Results tagged “mariogallegos”

It's rodeo time! Hopefully you've already geared up by getting drunk at the cook-off, or at least wearing a pearl-snap shirt for Go Texan! Day. While Houstonist loves the rodeo, it sounds like Houston-area State Senator Gallegos, owner of the most famous liver in the state, thinks it's pretty shady. Check out what he said to NBC:

Senator Mario Gallegos, a Houston Democrat, can finally return home after jeopardizing his health to fight a controversial voter ID bill. Gallegos recently underwent a liver transplant and a follow-up procedure due to concerns that his body was rejecting the liver. He even had a hospital bed set up in the Senate sergeant's office, just a hop, skip, and a jump from the Senate floor. Doctors advised Gallegos to stay in Houston to recuperate, but...

Mayor White traveled to Austin two weeks ago to speak to the state legislature about SB 1317, a bill that would prevent cities from creating ordinances that protect air quality. It was no secret that the bill was targeted at the mayor's recent move to minimize the pollution caused by refineries that lie outside Houston city limits. The bill, authored by State Sen. Mike Jackson (R - LaPorte), was passed by the Senate yesterday, despite...