Dear Democrats,
Just when you think they can’t go any lower - they do. After voting with Russia against Ukraine in the United Nations on Monday Trump tried to bully President Volodymyr Zelenskyy into accepting his version of history on Friday. When Zelenskyy resisted Trump did what bullies often do, he had a temper tantrum. All of this on live TV for the world, aghast, to see. Dozens have written about this infamous behavior by Trump. I especially like what former representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) posted, quoted by Heather Cox Richardson:
"Generations of American patriots, from our revolution onward, have fought for the principles Zelenskyy is risking his life to defend. But today, Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine. History will remember this day—when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
Upcoming events in the next few weeks
1. On Wednesday, March 5, SFA faculty and staff will hold their 9th Annual International Women's Day Teach-in from 8:30am to 3:30pm in room 133 of the Rusche College of Business 1908 Raguet Street. There will be 30-minute lectures/lessons on women and/or women's issues. Students, staff, faculty, and community members are welcome to attend. Men and women alike! Join us to celebrate International Women's Day! For more information see their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/14oNELLN2P/
2. Weekly Dem social Friday, March 7 at 5:00pm at the Fredonia Brewery, 138 N Mound Street. Come vent, plan, or just hang out with friends.
3.SFA’s spring break will be from March 8 to March 18.
4. The Nacogdoches County Democratic Party’s Executive Committee will have a retreat on Saturday, March 8, for the county chair, precinct chairs, and committee chairs.
5. We go onto Central Daylight Savings Time at 2:00am on Sunday, March 9. Spring ahead.
6. The Nacogdoches County Democratic Party will meet on Monday, March 10, in the Courthouse Annex, 203 West Main Street. The Executive Committee will meet at 5:30pm. This will be followed at about 6:00pm by the general monthly meeting.
7. The Nacogdoches NAACP unit will hold their Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 11, at 5:30pm, in the Little Zion Baptist Church, 305 Shawnee Street. The monthly General Membership meeting will start after this meeting, at 6:20pm. Contact the NAACP Secretary, Lisa Colston, at (504) 905-8720, for more information.
8. The Nacogdoches Community Coalition will meet at 5:30pm on Monday, March 17, in the Little Zion Baptist Church, 305 Shawnee Street.
9. The 21/7 Association will have their monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 18, at noon at Cypress Ridge, 2701 Logan Circle. Contact Nancy Niehaus for more information.
10. There will be another protest rally on Saturday, March 29, starting at 2:00pm on North Street across from the entrance to SFA.
11. West Side community clean-up day, sponsored by Nacogdoches Code Enforcement, will take place on Saturday, March 29, Ritchie Street Park, 800 Ritchie Street. More information closer to the event.
12. The 21/7 Association will hold their annual candidate forum on Thursday, April 3. Come meet candidates running for City Council and School Board and get registered to vote – last day to do so before the election.
13.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, March 4, at 5:30pm, in the City Hall, 202 East Pilar Street. See the City’s “Friday Update” for more information about meetings 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.
The agenda for the City Council meeting includes the proposed City of Nacogdoches Special Event Guidelines and Special Event Fee Structure, development of the Eyes of Father Margil site located at 800 East Main Street, and several large public works projects.
Commissions and Committees
The Nacogdoches Historic Landmark Preservation Committee will meet on Monday, March 3, at 4:00pm in City Hall. Three Certificates of Appropriateness will be discussed.
The Planning & Zoning Commission meeting on Monday, March 10, at 5:00pm in City Hall.
Downtown Technical Advisory Committee
The Downtown Technical Advisory Committee (DTAC) was established as an ad-hoc advisory group by City Council to provide input on Downtown Nacogdoches development projects of the City and make recommendations regarding prioritization. In conjunction with the formation of this group, the City contracted with The Goodman Corporation to provide related professional consultant services. The Committee will meet on Thursday, March 6, at 2:00pm in City Hall. For more information on this committee go to
Neighborhood Meeting on Storm Drainage Improvements
In 2023 voters approved $5.9 million in bonds for City storm drainage improvements. In February 2025 the City authorized contracts with KSA Engineers and Two Fifteen Consulting for the design of various drainage improvements. A neighborhood meeting will be held Wednesday, March 5, at 5:30pm in the C.L. Simon Recreation Center, 1112 North Street, to discuss storm drainage improvement projects. For more information go to the City’s Facebook site https://www.facebook.com/CityofNacogdoches
Nacogdoches County Commissioners
The Nacogdoches County Commissioners Court will meet on Tuesday, March 4, 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.
The agenda for the County Commissioners includes considering the retirement-resignation of Judge Dorothy Tigner-Thompson, Justice of the Peace in Precinct 2, on May 31.
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. 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
5 March SFA’s Annual Women’s Day Teach In – not cancelled!
10 March Executive Committee and Nac Dems monthly meetings
tbd April Farmers Market “Spring Fling”
3 April Last day to register to vote in Local Election
3 April 21/7 Association candidate forum
14 April Executive Committee and Nac Dems monthly meetings
22 April Earth Day
22 April First day of early voting in Local Election
22 April Last day to apply for ballot by mail for Local Election
29 April Last day of early voting in Local Election
29 April Nac Dems Beans and Jeans fundraiser
3 May Local Election
Keep on resisting!
Mike Strong
Nac Dems