Paul Cobler
@paulcobler.bsky.social
Economy & Industry Reporter @ The Texas Tribune ✉️:pcobler@texastribune.org
Houston Congressman and former mayor of the city Sylvester Turner has died, a spokesperson said Wednesday morning. He was 70 years old and leaves behind a long legacy of representing Houston in elected office. houstonlanding.org/sylvester-tu...
Sylvester Turner, congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died, spokesperson says
Mayor John Whitmire announced Turner’s passing before the start of Wednesday’s city council meeting. Turner was in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday working.
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March 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Houston Congressman and former mayor of the city Sylvester Turner has died, a spokesperson said Wednesday morning. He was 70 years old and leaves behind a long legacy of representing Houston in elected office. houstonlanding.org/sylvester-tu...
State Sen. Joan Huffman, a Houston Republican, filed a bill this month to stop Harris County’s “taxpayer funded bailing out of criminals.”
The only problem: Both the county and the nonprofit targeted by her remarks say she is mistaken. houstonlanding.org/houston-stat...
The only problem: Both the county and the nonprofit targeted by her remarks say she is mistaken. houstonlanding.org/houston-stat...
Houston state senator pushes bill wrongly claiming Harris County paid for defendants’ bail
The Republican’s Senate Bill 40 would ban political subdivisions from sending public funds to nonprofits that pay bail bonds for criminal defendants.
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February 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
State Sen. Joan Huffman, a Houston Republican, filed a bill this month to stop Harris County’s “taxpayer funded bailing out of criminals.”
The only problem: Both the county and the nonprofit targeted by her remarks say she is mistaken. houstonlanding.org/houston-stat...
The only problem: Both the county and the nonprofit targeted by her remarks say she is mistaken. houstonlanding.org/houston-stat...
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DHS has announced on its website that it has restarted Remain in Mexico. No explicit mention of the Mexican govt's cooperation in this plan, which is crucial to be able to carry it out www.dhs.gov/news/2025/01...
DHS Reinstates Migrant Protection Protocols | Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Benjamine Huffman reinstated the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) effective immediately.
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January 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
DHS has announced on its website that it has restarted Remain in Mexico. No explicit mention of the Mexican govt's cooperation in this plan, which is crucial to be able to carry it out www.dhs.gov/news/2025/01...
Houston area freshman legislators Sen. Molly Cook, Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons and Rep. Jeff Barry look to make their voices heard as #txlege gets underway: houstonlanding.org/houston-area...
Houston-area freshman legislators aim to make their voices heard as session gets underway
The GOP-led House and Senate are expected to pass an array of conservative priorities while Democrats play defense during the 140-day session.
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January 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Houston area freshman legislators Sen. Molly Cook, Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons and Rep. Jeff Barry look to make their voices heard as #txlege gets underway: houstonlanding.org/houston-area...
From 50-year legislator to Houston mayor, the transition was not always easy for John Whitmire houstonlanding.org/from-50-year...
From 50-year legislator to Houston mayor, the transition was not always easy for John Whitmire
Throughout the mayoral campaign, Whitmire pledged to use his experience and relationships with state leaders to solve Houston’s problems.
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January 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
From 50-year legislator to Houston mayor, the transition was not always easy for John Whitmire houstonlanding.org/from-50-year...
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NEW: Harris County DA Kim Ogg has spent more than $2.4 million in asset forfeiture funds on donations this year, almost all of it after she lost March's Democratic primary.
At least $150,000 in funds went to political allies in the bail bond industry. 🧵
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At least $150,000 in funds went to political allies in the bail bond industry. 🧵
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Outgoing DA Kim Ogg donates forfeiture funds to respected charities, plus political allies
In under a year, Ogg cut her asset forfeiture fund in half, donating more than $2.4 million to a range of charities — and political allies.
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December 19, 2024 at 4:52 PM
NEW: Harris County DA Kim Ogg has spent more than $2.4 million in asset forfeiture funds on donations this year, almost all of it after she lost March's Democratic primary.
At least $150,000 in funds went to political allies in the bail bond industry. 🧵
houstonlanding.org/outgoing-da-...
At least $150,000 in funds went to political allies in the bail bond industry. 🧵
houstonlanding.org/outgoing-da-...
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More than a year after Jose Suarez left Venezuela, his wife, 9-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter finally entered the US, just days after Trump won a second term.
We followed their journey and reunification in uncertain times. W/ @lexigraceparra.bsky.social
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We followed their journey and reunification in uncertain times. W/ @lexigraceparra.bsky.social
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Behind the journey: A Venezuelan family braves jungle, cartels to be reunited in the U.S.
One Venezuelan family trekked through the lawless jungle and risked kidnapping in Mexico to reunite. Trump’s win casts a shadow over their future.
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December 16, 2024 at 4:25 PM
More than a year after Jose Suarez left Venezuela, his wife, 9-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter finally entered the US, just days after Trump won a second term.
We followed their journey and reunification in uncertain times. W/ @lexigraceparra.bsky.social
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We followed their journey and reunification in uncertain times. W/ @lexigraceparra.bsky.social
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Clare with the latest on the wild politics of the Harris County DA’s Office👇
EXCLUSIVE: Kim Ogg, Harris County's outgoing district attorney, has issued a blanket plea recommendation of life without parole in more than 60 pending capital murder cases, according to internal office communications obtained by @houstonlanding.bsky.social.
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Harris’ outgoing district attorney recommends ‘unprecedented’ plea in capital murder cases
Critics said the ‘blanket recommendation’ of life without parole could be inappropriate in certain cases and confuse victims’ families.
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December 11, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Clare with the latest on the wild politics of the Harris County DA’s Office👇
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Texas’ restrictive abortion law sent this Houston teen on a cross-country odyssey for help. She isn’t alone: 34,000 women who left Texas in 2023 to get an abortion — a number that has more than doubled since 2019.
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Texas' restrictive abortion law sends Houston teen on cross-country odyssey for help
After a strict ban was imposed in 2021, thousands of women have left Texas to end pregnancies. Houston teen embarked on a 1,500-mile journey to do so.
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December 9, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Texas’ restrictive abortion law sent this Houston teen on a cross-country odyssey for help. She isn’t alone: 34,000 women who left Texas in 2023 to get an abortion — a number that has more than doubled since 2019.
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After a brutal year fighting for political survival and trying to hold on to the gavel, Republican Speaker Dade Phelan is stepping out of the next House leadership race. via @jasperscherer.bsky.social @renzodowney.bsky.social and James Barragan #txlege
www.texastribune.org/2024/12/05/t...
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Speaker Dade Phelan abandons bid for third term, amid bruising leadership battle
Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, had previously insisted he had enough votes to thwart a challenge from the right led by state Rep. David Cook of Mansfield.
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December 6, 2024 at 2:54 PM
After a brutal year fighting for political survival and trying to hold on to the gavel, Republican Speaker Dade Phelan is stepping out of the next House leadership race. via @jasperscherer.bsky.social @renzodowney.bsky.social and James Barragan #txlege
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December 4, 2024 at 7:15 PM
I was off twitter for so long that I have forgotten how to post //:
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This week my @houstonlanding.bsky.social colleagues and I wrote about the young vote and why organizers want to engage future voters as early as possible. Read the full story and play with a very cool map here:
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‘Lifelong voters’: Organizers seek to engage young people of color in Harris County
As the makeup of Harris County’s voter-eligible population turns younger and more diverse, organizers seek ways to get them involved.
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November 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
This week my @houstonlanding.bsky.social colleagues and I wrote about the young vote and why organizers want to engage future voters as early as possible. Read the full story and play with a very cool map here:
houstonlanding.org/lifelong-vot...
houstonlanding.org/lifelong-vot...
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Texas officials sent a clear message Tuesday during twin events in the Rio Grande Valley that they would be a willing partner to the incoming Trump administration for its pledged immigration crackdown.
via @beregarcia.bsky.social
www.texastribune.org/2024/11/26/t...
via @beregarcia.bsky.social
www.texastribune.org/2024/11/26/t...
Texas offers Trump administration more land and support for mass deportations
Two events in the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday made clear Texas officials will work with the Trump administration on immigration.
www.texastribune.org
November 27, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Texas officials sent a clear message Tuesday during twin events in the Rio Grande Valley that they would be a willing partner to the incoming Trump administration for its pledged immigration crackdown.
via @beregarcia.bsky.social
www.texastribune.org/2024/11/26/t...
via @beregarcia.bsky.social
www.texastribune.org/2024/11/26/t...
Alexis Nungaray was everywhere this fall, campaigning for Donald Trump after her 12-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, was murdered and 2 undocumented immigrants were charged with the crime. This is the story of Alexis' fight for her daughter & the politics of grief. houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-...
‘I don’t want her to be forgotten’: The election is over. Alexis Nungaray’s grief remains.
The death of Alexis Nungaray’s 12-year-old daughter set her mother on a political crusade in her memory, often at the expense of her ability to grieve.
houstonlanding.org
November 21, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Alexis Nungaray was everywhere this fall, campaigning for Donald Trump after her 12-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, was murdered and 2 undocumented immigrants were charged with the crime. This is the story of Alexis' fight for her daughter & the politics of grief. houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-...
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Lexi Parra, @paulcobler.bsky.social and I have gotten to know Alexis over the past two months, and have come to better understand why she has fought so hard to keep her daughter Jocelyn's memory alive. We hope you can better understand her through this story
November 21, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Lexi Parra, @paulcobler.bsky.social and I have gotten to know Alexis over the past two months, and have come to better understand why she has fought so hard to keep her daughter Jocelyn's memory alive. We hope you can better understand her through this story
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You may recognize Alexis Nungaray from her campaigning for Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, where she shared the story of her 12-year-old daughter Jocelyn who was killed in Houston in June. This is what her life has been like since then and what's to come for Alexis: houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-...
‘I don’t want her to be forgotten’: The election is over. Alexis Nungaray’s grief remains.
The death of Alexis Nungaray’s 12-year-old daughter set her mother on a political crusade in her memory, often at the expense of her ability to grieve.
houstonlanding.org
November 21, 2024 at 5:42 PM
You may recognize Alexis Nungaray from her campaigning for Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, where she shared the story of her 12-year-old daughter Jocelyn who was killed in Houston in June. This is what her life has been like since then and what's to come for Alexis: houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-...
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After the death of her daughter, Jocelyn, Alexis Nungaray became an unlikely anti-immigration crusader for President-elect Donald Trump and Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaigns. But outside of the spotlight, she mourns alone to keep Jocelyn's memory alive.
houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-...
houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-...
‘I don’t want her to be forgotten’: The election is over. Alexis Nungaray’s grief remains.
The death of Alexis Nungaray’s 12-year-old daughter set her mother on a political crusade in her memory, often at the expense of her ability to grieve.
houstonlanding.org
November 21, 2024 at 3:28 PM
After the death of her daughter, Jocelyn, Alexis Nungaray became an unlikely anti-immigration crusader for President-elect Donald Trump and Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaigns. But outside of the spotlight, she mourns alone to keep Jocelyn's memory alive.
houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-...
houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-...
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November 20, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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Interesting one from today: Final updated vote totals in Harris County swung the 133rd Judicial District race from the Republican candidate to the Democrat, who won by just 774 votes (out of 1.46 million!) houstonlanding.org/last-votes-c...
Interesting one from today: Final updated vote totals in Harris County swung the 133rd Judicial District race from the Republican candidate to the Democrat, who won by just 774 votes (out of 1.46 million!) houstonlanding.org/last-votes-c...
Last votes counted flip Harris County district judge race to Democrat Nicole Perdue
Final results posted Friday show Democrat Nicole Perdue prevailing over Republican Michael Landrum by just 774 votes out of 1.46 million ballots cast.
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November 16, 2024 at 12:43 AM
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Interesting one from today: Final updated vote totals in Harris County swung the 133rd Judicial District race from the Republican candidate to the Democrat, who won by just 774 votes (out of 1.46 million!) houstonlanding.org/last-votes-c...
Interesting one from today: Final updated vote totals in Harris County swung the 133rd Judicial District race from the Republican candidate to the Democrat, who won by just 774 votes (out of 1.46 million!) houstonlanding.org/last-votes-c...