Eyewitness News obtained an email by Mayor John Whitmire sent late Tuesday night to Houston Police Department employees, informing them of the change at the top. Executive Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite will serve as acting police chief, as stated in the email.
Date: May 07, 2024
Category: U.S.
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Live: Uvalde, Texas school shooting updates on victim names, suspect
In the briefing provided to the American-Statesman by state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, the gunman bought the weapons May 17 and Friday from a local federal firearms licensee, American-Statesman reporter Tony Plohetski reported.
Date: May 25, 2022
Category: U.S.
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Texas House OKs arrests for absent Democrats; Senate takes up GOP elections bill
Four Democrats were on the Senate floor when debate began Tuesday on SB 1 Sens. John Whitmire, Judith Zaffirini, Eddie Lucio Jr. and Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa long-term senators who chose not to travel to Washington.
Date: Jul 13, 2021
Category: Headlines
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The G.O.P. Won It All in Texas. Then It Turned on Itself.
Were no better prepared today than we were, whats it been, three weeks ago? A month ago? John Whitmire, a Democrat representing parts of Houston and Harris County in the State Senate, fumed. Its frustrating because, you know, were only here 140 days the Legislatures biennial term and whearings on the winter storm on Feb. 25. John Whitmire, the Houston Democrat, was questioning a meteorologist about whether Texans could expect more such storms in the future as a result of climate change. The committees Republican chairman, Kelly Hancock, jumped in before the witness could respond.
Date: May 04, 2021
Category: Headlines
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Proposed bill would speed up the process of bonding out of jail
would mandate that judges and magistrates make their release decisions within 48 hours of a defendant's arrest. It would be the district attorney's responsibility to ensure that happens, said state Sen. John Whitmire, a Houston Democrat and Senate Criminal Justice Committee chairman who filed the bill.
Citing his long tenure in the Senate, state Sen. John Whitmire, a Houston Democrat, questioned why bathroom concerns were so pressing to Republicans when they were never brought to us as an issue before then.
Date: Mar 14, 2017
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New Harris County policy reignites marijuana decriminalization debate
They have discretion at the DAs office. Youve just got to get the public safety job done, said state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, the committee's chairman. The people enforcing this are elected officials; its not like they parachuted in out of nowhere. They simply decided they will apply the
Date: Feb 16, 2017
Category: U.S.
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Texas Senate votes to OK contentious 'sanctuary cities' bill
Police across our state say this will make our state more unsafe, said Sen. John Whitmire, a Houston Democrat. Asking Where you from? is synonymous with (racial) profiling on the streets of Texas.