Houston knows Beto O’Rourke is right: Environmental racism is real here and throughout America [Editorial]

(Houston Chronicle Editorial Board, Updated 06/03/19. Photo by Scott Dalton)

“In too many Houston neighborhoods, residents don’t need a study to tell them they fit O’Rourke’s description. They know their health is at risk because they can smell it in the air they breathe. That includes residents of the Harrisburg/Manchester community, just south of the Houston Ship Channel, where 97 percent of residents are people of color and 37 percent live in poverty.” houstonchronicle.com

At last, Congress directs Trump administration to release billions in Harvey relief [Editorial]

(Houston Chronicle Editorial Board, Updated 06/04/19. Photo by David Phillip)

“The House on Monday approved a Senate bill that sets a 90-day countdown for the administration to formally invite states such as Texas to submit spending plans for the money. That will kick-start the release of the funds. That means flood recovery funds approved by Congress just months after Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017 will get to Texas in 2020.” houstonchronicle.com

Pipeline Protesters Could Face 20 Years In Prison Under Trump Administration Proposal

(Houston Public Media, Updated 06/04/19. Photo by James MacPherson)

“I can’t overemphasize how incredibly dumb and dangerous that is,’ Mann said. Critics maintain the laws are overly-broad and stifle free speech. It’s meant to choke out dissent in a time when expanding fossil fuel extraction and consumption will only hurl us perilously to extinction,’ Glover said. houstonchronicle.com