On November 19, 2013, Dr. Regina G. Lawrence, Director of the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at the University of Texas School of Communication, will share information about the Texas Civic Health Index published earlier this year. The Index provides a comprehensive, first-time look at civic and political engagement in Texas. It presents information about who engages in their…
Featured Prop 6 coalition splits on path forward (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 11/7/2013) The ambitious plan to tap Texas’ savings account to address the state’s water needs brought together unlikely allies: environmentalists and chemical makers, farmers and builders, Republican Gov. Rick Perry and Democratic lawmakers. On the day after the passage of Proposition 6, the successful coalition began splintering over…
Featured Coalition wants better air near Houston port communities (Ingrid Lobet – Houston Chronicle, 10/29/2013) The Port of Houston, the second-busiest in the country, is preparing for a large increase in cargo traffic thanks to growth in petrochemicals and the Panama Canal expansion. Now neighbors in some of the city’s portside neighborhoods are organizing for the first time to address…