County Latino Community lost two fighters for the community that they could not afford to lose. The Latinos/Latinas office holders here in Houston and Harris County don’t even deserve to stand in the shadows of those two great persons.
Even at the end, it was a Latina who Congressman Turner had invited to 47’s speech.
HOUSTON — Although Angela Hernandez only met the former mayor one time, he left an impression on her that she will never forget.
“He was fierce when it comes to advocating for Baislee and families like ours,” Hernandez said. “But behind the scenes he was humble and down to earth.”
Their first and last meeting was Tuesday night. She was invited to be Congressman Sylvester Turner’s guest to the President’s speech before Congress, as she was one of Turner’s constituents. She was also the face of family that relies on Medicaid to survive.
One Latino blogger from Houston took a crack at my Congressman Al Green for what he did during the lies coming from the mouth of Trump.
I also thought Congressman Al Green’s disruptive behavior was pointless and silly. Source
Well, I certainly disagree with that blogger, and I am not alone
I ask, I beg, the Party leadership at this time when the very life of our country is at stake, to wake up and get our best speakers to speak ‘truth to power’ like Rep. Green and Bernie. And show that we mean it. I live off my social security check, will I still be getting it next month?
That Blogger that took issue with Congressman Green likes to promote a Latina State Senator who has no qualms about taking money from billionaire Republicans pushing for Casino gambling.
The casino lobby in Texas has poured millions into lawmakers’ campaign coffers. Will it be enough?
According to Transparency USA, the pro-gambling Texas Sands PAC doled out $2 million to Texas candidates during the 2022 election cycle, including $300,000 to House Speaker Dade Phelan (R–Beaumont), $225,000 to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, $200,000 to Gov. Greg Abbott, and $50,000 to Comptroller Glenn Hegar, all Republicans.
Texas Sands PAC also gave Geren’s campaign $10,000 and Alvarado’s campaign $20,000 in 2022.
The Texas Sands PAC was started by Dr. Miriam Adelson, the majority shareholder in the multibillion-dollar Las Vegas Sands resort casino empire. Although Sands lobbied Texas lawmakers hard during the 2021 session, gambling legislation failed to advance.