Weekly Newsletter May 26, 2025

Dear Democrats,

Under the weather all week so no carefully-crafted opinion piece today. But keep on

resisting the far-right stuff coming out of Washington, Austin, and Nacogdoches. It’s hard

but important. And come to our Town Hall meeting this Saturday to meet Vikki Goodwin,

the next Lt. Governor, and to the “No Kings Day” event the next Saturday.

Upcoming events in the next few weeks

1. Nacogdoches Democrats will hold a town hall meeting on Saturday, June 7. Doors

open at 1:30pm, the event starts at 2:00pm in the Courthouse Annex at 203 West Main

Street. State Representative Vikki Goodwin will be there, we shall see if our Congressman

Pete Sessions shows up.

2. The Nacogdoches County Democratic Party will meet on Monday, June 9, 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.

3. The Nacogdoches NAACP unit will hold their Executive Committee meeting on

Tuesday, June 10, 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.

4. The International Farmers and Ranchers 2025 Annual Summit will be held on June 12-

13 in the Nacogdoches County Exposition & Civic Center. This is a gathering for farmers,

ranchers, foresters, and landowners to network, share knowledge, and learn about trends

in agriculture.

5. The Blueberry Festival is on Saturday, June 14! Volunteer to staff the Nac Dems

booth, chat with passers-by, and have a great time!

6. The national “No Kings Day” mass protest is on Saturday, June 14. After the

Blueberry Festival we will join together at the same time that Trump is having a military

parade on his birthday. We will be doing a Light Brigade that evening at dusk. Come early

with “No Kings Day” signs. It will be in front of the Nacogdoches County Courthouse on

South and East Main Streets.

7. The Juneteenth Parade and Celebration is Saturday, June 21. The Nac Dems will

have a decorated truck in the parade and a booth in Festival Park, volunteers are needed

for both.

Nacogdoches City Council

The Nacogdoches City Council will hold their regular meeting at 5:30pm on Tuesday, June

3, 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 Planning and Zoning Commission will meet on Monday, June 9, at 5:00pm in City

Hall. No agenda is available yet.

City advisory boards

The City of Nacogdoches is now accepting applications for its advisory boards. Participate

in local government and make your voice heard on issues from disabilities to zoning.

Boards with available seats are:

• Convention and Visitors Bureau Board

• Historic Landmark Preservation Committee

• Housing Authority Board

• Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities

• Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

• Planning and Zoning Commission

• Zoning Board of Adjustment.

The deadline for submitting applications is 5:00pm Friday, June 13. The City Council will

appoint members to serve on these boards. For information about what the various Boards

do go to https://www.nactx.us/819/Boards-Commissions. To get an application call the

City Secretary, at (936) 559-2506 or visit the City’s website at www.nactx.us

Nacogdoches County Commissioners

The Nacogdoches County Commissioners Court will have a regular meeting on Tuesday,

May 27, 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 regular board meeting

on Tuesday, May 27, 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 and possibly nominating a new Board member to replace

Justin Sowell, member-at-large, who has resigned.

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

26 May Memorial Day

7 June Nacogdoches Democrats town hall

12-13 June International Agriculture & Forestry Summit

14 June Blueberry Festival

14 June National “No Kings Day”

19 June Juneteenth

21 June Juneteenth celebration – parade and picnic

Keep resisting!

Mike Strong

Nac Dems