Helping Communities with the Courage to Change
The following is a recent piece on Houston and a profile on Mayor Parker. “Redneck white city down in Texas.” That”s how Houston Mayor Annise Parker sums up the caricature of her town, and she wants everyone to know it”s bunkum. Houston is “a really cool city,” she says. “Open and entrepreneurial and welcoming.” [...]
I attended the Advisory Task Force for the City’s Housing and Community Development Dept. meeting on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. At that meeting, Mr. Rackleff presented the current neighborhoods chosen for Disaster Recover Round II funding. Mr. Rackleff stated that no one had challenged the neighborhoods chosen thus far, however, that opportunity did exist. I was quite alarmed to [...]
Northside Precinct Judges and LULAC Council 402 are joining forces to present the City of Houston Candidates Forum 2011. La Bonita CDC has been invited to attend and participate in the forum. We are excited about presenting our ideas for the future of our city and especially our neighborhood. City of Houston Candidates Forum 2011 [...]
For Immediate Release: Friends, from next door to far-away places, thank you! Every one of you who signed our Petition for Justice and Fair Representation helped move us one step closer to our goals and we’ve succeeded! La Bonita’s Precinct 574 was successfully moved to District H, a Hispanic majority district currently headed by Council [...]
UT Arlington professor of history Roberto Treviño writes about the beginnings of the Houston neighborhood now known as La Bonita. Treviño discusses the importance of Our Lady of St. John and beloved priest Father Peguero to the growth of the neighborhood in the post-World War II era. The following is taken from the UNC Press [...]
A Stand for Justice With the census results reported and redistricting discussions taking place, the La Bonita Civic Association is taking this opportunity to submit this petition requesting a change in its city, county and state district boundaries that are currently in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Precinct 574 is a 75-year old disadvantaged, underserved [...]
