Mayor’s Anti-Picketing Ordinance Sent For Further Study

Advocates opposing an anti-picketing ordinance proposed by Houston Mayor John Whitmire celebrated when Houston City Council members voted on Wednesday to send the measure to a committee for further review. “The mayor cannot move without the support of his community and his constituency, and until now, that is how he…

Advocates opposing an anti-picketing ordinance proposed by Houston Mayor John Whitmire celebrated when Houston City Council members voted on Wednesday to send the measure to a committee for further review. “The mayor cannot move without the support of his community and his constituency, and until now, that is how he has been moving,” said Nish Siddique, an organizer with Houston For Palestinian Liberation…