Houston Mayor Whitmire permanently removes food insecurity board member after Camp Mystic comments

Houston Mayor John Whitmire is taking steps to permanently remove a member of the city’s food insecurity board following racial comments she made on social media about the devastating flooding in the Hill Country that decimated Camp Mystic, a private summer camp for girls.

Sade Perkins was appointed to the Houston Food Insecurity Board in October 2023 by the late former Mayor Sylvester Turner. The board is tasked with making recommendations to the mayor and Houston City Council on food security issues throughout the city.

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