Rising Democratic Star Enters Race to Fill Houston House Seat

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : But with Republicans holding the slimmest of majority in the House, Gov. Greg Abbott, also a Republican, could drag his feet on calling a special election in the Democratic district, just as Democrats in New York are contemplating for the seat of Representative Elise Stefanik, a Republican who was nominated to be ambassador to the United Nations.
52% : ET1 hour ago The Kremlin stays mum on the agenda for Putin's call with Trump.
47% : Trump Administration: Live Updates Updated March 17, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
42% : Trump says he will discuss Ukraine's land and power plants with Putin.
38% : He said health care would be a top issue, describing his brother's battle with leukemia and his own efforts to address cancer clusters in Houston's Fifth Ward. Mr. Menefee, who is Black, said he believed the inroads that Republicans had made with Black and Hispanic voters were already being eroded by the president's actions, such as firing federal workers, cutting federal programs that "benefit everybody" and using attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion "as a racist dog whistle." "Donald Trump is ruining himself with Black men," he said.
24% : "They're running the federal government in an incoherent, incompetent way that's impacting lives, and they're acting like bullies," he said, referring to President Trump and his administration.

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