Houston Leads

05/05/2026

La Red de Respuesta Rápida organizará una capacitación en español (con interpretación al inglés) el jueves 14 de mayo, de 6:00 p. m. a 8:00 p. m. Habrá cuidado de niños disponible. Regístrate con el enlace en el bio.

The Rapid Response Network will be hosting a training in Spanish (with English interpretation) on Thursday, May 14, 6-8pm. Childcare is available. Register at the link in bio.

04/14/2026

URGENT: Governor Abbott is punishing Houstonians, Mayor Whitmire, and Houston City Council for clarifying our Constitutional rights! Send an email letter and calls to Mayor Whitmire and Houston City Council to urge them not to repeal the Prop A - Immigration Procedures ordinance passed on April 8th! Testify TODAY, 04-13-26, 2PM, at Houston City Hall - 901 Bagby St, 77002!

01/23/2026

On January 29th, the Harris County Commissioners Court will consider a proposal to fund an additional 131 detention officers for the Harris County Jail (agenda item 99 here). Check out our toolkit at bit.ly/NoMoreJailers to learn how you can join the Community Safety Budget coalition in calling for investments in true community safety, instead of more jailers! Options for in-person public comment, written comments, or contacting your commissioners!

09/03/2025

Houston Leads marching for the rights of all workers including immigrant workers on Labor Day!

09/02/2025

We’re joining the demand for an Arms Embargo on Israel!

Houston has a direct role to play in stopping this genocide. By ending all arms shipments for Israel in the Port of Houston, we can help shut down the supply chain of death.

Share this petition with your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers. Together we make a dent in Israel’s war machine and help end this genocide!

Sign the petition now using the link in our bio. Follow for future updates about the campaign.

08/12/2025

12 people have died in Harris County jail custody this year!

And yet Harris County Commissioners continue to advance a plan to try and build a new “mental health jail” estimated to cost taxpayers HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IF NOT MORE!! We need your help to stop it!

Speak out with us and for our communities against the new jail on Thursday, August 14th, at 10 am, at 1001 Preston St., Houston, TX 77002, Commissioners Court. 

Houstonians deserve to receive medical care without intervention or interaction with the criminal legal system. The idea that Houstonians will receive the best care in jail is not only misguided, but it is a misuse of taxpayer dollars. 

The criminal legal system has no business providing medical services to people in crisis. We’ve seen this time and time again but we have not learned the lesson and unfortunately another family has paid the price. Alex Cardenas, who died this month in Harris County jail wanted help! When he stopped the Houston Police Department trying to seek help, he was arrested, taken to jail and denied mental health care for over 30 hours! This county is more interested in charging people for traffic violations of over 10 years ago and shipping away folks awaiting pre-trial to Louisiana and Mississippi but we can’t even provide folks at home basic medical needs. 

JOIN US this Thursday!!!

Communities Not Cages is a network of organizers, organizations, and directly impacted people fighting against jail expansion within Harris County.

08/12/2025

5 people have died since May 2025 inside Harris County jail!!

And this week the Harris County Commissioners will continue to advance a plan to try and build a new “mental health jail” estimated to cost taxpayers HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IF NOT MORE!! We need your help to stop it!

Speak out with us and for our communities against the new jail on Thursday, August 14th, at 10 am, at 1001 Preston St., Houston, TX 77002, Commissioners Court. 

Houstonians deserve to receive medical care without intervention or interaction with the criminal legal system. The idea that Houstonians will receive the best care in jail is not only misguided, but it is a misuse of taxpayer dollars. 

The criminal legal system has no business providing medical services to people in crisis. We’ve seen this time and time again but we have not learned the lesson and unfortunately another family has paid the price. Alex Cardenas, who died this month in Harris County jail wanted help! When he stopped the Houston Police Department trying to seek help, he was arrested, taken to jail and denied mental health care for over 30 hours! This county is more interested in charging people for traffic violations of over 10 years ago and shipping away folks awaiting pre-trial to Louisiana and Mississippi but we can’t even provide folks at home basic medical needs. 

JOIN US this Thursday!!!

Communities Not Cages is a network of organizers, organizations, and directly impacted people fighting against jail expansion within Harris County.

08/08/2025

Tomorrow’s community brunch will also include a Silent Auction!
Come enjoy delicious food, bid on an item or 2, and help raise funds! 💵

Silent Auction Items Include:
⦁ Original art by Anfrea of
⦁ 2 Raku fired vases by Laila .studio
⦁ Jar of Houston-made honey from the hive of
⦁ Signed poem by Houston Poet Laureate (2023-25)
⦁ 2 Abolish ICE shirts by
⦁ 3 books - Power Born of Dream by Sabaaneh, Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar, Unbuild Walls by Silky Shah from
⦁ Photography Session with 2024 Gayest & Greatest Local Photographer

Thanks to all of our incredible donors🙏

📍 Woori Juntos Office (1809 Hollister Street, Houston, TX)
📅 Saturday, August 9
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

🙏 How You Can Help:
✨ Join us for brunch
✨ Volunteer to bring food🍲🧁
👉 Sign up here: http://bit.ly/WJCMmutualaid1 (Tabs for volunteering + food sign-up)

💸 Can’t attend but want to support?
You can donate directly to the family via:
📲 Zelle: 832-904-2028
📲 Venmo: 
💌 Questions? Contact Terri: [email protected]
   

07/30/2025

40+ community members testified at Houston City Council yesterday to demand an end to HPD’s collaboration with ICE. Recent data has confirmed that HPD is going above and beyond the minimum requirements of state law to share information with ICE at traffic stops, increasing the detention and deportation of our community members. Yesterday, the community spoke loud and clear - ICE OUT OF HOUSTON! .counsel .houston

06/17/2025