The weather is turning suitable to outside the home activities for the local citizen political activists.
Teddy Schleifer's departure from the Houston Chronicle resulted in the expected void of coverage of the scrum to be the city's next chief executive. Hopefully that's improving with Rebecca Elliott on the beat, the Texas Lege wrapping up (without a special session), and that the only flooding to be concerned with is the runoff from North Texas (Brazos, San Jacinto, Trinity).
Charles has some good questions. And two weeks from tomorrow, the Meyerland Dems host mayoral, council at-large, and controller candidates at their regularly scheduled meeting. Hopefully many blog posts to come on the issues presented by Houston's next leaders to start the summer.
With three mayoral forums scheduled for next week, the policy debate in the race to become Houston's next mayor is about to begin in earnest.
The events, which will focus on arts and culture, economic development, and labor and community concerns, kick off a months-long cycle in which the candidates will appear before various interest groups, speaking to their specific concerns.
Teddy Schleifer's departure from the Houston Chronicle resulted in the expected void of coverage of the scrum to be the city's next chief executive. Hopefully that's improving with Rebecca Elliott on the beat, the Texas Lege wrapping up (without a special session), and that the only flooding to be concerned with is the runoff from North Texas (Brazos, San Jacinto, Trinity).
Wednesday's arts forum at the Asia Society comes two days after the conclusion of this year's legislative session in Austin and is expected to be the first time the candidates appear together since former Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia entered the race.
The forum hosted by Houston Arts Alliance, Houston Museum District, Theater District Houston and Miller Outdoor Theatre begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be moderated by KTRK reporter Miya Shay. Each of the seven attending candidates -- Garcia, Rep. Sylvester Turner, former Rep. Chris Bell, City Council member Stephen Costello, former mayor of Kemah Bill King, 2013 mayoral runner-up Ben Hall and businessman Marty McVey -- will have a minute to introduce himself before being asked a series of four arts and culture-related questions, for which he will have two minutes to respond. Time allowing, the candidates also will take questions from the audience before offering closing statements.
Thursday's forum hosted by SPARC Growth Houston, a coalition of economic development groups, will focus on the city budget and economic development. It begins at 6 p.m. at the University of Houston and is structured similarly, with Rice University sociology Professor Stephen Klineberg discussing the results of his Houston Area Survey before representatives of area chambers of commerce ask the seven candidates five questions, to which they each will have 90 seconds to respond.
Then, on Saturday, the candidates are set to appear before area labor and community organizations for a 9 a.m. forum at Talento Bilingue. Each will have a minute to introduce himself and a minute to answer the 10 questions posed by panelists from the Texas Organizing Project, Harris County AFL-CIO, Fe y Justicia Workers Center, Mi Familia Vota and Houston Gulf Coast Building and Construction Trades Council. Six of the candidates, Costello not included, have confirmed their attendance, according to event organizer Linda Morales.
Charles has some good questions. And two weeks from tomorrow, the Meyerland Dems host mayoral, council at-large, and controller candidates at their regularly scheduled meeting. Hopefully many blog posts to come on the issues presented by Houston's next leaders to start the summer.
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