State law allows property owners whose homes and businesses suffered damage during declared disasters to be eligible for temporary tax relief.
Paul Cobler
Paul Cobler covers politics for the Houston Landing. Paul returns to Texas after covering city hall for The Advocate in Baton Rouge. During two-and-a-half years at the newspaper, he spearheaded local accountability reporting about a variety of topics and local agencies. A University of Texas graduate from Victoria, Paul previously worked in Washington, D.C., for the Dallas Morning News as a post-graduate fellow. Paul's reporting on local and state politics has been published in newspapers across Texas. When he's not working, he can be found playing sand volleyball or petting his cat, Lil Bit.
Posted inImmigration
Harris County judge rejects Paxton attempt to shut down Houston immigrant rights group FIEL
Judge R.K. Sandill, of the 127th District Court, denied Paxton’s request for a temporary injunction and petition to shut down the nonprofit.
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“Una fábrica de ejecuciones hipotecarias”: Fiscal general de Texas Ken Paxton demanda a los promotores de Colony Ridge
La demanda de Ken Paxton se produce después de que los legisladores republicanos de Texas afirmaran que el desarrollo del área de Houston era un refugio para personas que vivían en el país ilegalmente.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Whitmire, city council send residential picketing ban to committee for further debate
Mayor John Whitmire requested council send the item to the Public Safety Committee for a hearing a day after dozens testified against the proposal.
Posted inElections
Democratic chairs select Sylvester Turner to replace Sheila Jackson Lee on November ballot
The vote means Turner is likely to be the heavily Democratic district’s representative for at least one two-year term beginning in Jan. 2025.
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The next Sheila Jackson Lee? Dem precinct chairs weigh candidates for replacement candidate
Sylvester Turner, Jarvis Johnson, Christina Morales, Letitia Plummer, and Amanda Edwards are among those who have announced their candidacies.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Sheila Jackson Lee remembered as mentor, tireless champion of Houston and ‘a good mom’
The ‘celebration of life’ for Jackson Lee drew family, civil rights icons and members of Congress who recalled her as a tireless advocate for good.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Harris blasts Trump remarks about her identity during speech to Black sorority in Houston
The organizing power of Black sororities will be crucial to Harris’ presidential bid, she told attendees at the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority event.
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Houston City Council delays Whitmire proposal to limit protests at public officials’ homes
While the limits would apply to all, Whitmire said the measure is in response to pro-Palestinian protests in front of his and other officials’ homes.
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Protesters targeted Whitmire’s home. Now he wants it to be illegal to come within 200 feet.
Mayor John Whitmire is proposing a ban on the targeted picketing of any residential dwelling in Houston after months of pro-Palestininian protests in front of his own house.