Houston rolls out the red carpet as Mayor Sylvester Turner gears up to welcome VP Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff to the Lone Star State. Harris, along with notable politicians from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), is set to participate in a crucial conversation that's all buzz in Latino communities, happening today afternoon, as press released by the City of Houston.
The event's roster is packed with who's who, as Harris will spar in discourse with CHC Chairwoman Nanette Diaz Barragan of California, U.S. Representative Sylvia Garcia, and none other than Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo; a power move showing the Biden-Harris administration's active outreach through the 'On the Road' event series, which has been pioneering connections and laying bare the treasures of administration aid for Latino success, which is crucial, especially when considering the demographic shifts and the rising prominence of the Latino vote in Texas politics.
This sort of engagement can perhaps be seen as both a salve and a strategy.
