225 News Items Found
August 28, 2019
Texas' New Safety Commission Begins to Meet State leaders, lawmakers and law enforcement officials are convening to discuss how to respond to mass shootings in Texas. Fellow Mark Jones did not expect any concrete changes as a result.
Listen to the discussion at Houston Matters. August 9, 2019
Texas Relaxed Gun Laws After Recent Mass Shootings "When Texas Republicans look at these massacres, they don't blame guns or gun laws. They blame people," fellow Mark Jones said of state lawmakers who expanded gun rights during the last legislative session.
Read more at Associated Press. July 30, 2019
Texan, Trump Loyalist Picked for Intelligence Post "He’s qualified from an administrative perspective. But he has no background in international affairs,” fellow Mark Jones said of Rep. John Ratcliffe, President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence.
Read more at the Austin American-Statesman. July 16, 2019
TX Ballot Access Barriers Hinder Independents Fellow Mark Jones discussed the challenges independent candidates face in getting on the ballot for the 2020 Texas elections.
Listen to the discussion at the Texas Standard. June 27, 2019
Houston Mayoral Race Heating Up "This is going to be a blockbuster election," fellow Mark Jones said of the November showdown. He expected it to be the richest mayoral campaign in city history, with spending north of $30 million.
Read more at KPRC-TV News.