We stopped by the House Public Education committee hearing today, where members were taking testimony about teacher retention. During the lunch break, I said hello to State Rep Scott Hochberg, D-Houston. When I asked what was going on, part of his reply was this:

"Well, I don't own any apartment complexes."

(Referring to a recent spate of stories about his fellow Houston lawmaker, Hubert Vo, who's been dubbed a slumlord for the poor condition of his apartment properties.)

UPDATE 8:29am: To be clear, Hochberg didn't say this right off the bat, but more toward the middle or end of a two minute chat. He's not going around answering "How are you" with "I don't own any apartments". :)

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