Sean Simon champions humane courts; a Trump voter says farmers are voting Democratic as costs rise. Plus: Abbott’s $9M from data center-linked donors and Gina Hinojosa’s populist challenge on KPFT.
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- Sean Simon for Harris County JP: Justice Should Serve People, Not Punish Poverty: Sean Simon advocates youth diversion, community service, and humane courts. His vision challenges punishment-first thinking and centers the people behind every case. [More]
- Republican Farmers Turn on Trump: “They’re Voting Democrat” as Farm Costs Soar: A two-time Trump voter rejects him and says farmers he knows are voting Democratic. Rising farm costs expose the gap between Republican promises and rural reality. [More]
- Greg Abbott raked in $9 million from data center-related donors as he called for regulations: About $4.9 million of the haul came from donors who develop, own or operate data centers, a Tribune analysis found. The other share of the donations came from people and groups with indirect financial ties. [More]
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How Gina Hinojosa went from progressive to populist, emerging as Greg Abbott’s most formidable challenger: Hinojosa has gone from unknown state lawmaker to Abbott’s most viable Democratic challenger yet — a surge that has dared Democrats to wonder if she could actually topple this mainstay of the Texas Republican establishment. [More]