Running for office is always a challenge, but some challenges are bigger than others. HD127 up in the Kingwood area is a particularly large challenge for a Democratic candidate. Cody Pogue has undertaken that challenge. Pogue, who can trace his Texas roots back to Sam Houston and the Battle of San Jacinto, is a teacher of US history at Lone Star College and in HISD before that. We discussed his insider’s view of the budget cuts to public education, what it takes to run in such a challenging district, and a lot of other things:
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