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What Has Mayor Sylvester Turner Done for Us? LETTER TO THE EDITOR

GARY WADE: “Mayor Sylvester Turner passed on the opportunity to nominate Theldon Branch as the first African American Port of Houston Chairman earlier this year.” — PAGE 2B

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“Mayor Sylvester Turner will be running for re-election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He will be the 9th candidate listed on your ballot. If you like him, you have a right to cast your ballot for him.”

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“Tony Buzbee will be trying to unseat Mayor Turner on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He will be the 10th candidate listed on your ballot. If you like him, you have a right to cast your ballot for him.”

“Sue Lovell will be trying to unseat Mayor Turner on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. She will be the 7th candidate listed on your ballot. If you like her, you have a right to cast your ballot for her.”

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Experience vs. Integrity

“This “LETTER TO THE EDITOR” WAS SUBMITTED BY GARY WADE, A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS.”

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By Gary Wade COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER

Let me set the record straight — back In 2015 I was the #1 supporter for our current Mayor. I block walked, I financially supported the Mayor, I did everything I could to provide support to Mayor Turner, and I was privileged to be invited to the victory party.

For over 25 years Sylvester Turner wanted to be the Mayor of Houston. The third time for him was the charm. If anyone should know about the word integrity, it should be Mayor Turner.

Before winning the election then-candidate, Sylvester Turner promised many from the African American Community that things would change. No change occurred, and this is not secondhand information, these statements I heard directly from Sylvester myself. My personal friend(s) and colleagues chauffeured then-candidate Sylvester Turner around this city during the campaign, and he promised that if he won the election, he would make sure that my friend(s) loyal service would not be forgotten.

After winning the election, my friend and his colleagues got dropped like a hot potato. What happened to Turner’s integrity?

Let’s look at another important issue that matters to the African American Community.

When Sylvester Turner became the Mayor of Houston, instead of selecting a Chief of Police from among the ranks, he goes outside

of the city and brings in a Police Chief from San Antonio. Get a rope!!! Don’t get me wrong, I think Chief Art Acevedo is a great guy, but whatever happened to loyalty to our local talent?

Mayor Turner also had the opportunity to appoint an African American Police Chief. Troy Fenner is a home-grown local product more than qualified to be the Police Chief. In fact, as of today, Troy Fenner is the Asst. Police Chief. Mayor Turner are you say-

chance to nominate the first African American Port of Houston Chairman as well. Theldon Branch, who many in the African American community thought was a highly qualified individual, and someone who has pretty much always supported Mayor Turner. According to Mayor Turner he did not have the support of the county. What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? It is undisputed that Mayor Turner should have nominated Theldon Branch. What happened Mayor? But he instead nominated, Ric Campo who eventually won the chairmanship in a tight vote over Clyde Fitzgerald, someone who many people thought was more qualified.

You were also told that Karun Sreerama was a bad choice for the public works director, Mayor Turner. But you chose him anyway. Why? Is it because the Indo community wrote you a fat check for your campaign? Where was the integrity in that choice?

I could go on and on about the lack of integrity that Mayor Turner has shown to the African American community, but the point of this “letter to the editor” is to question our Mayor’s integrity especially when it comes down to the African American community-at-large.

The title of this “letter to the editor” is Integrity vs. Experience.

It is undisputed that Mayor Turner has political experience. The question is does he have integrity.

The very definition of integrity

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ing that Troy Fenner is not qualified to be the Chief of Police of Houston, Texas?

If you are not saying so, your selection certainly suggests that Troy Fenner is not qualified.

Today our Fire Chief happens to be from El Paso Texas. Mr. Sam Pena, who I do not personally know. But I do know Rick Flanagan, Herbert Griffin, and Kevin Alexander, to name a few African American firefighters who just so happen to be from Houston, and is more than qualified to head up the Houston Fire Department. With so much local talent, why did you choose Sam Pena and not someone from Houston?

There are many major decisions that Mayor Turner could have made that would have had a significant impact and would have benefitted the African American community.

Mayor Turner had the

is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles and moral uprightness — the state of being whole and undivided.

Mayor Turner has not shown that he has integrity. It’s often said, “politicians will say what they have to say to get elected.” It is no doubt that Mayor Turner has a lot of “experience” when it comes to saying whatever he has to say to win.

The time is now, however, that we must not just choose a representative of our interest simply because of the color of their skin — but for the content of their character. Just because a person has experience does not mean that they have integrity.

Mayor SYLVESTER TURNER

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“Bill King will be trying to unseat Mayor Turner on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He will be the 8th candidate listed on your ballot. If you like him, you have a right to cast your ballot for him.”

“Dwight Boykins will be trying to unseat Mayor Turner on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

He will be the 11th candidate listed on your ballot. If you like him, you have a right to cast your ballot for him.

“Kendall Baker will be trying to unseat Mayor Turner on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He will be the 5th candidate listed on your ballot. If you like him, you have a right to cast your ballot for him.”

“Victoria Romero will be trying to unseat Mayor Turner on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

She will be the 3rd candidate listed on your ballot. If you like her, you have a right to cast your ballot for her.”

“Derrick Broze will be trying to unseat Mayor Turner on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He will be the 6th candidate listed on your ballot. If you like him, you have a right to cast your ballot for him.”

“Demetria Smith will be trying to unseat Mayor Turner on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. She will be the 1st candidate listed on your ballot. If you like her, you have a right to cast your ballot for her.”

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Marina Angelica Coryat filed for District A Council Member Seat on Houston election deadline

(Houston, Texas) - Back on Monday, August 19, 2019, Marina Angelica Coryat filed her application to be placed on the ballot for the upcoming November election.

Coryat, a first time political candidate, is seeking election for the Houston City Council Member, District A position. District A includes key areas such as Spring Branch and a portion of Acres Homes.

There will be no incumbent for this seat on the November 2019 ballot.

“District A residents are concerned about flooding and drainage, infrastructure, and basic city services like garbage collection, sewage and public safety. I am running for this seat to give all District A residents a voice at the Houston City Council table for these top issues as well as more. I look forward to unveiling our plans for a better district A,” said Coryat.

Although this is Coryat’s first time running for office, she is not a novice to government. She is an Ivy leaguer having graduated from Cornell University with a major in government. Coryat is a 21-year veteran with the City of Houston; she worked in the Mayor’s Citizens Assistance Office, Housing and Community Develop-

her Communications Director.

After working at the City of Houston, Coryat took a leap of faith and ventured into the private sector. She became the Regional Public Relations Supervisor for the agency that managed the McDonald’s Owners Operators Association of Greater Houston. Following her stint there, Coryat became the Senior Manager fore Media and Community Relations with Blue Cross and Blue Shield where she managed media and community relations strategies and programs for the Houston and Southeast Texas region. She engaged in community involvement activities by overseeing regional corporate philanthropic efforts and establishing and maintaining media, governmental, chamber, and key stakeholder relationships. Two weeks prior to Hurricane Harvey, Coryat began her own business, Refined Communications LLC. Coryat is life-time member and has been an ambassador with local companies for the Greater Houston Partnership.

Coryat serves on the Board of Directors with the Houston Area Urban League. For the last few years, she chairs the HAUL’s Fund Development Committee and cochaired its 49th Annual Equal Opportunity Day Gala. Coryat also served as a Board Member and Advisory Board Member for Career and Recovery Resources, Inc., a United Way organization. Coryat also is a volunteer mentor (commonly referred to as a “Big” ) to a little brother with Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Coryat is a graduate from Leadership Houston, Trimm Institute for Global Leadership, and Center for Houston’s Future.

She is an active member of Windsor Village Church where she serves on the Prayer Team; She is also the founder of SunArise International Ministries.

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ment Department and the Solid Waste Management Department(SWMD). In her 18 years of serving in the SWMD, she served as the chief spokesperson and directed and organized all departmental information for programs, special events, press conferences, media interviews, website, social media, Texas Public Information Act requests, as well as City Council requests. Coryat currently works for State Representative Senfronia Thompson as

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GLADYS HOUSE FOR DISTRICT C ELECTION DAY: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2019 HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT C SPOTLIGHT

Preservation of Neighborhoods on national and local levels; saved heritage brick streets; obtained largest historic district of its kind in America

Renamed Westheimer HPD Storefront in honor of Sgt. R.V. Wilson in 2019

Co-Founder of CDC of Greater Houston to empower residents in their neighborhoods economically Partnership for Houston neighborhood improvements

Recognized as community worker by United Nations in September of 2012 Business owner for nearly 20 years

Challenged banks to reinvest in neighborhoods since 1998

Constantly seeking transparency and justice for neighborhoods at Houston City Hall

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“Johnny “J.T.” Taylor will be trying to unseat Mayor Turner on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

He will be the 12th candidate listed on your ballot. If you like him, you have a right to cast your ballot for him.”

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“I’M ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT!”

Dear District B Voters

I would like to take this moment to share how Houston has shaped my life, through a 30-plus year leadership journey. I was raised in 5th Ward during the height of it’s economic boom and honorably served in the United States Navy.

After serving as President of the Greater Fifth Ward Super Neighborhood Council, I became chief of staff to District B Councilmember Jarvis Johnson and and later District F Councilmember Richard Nyugen. I’m currently lucky to serve in the City of Houston Department of Neighborhoods.

As a steadfast public servant, I’ve devoted my life to making Houston safer and stronger for all people, especially communities of color. For over 30 years, we’ve helped alot of great people solve tough issues. That’s why I am well prepared to lead our district to new heights.

It would be my honor to serve as your District B Council member. I’d love to have your support on November 5. (Early Voting: Oct. 21 - Nov. 1).

“Naoufal Houjami will be trying to unseat Mayor Turner on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He will be the 2nd candidate listed on your ballot. If you like him, you have a right to cast your ballot for him.”

Alvin Byrd, 2019 Candidate for Houston City Council District B

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“Roy J. Vasquez will be trying to unseat Mayor Turner on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He will be the 4th candidate listed on your ballot. If you like him, you have a right to cast your ballot for him.”

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Positions Drawn on the ballot for the Tues., November 5, 2019 General Election

Mayor

Demetria Smith Naoufal Houjami Victoria Romero Roy J. Vasquez Kendall Baker Derrick Broze Sue Lovell Bill King Sylvester Turner Tony Buzbee Dwight A. Boykins Johnny “J.T.” Taylor

Council Member, District — A

Mehdi Cherkaoui Amy Peck Marina Angelica Coryat Lois Myers George Harry Zoes Iesheia Ayers-Myers

Council Member, District — B

Alice Kirkmon Ben White, Jr. Karen “KKC” KossieChernyshev Robin J. Anderson Broderick F. Butler Alvin Byrd Cynthia Bailey Prince E.W. Bryant II Karisma D. Gillam Tarsha Jackson Kenneth Perkins Renee Jefferson Smith Huey German-Wilson Alyson Quintana

Council Member, District — C Kevin Walker Amanda Wolfe Michelle Gianz Sean P. Marshall Gladys House Mary Jane Smith Bob Nowak Abbie Kamin Daphne Scarbrough Candelario Cervantez Greg Meyers Shelley Kennedy

Council Member, District — D Jerome Provost Ken Moore Carolyn Evans-Shabazz T. “Nissi” Hamilton Carla Brailey Mike Grissom Travis McGee Brad “Scarface” Jordan Dontrell L. Montgomery Anthony Kirk Allen Dennis Griffin Rashad Cave Terrill D. Thomas Marlon A. Christian Andrew C. Burks, Jr.

Council Member, District — E Dave Martin Sam Cleveland

Council Member, District — F Tiffany D. Thomas Jesus Zachary Zamora G. “John” Nguyen Richard Nguyen Anthony Nelson Van Huynh

Council Member, District — G Tom Baker Greg Travis Crystal Pletka

Council Member, District — H Gaby Salcedo Cynthia Reyes-Revilla Karla Cisneros Isabel Longoria

Council Member, District — I Robert Gallegos Richard “Rick” Gonzales

Council Member, District — J Andrew “Drew” Patterson Barry Curtis Sandra Rodriguez Nelvin Adriatico Federico “Freddie” Cuellar II Edward Pollard Rafael Galvan

Council Member, District — K Gerry Vander-Lyn Martha Castex-Tatum Kim Sauke

Council Member, At-Large — Position #1

Mike Knox Georgia Provost Raj Salhotra Yolanda Navarro Flores Larry Blackmon

Council Member, At-Large — Position #2

David W. Robinson Willie R. Davis M. “Griff” Griffin Emily Muñoz Detoto Jim Honey

Council Member, At-Large — Position #3

Jose Carlos Gonzalez Michael Kubosh Marcel McClinton Janaeya Carmouche

Council Member, At-Large

Houston Independent School District — DISTRICT II

Cloe V. Short Arthur J. Smith Katherine BluefordDaniels Jevon D. German John C. Gibbs

Houston Independent School District — District III

Sergio Lira Daniela E. Hernandez

Houston Independent School District — District IV

Reagan D. Flowers Patricia K. Allen Larry L. McKinzie Ashley Butler Matthew C. Barnes

Houston Independent School District —District VIII

L. Diana Davila Judith A. Cruz

— Position #4

Ericka McCrutcheon Tiko Hausman James “Joe” Joseph Jennifer Laney Nick Hellyar Bill Baldwin Jason Rowe Anthony Dolcefino Christel Bastida Javier Gonzalez Letitia Plummer

Council Member, At-Large — Position #5

J. Brad Batteau Ralph “Rafa” Garcia Catherine Garcia Flowers Eric Dick Sonia Rivera Michelle Bonton Sallie Alcorn Ashton P. Woods Marvin McNeese, Jr.

Houston Community College Board Trustee — DISTRICT I

Dave Wilson Dakota John Stormer Monica Flores Richart

Houston Community College Board Trustee — DISTRICT II

Brendon Singh Kathleen Lynch-Gunter Linda Murray Rhonda Skillern-Jones

Houston Community College Board Trustee — DISTRICT VII

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Mike Knox is a native Houstonian. He married his high school sweetheart in 1977 and they have raised one son; who now serves the city as a Houston Police Officer. Mike Knox obtained an Associate of Arts degree from the Houston Community College and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Houston – Downtown while working as a Houston Police Officer.

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Mike has a long history of honorable public service.

Mike Knox is a veteran who served in the United States Air Force and served over 15 years as a Houston Police Officer.

Mike was one of two officers responsible for the creation of the Houston Police Department’s first divisional gang unit in 1988 and helped create and served on the original board of directors for the Texas Gang Investigators Association.

Mike authored a book entitled Gangsta in the House; Understanding Gang Culture, which was published in 1995. This book added to the knowledge base on gang culture and was recognized in 2001 by the National Gang Research Center who awarded it the prestigious “Thrasher” award.

Mike served his fellow officers as a Board Member of the Houston Police Patrolmen’s Union and chaired the HPPU Political Action Committee. In addition, he served as editor of the “Sentinel” (HPPU) monthly newsletter.

Shortly after publishing his book in 1995, Mike began a consulting business focused on helping law enforcement, schools districts, and communities understand and deal with street gangs and violent youthful offenders.

Mike Knox has served his community as a board member of the Spring Branch Education Foundation and was among the original funders of the Spring Branch ISD “Fund for the Future” endowment. He contributed to the creation of the Spring Branch Good Neighbor program.

Mike was recruited in 2007 to help the Spring Branch Management District develop the Public Safety component of its service plan and worked as their Director of Community Service for three years.

For the past seven years Mike Knox has served as the President of the Yupon Estates Homeowners Association.

Mike has a deep interest and investment in Houston and believes Houston City Council deserves a dedicated servant.

ELECTION DAY: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Political Analyst Jacquie Baly has endorsed Council Member Mike Knox in the race for Houston City Council At-Large Position #1 on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

EARLY VOTING BEGINS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019 AND ENDS ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2019

“Councilman Mike Knox is a public servant who values, respects, ® and appreciates our vote, prayers, and support!”

www.aubreyrtaylor.blogspot.com “It’s imperative that we make it our business to elect the “BEST-QUALIFIED” candidates who value “US” whenever we go to the polls to cast our ballot.”

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Metropolitan Multi Service Center 1475 West Gray Street Houston, TX 77019 Texas Southern University - Terry Library 3100 Cleburne Street Houston, TX 77004

Ripley House Neighborhood Center 4410 Navigation Boulevard Houston, TX 77011

University of Houston - University Center 4800 Calhoun Road Houston, TX 77004

Moody Park Community Center 3725 Fulton Street Houston, TX 77009 Young Neighborhood Library 5107 Griggs Road Houston, TX 77021

SPJST Lodge 88 1435 Beall Street Houston, TX 77008

Kashmere Multi Service Center 4802 Lockwood Drive Houston, TX 77026 Fiesta Mart 8130 Kirby Drive Houston, TX 77054

Harris County Public Health 2223 West Loop South Freeway Houston, TX 77027 HCCS Southeast College 6960 Rustic Street Houston, TX 77087

HCC West Loop South 5601 West Loop South Houston, TX 77081 Sunnyside Multi-Service Center 9314 Cullen Boulevard Houston, TX 77051

Trini Mendenhall Community Center 1414 Wirt Road Houston, TX 77055

Acres Homes Multi Service Center 6719 West Montgomery Road Houston, TX 77091 Northeast Multi Service Center 9720 Spaulding Street Houston, TX 77016

Galena Park Library 1500 Keene Street Galena Park, TX 77547

Hardy Senior Center 11901 West Hardy Road Houston, TX 77076 Bayland Park Community Center 6400 Bissonnet Street Houston, TX 77074

John Phelps Courthouse 101 South Richey Street Pasadena, TX 77506

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East Harris County Activity Center 7340 Spencer Highway Pasadena, TX 77505

Baytown Community Center 2407 Market Street Baytown, TX 77520

Hiram Clarke Multi Service Center 3810 West Fuqua Street Houston, TX 77045

Octavia Fields Branch Library 1503 South Houston Avenue Humble, TX 77338

Big Stone Lodge 709 Riley Fuzzel Road Spring, TX 77373

Tracy Gee Community Center 3599 Westcenter Drive Houston, TX 77042

Prairie View A&M University Northwest 9449 Grant Road Houston, TX 77070

North Channel Branch Library 15741 Wallisville Road Houston, TX 77049

Freeman Branch Library 16616 Diana Lane Houston, TX 77062

Lone Star College Victory Center 4141 Victory Drive Houston, TX 77088

County Attorney Conference Center 1019 Congress Houston, TX 77002

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Raindrop Turkish House 9301 West Bellfort Boulevard Houston, TX 77031

Nottingham Park 926 Country Place Drive Houston, TX 77079

Alief ISD Administration Building 4250 Cook Road Houston, TX 77072

Harris County Scarsdale Annex 10851 Scarsdale Boulevard Houston, TX 77089

Fallbrook Church 12512 Walters Road Houston, TX 77014

Katherine Tyra Branch Library 16719 Clay Road Houston, TX 77084

Harris County MUD 81 805 Hidden Canyon Road Katy, TX 77450

Kingwood Community Center 4102 Rustic Woods Drive Kingwood, TX 77345

Klein Multipurpose Center 7500 FM 2920 Spring , TX 77379

Champion Forest Baptist Church 4840 Strack Road Houston, TX 77069

Juergen's Hall Community Center 26026 Hempstead Highway Cypress, TX 77429

Lone Star College Cypress Center 19710 Clay Road Katy, TX 77449

Tomball Public Works Building 501B James Street Tomball, TX 77375

Crosby Branch Library 135 Hare Road Crosby, TX 77532

Atascocita Branch Library 19520 Pinehurst Trail Drive Atascocita, TX 77346

Katy Branch Library 5414 Franz Road Katy, TX 77493

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Iesheia Ayers Wilson City of Jersey Village City Hall 16327 Lakeview Drive Jersey Village, TX 77040

Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center 8440 Greenhouse Road Cypress, TX 77433

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“I’M RUNNING TO REPRESENT ALL HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT A RESIDENTS”

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Representing ALL!!! For too long our elected officials have neglected our communities with funds and services. I’m going to be the one that listens to the people and hears their needs and take action at City Hall. I want to bring transparency back to the city, I am going to work with the homeless community, I want to reorganize the City of Houston's Citizens Review Board where community leaders along with City Council and law enforcement are on the board to make sure the community has a voice and can be heard. I want to work directly community activist who are actually doing the work to see how the City can better assist them so we all can be successful. I want to make sure Houston is represented in a positive light for ALL!

IESHEIA AYERS WILSON: “My name is Iesheia K. Ayers-Wilson and I running to be YOUR next City Council Representative.

I grew up in Carverdale, TX on the outskirts of Fairbanks, Jersey Village and Spring Branch. I grew up in a family where there were five children so I definitely know how to pull my weight as the fourth child. I pride myself on being a hard worker, dedicated servant and a responsible leader. I graduated from Cypress Falls High School and I am recent graduate at Lone Star CollegeCyfair Campus with a degree in Business Accounting looking forward to pursuing my Bachelor's at University of Houston-Down-

town!!!! (soon) I am married to my wonderful husband who always supports my endeavors and believes in me and my vision.

I attend church at Mt. Zion MBC where I am under the leadership of Pastor and First Lady Joshua Davis. I love working in my church and helping as many people as I can. I am here to serve the people any capacity inside and outside the church.

I am not new to helping the community.

I am an active member of Carverdale Community Civic Club and attend other club meetings. I like to remain in the background because helping people is not about me it’s

about doing what is suppose to be done in order to help others grow. I am looking forward to working with every citizen , Mayor and Council Member to help improve not only my district, but the City of Houston. I am ready to get to work for the city. I believe change is something that has to happen rather good or bad. You just have to roll with the punches until you can adjust!”

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By Carroll G. Robinson

The violence that has occurred in El Paso is more than a wake-up call on gun violence and the need for real gun control in our nation.

It is also a reminder that the hate of white nationalism is not just focused against the Black community.

El Paso must be a wake-up call for Hispanic Americans to realize that it is time for Black and Brown America to build a true alliance of cooperation and stop viewing each other as competitors in a zerosum game of access to economic opportunities, prosperity, a full share of the American Dream and seats at the table of political power and influence in our local communities, states and nationally.

It is past time that we come together and build alliances not only between our two communities but also with the Asian/South Asian community and all the international people of our communities. It could be that our coming together will demonstrate what our nation should look like. We should never be divided when it comes to injustice. An injury to any of our communities is an injury to justice and equality. There should never be a time when we look at injustice as another groups problem.

Once we have finished mourning all who were killed in El Paso and Dayton, let's come together and start the real work that is required to make us safer, more prosperous and that will move our nation forward without having to wait for Washington, D.C. or Austin to do what they should have done years ago.

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...AUDIA JONES FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY 2020

“We need change, not broken promises of reform. I’m running for district attorney because we need a DA for the many, not the few.” — Audia Jones for Harris County District Attorney 2020

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2020 Candidate for Harris County D.A. Rolls Out Policies To Keep People Out of Jail

Audia Jones, 2020 Candidate for Harris County District Attorney recently unveiled her plans for bold progressive reforms in Harris County. She vows to increase public safety while ending mass incarceration. Read more about her plans to bring balance back to sentencing.

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Public safety is compromised every day in Harris County because our elected leaders choose to focus the

attention of the criminal justice system on low-level crime while failing to solve and successfully prosecute some of the most serious crimes. This approach is costly, counterproductive, and cruel. It creates a cycle of incarceration that destroys people and families without doing anything to make us safer.

The current District Attorney promised that she would reform this broken system, but sadly little has changed.

We are still locking up people for possessing marijuana and detaining people who are presumed innocent because they cannot afford the high bail amounts requested at the direction of the current District Attorney.

We need to rewrite the rules of our criminal justice system in Harris County. We must focus our resources on holding people accountable for the most serious crimes, and investing in evidence-based services like mental health and drug treatment that we know work to interrupt cycles of crime and help people become stable, contributing members to their families and communities.

That’s the justice system Audia Jones will fight for everyday as your District Attorney.

Audia is running for District Attorney because true

criminal justice reform in Harris County requires policies that will:

Increase Safety While Ending Mass Incarceration; End Excessive Punishment; Ensuring That No One Is Above The Law; Support Crime Survivors; and, Build Community Trust.

INCREASE SAFETY WHILE ENDING MASS INCARCERATION

Incarceration should always be the last resort, but right now we treat incarceration as the default way to hold people accountable. People who pose no threat to public

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“Real change begins the moment we have honest conversations with the people who genuinely want to see change made and make change happen.” — Audia Jones for Harris County District Attorney 2020

2020 Candidate for Harris County D.A. Rolls Out Policies To Keep People Out of Jail

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safety should not be jailed, particularly when they’re only there because they can’t afford to pay to get out. As District Attorney, Audia will stop seeking cash bail and will seek to eliminate pretrial incarceration unless necessary to ensure community safety or to prevent willful failure to return to court.

Furthermore, we must recognize that the incarceration for certain criminal offenses does little to increase public safety, and, instead, only makes our communities more dangerous by making people and their families even less stable. This is particularly true for brown and black

families, because prosecution of low-level crimes contribute to a persistent racial imbalance in our criminal justice system- for example, even though Latinos, African-Americans and white people use marijuana at the same rate, Latinos and African-Americans are more likely to be arrested, charged, and convicted than their white counterparts.

In order to focus on those crimes that affect public safety, Audia will de-prioritize low level offenses like marijuana possession and criminal trespass when the trespass occurred due to a person’s homelessness. The prosecution of these cases in particular draws vital resources and attention away from the cases that need it the most, and contribute to racial disparities in our criminal justice system.

Harris County must also focus on programs that build

both the individual and their community. Audia will expand no-fee diversion programs, which have been shown to reduce rates of re-arrest, for crimes such as theft, and crimes of poverty and homelessness. She will ensure that prosecutor-led diversion programs are administered in ways that are fair to citizens and non-citizens alike, and that ability to pay fees is not a barrier to treatment. Possession of small amounts of narcotics will be handled effectively, by treating the problem as one of a public health issue and not something that the criminal justice system can solve on it’s own.

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“We need change, not broken promises of reform. I’m running for district attorney because we need a DA for the many, not the few.” — Audia Jones for Harris County District Attorney 2020

2020 Candidate for Harris County D.A. Rolls Out Policies To Keep People Out of Jail

ENDING EXCESSIVE PUNISHMENT

Harris County has sent more people to death row than any other county in Texas. The retrograde practice risks the execution of a wrongly convicted person, serves no purpose beyond retribution, and is disproportionately applied to people of color. As District Attorney, Audia Jones will use her voice at the legislature to oppose capital punishment in Texas and she will end Harris County’s ignoble position as one of the country’s largest producers of death sentences and executions.

Our prisons have become one of the largest health care providers in the country for older Americans who have spent decades behind bars for crimes they committed in their youth. Moreover, there are thousands of people serving long or life sentences in Texas that have served enough time, transformed their lives while incarcerated, and no longer present any serious safety risk to the community. Audia Jones will actively advocate for parole and compassionate release for those who are elderly or sick, and for everyone who has earned a second

chance to re-enter society as a productive neighbor and community member.

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW

While our criminal justice system targets the poor, people of color, the homeless, and those who are mentally ill, more serious crimes and abuses of power are far too often left unpunished. This is why Audia Jones will follow best practices and expand oversight to hold all individuals equally accountable under the law including, Powerful Actors, to increase public trust in law enforcement while decreasing socially-damaging crimes.

We must also make sure that the people and corporations who commit serious harms to our environment through their criminal actions are held accountable, and that people and corporations that steal wages from our most vulnerable communities are not able to do so without consequence.

Finally, it is a black-eye to our justice system that nearly 40% of homicides go unsolved. Nothing under-

mines confidence in the law and respect for law enforcement than failing to solve murders while focusing resources on marijuana prosecutions.

We have too much punishment and too little accountability. As District Attorney, Audia will ensure that resources saved by ending unnecessary prosecution and imprisonment of poor people will be redirected to investigate high-level and violent cases in an adequate and timely manner, ensuring that we can justly prosecute those offenses that affect our communities the most, in a way that does not punish race or poverty.

SUPPORT CRIME SURVIVORS

For too long, the primary way that prosecutors show crime survivors that we care about the harm done to them is to treat the person who committed the harm as harshly as possible — locking them up and throwing away the key. However, a recent survey of Texas crime survivors shows that harsh treatment of the offender is not the support that survivors want or need.

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treatment, mental health services, or job training we make people more stable and connected to their communities, and therefore less likely to be a perpetrator or victim of crime in the future.

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What crime survivors want most is to make sure that the harm never happens to them or anyone else again.

This is especially important because crime survivors often live in the same homes and often even in the same bodies as people who perpetrate harm. Since most people who go to jail or prison will re-enter society again, the smartest course of action is to focus resources on stopping the cycle of harm.

That’s why the vast majority of crime survivors want their elected leaders to focus just as much on investing far more resources on treatment and prevention as they do on punishment. Instability and vulnerability breed cycles of harm and violence. So, when we focus on drug

BUILDING COMMUNITY TRUST

Audia Jones recognizes that repeated systemic failures and broken promises of reform have severely eroded public trust in Harris County’s criminal justice system. Under her leadership, the Harris County D.A.’s Office will establish a community advisory board to provide community leaders with a public forum to voice concerns or provide feedback regarding office policies and actions.

The District Attorney’s office will also assign public points of contact for communities, hold frequent town halls for public comment, and clearly communicate reasons for prosecutorial action or inaction regarding cases

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in the public interest.

Audia will use her platform as Harris County District Attorney to advocate for important policy reforms and investment in our communities, such as in education, housing, and healthcare, and pledges to work with other county officials and departments to meet these shared goals.

It’s long past time to acknowledge that Harris County’s social and economic problems will not be solved by prosecution and incarceration. We will build a safer, stronger Harris County by holding more people accountable, ending excessive punishment, and decreasing our bloated jail and prison populations and preparing people to thrive back home in their families and communities.

After enduring decades of abuse and mistreatment, our communities have had enough. We need big, bold reform not more broken promises. Audia Jones is running for District Attorney because we need a District Attorney who will fight for all of us.

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