HD126 64.12% 35.85% 0.03%
I would suggest that its worth the effort to put some money into the Dem-friendly areas of Brazoria in 2024, for the purpose of squeezing out as many Dem votes as possible. We have to talk about the many millions of dollars spent by various wealthy wingnuts against Judge Hidalgo and Democratic criminal court judges. 2504 Rusk St. #110 This quick dismissal shows these election contests are largely about political posturing and undermining our democratic processes, said Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee. We will have a couple of Houston referenda on the ballot this November so the higher end is more likely to me, but there is a range and a lower end is possible as well. That is the only way to get it into court to begin a legal action.. CC2 45.75% 51.23% 3.02%
The Legislature lowered the punishment when it passed Senate Bill 1, but top Republicans including Gov. I put all the county numbers for these races into a spreadsheet, which is my default starting move for a post like this, especially when Im not exactly sure where Im going with it. HD143 35.46% 64.54%
HD140 5,761 12,183 1,066
We saw it with Bill White in 2010, too as Ive observed in the past, White received something like 300K votes from people who otherwise voted Republican. Three candidates running against them were more than happy to talk to us. CD02 77,665 46,669 21
But we dont plan to let him abuse his power. HD126 63.48% 36.52%
JP8 59.30% 37.90% 2.80%, Dist Paxton Garza Lib
The chamber passed the overall rules package by a vote of 123-19, with Democrats making up most of the opposition. Taylor alleged 80 percent of polling places with paper shortages on Nov. 8 were in areas considered Republican strongholds. HD130 71.33% 28.67%
They felt welcomed and heard on lobbying trips to Washington, D.C., and several of them campaigned heartily for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto ORourke, who lost his challenge to Gov. In Harris County, judges for decades doled out the vast majority of court appointments to a select few. This isnt a lobbying or legislating matter, its a political and electoral one. Dist Daniel% Burgess%
She is 1 of 17 elected Harris County Dem. JP1 63,938 115,819 5,264 2,359
So as a public service to you, and as my way of telling the candidates what will influence my vote, these are my priorities for the next HCDP Chair. "I want to send a message to the Harris County elections administrator," Taylor said. HD147 9,761 36,482
HD134 44.12% 55.86% 0.02%
SD06 35.59% 64.38% 0.03%
The case was dismissed because May failed to timely pay the security of costs required by Texas law. In a statement, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said his office will keep a close eye on Lunceford's election contest. HD142 9,167 24,621
Any suggestion that the Harris County Elections Administrators Office lacks transparency is false, it said. HD149 12,101 18,269 925 429
In 2018, Sanchez joined the offices Post-Conviction Writs division where he currently serves by investigating claims made by convicted persons challenging the legality of their convictions. Three freshmen senators drew two-year terms, including Democrat Morgan LaMantia of South Padre Island, who was in the tightest race in the Senate last year. The petition, which names Lunceford as the contestant and Craft as contestee, claims numerous violations of the Texas Election Code, including a failure to provide a sufficient amount of ballot paper to 25 polling locations. Brian Staley is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. We only need 26.3% turnout in 2023, based on the 2022 registration numbers, to equal the number of voters from 2003. As written the proposal, called the Justice Charter by its proponents, would ostensibly eliminate police enforcement of certain levels of marijuana possession, eliminate police enforcement of abortion-related crimes. The Tennessee primaries took place on August 4, 2022, with Lee and Democrat Jason Martin winning their respective parties' nominations. We have definitely seen races like this, certainly in elections going back to 2016 Hillary versus Trump, Biden versus Trump, Beto and the Lite Guv/AG/Ag Commish triumvirate this year and 2018. JP4 170,806 118,025 7,219 3,145
I still think, based on past history, that SCOTx would prefer to not get involved at this time, but Im somewhat less confident of that now. HD142 9,326 24,514
4 Cause No. So, if you are willing to make a donation to CIA that would be great. A trial date has not been set yet. HD142 8,851 24,073 1,025 411
Judge Horwitz is represented by John Raley. Phony Defunding Claims II: Electric Boogaloo. This is how I learned how little was in their campaign accounts. HD126 36,849 21,629 1,070 1
2018 1,082,506 2,307,654 46.91%
His claims, which the story notes he does not try to verify, arent worth the effort to copy and paste, but this tidbit caught my eye: Without citing any examples of disenfranchised voters, the petition asks the court to declare the elections office made mistakes substantial enough to affect the outcome of the election. These are nuisance suits but the Judges and Lina have had to hire attorneys to represent them against the claims. =============================
[1] The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas has jurisdiction in Harris County. HD130 47,660 18,606 13
Education: Western Kentucky University and Belmont University College of Law. Of course, we were in a time and of a political makeup in which Dems were getting creamed in non-Presidential years. JP5 145,619 143,496
JP5 143,838 134,221 7,231 3,484
Im going to be tracking potential candidate mentions anyway, so well see where they and maybe others fit in. HD146 9,031 32,118 953
Website Facebook . Many millions of dollars in advertising was able to move the needle a bit in a handful of races, but thats it. To me, the most likely explanation is that the most visible Republicans, the ones most likely to loudly and visibly stake out unpopular and divisive positions and yes, this means unpopular, or at least less popular with Republicans, with opposing marijuana reform and expanded gambling and rape/incest exceptions for abortion are losing votes that their lower profile/less visibly extreme colleagues are not losing. FOX 26 Houston. So what does this suggest for 2023 turnout? They did it by passing a housekeeping resolution earlier in the day that included a new section codifying a constitutional ban on using House resources for political purposes. Hegar, responding to a fresh complaint from Harris County Constable Ted Heap, said county officials had reduced the budget for Heaps Precinct 5 office by some $2.4 million in their most recent budget.
HD135 42.95% 57.05%
Burgess 290,267 255,860 60.14% 43.81%
Campos and the Texas Signal have more. At this point, three months out, they seem as plausible as Bigfoot sightings, but lets take Cindy Siegel at her word and assume the existence of 2600 actual people who were actually unable to cast a ballot on Election Day. Thanks! But hey, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema preserved the filibuster, so.). But in San Marcos, Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau has asked for the Texas attorney generals opinion on that citys decriminalization ordinance.
Second, these bills I assume theyre identical in each chamber are just a mess. JP7 14.34% 82.82% 2.84%
2023-01066; Dan Simons v. Judge Sedrick Walker. HD150 36,105 21,302 10
In the increasingly blue Harris County, more Republicans voted early (105,482) than Democrats (96,725). This is the state house district in which I ran back in 2018 and 2020. Scott 188,623 326,849 39.14% 56.00%, Dist Daniel Burgess
Taylor accused Harris County Elections Administrator Cliff Tatum, who took over the office starting in August, of intentionally causing ballot paper shortages in Republican-leaning neighborhoods. Voter mobilization group Ground Game Texas, which championed Harker Heights original ballot initiative, said its launched a new petition drive to override the council ordinance, which passed Nov. 22. Here is a guide with everything you need to know to be able to vote in Texas. The local police reform advocacy groupACT 4 SAaims to collect 35,000 signatures anticipating that some wont be verified to submit to the City Clerk before the early January deadline. HD144 11,551 14,029 854
If we can get the baseline vote to be closer, that could be enough to push some people over the top. CC2 93,611 106,606 5,426
The judge hearing the case is in San Antonio which complicates matters re time to get there and back for hearings. Alexander Mealer is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. The League of Women Voters of Texas in astatement last weeksaid such legislation, if passed, is fraught for potential abuse, infringes on the rights of county governments to select their own elections administrator, and demeans the meaning of local governance.. JP8 48,916 27,816 1,377 8
In the end, the results largely defied negative pronouncements about Democrats chances. Anything we can do in a collaborative, how can we help? manner that respects the people who have been doing their own work there for a long time to help with that will help us all. Im just saying its not as much as you might think. HD134 31,677 46,420 1,533 844
Democrats in the state are also watching Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas); state senator Roland Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde, the town devastated by a school shooting; and state Rep. James Talarico, who sparred with Fox News host Pete Hegseth in 2021, according to a Texas Democratic strategist. JP7 12,496 64,441
. This important legislation made its way through the House after several thoughtful amendments were adopted, he said. The travel time alone for the attorneys will be in the thousands when ZOOM meetings are not allowed! HD133 57.46% 42.54%
The elections for secretary of state had taken on heightened importance due to former President Donald Trump's baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen. They may have drawn some support from people who otherwise voted Republican, or they got more people who might have been skipping other judicial races to push their buttons. Oh, and the second place where there might be a Democratic primary fight worth watching is in Precinct 1. (Of course, if we had managed to pass a federal voting rights law over the past two years, we wouldnt be talking about any of this now. Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. But plenty of others are considering a Cruz challenge. JP2 21,608 29,498 1,599
Menefee 36,826 30,700 0 193,291
CC4 119,394 121,960 51
8 Cause No. For context, here are the Harris County turnout numbers from the last three open Mayoral races: I should note that in 2003 there was the Metro referendum, and in 2015 there was the (unfortunate and infuriating) HERO repeal referendum, in addition to four Harris County ballot propositions. I truly . According to the Public Information Act, the attorney generals office has 45 working days from the day after the request to respond. While at the DAs office, she handled thousands of felony and misdemeanor cases. HD146 8,914 32,076 990 0
What will it take to keep those ten appellate court benches we won in 2018? Ill say this: At least in 2017/2018, you could say that Julian Castro was really running for President in 2020, and as such it made no sense for him to campaign for something else in the meantime. Public Education Those commissions are made up of the county judge, the tax assessor-collector, the county clerk and the chairs of local political parties. Dist Chris% Warford% Lib% Grn%
Education: Texas A&M University-College Station and South Texas College of Law-Houston, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR TEXAS GOVERNOR, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL. Education: Central College in Iowa, University of Houston, and University of Houston Law Center, Campaign website: alyciaharveyforjudge.com. HD147 20.84% 76.28% 2.88%
As for Joe Danna, is there ever a time when he isnt running for Sheriff? Odus will serve through the end of this month, and the next CEC meeting on March 19 will be when his successor is named. HD128 70.08% 27.72% 2.20%
Michelle Fraga is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Its been a year since his home was raided, FBI agents raided U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellars home and office, the FBI has been investigating Ken Paxton since November of 2020, Precinct analysis: Inside and out of the city, Uvalde parents will take their fight to the Lege. The commissions oversight powers allow it to appoint, terminate or accept the resignation of the countys election administrator. Results of the 2020 Judicial Preference Poll. HD126 37,264 21,436
HD132 34,454 25,125 1,539
My office will be involved in the case every step of the way to ensure peoples votes are protected.". The litigation exception typically is upheld by courts, so McIngvales lawsuit is unlikely to produce the requested records, he said. He aint running for anything in 2024, Im confident of that. In the Ag Commissioner race, Sid Miller got 507K votes to top Abbotts total, but he was aided by not having any third party candidates. HD141 4,635 20,039 691 3
Sheldon A. Harris (all ballots . The 2020 HBA Judicial Preference Poll Results and news release are posted below. Jack Morman did not have a report filed or Id have included him as well. Education: Texas State University and University of Houston Law Center, Campaign website: kateferrellforjudge.com, CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THE 2022 TEXAS PRIMARY ELECTION. Nelson worked as a Senior Prosecutor and a Chief Prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorneys Office for about 10 years. In some cases, like HD132 and HD138, Collier and Garza were about equal with Beto but Patrick and Paxton were a point or two behind Abbott. Results of the 2022 Judicial Preference Poll. JP2 22,268 28,432 1,306 7
HD134 39.36% 57.68% 1.90% 1.05%
Defeated Republican judicial candidate contests Harris County election result, Timeline: How battle between Houston ISD, TEA has reached the point of a looming takeover. County Commissioner Court. HD144 45.44% 51.94% 2.61% 0.02%
All of that was discussed in the story as well, so go read the rest. HD126 61.80% 36.07% 2.12%
Education: Baylor University, Eastern University in Pennsylvania, South Texas College of Law HoustonEndorsements: andreabeallforjudge.com/endorsements, Campaign website: andreabeallforjudge.com. Youd think this would be a recipe for a lot of indifference, but youd be wrong. HD135 42.01% 55.20% 2.79%
Not exactly rocket science, but the data is as clear as it could be. No big mystery here. The table above is the average vote and percentage for the different types of judicial races. JP1 64,874 118,648 3,973 11
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. HD145 14,410 29,702
HD128 67.93% 29.60% 2.47%
HD138 52.82% 44.15% 3.03%
SD06 45,259 81,877 39
HD130 44,307 20,934 1,434
HD132 60.80% 39.20%
The average attorney charges $500 per hour. JP6 23.28% 72.80% 3.90% 0.02%
He also knows that his audience doesnt care, and he knows that if he keeps repeating the lie, some people who dont pay close attention will just think that the election was a mess and we dont really know who won and maybe these election integrity laws that the Republicans keep passing have some merit. But, it requires a council approval and not a voter one under the city charter, as Mayor Pro Tem Brian Beck pointed out in early December when he tried to get his fellow council members to pass a duplicate ordinance of Proposition B to give it the budgetary teeth it needed. Theyre trying to do something about that, but they really cant, not right now. These elections took place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections.. HD134 32,915 46,611 1,330
Ill be paying closer attention to these precincts, because this isnt always the case going forward.