 Below is the current, 9/30-10/10, Houston Democracy Project Grassroots Freedom Calendar. Please tell folks this resource exists & leave a comment or message me if I'm missing something. I mostly feature autonomous actions outside the networks of elected officials & traditional organizing groups. The next action is when you organize it. The First Amendment is your permit. The only credential you need is your existence. You don't need to feel confident to proceed. Voting is not going to be enough. There are also at the end of the listings, links for the large number of 50501 No Kings October 18 rallies across the Houston-region and beyond. These are being done by rank & file people on their own time and dime. Staging these rallies and taking part involves at least some measure of physical risk. Here is the list: Tuesday, 9/30-10/7—Week 451 & 452 of the John Cornyn Houston Office Protest, 11:30-1 at 5300 Memorial Dr. It is important people see others like themselves standing openly and confidently for freedom no matter the aggression of the right. There are extra signs or you can bring your own. You can park on the side streets near the Black Walnut on Memorial. Thursday, 10/2 & 10/9—Egberto Willies’ Politics Done Right broadcasts the weekly Houston Democracy Project hour from 6 AM-7 AM. Politics Done Right is on KPFT 90.1 every weekday morning from 6 to 7 & there is also Egberto’s 3 PM show on YouTube. Egberto is essential local independent media who merits support. Thursday, 10/2 & 10/9--Weekly protest at office of Dan Crenshaw, 10 AM-11 AM, at intersection of Kingwood and Green Oak. This is from Indivisible Kingwood. Details: We meet up at the intersection of Kingwood Drive and Green Oak Drive at 10:00 a.m. Bring your favorite sign or pick one up there. You will be trespassing if you park in the shopping center with Big City Wings, unless you purchase something from one of the businesses. If you do buy something and park there, hold on to your receipt. Wherever you decide to park, make sure you’re legal! Once you have arrived, find your spot and be seen! Feel free to move around, but always stay on public property. We are a law-abiding group. Since we are individuals, you are not restricted to just this location. Some attendees like to gather in front of Crenshaw’s office. Friday, 10/3 & 10/10—Weekly protest organized by Marsha Kamish at the Social Security office at 13302 Westheimer from noon to one. They get strong support from passers-by at a busy intersection. There is parking. Saturday, 10/4--4 PM-8 PM, 11419 Hall Rd., Anti-Ai Art Show Details: Art is for everyone! Please join 50501-Houston, Communities At Work (CAW), and Cat Ladies for America (CLFA)-Space City Chapter, members of Indivisible Fort Bend County for an exciting, people-centered art show, where we showcase the variety, idiosyncrasy, and exceptionality of *human* artistry from across the Houston area. We are spotlighting art as protest against the ubiquity, slop, and destruction of generative AI and corporate greed undermining the fabric of our culture, society, democracy, and planet. Monday, 10/6--6 PM-8 PM, Judicial Forum, Lonestar College, CLA 112 Teaching Theater, 20003 Kingwood Dr. Humble Democrats President John Cotter, Indivisible Kingwood leader Cindi Hendrickson are sponsoring a forum with three Harris County Democratic Judges moderated by Egberto Willies from Politics Done Right. The three judges involved are Manpreet Monica Singh, Ashley Mayes Guice & Raul Rodriguez. I like this event because it combines a Democratic club with an autonomous group & moderated by strong local independent media source. Tuesday, 10/7-Bi-Weekly Indivisible Kingwood meeting, 6 PM-8 PM, Skeeter's Mesquite Grill 4121 W. Lake Houston. This is a strong grassroots group and they discuss upcoming events. Here are some area October 18 No Kings events: Saturday, 10/18--The next big 50501 Houston demonstration, Houston City Hall, 2 PM-6 PM. More details to come. Saturday, 10/18--Katy No Kings 2 at 21010 Katy Freeway. They had a large crowd here for the big No Kings day in June. They should do well again. Saturday, 10/18--No Kings Conroe, 12 PM-4PM, 300 N. Thompson Saturday, 10/18--No Kings Pasadena, 12 PM -2 PM. They are asking you RSVP to get the location. Saturday, 10/18--No Kings Richmond, 12 PM-2 PM, 401 Jackson St. Saturday, 10/18-No Kings Kingwood, 9 AM-11 AM, West Lake Parkway and Kingwood Drive. Saturday, 10/18-No Kings Brenham, 11 AM-2 PM, Easement in front of the Taco Bell, 2607 Texas-36. Saturday, 10-18--No Kings The Woodlands, 10 AM-1 PM, Lake Woodlands Dr. & Six Pines Dr. Saturday, 10/18-No Kings Bryan/College Station, 10 AM-12 AM, 175 Century Square Dr. Saturday, 10/18-No Kings Navasota, 10 AM-1 PM, 306 E. Washington Saturday, 10/18-No Kings Coldspring, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM, 1 TX-150 Here is the link for all No Kings events in Texas and across the nation. I'm on the Egberto Willies Politics Done Right Show every Thursday from 6 AM to 7 AM for the Houston Democracy Project segment. You can hear the show on the radio, stream it on KPFT or watch later Egberto's YouTube channel.
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 Yesterday, 9/27, I spoke at the September meeting of the Southern Brazoria County Democrats. The meeting was in Angleton, Brazoria County. I appreciated being invited. I’m happy to speak at your club or organization. Above is a group picture of the some of the people at the meeting & below is me speaking. I told club members that a Democratic club is a great place to discuss both conventional electoral politics and protest. All forms of opposition are being demonized and criminalized. People seemed on board with that message. I said that the next action or event is when your organize it, the First Amendment is your permit, the only credential you need is your existence and you don’t need to feel self confident—Just proceed. People at the meeting were interested in winning elections and in living in a free society. They are ready to work for both things. The President of the club is Stephanie Baird who is running for a Justice of the Peace bench in Brazoria County in 2026. It’s an important race. In addition to Downtown Houston, there are No Kings October 18th protests planned in Pasadena, Katy, Brenham, Conroe, Coldspring, Navasota, Sugarland, Bedias, Galveston, The Woodlands, Bryan, La Grange and Beaumont. Here is the full list both regionally and nationally. All this is connected. In community after the community across the Houston-region and across the nation, the most meaningful and effective opposition to Trump’s authoritarianism and white supremacy is coming from rank & file folks with little or no material help from official channels. This is to a good extent true in Houston/Harris County as well. The time, effort, donations and willingness to accept a measure of physical risk is coming from people just like ourselves. Each of us are the leaders in the difficult days ahead. There is no coordinated movement like the Civil Rights Movement or opposition to the Vietnam War—There is each of us. The next action or event is when your organize it, the First Amendment is your permit, the only credential you need is your existence and you don’t need to feel self confident—Just proceed. I'm on the Egberto Willies Politics Done Right Show every Thursday from 6 AM to 7 AM for the Houston Democracy Project segment. You can hear the show on the radio, stream it on KPFT or watch later Egberto's YouTube channel.   Above you see a homemade cheat sheet for the 17 Texas Constitutional amendments made by Houstonian Patrick Logan. Patrick is a rank & file Democrat who just wants to do his part. Here is a detailed of the amendments from The Texas Tribune. See what you think about Patrick's picks. Here is how Patrick made the door-hangers: "I used 80 weight glossy legal-size paper, 14x8½, ($25 for 100 sheets) in a color laser printer. That’s 400 door hangers for about 7 cents each. Laser printers are slightly more expensive than inkjet but the toner is a lot cheaper. I used a 1” hole punch ($8) to make the door handle hole and regular scissors to cut at a slight angle into the hole. Total project cost was less than $40 and most of that cost was the paper. Hole punch is usable on future projects." The next action is when you organize it, the 1st Amendment is your permit, the only credential you need is your existence & you don't need to feel some great inner-confidence---Just proceed. Small acts of leadership make a difference. I'm on the Egberto Willies Politics Done Right Show every Thursday from 6 AM to 7 AM for the Houston Democracy Project segment. You can hear the show on the radio, stream it on KPFT or watch later Egberto's YouTube channel.  Fort Bend County citizen-leader Sarah Roberts has filed a lawsuit against Fort Bend County Judge KP George asserting that he has violated her First Amendment rights and should be removed from office. From KUHF 88.7: "In a lawsuit filed last week, resident Sarah Roberts alleges that George violated her right to free speech by removing her from commissioners court during public comment....Roberts spoke during a commissioners court meeting on July 8. She got into a heated exchange with George about a mid-decade redistricting effort, and the county judge cut off her microphone before motioning for a deputy to escort her from the courtroom..."You don't have a First Amendment right here in this courtroom," George told the resident ... The embattled county judge, who recently switched from the Democratic to Republican party, is facing two felony counts of money laundering. He has also been charged with misdemeanor misrepresentation of identity, after prosecutors allege he worked with former staffer Taral Patel to fake racist attacks against his own campaign on social media. Roberts' lawsuit cites several of the allegations from George's criminal court proceedings as evidence that he should be removed from office, including accusations that he used campaign money to purchase property and paid Patel for campaign work using county funds...."The above referenced conduct by K.P. George indicates either, gross ignorance of his official duties, gross carelessness in the discharge of those duties, or unfitness or inability to promptly and properly discharge official duties ....." the lawsuit states." Above you see Ms. Roberts being removed from the July 8 Fort Bend County Commissioners meeting. Ms. Roberts' comments began at the 55 minute mark of the meeting. I know Sarah. She is a good person. She is active in Indivisible Fort Bend. She has joined the John Cornyn Houston Office Protest a number of times. She is a strong autonomous activist who works well with others, and also takes the lead in fighting for freedom on her own initiative. I wasn't surprised when I saw Sarah had filed this suit. She's a leader. She knows the next action is when you organize it, the First Amendment is your permit, the only credential needed is your existence and you don't need to feel self-confident to proceed. You just need to act. The fight ahead is ours. I'm on the Egberto Willies Politics Done Right Show every Thursday from 6 AM to 7 AM for the Houston Democracy Project segment. You can hear the show on the radio, stream it on KPFT or watch later Egberto's YouTube channel. Hale, Salinas, Thomas Are 3 Viable Options For At-Large 4-Then We Must Hold Them Accountable9/21/2025  (October 29 update: Ms. Salinas has said she will speak up forcefully about ICE which would be a break from how Houston City Council is addressing the issue, Mr. Thomas who was late to the race is running a strong campaign that includes the Houston Chronicle endorsement & Mr. Hale was wrongfully arrested protesting the erasure of the Pride Crosswalk in Montrose. Good on all three of these candidates.) Houston At-Large City Council Position 4 is on the November ballot. The election is to fill the upcoming vacancy created by Councilmember Letitia Plummer, who is running in the Democratic primary for Harris County Judge. (Above-At the Labor Day Democracy rally and march, Ms. Salinas on the left dispensing water and on the right Mr. Thomas talking to a voter. Below-Mr. Hale addressing the crowd with Ms. Salinas observing at the September meeting of Bayou Blue Democrats.) Early voting is October 20-October 31 & Election Day is November 4. Here is where you can vote early. Here is a list of all At-Large 4 candidates, their recent primary voting history, campaign finances & websites on the spreadsheet compiled each election season by Erik Manning. It's an excellent resource. I’m going to speak well of three candidates in alphabetical order. Ethan Hale: Mr. Hale is a young person running on the left. He is discussing opposition to HPD working with ICE, the harmful power of landlords over renters, taking municipal control of CenterPoint, taxing polluters and so on. These are things that should be discussed. Here is his website. Without institutional or establishment support, you have to proceed without visible guideposts. Strong views are often marginalized by official channels, until some years later when many of those views and positions are adapted by official channels. I’ve been where Mr. Hale is his current campaign. It can be a lonely road. I ran for the Cincinnati Board of Education in 1997 when I was 30. While I had a measure of institutional support from some unions and a local gay rights advocacy group, it was a learning process. The limits of what political establishments want to hear are narrow. Mr. Hale is saying necessary things. We should listen. Alejandra Salinas: Ms. Salinas is upfront about who she is—She’s a successful attorney at a big law firm, an out lesbian and a mainstream Obama Democrat. Nothing fully unusual or surprising about that in local Democratic politics. Here is her website. Ms. Salinas understands democracy is under attack, and that our freedom and her marriage to her wife are in jeopardy. Ms. Salinas has a section on the protection of democracy on her website platform that says “….protecting democracy is rapidly becoming a priority for local government in Houston.” While Ms. Salinas is likely thinking most about legal challenges to anti-democratic actions, she did walk the full route from the Galleria area down Westheimer to Lamar High School in a very heavily-policed Labor Day rally and march. I appreciated that she did so. I retain hope that when habeas corpus is suspended, Ms. Salinas will take to the streets. Ms. Salinas has establishment folks who have taken her under their wing. Some embrace a failed, and at this point dangerous approach to politics, that views transactional relationships across party lines in disregard of their part in diminishing democracy and remaining silent on attacks on issues such as marriage equality. In her early 30's, Ms. Salinas will likely outlive by decades many of her present day patrons, and then be in a world where political success and access at the cost of throwing marginalized people overboard is unquestioned as the norm in Houston municipal politics. If elected, Ms. Salinas will have to decide between a business as usual that has resulted in this nightmare we are living, or take advantage of her office, youth and financial independence as a successful attorney to help our political establishment muster up some courage to actively stand up for Houstonians who want to live freely. Jordan Thomas: Mr. Thomas is running a campaign heavy on well-considered public policy ideas. He has experience in Houston city government. His emphasis on road and pedestrian safety, among many other topics, would save lives in Houston and make better our streets that are so often defined by the aggression of many Houston drivers. I am not policy-orientated. You can check out Mr. Thomas' website and see what you think. Mr. Thomas merits credit for offering a detailed and optimistic blueprint of what Houston can be. He is doing so against the strong headwinds of white-supremacist autocratic nihilism from Washington, a state government that hates cities and Mayor Whitmire’s grumpy, poorly-reasoned relentless attacks on urbanist ideas that he clearly views as some type of cultural affront. I don’t see at the moment a path to the type of extensive thoughtful policy discussions and actions Mr. Thomas envisions. But maybe Mr. Thomas sees it more accurately. It’s clear he cares about Houston and is willing to back-up that concern with thought and effort. He merits being heard. These are the three best candidates in this race. I believe all three are navigating a horrible political and social climate in good faith, each according to how they see the world. I think they are decent people. Vote for whichever approach works for you. (Regretfully, I must mention candidate and former Councilmember Dwight Boykins. Mr. Boykins was the Firefighters Union endorsed candidate for Mayor in 2019 and has made crudely-stated assertions of how in his view young women should behave. Please don’t vote for him.) After your vote, hold whoever wins fully accountable. Anybody signing up for political office at this point is signing up to take political, career and if need be physical risk on the correct side of a police line, to protect us from a hostile state and federal government. It is clear we are moving toward authoritarianism and that this must be resisted. My expectation of whoever wins this seat is that they will be a meaningful part of the needed opposition to the steep erosions of our freedom. I'm on the Egberto Willies Politics Done Right Show every Thursday from 6 AM to 7 AM for the Houston Democracy Project segment. You can hear the show on the radio, stream it on KPFT or watch later Egberto's YouTube channel.   With Trump's attacks on the Constitution, it is important to point out and keep in mind that all elected officials in Texas take an oath to uphold the Constitution. This is the case for every single elected official in Texas. (Above--People lined up to see the original actual Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence at the National Archives in July, 2024. I took the picture.) The ongoing attacks on our rights are a matter for elected officials in all offices. Sometimes officials will say they have to focus on the specific aspects of the office they hold, and can't get overly-engaged in broader concerns. But the oath they take specifically says "..defend the Constitution and laws of the United States..." There are not many specifics in the oath. Protecting the Constitution is one of them. Here is the Oath of Office for Texas elected officials: I,_________ , do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of _________of the State of Texas, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this State, so help me God. All Texas police officers also take an oath to defend the Constitution. Here is the Oath taken by all police officers in Texas: “I, (state name), do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully execute the duties of (state position) of the State of Texas, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and of Texas, so help me God.” We must demand that all those who serve us follow their oath. That process starts with the simple recognition on our part that the national issues of our rights and freedoms are very much local concerns as well. Here is information on following and interacting with Houston City Council: Public comment time at Houston City Council is each Tuesday at 2 PM with the exception of the last Friday of each month when it is at 5:30 PM. Here is how you can speak at Council and here is how to contact your councilmember. The earlier before the session you sign up, the higher up on the speaker's list you'll be. The agenda session to conduct Council business is each Wednesday at 9 AM. The agenda is posted in advance. Council can be watched live on HTV Houston Television and the most recent session is available at any time on the HTV feed on Facebook. Here is the link to past sessions of Council. Here are maps of Council districts so you can see who represents you. Here is contact information for Mayor Whitmire & Council. Mayor Whitmire—713-837-0311 [email protected] Democrats: At-Large-Letitia Plummer 832-393-3012 [email protected] At-Large-Sallie Alcorn 832-393-3017 [email protected] District B-Tarsha Jackson 832-393-3009 [email protected] District C-Abbie Kamin 832-393-3004 [email protected] District D-Carolyn Evans-Shabazz 832-393-3001 [email protected] District F-Tiffany Thomas 832-393-3002 [email protected] District H-Mario Castillo 832-393-3002 [email protected] District I-Joaquin Martinez 832-393-3011 [email protected] District J-Edward Pollard 832-393-3015 [email protected] District K-Martha Castex-Tatum 832-393-3016 [email protected] Republicans: At-Large-Julian Ramirez 832-393-3014 [email protected] At-Large-Willie Davis 832-393-3013 [email protected] At-Large-Twila Carter 832-393-3005 [email protected] District A-Amy Peck 832-393-3010 [email protected] District E-Fred Flickinger 832-393-3008 [email protected] District G-Mary Nan Huffman 832-393-3007 [email protected] I'm on the Egberto Willies Politics Done Right Show every Thursday from 6 AM to 7 AM for the Houston Democracy Project segment. You can hear the show on the radio, stream it on KPFT or watch later Egberto's YouTube channel.  Below is the current, 9/19-9/27, Houston Democracy Project Grassroots Freedom Calendar. Please tell folks this resource exists & leave a comment or message me if I'm missing something. I mostly feature autonomous actions outside the networks of elected officials & traditional organizing groups. The next action is when you organize it. The First Amendment is your permit. The only credential you need is your existence. You don't need to feel confident to proceed. Voting is not going to be enough. Here is the list: Friday, 9/19 & Friday, 9/26—Weekly protest organized by Marsha Kamish at the Social Security office at 13302 Westheimer from noon to one. They get strong support from passers-by at a busy intersection. There is parking. Saturday, 9/20--Make Billionaires Pay, 21010 Katy Freeway, noon-1. This is a very visible spot and there is parking in the convenient Holiday Inn lot. Bring a sign opposing the oligarch takeover of the country and let the many passers-by know they are not alone in how they feel. Saturday, 9/20—No Mercy For Maxwell--Protest at the federal prison camp in Bryan where Ghislaine Maxwell is held. Show up to oppose a pardon to Epstein's partner. This is ten to noon at 1100 Ursuline Ave. Sunday, 9/21--A Moment of Silence with Immigrating Youth Texas at Houston City Hall, 7:30 PM- 9:30 PM. Details: Join us for an evening of reflection, art, and solidarity as we honor the pain carried by displaced children and immigrant families. This gathering is a time to stand still in collective silence, create healing chalk art, and recommit to justice, dignity, and action for our communities. Bring an LED candle and come meet the movement. Tuesday, 9/23—Week 450 of the John Cornyn Houston Office Protest, 11:30-1 at 5300 Memorial Dr. It is important people see others like themselves standing openly and confidently for freedom no matter the aggression of the right. There are extra signs or you can bring your own. You can park on the side streets near the Black Walnut on Memorial. Tuesday, 9/23-Bi-Weekly Indivisible Kingwood meeting, 6 PM-8 PM, Skeeter's Mesquite Grill 4121 W. Lake Houston. This is a strong grassroots group. Thursday, 9/25—Egberto Willies’ Politics Done Right broadcasts the weekly Houston Democracy Project hour from 6 AM-7 AM. Politics Done Right is on KPFT 90.1 every weekday morning from 6 to 7 & there is also Egberto’s 3 PM show on YouTube. Egberto is essential local independent media who merits support. Thursday, 9/25--Weekly protest at office of Dan Crenshaw, 10 AM-11 AM, at intersection of Kingwood and Green Oak. This is from Indivisible Kingwood. Details: We meet up at the intersection of Kingwood Drive and Green Oak Drive at 10:00 a.m. Bring your favorite sign or pick one up there. You will be trespassing if you park in the shopping center with Big City Wings, unless you purchase something from one of the businesses. If you do buy something and park there, hold on to your receipt. Wherever you decide to park, make sure you’re legal! Once you have arrived, find your spot and be seen! Feel free to move around, but always stay on public property. We are a law-abiding group. Since we are individuals, you are not restricted to just this location. Some attendees like to gather in front of Crenshaw’s office. Thursday, 9/25-Rush Hour Resistance with the Visibility Brigade, 5:30-7 on the Dunlavy Bridge over I-59. Meet up just down the street at Will Weber Baseball Field, 4648 Dunlavy St. Details: Wave, cheer and encourage drivers to honk in support of pro-democracy messages and solidarity. We’ll bring the signs, you bring water, snacks and a friend. Our message will be: Justice For Epstein Victims. Saturday, 9/27--No Kings Returns, 9 AM-12 PM, 301 N. Thompson in Conroe. Here are some area October 18 No Kings events: Saturday, 10/18--The next big 50501 Houston demonstration, Houston City Hall, 2 PM-6 PM. More details to come. Saturday, 10/18--Katy No Kings 2 at 21010 Katy Freeway. They had a large crowd here for the big No Kings day in June. They should do well again. Saturday, 10/18--No Kings Conroe, 12 PM-4PM, 300 N. Thompson Saturday, 10/18-No Kings Kingwood, 9 AM-11 AM, West Lake Parkway and Kingwood Drive. Saturday, 10/18-No Kings Brenham, 11 AM-2 PM, Easement in front of the Taco Bell, 2607 Texas-36. Saturday, 10/18-No Kings Galveston, 4 PM-6PM, 28 Terminal Dr. I'm on the Egberto Willies Politics Done Right Show every Thursday from 6 AM to 7 AM for the Houston Democracy Project segment. You can hear the show on the radio, stream it on KPFT or watch later Egberto's YouTube channel.  I recently had a conversation with an attorney about ICE in Houston/Harris County. (Above is a screenshot from a Tik Tok of an ICE raid in the Houston-area. There are a lot of these on Tik Tok.) Here is some of what I was told:
The Houston Chronicle published an editorial today titled: Trump’s Immigration Raids Sow Fear In Houston. Why Are Our City Leaders Silent? From the Chronicle: "Houston has, it’s true, largely been spared the immigration policing spectacle that keeps other cities on edge: the viral clips from Los Angeles, Boston, New York…It’s tempting to call our lack of spectacle a mercy. It may even be calculation. By maintaining a perception and minimum of cooperation between the feds and local law enforcement, our local leaders keep Washington satisfied. Keep Guard troops off our streets. Keep the cameras pointed elsewhere. …But after the U.S Supreme Court's preliminary ruling last week effectively legalizing immigration stops based on little else but where a person works, the language they speak or the shade of their skin — the quiet isn’t comfort. It’s cover. … In Houston the roundups are here already — just smaller, scattered and easier to miss in our sprawling city. You hear about them outside apartment complexes and the Lowe’s in Tomball. In Conroe, Spring and Pasadena. In Gulfton and Sharpstown. Outside strip malls with washaterias and barber shops and the Fiesta grocery store. Along Little York and Aldine Westfield, near tortillerías and the Home Depot." Republican Texas Congress member Ronny Jackson said the following about trans people this past Tuesday: "We have to do something about this,” Jackson said after railing against doctors who aid with “gender transition. “We have to treat these people. We have to get them off the streets and we have to get them off the internet. We can’t let them communicate with each other. I’m all about free speech, but this is a virus, this is a cancer that’s spreading across this country that’s going to do great damage to normal, hard working, law abiding people.” There were reports last week that the Trump Administration is considering attempting to take away Second Amendment gun ownership rights away from trans people. If Houston elected-leaders won't speak up about ICE now, what is the likelihood they will speak up when trans people start getting rounded-up? We must demand more of them & we must never forget that each of us are going to have to be the real leaders in the challenging days ahead. Here is information on following and interacting with Houston City Council: Public comment time at Houston City Council is each Tuesday at 2 PM with the exception of the last Friday of each month when it is at 5:30 PM. Here is how you can speak at Council and here is how to contact your councilmember. The earlier before the session you sign up, the higher up on the speaker's list you'll be. The agenda session to conduct Council business is each Wednesday at 9 AM. The agenda is posted in advance. Council can be watched live on HTV Houston Television and the most recent session is available at any time on the HTV feed on Facebook. Here is the link to past sessions of Council. Here are maps of Council districts so you can see who represents you. Here is contact information for Mayor Whitmire & Council. Mayor Whitmire—713-837-0311 [email protected] Democrats: At-Large-Letitia Plummer 832-393-3012 [email protected] At-Large-Sallie Alcorn 832-393-3017 [email protected] District B-Tarsha Jackson 832-393-3009 [email protected] District C-Abbie Kamin 832-393-3004 [email protected] District D-Carolyn Evans-Shabazz 832-393-3001 [email protected] District F-Tiffany Thomas 832-393-3002 [email protected] District H-Mario Castillo 832-393-3002 [email protected] District I-Joaquin Martinez 832-393-3011 [email protected] District J-Edward Pollard 832-393-3015 [email protected] District K-Martha Castex-Tatum 832-393-3016 [email protected] Republicans: At-Large-Julian Ramirez 832-393-3014 [email protected] At-Large-Willie Davis 832-393-3013 [email protected] At-Large-Twila Carter 832-393-3005 [email protected] District A-Amy Peck 832-393-3010 [email protected] District E-Fred Flickinger 832-393-3008 [email protected] District G-Mary Nan Huffman 832-393-3007 [email protected] I'm on the Egberto Willies Politics Done Right Show every Thursday from 6 AM to 7 AM for the Houston Democracy Project segment. You can hear the show on the radio, stream it on KPFT or watch later Egberto's YouTube channel.  31 people joined Week 449 of the John Cornyn Houston Office Protest today. You see below some of our team today. People showed up openly and confidently for democracy despite the aggression and threats of the right over the past week. The John Cornyn Houston Office Protest is each Tuesday, 11:30-1, 5300 Memorial Dr. One of our team got a threat from a motorist stopped at a traffic light. A woman told me that a man at the light said “I could kill you right now.” He pointed towards a visible holstered gun. She did not get the plates. We will be telling HPD. The policing of the Cornyn Protest and of protest in Houston in general is a discussion larger than this post. We also had a clearly-vocalized threat to shoot us from an apartment building balcony back on July 22. HPD talked to the man who said it. HPD was cooperative. The man was not arrested after an HPD call to the Harris County District Attorney’s office to decide how to proceed. Cornyn Protest participants have an average age of something like 65. It’s basic King George the right to petition your government mainstream stuff. It tells you the nature of the right in America today that people feel the need to threaten to shoot us. I report all this not to scare people away. I want people to show up. Favorable reactions from passing motorists always far-exceed negative reactions. Every single week far more people are happy to see us rather than angry we are there. The more people who show up the safer we all are. We are going to have to show up for one another. This issue is we must be clear-eyed about the nature of the challenge ahead. Standing up to an authoritarian and white supremacist opponent is not going to be as safe as we would wish. The struggle ahead is ours. Elected officials and institutions are not meeting the challenge. We are the main event. Please fully join the fight. I'm on the Egberto Willies Politics Done Right Show every Thursday from 6 AM to 7 AM for the Houston Democracy Project segment. You can hear the show on the radio, stream it on KPFT or watch later Egberto's YouTube channel. Whitmire Defines "Turmoil" As Demanding Democracy And Opposing ICE-That Won't Keep Us Safe9/13/2025  At Houston City Council on Wednesday, 9/10, Mayor Whitmire made brief reference to a Houston Chronicle article that talked about the heavy policing of the Houston Labor Day democracy march and rally. Mayor Whitmire said that due in part to HPD handling of protest, "Houston is the only major city not in turmoil right now." Above you see the Mayor in his remarks. The comments are at the one hour and eight minute of the meeting. To the extent any other major city is in "turmoil right now", it is because of aggressive ICE activity and Trump sending National Guard and federal troops into cities. These reasons are the cause of upset in Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago. It is Trump bringing the "turmoil." Mayor Whitmire also spoke at Council about how he helped broker a solution between the two competing Martin Luther King parades in Houston. He talked about what a great figure Martin Luther King was. All that is correct & Mayor Whitmire merits credit for resolving the parade dispute. However, Martin Luther King would not have been amenable to a definition of good order based on failing to challenge power or silence in the face of wrong actions. From King's Letter From A Birmingham Jail: "I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice." Houston City Council refuses to discuss HPD's cooperation with ICE and the ten Democratic members of Houston Council have not been vocal advocates for democracy. With the right in a malignant frenzy after the killing of Charlie Kirk and Fox News openly discussing murdering homeless people, a city-enforced absence of "turmoil" as Mayor Whitmire defines it won't keep Houstonians safe. Mayor Whitmire and Council should instead fully join Houstonians in fighting for our freedom in the challenging days ahead. At bottom line, we are going to have show up for ourselves. Here is information on following and interacting with Houston City Council: Public comment time at Houston City Council is each Tuesday at 2 PM with the exception of the last Friday of each month when it is at 5:30 PM. Here is how you can speak at Council and here is how to contact your councilmember. The earlier before the session you sign up, the higher up on the speaker's list you'll be. The agenda session to conduct Council business is each Wednesday at 9 AM. The agenda is posted in advance. Council can be watched live on HTV Houston Television and the most recent session is available at any time on the HTV feed on Facebook. Here is the link to past sessions of Council. Here are maps of Council districts so you can see who represents you. Here is contact information for Mayor Whitmire & Council. Mayor Whitmire—713-837-0311 [email protected] Democrats: At-Large-Letitia Plummer 832-393-3012 [email protected] At-Large-Sallie Alcorn 832-393-3017 [email protected] District B-Tarsha Jackson 832-393-3009 [email protected] District C-Abbie Kamin 832-393-3004 [email protected] District D-Carolyn Evans-Shabazz 832-393-3001 [email protected] District F-Tiffany Thomas 832-393-3002 [email protected] District H-Mario Castillo 832-393-3002 [email protected] District I-Joaquin Martinez 832-393-3011 [email protected] District J-Edward Pollard 832-393-3015 [email protected] District K-Martha Castex-Tatum 832-393-3016 [email protected] Republicans: At-Large-Julian Ramirez 832-393-3014 [email protected] At-Large-Willie Davis 832-393-3013 [email protected] At-Large-Twila Carter 832-393-3005 [email protected] District A-Amy Peck 832-393-3010 [email protected] District E-Fred Flickinger 832-393-3008 [email protected] District G-Mary Nan Huffman 832-393-3007 [email protected] I'm on the Egberto Willies Politics Done Right Show every Thursday from 6 AM to 7 AM for the Houston Democracy Project segment. You can hear the show on the radio, stream it on KPFT or watch later Egberto's YouTube channel. |
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