There is a deadline of MARCH 8 to raise funds!! HD132 35,684 22,981 1,395 627
HD126 36,287 21,192 1,384 648
Harris County Republican Party Chair Cindy Siegel indicated there could be more election contests to come. CC4 47.33% 52.67%
Thats the order displayed in the table above, so each line represents a group that came entirely after the group above it. HD130 45,640 18,396 1,369 597
Two things are different in 2018. My office will be involved in the case every step of the way to ensure peoples votes are protected.". Experience: Greg Glass practiced both criminal trial and appellate law over 40 years before his election to the bench, including 150 jury trials in both State and Federal Courts. I didnt look closely at new Commissioner Briones report, but Id bet a nice lunch that a substantial chunk of her cash arrived after the election. Elizabeth Buss is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. I have some specific thoughts on that, which I will share in a future post. Judge Singh is represented by Anthony Drumheller. You may note that now two elections into the no-straight-ticket-voting era, the range of outcomes in both sets of these counties is the smallest. The party overall is in decent shape, and better organized than it had been in the past. HD128 71.53% 28.47%
And whatever else you may think about Dan Patrick, hes not an idiot. HD137 37.74% 57.73% 2.88% 1.65%
The question about caseloads is one where theres room for disagreement Silverman, the HCCDLA President mentioned above, mounted a defense of the attorneys named in this story though those at the extreme end always look dodgy. HD130 46,273 19,792
33K to 35K in 2016 CC2 93,611 106,606 5,426
Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. ====================================
Greg Abbott on Nov. 8. No big mystery here. HD127 62.01% 37.99%
HD134 31,902 47,475 1,190 6
HD134 39.36% 57.68% 1.90% 1.05%
PREVIOUSLY Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo tries to win re-election but faces a challenge from Republican Alexandra . Hegars claim is a repeat of a fight thatalready played outbetween the comptroller and Harris County last August. The bills list five causes for suspension of an elections administrator: Currently, any problems that arise in an election or with an elections administrator are handled by the countys election commission. JP4 173,174 120,696 5,428 13
Many of them target Harris County, which Republicans have spent the past two years chastising for back-to-back elections blunders. Despite appearing so much lower on the ballot, the per-district vote totals in these races are about the same for the two major parties. HD146 21.45% 76.29% 2.26%
Education: Spelman College and Howard University School of Law, Campaign website: katherinethomasfor184thjudge.com. I took the average number of votes each partys candidates got in these races I omitted the one Appellate Court race that had a third candidate in it so that wed have a cleaner comparison and the average vote percentage for each group, which you see in the table. Dems were down 2K to 7K in 2016, and down 2K to plus less than 1K in 2022. She represented indigent capital murder defendants in death penalty cases. That is the only way to get it into court to begin a legal action.. The travel time alone for the attorneys will be in the thousands when ZOOM meetings are not allowed! The chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party on Wednesday announced, January 2023 campaign finance reports: Harris County, Precinct analysis: The different kinds of courts, ruling against the city of Houston giving health insurance benefits to same-sex spouses of city employees, The next round of voter suppression bills are coming, a complaint to the State Bar accusing Paxton of professional misconduct, Paxtons continued desire to be Supreme Prosecutor. In the two good years, Dems carried Fort Bend by over 10K votes in each race. Last week, Mike May, the GOP nominee who ran against state Rep. Jon Rosenthal in House District 135, filed a petition challenging Rosenthals win. HD149 38.14% 57.59% 2.92% 1.35%
Her court has one of the shortest dockets of individuals awaiting trial, and one of the shortest lists of people on bond. However, state law does not prevent the county from providing the records, but rather gives the county discretion to decide. Thats consistent with what Ive said before about how Democrats have overall grown their vote in the former strong Republican areas, while falling short on turnout this year, at least in the strong Democratic areas. For more than a year, we've repeatedly asked Judges Hillary Unger, Greg Glass, and Jason Luong for interviews for Breaking Bond reports. Beto versus Abbott Houston/not Houston. Collier 312,803 273,337 62.81% 45.64%
JP1 64,874 118,648 3,973 11
I still have a couple more of these posts to work through. Harris County is the big problem, said state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican who plans to file close to a dozen election bills this legislative session. CC1 80,014 194,272 79
In actuality, there were 486K total ballots cast, including undervotes, in the city prop races. Experience: Sherlene Cruz has worked 16 years in the criminal justice system. Hidalgo got 50.78% of the vote, which is 3.25 points less than Beto. HD146 8,716 31,720 927 581
Sixty-five percent turnout (we were at over 68% in 2020) gets 1.7 million voters total (up less than 50K from 2020), and hitting one million Dems would mean taking almost 59% of the vote for Biden, which so far is the only real reach here as he was at 56% in 2020. JP7 15.20% 80.93% 2.46% 1.42%
HD150 60.86% 37.36% 1.77% 0.01%
HD147 22.58% 77.42%
HD128 32,350 12,795 1,014
There are multiple parking options available for those looking to attend the Houston Rodeo. CLUBS IN ACTION is trying to raise 95K to donate to them. While there are no challenges on the Republican ballot in the Texas Primary Election, there are plenty on the Democratic ballot. Republicanshave also introduced billsto further investigate election fraud, to limit the states early voting period from two weeks to one, and to set earlier deadlines for handing in mail ballots. We should find ways to collaborate and cooperate to help our candidates in these races. Phelan ruled in favor of Geren both times. Beyond that, its the usual bunkum about guns not being the problem and there being nothing we could do to stop the next school shooter even if guns were the problem, some promises to increase security at schools, and some vague and meaningless words about mental health. Ann Harris Bennett, Tax Assessor, Alan Rosen, Constable Precinct 1 I have no idea. If you decide to make a contribution a check can be sent to: CLUBS IN ACTION CC3 224,670 141,583
JP6 5,253 16,428 881 4
Not enough to swing any individual district only the two swing Commissioners Court precincts are that close to begin with, and the Dems prevailed in all three races here anyway. HD132 36,431 23,448
The intent is for it to be one single proposition. 19 Cause No. However, City Attorney Andy Segovia told reporters Wednesday the most of the provisions are inconsistent with state law and could not be enforced if even if theyre approved by voters. But a lot of them were disenfranchised by not having the first place open and ready to go like it should have been. Harris County 248th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Hilary Unger and challenger Linda Mazzagatti. HD135 17,174 23,491
HD142 8,580 25,228 859
HD137 8,351 12,378
SD11 60,351 32,991 17
And that assumes that literally every one of those 2600 non-voters would have voted for the Republican candidate. Campaigns maybe ought to take that into account. Beto versus the spread And to me, thats the strongest indication that the state attorney general himself has determined that cities do have this discretion, that it is firmly grounded in the home-rule authority thats guaranteed by the Texas Constitution, and this is something that cities can decide for themselves.. Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. When this happened, there was a lot of talk at the federal level about making changes, so we really hit the ground running toward that. CC3 214,555 146,441 8,815
HD146 21.23% 76.41% 2.36% 0.00%
Beto 317,736 277,917 63.43% 46.22%
Thats the kind of vision I want from the next Chair, and I want there to be a plan to go along with it. JP3 45.55% 51.75% 2.70%
HD150 60.64% 37.11% 2.25%
HD149 39.42% 60.58%
Ferrell has served as a member of the Board for the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association since 2017. I think this is a demonstration that when the people will it, it will happen.. Union President Danny Diaz has pointed out that chokeholds and no-knock warrants already are prohibited, while enforcement policies for marijuana and abortion are determined at the state level. Progressive groupslast month submitted roughly 38,000 petition signatures to get the proposedcharter amendmentincluded on the May municipal election ballot, a move San Antonio City Attorney Andy Segoviasigned off on last week. Experience:Andrea Beall is currently employed by the Harris County District Attorneys Office as a Felony Chief in the Child Fatality Division. HD144 11,869 13,567 682 4
The deadline for setting the May ballot is Friday. This new political blog website officially launched in late 2020 and is focused on issues important to Harris County residents. In 2016 the legal advocacy group Civil Rights Corps sued the county on behalf of Maranda Lynn ODonnell, a 22-year . Now well look at the next highest profile race, in which the result was a surprise to some people who didnt connect Democratic performance at the top of the ticket with the other local races. The Republicans picked the judges with some of the smallest accounts. No matter how you get there, bullshit still walks. As with the first Beto post, Im just going to dump all the data and will add my comments at the end. That link takes you here, and while the in-person fundraiser mentioned there is now over, the Donate link remains. After three years as a Court Chief in Galveston County, she returned to Polk County as First Assistant. HD132 58.80% 37.87% 2.30% 1.03%
Adding to the confusion, Hegar and the county are separately at odds over Heaps current budget, which was adopted by the Democratic-controlled Commissioners Court last fall. Mealer 198,286 336,434 40.19% 56.59%
Garza 312,022 272,513 62.83% 45.61%
If Hegars goal was to make headlines while insulting the basic intelligence of Harris County residents, I guess he achieved that. HD143 35.04% 59.96% 5.00%
JP7 12,266 66,242
With crime and safety being top issues for Harris County voters, there was a major push by the GOP to oust Democratic criminal court judges. Education: Prairie View A&M University and South Texas College of Law, Campaign website: beverlyarmstrongforjudge.com. People wait for eviction cases to be heard at a Harris County courthouse in January 2022. 2023-301111; Will Archer v. Judge James Horwitz. HD145 30.71% 69.29%
HD134 33,450 45,266
Going into the rules debate, most attention was on the subject of committee chairs, who have the power to advance legislation or block it from being taken up by the full House. Ill get into it a bit more in the next post when we look at the higher-scoring Republicans, but my sense is that these three Dems, plus Beto, received some crossovers. CC2 49.65% 50.32% 0.02%
CC4 48.96% 51.04%
HD126 58.58% 38.61% 2.80%
Dade Phelan had never met them. Appeals 520,019 549,533 48.62% 51.38%
By Carolina Sanchez. But even if they miss that goal, voters can expect to see the slate of proposed changes, collectively known as the Justice Charter, to the city charter on the November 2023 ballot because the signatures collected are valid for six months. "I want to send a message to the Harris County elections administrator," Taylor said. HD135 17,116 22,492 963 1
Rosen 717,202 84,691 0 1,322,398
Stan Stanart is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. If you have a favorite or two among them and a few bucks to spare, Im sure theyd appreciate a contribution. Its deeply annoying that we have to do this as a reminder, these cases are stinking piles of nothing and the losers pursuing them damn well know it but its where we are. HD129 59.21% 40.79%
HD145 14,403 29,681
Theyre trying to do something about that, but they really cant, not right now.