Its perfectly appropriate for the chamber to have sanctions for that kind of action, and its not that different, at least to my mind, than what was passed after the 2003 walkout. HD141 17.54% 80.08% 2.38%
HD141 17.82% 77.79% 3.09% 1.31%
Again, thats the case now as well. He also questioned the existence of and the accountability measures for the election administrator position in Harris County. Stone urged the court to granta petitionfiled by the anti-abortion group Texas Alliance for Life Inc. (TAL) requesting that the city reject the proposed ballot language, and instead require a vote on each provision individually. HD126 36,931 21,555 1,269
Judge Lawton-Evans is represented by Anthony Drumheller. Experience: Hilary Unger worked more than two-and-a-half decades as an Assistant District Attorney, as a public defender, and as a private attorney in both New York and Texas where she helped economically-disadvantaged clients. 4 Cause No. This will be the most interesting election on the May ballot. HD132 36,189 24,576
Harris County Judge is on the ballot in the 2022 Texas Primary Election. He wondered why the city didnt provide the demographic breakdown of those citations during Hensleys presentation because historically, minorities have been unfairly targeted by law enforcement. JP7 15.20% 80.93% 2.46% 1.42%
Last time around, Hegar folded like a cheap suit after Harris County took the matter to court. HD135 16,373 23,514 1,050
San Antonio City Council approved it for the ballot as is, which was also as expected. She was Chief Prosecutor in the Felony Trial Bureau, the Civil Rights Division, the Post-Conviction Writs division, the Robbery Division. Her court has one of the shortest dockets of individuals awaiting trial, and one of the shortest lists of people on bond. SD04 63.31% 36.68% 0.02%
Danna 1,983 19,814 18,452 982
JP5 47.07% 50.22% 2.71%
HD137 38.54% 61.46%
Dist Patrick% Collier% Lib%
https://mailchi.mp/3860a20fae8b/we-need-your-help?e=cf7bb2b770&fbclid=IwAR3bf6Pdu4mhPHiTnPDtpzT361sMx5VyDAxSnUXy7qM7EbTLGfZabSUiT4w, Clubs in Action PAC (@CIAHTX) 8:32 PM 27 February 2023. CC3 225,304 134,394 7,641
HD133 31,901 26,700 1,898
Christian 181,355 319,465 36.86% 53.91%, Candidates Houston Not Hou Hou% Not%
Like I said, Im making some assumptions here, any or all of which could be wrong. While the substance of this proposed charter amendment conflicts with multiple substantive provisions of state law, this mandamus proceeding concerns a procedural problem: the charter amendment plainly violates Texas laws longstanding prohibition on municipal charter amendments that contain more than one subject, Stone wrote. Indeed, three of the four races were actually in the Dem +34K to +38K range, with one outlier. HD145 13,871 31,301
HD142 26.15% 71.40% 2.44% 0.01%
Please take a moment to imagine me with a very smug look on my face. One year later, there have been no arrests or charges filed related to the case. CC2 99,209 100,166
2019 1,085,813 2,329,277 46.62%
He represented juvenile and adult clients charged with misdemeanors and felonies. Before coming to the Chronicle, Jen spent three years covering City Hall for Houston's NPR station. I truly . HD144 11,551 14,029 854
See here for the previous entry. Results of the 2022 Judicial Preference Poll. HD129 38,119 24,936 1,559
Solicitor General Judd Stone submitted a letter to the court Wednesday callingthe proposala grab-bag of provisions that flagrantly violates a state law prohibiting multi-subject charter amendments. 2023-00930; Mark Goldberg v. Judge Erika Ramirez. HD128 31,548 13,748 1,148
CC4 44.09% 53.35% 2.57%
HD132 58.80% 37.87% 2.30% 1.03%
HD144 11,734 13,368 1,167
The judge hearing the case is in San Antonio which complicates matters re time to get there and back for hearings. Maybe Im wrong about that, I dont know. HD140 32.14% 67.86%
Beto got 800K in 2018. JP3 35,962 40,821
Its big, its hard to do, and most importantly now everything that goes wrong is your fault. 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. REPUBLICAN. For sure, if this passes, it will be litigated, and there is the possibility of a pre-emptive bill being passed against this even before then. We have an open seat Mayoral race this year, and history says those are our biggest ones. Menefee 36,826 30,700 0 193,291
Once again, Comptroller Hegar has abused his authority, the county attorney said. The table above is the average vote and percentage for the different types of judicial races. The 30-year-old native of Katy is the youngest person and the first African American to serve as the party chairperson, according to a news release. HD135 17,150 22,829
Mealer 198,286 336,434 40.19% 56.59%
The FBI declined comment for this story. HD128 32,433 12,955
HD142 8,957 24,548 997
Putting them in the position of oversight would definitely change the dynamic..
HD126 37,264 21,436
My focus remains the same from my very first day in office: delivering results for Texans across my district.. JP8 59.47% 37.70% 2.83%, Dist Miller Hays
I dont know what theyll do, but as I said before, well surely find out quickly. 1. If passed, the charter also would codify the ban the San Antonio Police Departments current leadership has placed on police chokeholds and no-knock warrants. Education: University of California, Berkeley and University of Alabama, School of Law, Campaign website: veronicanelsonforjudge.com. Buckingham 184,006 323,967 37.41% 54.65%
HD148 16,142 19,762 959 2
At the last CEC meeting, he made oblique reference to stepping down as the meeting was coming to an end. I then did the same thing for Harris and Fort Bend counties, to see how big the Democratic surplus was in each race. Education: Texas State University and University of Houston Law Center, Campaign website: kateferrellforjudge.com, CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THE 2022 TEXAS PRIMARY ELECTION. HD143 8,538 14,611 1,218
I had heard chatter about this for a couple of months. I wont speculate about 2026 at the very least, Republicans will have four incumbents to try to defend, so theyll want to do something but I dont see them having a $25 million budget. HD149 12,101 18,269 925 429
HD145 13,820 30,044 1,276 3
Im going to be tracking potential candidate mentions anyway, so well see where they and maybe others fit in. The Evaluation opened on Oct. 21 and closed on Nov. 8. JP5 137,161 147,432 7,185
It is not clear when the lawsuit will be filed. Before I begin, please note that all of this involves a lot of back-of-the-envelope math and more than a few assumptions made along the way. Beto versus the spread CD18 46,492 107,792 46
2022 bad counties 100K to 102K The fee cant be lowered due to appearance of impropriety issues. HD130 69.15% 27.87% 2.07% 0.90%
Looking at the numbers, its not an irrational fear. Education: Prairie View A&M University and South Texas College of Law, Campaign website: beverlyarmstrongforjudge.com. The tense discussion on Jan. 4 lasted just shy of an hour and a half, and Phelan spent most of it discussing potential mental health legislation, participants said. Im just guessing the evidence is minimal, there arent that many of these races, the gap isnt that much but its what Ive got. Alexandra del Moral Mealer for Harris County Judge (@AlexMealer4HCTX) November 9, 2022 Mealer was a combat veteran who moved to Houston after serving in the U.S. Army. Danny Diaz, head of San Antonios powerful police union, said his organization will work to defeat the measure, which he said ties officers hands. Not to be needlessly pedantic here believe me, this is extremely needed pedanticism but if they went to another location then by definition their vote wasnt suppressed because they did in fact vote. 1 Cause No. If you have any questions regarding filing for this position please contact the Harris County Elections Office at (713) 755-5792 or county.clerk@cco.hctx.net, or the Texas Secretary of State's Office at webmaster@sos.texas.gov or by phone at (512) 463-5650. SD06 35.59% 64.38% 0.03%
I dont think Ive seen reports for District Attorney on the county election site before. Rosen 717,202 84,691 0 1,322,398
McIngvale said Tuesday he believes Harris County voters were disenfranchised based on reports of paper shortages, machine malfunctions and polling locations that did not open or close on time. Sixteen senators had Lady Fortune on their side and drew four-year terms, and fifteen unlucky souls will have to run for reelection in two years. Unger currently serves as a co-chair of the Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Standing Committee. The chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party on Wednesday announced that he would step down at the end of February. Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, then cited the new provision to call points of order procedural challenges on two amendments proposed by Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, to restrict Democratic committee chairs. DOWNLOAD: HARRIS COUNTY GOP VOTER GUIDE. I do not and never will understand anyone who thinks that writing in a candidate for County Judge could possibly be productive, but thats not important right now. HD126 36,872 22,678
As always, let me know if you have any questions. One way that I decided to approach this was to look at the different type of judicial races on the ballot, to see if there was anything interesting there. Harris County 482nd Criminal District Court Judge: Democratic challengers Sherlene Cruz, Alycia Harvey and Veronica Nelson. Which comes back to the budget question. CC4 107,368 129,927 6,251
Experience: Linda Mazzagatti worked for seven years as the Harris County Assistant District Attorney. Susan Hays did pretty well compared to the other Dems in that straight up two-way race: Miller was definitely a slight notch up from the first three. The simple fact is that despite the lack of straight-ticket voting, and the often-complained-about length of the ballot, people voted to the bottom of it anyway. 17 Cause No. And here we are for this year. Judicial candidates. JP1 67,326 116,212
HD126 37,324 21,321
A big part of what the countys organizing, and the growth of the local clubs, has done is to dispel that notion and allow people the chance to enhance their communities. ======================
HD143 35.69% 61.27% 3.02% 0.02%
The Current has more. Its not that hard.. JP6 5,130 16,223 1,342
CD09 24.72% 75.25% 0.03%
20 Cause No. But we have a public defender now, and yet we still have judges who make a whole lot of appointments to the same handful of attorneys. Dist Stanart%Hudspeth%
City Council will call for the election, which will include council district seats and other local elections, during its Feb. 16 meeting. Education: Spelman College and Howard University School of Law, Campaign website: katherinethomasfor184thjudge.com. HD142 8,580 25,228 859
While there are no challenges on the Republican ballot in the Texas Primary Election, there are plenty on the Democratic ballot. CC2 101,745 103,117 48
JP3 45.91% 52.02% 2.06% 0.01%
As a prosecutor, Thomas has tried cases ranging from Murder, Sexual Assault, Aggravated Robbery, Felony DWI, Sexual Assault of a Child, Evading Arrest and Aggravated Assault. HD129 38,729 24,583
The ruling Friday night, Feb. 11, 2022 by U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez in San Antonio weakens new rules that make it a crime . Republican judicial candidate Erin Lunceford filed a petition Wednesday seeking a new election in Harris County's 189th judicial district court race after losing by 2,743 votes out of more than 1 million ballots cast. HD127 40,378 24,663
Last week, Mike May, the GOP nominee who ran against state Rep. Jon Rosenthal in House District 135, filed a petition challenging Rosenthals win. The 2022 General Election is being held on November 8. We are subject to the authorities of those that appointed us, said Remi Garza, Cameron County elections administrator and the Texas Association of Elections Administrators legislative committee co-chair. Democratic Probate Court judges, all the way at the bottom of the ballot, did basically as well as their counterparts in appellate and civil court races. JP7 12,417 64,481
Thus far, the Harris County Attorneys Office has identified filings by (and we expect more filings to be made today): These filings are in addition to previously announced contests by: Below is the statement from the County Attorney released this morning: This is a shameful attempt by a group of losing candidates who couldnt win the hearts and minds of Harris County voters and are now throwing nonsensical legal theories at the wall to see what sticks. If anyone thought that eliminating straight ticket voting would give Republicans more of a chance to win these farther downballot races because Dems would lose interest or get tired or whatever, they were wrong. One thought Ive had about this is that the Family Courts were kind of a mess before the Dem sweep of 2018 there were some stories that made it into the papers about happenings in the Family Courts, and of course there was then-Family Court Judge Lisa Millard ruling against the city of Houston giving health insurance benefits to same-sex spouses of city employees even after DOMA had been ruled unconstitutional by SCOTUS. HD130 69.92% 28.23% 1.86%
In response to each of the requests for public information, the elections office responded by seeking an opinion from the Texas Attorney Generals office allowing it to withhold the information due to ongoing litigation, the lawsuit states. CD22 13,292 8,076 2
JP1 64,850 122,675
GOP leaders are discussing a range of election security measures, from higher penalties for voter fraud to broader power for the attorney general to prosecute election crimes. Not that Im complaining. All we can do about that is fight fire with fire. My point is that 10-20 years ago, as Democrats were starting to assert power in Harris County, it was still quite common for Dems in the then-dark red areas to believe they were the only ones like themselves there. HD130 66.73% 30.70% 2.57%
HD132 59.59% 38.35% 2.06%
Inside the capsules were numbers: Even numbers meant two-year terms, and odd were for four-year terms. "Several of them are considering election contests.". JP2 44.36% 55.62% 0.02%
In fact, when something controversial enough happens to be the subject of a lawsuit, that is exactly when the public most needs to know what the record shows. Nick Stevens, a board member of the advocacy group Decriminalize Denton, said later Tuesday evening at the City Council meeting that what some council members and city staff are saying publicly is different than what they claimed privately.
Houston, TX 77003. Hidalgos opponent Alexandra del Moral Mealer. See here for the background. His math is wrong. JP2 42.30% 53.77% 3.93%
Judge Lunceford previously served on the bench, so I trust she understands the seriousness of asking a court to disregard the votes of over a million residents across Harris County," Menefee said. CC4 107,284 129,131 6,533
HD134 35,653 45,142 16
CD36 70,392 41,817 24
unfair distribution of election supplies. There is no reason not to do it, so lets do it.. Atkinson also mentioned that the court sends text messages to people to let them know about the process and how to expunge their records. 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. In a statement Tuesday, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefees office said: The requests for these documents were handled the same as any other requests for documents related to ongoing litigation against the county. Honestly, I have no problem with what was passed. HD134 42.55% 57.45%
MJ Hegar, who didnt do nearly as well, still won Harris by 136K. Thus far, the Harris County Attorney's Office has identified filings by (and we expect more filings to be made today): Mark Montgomery, former candidate for Harris . HD143 36.72% 63.28%
Nile Copeland is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. HD149 11,876 19,423 706
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HD139 12,576 30,341
Matthew Dexter is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. HD133 61.21% 38.77% 0.02%
Lunceford's opponent, Democrat Tamika Craft, won the election by 0.26 percent of the vote. HD127 62.01% 37.99%
HD142 24.75% 72.77% 2.48%
May's election contest is ongoing. Ive said this multiple times before, but as a reminder for the slow kids in the class, many counties have election administrators, including many Republican counties like Tarrant and Lubbock. Stay tuned. The website, called Hard to Vote, leads with a recorded message from McIngvale: Do you believe you were denied the opportunity to vote in the November 2022 election? JP6 5,410 16,643
After losing his gubernatorial bid against Texas Gov. ======================
I didnt blog about the raid at the time, mostly because I prefer not to think too much about Henry Cuellar. CC2 45.75% 51.23% 3.02%
Ill get to the money issue in a minute. You might notice at this point that the range of outcomes in Harris plus Fort Bend is quite wide in both years, much wider than the range for the red counties. HD141 4,667 20,779
ORourke did not respond to a request for comment on whether he was considering a second Senate run against Cruz. CC2 48.03% 49.53% 2.42% 0.01%
The annual Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo is no fun and games if you don't have a ticket. I dont expect the candidates for HCDP Chair to have fully formed answers to these problems, but I do hope they agree that these are urgent matters and deserve attention. HD148 45.64% 54.36%
And whatever else you may think about Dan Patrick, hes not an idiot. And three, theres no evidence to support the hypothesis that I have seen too many times that ballot fatigue disproportionately hurts Democratic candidates. JP5 52.63% 47.37%
By voting to repeal Prop A, the Harker Heights City Council sent a clear message to their constituents that they dont respect the will of the voters or the democracy they participate in, Ground Game Texas Executive Director Julie Oliver said in a news release. Each of them should be deeply embarrassed and these claims should not be taken seriously by the public, said Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee. Jerry Garcia, Constable Precinct 2 It does not make the records confidential (where it would be illegal to disclose the information); it just means the government is not required to disclose the information, Aleshire said. That is the only way to get it into court to begin a legal action.. Oh, and if this is one of the final straws that leads to Constable precinct redistricting, I wont complain. Judge Craft is represented by Steve Kherker. The contests being filed request that the more than one million votes cast in Harris County be voided and the county hold another election for the races being challenged (e.g., Harris County Judge, 189thDistrict Court, 180thDistrict Court, etc.). ======================
JP4 174,354 120,349
Now you can just go somewhere else. CC2 49.35% 50.65%
JP6 5,243 17,412
HD135 16,314 23,615 964
Weve seen this show before Comptroller Hegar misconstruing the law and playing political games to make headlines, Menefee tweeted. In her most recent role, she serves as a Vehicular Crimes Prosecutor. This year's GOP primary in House District 138 pits freshman state Rep. Lacey Hull against Josh Flynn, a GOP activist and former Harris County Department of Education trustee, for the second cycle . Mark Herman, Constable Precinct 4 Ill let you know if I hear anything more on that, and you let me know what you think. Defeated Republican judicial candidate contests Harris County election result, Timeline: How battle between Houston ISD, TEA has reached the point of a looming takeover. I did not get around to doing the 30-day and 8-day reports from 2022, so what you see here in these reports is not contiguous for those who were on last Novembers ballot. You might have thought in looking at the numbers for 2016 and 2018 that a split result could occur, given the wide ranges. In Galveston and to a lesser extent Waller, the growth has been in redder areas, and we need to find the allies there who likely feel isolated and help them connect with and amplify each other. 2018 Judicial Preference Poll Press Release, 2018 Judicial Preference Poll Email Alert to HBA Members, 2017 Judicial Evaluation Poll Press Release [PDF], 2016 Judicial Preference Poll Results [PDF], 2016 Judicial Qualification Press Release [PDF], 2016 Judicial Candidate Qualification Questionnaire Results [PDF], 2015 Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire Results, 2014 Judicial Preference Results (Download PDF), 2014 Judicial Candidate Qualification Questionnaire Results, 2013 Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire Results, 2012 Judicial Preference Poll Results (Download PDF), 2012 Judicial Preference Poll Press Release (Download PDF), 2012 Judicial Preference Poll Candidate Website List (Download PDF), 2012 Judicial Qualification Questionnaire Results, 2012 Judicial Qualification Questionnaire Press Release, 2011 Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire Results [PDF], 2010 Judicial Preference Poll Results [PDF], 2010 Judicial Qualification Questionnaire Results [PDF], 2008 Judicial Preference Poll Results [PDF], 2008 Judicial Candidate Qualification Poll [PDF], 2023 Cornerstone: HBF Impact & Gratitude Report, Law Week Contests, Readings & Activities (All Ages). HD142 25.96% 71.15% 2.89%
This story came out the same day that a Senate committee approved a bill making illegal voting a felony with even harsher punishments and lower standards for illegality than before. After that, senators serve four-year terms for the rest of the decade. 21 Cause No. 2023-01202; Stan Stanart v. Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth. HD142 9,939 24,454 7
CC1 29.16% 70.81% 0.03%
JP7 14.44% 83.28% 2.28%
The X-axis is where they are on the ballot, so on the left we start with the appellate races, then go through the district and family courts, then into the county civil, criminal, and finally probate courts. There is no justification for denying the public information about a controversy just because it involves litigation, Aleshire said. CC3 58.02% 39.60% 2.38%
JP5 146,733 136,478 6,730
They were turned away at one polling place and they gave up. SD18 51.69% 48.30% 0.01%
Luke Warford, who had a Green opponent as well as a Libertarian opponent, fell short of a majority in Harris County, getting 49.95% for a plurality. HD150 62.88% 37.10% 0.02%
Under the new rules, quorum-breakers can now be subject to daily fines and even expulsion from the chamber. HD150 34,404 20,882 1,366 623
HD130 44,397 20,427 1,713
CC1 27.54% 72.46%
HD145 33.87% 66.10% 0.02%
In a statement, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said his office will keep a close eye on Lunceford's election contest. How awful it was for democracy that these swarms of Democratic voters were mindlessly hitting one button and putting all these non-judges onto our benches. And yes, it really is all about voter suppression, even if Texas Republicans are better than their Wisconsin colleagues at keeping the quiet part to themselves. This means I will need to stay vigilant for future references to his possible candidacy. The chamber also approved new punishments for members who break quorum, like most House Democrats did two years ago in protest of GOP-backed voting restrictions. Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Two things are different in 2018. The past obstruction on Commissioners Court to implementing reforms like this has been eliminated thanks to the 2022 election. I commend Rep. Jetton for his interest in reducing the number of mail ballot rejections, though I have a hard time believing anyone can get such a bill through the Lege. SD17 64,692 46,518 22
Alexandra del Moral Mealer,now appears to be searching for just that. At the other end of the scale is the problem known as Galveston: 23K to 27K in 2012 HD128 32,350 12,795 1,014
You know the mantra: Nothing will change until that changes. CC4 47.33% 52.67%
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. Harris County 248th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Hilary Unger and challenger Linda Mazzagatti. CC1 26.15% 73.85%
Harris County 263rd Criminal District Court incumbent Amy Martin and challenger Melissa Morris. Ms. Wyatt is represented by Neal Manne. City Attorney Andy Segovia told reporters last week he believed most of the charter amendments provisions were at odds with state law andtherefore unenforceableby the city even if theyre approved by voters. CD38 170,772 87,662 46
JP4 59.33% 40.67%
It would be a shame if that happened, though Id still want to know how long they waited before they gave up and why they didnt or couldnt go to one of the 750 other locations to vote, but it could have happened and it would be unfortunate and we would need to do better next time. HD146 22.96% 77.04%
A provision in the Texas Constitution states that no charter or any ordinance passed under said charter shall contain any provision inconsistent with the Constitution of the State, or of the general laws enacted by the Legislature of this State.. March 1, 2022 - Primary Election. 2023-00936; Mark Montgomery v. Judge Kelley Andrews. While Hillary Clinton carried Fort Bend County by 17K votes, downballot candidates didnt do as well, and all four Dems trailed there by a little bit. When there is an opportunity to correct a ballot before the election, waiting to address the issue through a post-election contest and, potentially another election, is not an adequate remedy, Stone wrote. One is Fort Bend, which was positive for Dems in 2018 and 2020, but not in other years. HD135 39.89% 57.75% 2.36%
HD129 38,169 25,015 1,149 3
More than seven months after a teenage gunman killed 21 people at Robb Elementary School, the speaker of the Texas House was in Uvalde for a private meeting with relatives of the victims. HD135 42.94% 57.06%
Luong then practiced law with two civil trial law firms in Houston. 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. I think the Trib story contains the most relevant bit of information: The Election Day problems were unlikely to have been substantial enough to swing the results of the Harris County judges race, according to Bob Stein, a political science professor at Rice University. Phil Sandlin, Constable Precinct 8, Teneshia Hudspeth, County Clerk Milledge II is the head of the firms Federal and State Criminal Law, Entertainment, and Personal Injury divisions. This is the state house district in which I ran back in 2018 and 2020. So is Henry Cuellar still being investigated by the FBI?
We broke the record for total numbers of voters in any election in 2016, then shattered it in 2020. As a judge she has been the chair of the Fair Defense Management Committee, where she initiated a pilot program to seamlessly appoint the Public Defender to represent indigent defendants. And as you can see, while there is that dip in percentage that we have discussed for the county criminal courts, it bounces right back for the probate courts. Marilyn and Tenesha have pro bono attorneys but the others are not allowed to be represented pro bono due to conflicts of interest. Theres already a lot of money in the campaigns, which if nothing else should mean plenty of advertising. HD144 46.97% 53.03%
Hidalgo versus Mealer It is not fair for the voters to tell us to break the law. HD138 56.96% 43.04%
HD131 6,108 24,414
Judge Andrews is represented by John Raley. Mayor Ron Nirenberg had been assembling a charter review committee to explore other potential changes in the coming year. 2015 979,401 2,054,717 47.67%
People wait for eviction cases to be heard at a Harris County courthouse in January 2022. Many of them have a tiny number of Houston-specific votes in them, with a much larger contingent of non-Houston votes. 18 Cause No. Get more election results on our homepage and Vote 2022 . Two other things can make a difference as well. Harris County has a new system called managed assigned counsel (MAC) that helps a little with keeping anyone from having too many cases, but outside of the occasional news coverage and the State Bar, a process thats completely opaque to most of us, theres little oversight of the system as a whole. HD144 45.24% 54.76%
HD133 34,548 25,581
2023-301111; Will Archer v. Judge James Horwitz. Carla Wyatt, the Treasurer-elect, won more than 60% of those 800+ extra votes. Anastasio left the DA's office to work complex defense, representing the indigent and others who stood accused of crimes. Tatum has maintained that while paper supplies ran low at some locations, the county has not been able to confirm whether any voters were turned away as a result. Not as good statewide races Ellis 40,800 443,116 0 3,543,358
Let me close with a visual reminder of all this. See here and here for some background. Its also a dirty secret that some Democratic elected officials in those areas do very little to help with GOTV efforts.