Governor Abbott Creates Confusion, Rebuilding Trust With HPD, and Pilot Arrested

Host Raheel Ramzanali and Danya Pérez, Houston Landing’s diverse communities reporter, are getting you up to speed on all the big stories to start the week. They start with Mayor Whitmire announcing his new police chief, then they talk about why Governor Abbott’s special election announcement is causing all sorts of confusion, plus how one person can make a difference in their community, and more!

Featured stories: 

• Read all of Danya’s work on Houston Landing 
• ‘¿Qué necesita?’: Felix Fraga remembered as advocate for Houston’s Mexican-American community
• New Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz pledges to expand HPD, restore community trust
• Gov. Greg Abbott sets special election to fill U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s seat
• Chevron becomes latest big company moving to Texas
• Houston renters find relief with PadSplit's co-living spaces
• Frontier Airlines pilot arrested and escorted off aircraft by police in Houston
• Sheila Jackson Lee remembered as mentor, tireless champion of Houston and ‘a good mom’

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