El Paso Strong On Saturday, a gunman who espoused white nationalist and racist views opened fire in a crowd of families shopping for back to school supplies in El Paso, killing at least 22. This horrific mass shooting was followed … Continue reading →

Harris County Passes Landmark Bail Reform Earlier this week, the Harris County Commissioners Court passed a consent decree to settle litigation related to misdemeanor bail practices – a landmark win for civil rights policy and for Harris County residents. I … Continue reading →

  Tackling HIV in Harris County Rep. Coleman with Dr. Umair Shah (Executive Director, Harris County Public Health) and Dr. Tammy Beckham (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Vaccines and Infectious Diseases – US Deptartment of Health and Human Services) at last week’s … Continue reading →

Click here to read my 86th Session Wrap-Up   “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. ― John F. Kennedy, at Rice … Continue reading →