June 11, 2024
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 | Yasmeen Khalifa, Audience Engagement Producer |
Best of the Bayou
Today we're talking about the 2024 Texas Democratic Party convention...
If you read one thing: Democratic party leaders say they need to focus on building out their recruitment pipeline and voter turnout operations if they want to defeat Republicans this November and beyond.
What was the Democratic Party Convention like this year?
"Beto! Beto! Beto!" the crowd chanted as former Democratic congressman Beto O'Rourke told a room of Democrats that they have the power to defeat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in November. If this sounds like 2018, perhaps it was by design.
But it was the kickoff for the 2024 Texas Democratic Party convention, hosted in O'Rourke's hometown of El Paso. Six years after O'Rourke shot to fame in the 2018 contest, the party looks back on 2018 as its high water mark. And Democrats are facing another tough election cycle this year with internal divisions over immigration and the Israel-Gaza conflict, as well as sluggish voter enthusiasm for President Joe Biden.
What does the Democratic party need to win?
To win long-term, attendees said in interviews and speeches, the party needs to build out its network to recruit and support candidates, including turnout operations, voter and volunteer databases and skilled political staffers. It also needs to register more likely Democratic voters.
Read Edward McKinley's full story here.
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📰 Need to Know
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- At Houston Christian University, some students are accepted without applying. Direct admissions is essentially an application in reverse. Here's what to know about it.
- An armed man who broke into Bun B's home was sentenced. The man who broke into Houston rapper Bun B's house in 2019 was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
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💼 Business
- Texans will remember the 2024 Democratic convention for greater spending and less fossil fuels. Texas Democratic Party platform has plenty to make average voters uncomfortable, from more spending to less oil and gas, writes business columnist Chris Tomlinson.
- What you need to know about Transfer on Death Deeds. You can sign and record a Transfer on Death Deed even if your home still has a mortgage. The property will be inherited subject to the mortgage, writes business columnist Ronald Lipman.
- Orion Group Holdings is consolidating its headquarters at East River mixed-use development. Orion Group Holdings, a specialty construction company, will consolidate its Houston offices to a new headquarters in the development in 2024.
🚗 Outside the Loop
- Here are five ways to celebrate Pride Month in Houston's suburbs. The annual Pride Parade in downtown Houston is among the big Pride events for the city. But Houston's suburbs have several of their own Pride events for celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.
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- Texas A&M students saved 3 people adrift for weeks in the Gulf of Mexico. The three rescued individuals, who had been adrift for 15 days, were treated medically and transferred to the Coast Guard Sunday evening to be reunited with their families.
Point of View
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Deal with it. Houston is where climate tech grows up.
The old Fiesta on San Jacinto St. has become a hotbed of high-tech innovation to address climate change. Big Oil is eager to play, but environmentalists are getting queasy about some partnerships, writes the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board.
Houston vs. All Y'all
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With impressive knowledge of NBA names, Houston's Tyler Smith can't wait to be one.
After three combined seasons with Overtime Elite and the G League Ignite, the rangy 6-foot-9 forward is a projected first-rounder in this month's draft.
- Sha'Carri Richardson is highlighted in a new Netflix docuseries. Texas' very own Sha'Carri Richardson will be featured in a Netflix docuseries called "Sprint" along with athletes such as Noah Lyles, Shericka Jackson and more ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- Mauricio Dubón impacts the Astros in a utility role he aspires to outgrow. The versatile veteran has started games at seven different defensive positions this season.
Get Out
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Juneteenth 2024: Where to celebrate in Houston and Galveston.
As Juneteenth approaches, Houston and Galveston are hosting a series of events to commemorate the historic occasion.
Rumors spread quick around here. So much so that British royal officials had to step in after a TikTok video about Kate Middleton seeking medical treatment in Houston went viral. A Kensington Palace representative said the rumor about the princess being treated at Houston's MD Anderson Cancer Center is false.
Don't believe everything you see out there, folks. But it's not like the royals haven't lied to us before...
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