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Public officials need to be transparent when they’re asked to back up claims

Something didn’t sit right with me when, earlier this summer, Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Thomas S. Ramsey issued a pre-written statement to explain his reasons for asserting during a public meeting that members of Houston’s LGBTQIA+ community “deal with the grooming of children.” Obviously, there’s the fact that these views are demonstrably false. And […]

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I suggested Houston hire 15-year-old lifeguards to open more pools. They can. Why don’t they?

The city of Houston’s Parks and Recreation Department is legally able to hire 15-year-olds to serve as lifeguards — a move that could erase racial and wealth disparities in access to pools first brought to the city’s attention by the Houston Landing last month. They’re just not willing to.  Last week, I reported that households […]