Weekly Newsletter June 16, 2025

Dear Democrats,

More than 300 people came out Saturday evening here in Nacogdoches to make it crystal clear:  no kings, no fascism, respect for the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. This is what democracy looks like. This was one of the largest days of protest in Nacogdoches, and in American history. Nationally perhaps five million people, at 2,000 events, in every state, participated. Now we must keep the momentum up. Our Juneteenth Celebration on June 21 and Beto’s town hall in Tyler on June 29 will help with that.

Upcoming events in the next few weeks 

Events flagged with an * have  more information below.

1. The Nacogdoches Community Coalition will meet at 5:30pm on Monday, June 16, in the in the Little Zion Baptist Church, 305 Shawnee Street. Contact Celena Garrett (936) 615-2797 or Joyce Mills (936)-552-9324 for more information.

2. The 21/7 Association will have their monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 17, at noon at Cypress Ridge, 2701 Logan Circle. Contact Nancy Niehaus for more information.

3. *The Nacogdoches City Council will have a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 17.

4. *The Nacogdoches County Hospital District Board of Directors will have a special board meeting on Tuesday, June 18.

5. The Juneteenth Parade and Celebration is Saturday, June 21. The event is being organized by the Nacogdoches Community Coalition and other community groups. For more information contact Celena Garrett, President (936) 615-2797, Terrence Reeves, Juneteenth Chair (936) 371-2144, or Khadeja Williams, Parade Co-Chair (936) 371-9914. Parade line-up is at 9:00am, the parade starts at 10:00am, and events in the park start as soon as the parade gets there! The Nac Dems will have a decorated truck in the parade and a booth in Festival Park, volunteers are needed for both.

6. *The Nacogdoches County Commissioners Court will have a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 24.

7. Beto O’Rourke is holding an East Texas town hall on Sunday, June 29, to discuss state and federal issues. It will take place in the Conference Center of the Holiday Inn Tyler, 5701 South Broadway Avenue, Tyler. Doors open at 2:30pm and the event begins promptly at 3:00pm. Sign up on Mobilize at https://www.mobilize.us/poweredxpeople/event/798489/

Nacogdoches City Council

The Nacogdoches City Council will hold their regular meeting at 5:30pm on Tuesday, June 17, in the City Hall, 202 East Pilar Street. See the City’s “Friday Update” for more information about meeting and more on their Facebook site https://www.facebook.com/CityofNacogdoches. Agendas for city meetings can be found at https://www.nactx.us/agendas. Meetings are streamed at www.nactx.us/1198/Channel-21.

Agenda items include issuing utility revenue bonds to fund needed water and sewer projects, separate from the 2023 bond funds; paving and resurfacing paid from the 2023 bond package; and two zoning changes.

Nacogdoches County Commissioners

The Nacogdoches County Commissioners Court will have a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 24, at 9:00am in the Commissioners’ Courtroom, Suite 170 of the Nacogdoches County Courthouse, 101 West Main Street. Recordings of meetings are posted on the county website.  

NISD School Board meetings

The NISD School Board will have an Agenda Review meeting on June 23 and a regular meeting on Thursday, June 26, both at 5:00pm in the E.J. Campbell District Support Center Annex, 420 South Shawnee Street (although the agendas have not yet been posted). Go to their website for more information.

Nacogdoches County Hospital District

Nacogdoches County Hospital District Board of Directors will have a special board meeting on Tuesday, June 18, at 5:15pm in the Auxiliary Conference Center of Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital, 1204 North Mound Street. For information about the Hospital District go to their website https://nachd.org.

The agenda includes discussion of several topics in closed session.

Major holidays and events in Nacogdoches and elsewhere in the near future

19 June           Juneteenth

21 June           Juneteenth celebration – parade and picnic

4 July               Freedom Fest in the Park

14 July             Executive Committee and Nac Dems monthly meetings

No Kings!

Mike Strong

Nac Dems