• The Texas House’s Sexual Harassment Training Video is Short, Legalistic and Will Likely Be Ineffective
   
• Guatemalan Family Takes ‘Sanctuary’ in Austin Church — Again

• Lawsuit Questions How Port Arthur Police, Hospital Staff Respond to Mentally Ill Patients

The Lede
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo on Sanctuary Cities, Police Unions and Tommy Guns

• Houston's police chief rose to the top of Texas' largest police force while inserting himself in thorny political debates.
   
• The media-friendly 53-year-old has been a fiery opponent of anti-immigrant and anti-LGBT legislation, and during the chaos of Hurricane Harvey, he maintained a constant Twitter stream of his personal rescue efforts.
   
• On bad cops: "... our job as leaders, when we identify them, we need to cut them from the herd before that cancer spreads into an organization.” 

From the archives
So You Want a Revolution...

• Today marks one year since President Donald Trump's inauguration. In light of the anniversary, we're highlighting two essays published on that occasion: "The Resistance Begins in Texas" by Austin City Council Member Greg Casar and "A Texan's Political Guide to Resisting Trump" by activist Sarah Slamen.
   
• From Casar's essay: "We’ve all been told to 'give Trump a chance.' Many leaders and talking heads, including Trump, are calling for healing and unity. I believe that’s wrong. There will be no healing for families who will be impoverished or torn apart by Trump. We can’t 'give him a chance' to take away health care from people who will die without it."
   
• From Slamen's essay: "It’s time to question yourself, your social network, your places of worship, the businesses and institutions you patronize or work for. Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest make Rick Perry’s Texas Enterprise Fund look like the model of public rectitude. Ask yourself, 'Can I afford to spend money at businesses that enrich the Trump agenda?'"

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