This Texas City Just Elected the Youngest City Council Member in the State
Prairie View A&M students havent forgotten Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old alumna of their school who was found hanged in a Prairie View jail cell after state police arrested her in a minor traffic stop. Neither have they forgotten when a local officer Tasered Jonathan Miller, the youngest member of Prairie Views City Council and alumni of their school, for suspicious activity.
That was 2015. By 2016, Donald Trumpwho ran on a campaign that promised to give more power to the policewas president.
President Obamas farewell address included a call to those listening to grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run for office yourself, encouraging students to be the change theyd like to see. Three Prairie View A&M students took the former presidents advice, running for the two open seats in Prairie View City Council.
On May 6, both seats were filled by Prairie View students, one of whom is the youngest city council member in the state of Texas.
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