Weekly Newsletter March 22, 2025

Dear Democrats,

In less than two months it has come to this:

“The lack of criminal record does not indicate they pose a limited threat. In fact, based upon their association with TdA [Tren de Aragua gang], the lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose. It demonstrates that they are terrorists with regard to whom we lack a complete profile.” Heather Cox Richardson quoting Acting Field Office Director Robert L. Cerna.

So, your lack of criminal record proves that you are more dangerous than people who do have a criminal record. Continue to resist however you can folks.

Upcoming events in the next few weeks 

1. Dr. Keven Ellis, our State Board of Education member, will address the Nacogdoches County Republican Party at 5:30pm on Tuesday, March 25, at the County Courthouse Annex, 203 West Main Street.

2. City of Nacogdoches Southeast Ward Councilman Blane Williams will hold a ward meeting at 6:00pm on Tuesday, March 25, at the Old Tyler Cafe, 603 Old Tyler Road.

3. Weekly Dem social Friday, March 28 at 5:00pm at the Fredonia Brewery, 138 N Mound Street. Come vent, plan, or just hang out with friends.

4. A West Side community clean-up day, sponsored by the Nacogdoches Code Enforcement Department, will take place from 8:00am until noon on Saturday, March 29, at Ritchie Street Park, 800 Ritchie Street. Good opportunity to volunteer to help clean up our community!

5. There will be a protest rally on Saturday, March 29, starting at 2:00pm on North Street across from the entrance to SFA. The focus will be on protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

6. The State Democratic Executive Committee First Quarter 2025 regular meeting will be held in Austin on Saturday, March 29. The two major items on the agenda will be presentation of the April 2025-March 2026 Annual Operating Budget for SDEC approval as well as the selection of the next State Chair. Our two CD-17 chairs, Bart Ewald and Donna Wright, will represent us.

7. The 21/7 Association will hold their candidate forum from 5:30pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, April 3, at the Thomas J. Rusk Elementary School, 411 North Mound Street. Come meet candidates running for City Council and School Board and get registered to vote – last day to do so before the election. 

8. Indivisible and its partners are planning to hit the streets with mass marches in Washington and cities across the country on Saturday, April 5. They are working to confirm protests in every major metro area in the country. And they anticipate hundreds of demonstrations in towns and smaller cities nationwide. You can register to attend protests here: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/?org_ids=41275

9.The Nacogdoches County Democrats will hold their traditional Beans and Jeans fundraiser on Tuesday, April 29, starting at 5:00pm in the Old Tyler Road Café, 603 Old Tyler Road.

Nacogdoches City Council

The Nacogdoches City Council will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 1, at 5:30pm, 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.

Commissions and Committees

The Zoning Ordinance Subcommittee will meet at 4:00pm on Wednesday, March 26, in the City Hall. The agenda includes a review of proposed changes to the land use schedule to include Tattoo Studio, Body Piercing Studio, and Beauty Salon. For more information about this Subcommittee and its membership go to https://nactx.us/1601/Zoning-Ordinance-Subcommittee

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will meet at 4:00pm on Monday, March 24, in the C.L. Simon Recreation Center. No agenda is available at this time.

Nacogdoches County Commissioners

The Nacogdoches County Commissioners Court will meet on Tuesday, April 1, 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 a regular meeting on Thursday, March 27, at 5:00pm in the E.J. Campbell District Support Center Annex, 420 South Shawnee Street. Go to their website for more information.

Nacogdoches County Hospital District

Nacogdoches County Hospital District Board of Directors meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 5:15pm in Memorial Hospital’s Auxiliary Conference Center, 1204 North Mound Street. (Note that they held a “Called Meeting” om Friday, March 14, with little notice.) For information about the Hospital District go to their website https://nachd.org.

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

1-31 March     National Women’s History Month

3 April             Last day to register to vote in Local Election

3 April             21/7 Association candidate forum

5 April             Farmers Market “Spring Fling”

14 April           Executive Committee and Nac Dems monthly meetings

20 April           Easter

22 April           First day of early voting in Local Election

29 April           Last day of early voting in Local Election

3 May             Local Election

3 May              Ability Strong festival

Resist!

Mike Strong

Nac Dems