HD126 64.12% 35.85% 0.03% Third, I kind of suspect that in the same way that the TEA probably doesnt actually want to take over HISD, the SOS probably wants no part of administering Harris County elections. Gonzalez 0 4,032 0 9,258 HD142 27.13% 72.87% ====================================== HD142 8,851 24,073 1,025 411 There were 1,232 responses to the online Judicial Evaluation, representing 14.4% of eligible HBA members. Chair for Pct. JP2 22,268 28,432 1,306 7 We know theres a lot of disinformation and propaganda aimed at non-English speaking communities weve seen the websites and Facebook posts, and weve seen the mailers and heard the radio ads. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Now we wait to see what if anything SCOTx does. These are all criminal justice reform measures, and if the law is usually interpreted broadly then I dont think theres a leg to stand on. And that brings us to Julian Castro, whose name has certainly been mentioned as a possible statewide candidate before. County Commissioner Court. Were the only city in the whole state that sends them out and [posts them] online, Atkinson said. The same is true for 2018, except with the exact opposite result: 2018 bad counties 83K to 90K Harris County 185th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Jason Luong and challengers Andrea Beall and Kate Ferrell. Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. 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. Beto versus the spread The path to retaining these judges is there. 12 Cause No. (*as of 12/5/2021), Education: University of Houston and South Texas College of Law. About 40K people on average skipped these three races, compared with a bit less than 23K for RRC. CC1 76,230 193,216 In actuality, there were 486K total ballots cast, including undervotes, in the city prop races. Stanart 188,573 326,633 39.16% 56.00% Tami Pierce is representing herself with co-counsel, Paul Simpson. HD141 19.04% 80.96% 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.. HD143 36.72% 63.28% CD07 40.61% 59.36% 0.02% HD143 35.69% 61.27% 3.02% 0.02% After the last Family Court race is the County Judge, the top race in the county, and then the County Civil courts, the County Criminal courts, and finally the County Probate courts. If we want to talk about making Texas competitive for Biden, and whoever our 2024 Senate nominee may be, thats the kind of Dem advantage in Harris County were going to need, at a minimum. United States representatives. That is the only way to get it into court to begin a legal action.. HD143 34.51% 62.22% 3.28% It belongs to the people. HD141 4,635 20,039 691 3 Heres the data for the County Judge race, in which Judge Lina Hidalgo won re-election by a close margin, though on a percentage basis it was slightly wider than her initial win in 2018. Whitmire drew a two-year term, and Zaffirni drew a four-year term. I was all set to have a peaceful weekend when I came across a press release from Commissioner Ellis office on Friday afternoon about this. In a few cases you can see a greater number of third-party votes, which can explain a part of a Democratic vote decline, but again the overall effect is too small to be generally explanatory. 33K to 35K in 2016 Those challenges do not amount to voter suppression, Stein said, but merely suggest that Harris County should operate fewer, better-resourced polling locations. HD126 60.98% 35.61% 2.33% 1.09% 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. The potential was there. JP5 145,487 137,664 5,652 10 HD129 38,523 24,788 Harris County 248th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Hilary Unger and challenger Linda Mazzagatti. To the extent that it did work, the voters seemed to understand the difference between criminal courts and not criminal courts. The Current has a rebuttal to the unenforceable argument. She lends a majority of her practice to the underprivileged and the disenfranchised. 4 Cause No. Organizers have gathered more than 26,000 signatures so far for a petition that would give San Antonio voters in May the opportunity to decriminalize marijuana possession, end enforcement of abortion laws, establish a city justice director position, ban police from using no-knock warrants and chokeholds and expand the citys cite-and-release policy for low-level, nonviolent crimes. They may have other priorities and Im open to that, I just want to be heard. 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. For the First and Fourteenth, those counties are Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Waller, and Washington. It is not fair for the voters to tell us to break the law. =============================================== In the old days, when you had to vote at your precinct location, you really were screwed. 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. But due to a change in state law, you only have until March 8 to make a contribution. Speaking as a resident of SD15, Im already exhausted by this possibility, which may not even happen. HD133 60.51% 39.49% HD126 63.64% 36.36% HD132 34,454 25,125 1,539 Bruce Bain is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. So well know soon enough. JP3 47.09% 52.91% Silverman says he's led the charge on felony bail reform. Ananda Tomas, executive director of police reform group ACT 4 SA, told reporters that her group and its allies collected 38,200 signatures in favor of the San Antonio Justice Charter. 3 Cause No. The other difference is that the surplus in Harris and Fort Bend far exceeded the deficit from the eight bad counties, and all ten candidates won. Hidalgo trailed Beto by six points in HD133 and seven in HD134. JP7 16.24% 83.76% But the prospects for any gun regulations in Texas are dim, leaving the Uvalde families convinced that the next mass shooting is only a question of time. 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. Its too early to draw any firm conclusions one way or another, Loya said. Im sure lots of new judges think they can do a better job of managing that, but history is against them. . 34 in Harris County. I dont think well face that kind of concentrated spending in 2024, but it will be a Presidential year, so anything goes. Elections. Heres the same breakdown for the countywide races: No third party candidates here, just a write-in who got a handful of votes for County Judge, so the percentages mostly add up to 100. CC4 117,014 119,504 JP5 147,814 135,680 Along those lines, I note two potential future Constable candidates: Don Dinh, a Deputy Constable in Precinct 1 since 2020 who was for 24 years before that a sergeant in the Fort Bend County Precinct 2 Constables office, filed a designation of treasurer to run for Constable in Precinct 5. That link takes you here, and while the in-person fundraiser mentioned there is now over, the Donate link remains. Some Texas voting rights groups worry the Legislature will use the problems in Harris and those lawsuits as an excuse to advance bills such as these. I hope it at least amuses you. Vacancy of the Hon. The government moved forward at that point, but its not necessarily surprising that we havent seen any other announcements or any other information thats gone public, said Edward Loya Jr., a Dallas-based attorney and former federal prosecutor. And whatever else you may think about Dan Patrick, hes not an idiot. Lunceford's opponent, Democrat Tamika Craft, won the election by 0.26 percent of the vote. PREVIOUSLY ====================== HD128 33,175 12,968 12 Family 508,801 546,195 48.23% 51.77% If anyone on the Republican side thought that the other Democratic judges might become collateral damage, theres no evidence to support that. HD147 9,910 35,410 Campos and the Texas Signal have more. What I wonder about is whether there will be much appetite for that kind of spending in future races. In her most recent role, she serves as a Vehicular Crimes Prosecutor. The minimum number of signatures that must appear on a candidate's petition for district, county or precinct office is the lesser of (1) 500 or (2) 2% of the total vote received in the district . HD129 61.17% 38.83% JP8 64.30% 35.70%, Dist Scott Wyatt HD138 56.38% 40.10% 2.38% 1.13% Denton Municipal Judge Tyler Atkinson discussed the deferred adjudication process that is available to people who receive misdemeanor marijuana charges and how the municipal court does its best to work with offenders by lowering fines, offering community service and other opportunities. Dudding 294,958 255,993 59.69% 43.03% The Evaluation opened on Oct. 21 and closed on Nov. 8. CC2 47.13% 47.94% 3.64% 1.29% Education: Rice University and The University of Texas School of Law, Endorsements: jasonluongforjudge.com/endorsements. HD150 33,382 22,726 1,595 HD130 46,578 18,647 By Carolina Sanchez. CC1 27.54% 72.46% Siegels email was sent on Jan 3, three days before the deadline to file election contest lawsuits. HD138 32,324 23,310 968 2 HD135 17,174 23,491 JP4 174,785 120,166 Education: Texas State University and University of Houston Law Center, Campaign website: kateferrellforjudge.com, CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THE 2022 TEXAS PRIMARY ELECTION. HD135 17,156 22,790 In a statement, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said his office will keep a close eye on Lunceford's election contest. Other non-judicial statewide positions that appeared on the ballot include the races for Comptroller, . Many of them target Harris County, which Republicans have spent the past two years chastising for back-to-back elections blunders. McIngvale, who was a major donor supporting Republican candidates, including County Judge Lina Hidalgos opponentAlexandra del Moral Mealer,now appears to be searching for just that. HD142 24.75% 72.77% 2.48% 4. HD129 36,347 26,966 1,802 JP6 21.59% 74.55% 3.87% As an attorney, Martin opened her own law practice, focusing on felony criminal cases. Reid Epstein Mar 1, 2022 When he ran for the Senate four years ago, Democrat Beto O'Rourke . CC1 80,014 194,272 79 The judges listed as well as Lina have little in their campaign coffers. HD143 8,469 15,270 804 HD145 30.56% 65.38% 4.06% (Im not concerning myself with fractional districts like CD08.) City Council will call for the election, which will include council district seats and other local elections, during its Feb. 16 meeting. Now is not the time to re-litigate.. CC3 62.89% 37.11% JP1 34.60% 63.28% 2.12% 0.01% So if I understand this correctly, the Elections Office could provide these documents on demand, but legally they dont have to until they get an opinion on it from the AGs office. But plenty of others are considering a Cruz challenge. 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. For sure, its hard to imagine much money spent on Republicans locally in 2024. I was worried that if Hidalgo lost, there was a real chance Dems could lose not one but both of the Commissioners Court races as well. Deadline to post candidate requirements 1 Form 1-15 (PDF) Monday, March 1, 2021. HD150 34,989 21,381 "If it was just mismanagement, it was just gross incompetence, wouldn't one think that the lack of paper would apply equally and uniformly across the map, so that there would be roughly an equivalent number of Democratic stronghold precinct neighborhoods as well as Republican precinct stronghold neighborhoods?" For more than a year, we've repeatedly asked Judges Hillary Unger, Greg Glass, and Jason Luong for interviews for Breaking Bond reports. HD149 38.56% 58.67% 2.77% But hey, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema preserved the filibuster, so.). HD150 62.07% 37.93% HD141 4,662 20,252 Unlike some other counties, the Bexar County District Attorney is on board with the idea, as noted in this Texas Public Radio story, so they have that going for them. HD137 8,141 12,532 562 2 New rules get adopted each session, this can always be revisited in the future. This is exactly the sort of thing that a public defender can mitigate. Suppose these votes split 80-20 for the Republicans, which would be plausible for an exclusive sample of such locations. DEMOCRAT. HD142 9,047 25,391 Lets make it a little less hard for these Dems who clearly and correctly won their races. The HBA Judicial Preference Poll is not an endorsement of any candidate. San Antonio marijuana decriminalization referendum already facing a legal challenge, You can help Democrats being sued by election losers, these cases are stinking piles of nothing and the losers pursuing them damn well know it, Here we go again with the defunding baloney, Marijuana decriminalization and other police reform proposals get closer to the ballot in San Antonio, Even the Republicans know their election contests are losers, A very early thought about turnout in the 2023 Houston election. I had heard chatter about this for a couple of months. HD142 25.76% 70.06% 2.98% 1.20% HD127 62.30% 37.70% CD08 46,156 45,668 17 . CC4 49.46% 50.52% 0.02% The bigger issue here remains the fact that state and federal law are much stricter about marijuana than the public wants them to be. Candidates Who Do Not Participate in the Evaluation Process Are rated "NR" Judicial candidates are rated by the ISBA - JEC members based on detailed information supplied by candidates, . HD147 22.07% 77.93% "During the last month, we've had a lot of our candidates that were in very close races that have been talking to us wanting to know the information that we've accumulated and have reported," Siegel said. Hidalgos office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. I dont know what else to say. TEXAS SUPREME COURT, PLACE 3. We have until noon on Tuesday to respond to the Texas Supreme Court. Rodney Ellis, County Commissioner, Precinct 1 If they got new information that caused them to reopen the investigation, they wouldnt want to convey to anybody that No, we will never look at this again, Bash said. No other information was available for this candidate. JP1 37.67% 62.33% JP8 46,854 29,698 2,230 21 Cause No. JP5 49.81% 46.48% 2.50% 1.21% Two, the Family Court judges were the stars of the 2022 elections for the Democrats. HD146 21.45% 76.29% 2.26% 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. Which comes back to the budget question. That is slightly less than it was in 2018, the last year of straight ticket voting, when nearly 97% of the people who voted cast ballots in these races, plus the two countywide HCDE races; to put it another way, the undervote rate in these races was generally between 2.5 and 3 percent. HD126 61.80% 36.07% 2.12% After the introductions in a room at the local community college, a family member started with the groups main question: Will the Legislature raise the minimum age to purchase an assault-style weapon from 18 to 21? HD141 4,682 20,256 The two glaring exceptions to this are HDs 133 and 134, both wealthy, well-educated, predominantly white districts that, in keeping with recent trends, are a lot more Democratic than they used to be. HD148 45.83% 54.14% 0.02% JP3 34,975 41,776 2,126 The Current has more. HD132 60.80% 39.20% See here and here for some background. (lost to Judge Manpreet Monica Singh), Mark Goldberg, former candidate forHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. Why did those eight hundred and some people vote in the Treasurers race but not the County Clerks race? The lesson we can learn from all this is that we need to maximize the Democratic vote in Harris County if we want to win these races. HD138 31,928 22,708 1,350 641 She is 1 of 17 elected Harris County Dem. HD150 35,089 21,326 See here for the background. HD147 9,676 35,412 1,338 HD141 4,487 20,489 610 HD144 12,242 14,069 9 Ive heard reports of machines that didnt work, ballot shortages, voting locations suddenly closing. In all likelihood, these votes would more or less split fifty-fifty, as a microcosm of the larger election, but lets go ahead and assume the friendly turf claim as well. HD146 9,975 31,981 11 Dan Patrick have pushed to return it to the stiffer penalty. Experts cited myriad reasons for the continued silence around the case: The FBI search may have yielded no evidence, indictments could be sealed, the case could still be developing or there may have been delays because law enforcement did not want to interfere with the recent November elections. Basically, the discussion was going on in consideration of the ordinance that had been passed by the City Council of Killeen and the actions of the result of that particular vote, Bell County District Attorney Henry Garza told the Herald. The other thing, and this may be my favorite bit of data from this election, is that there were about 800 more votes in the Treasurer race than there were in the County Clerk race, which was immediately before the Treasurers race on the ballot. HD141 17.82% 77.79% 3.09% 1.31% HD146 19.52% 77.78% 2.70% 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. Marilyn Burgess, District Clerk HD143 37.22% 62.78% JP3 35,847 40,620 1,612 8 4. Im sure you can guess which of those favor Democrats and are needed for Team Blue to win. Slightly more than half of Texas counties appoint nonpartisan election administrators to run their elections. In addition to her retained work, she accepts indigent defense appointments. HD142 8,984 24,532 839 4 The issue is, I need money to grow, Bunin said. This quick dismissal shows these election contests are largely about political posturing and undermining our democratic processes, said Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee. Hidalgo got 50.78% of the vote, which is 3.25 points less than Beto. But Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, and his allies moved successfully Wednesday to prevent the matter from even getting to a vote on the floor. HD135 42.23% 57.77% HD145 14,403 29,681 He knows this. Dan Patrick (481K votes) and Ken Paxton (480K) were the two low scorers among Republicans. On the other side of that, you can see that Judge Hidalgo left it all on the field. Dist Buck% Kleberg% Grn% W-I% See here for the background. For whatever the reason fewer people split their tickets, even though they had no choice but to vote (or not) in every single race. He suggesting the court has long favored stopping such charter amendments before theyre voted on, something thats still possible if it can prevent San Antonio from including it on the ballot this week. Alan Rosen had his eye on the Sheriffs office back when Ed Gonzalez was a nominee for head of ICE, but thats off the table now. After watching Congress attempt to function last week, I cannot imagine why some want Texas to be like D.C, Phelan said. Beto versus Abbott HD129 38,091 26,236 Hidalgo 294,968 257,935 59.79% 43.39% 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. I dont know if we will get Constable/JP redistricting, but there are always some interesting primary contests here, and even with the same maps we could have interesting November races in Precincts 4 and 5. CC3 233,567 133,554 63 And of course, every election is different, with candidates and exogenous conditions having an effect on who does and doesnt vote. There has been no wrongdoing on my part, Cuellar said in a statement to The Texas Tribune. He also wants to review the systems new online mail ballot tracker and ensure its working properly. United States Representative - U.S. House District 2 Robin Fulford. To make its case, Mealers legal team will have to find evidence that more than 18,000 voters were unable to cast ballots on Election Day, and that all of those voters planned to vote for Mealer, Stein said. 1 Cause No. HD140 29.27% 68.30% 2.43% JP6 23.14% 76.86% 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. Better statewide races HD144 12,051 13,606 Dist Mealer Hidalgo W-I So thats why we have charter cities that have this authority to adopt their own charters and decide their own laws.. So, if you are willing to make a donation to CIA that would be great. 1 resource, and that benefits all voters, said Jennifer Doinoff, Hays County elections administrator. Daniel 192,368 328,119 39.86% 56.19% ====================== HD142 24.89% 72.10% 3.00% At the other end of the scale is the problem known as Galveston: 23K to 27K in 2012 Greg Abbott in 2022, he told the audience in his concession speech that this may be one of the last times I get to talk in front of you all.. But they argue that Cruz is more vulnerable than his other GOP counterparts, citing the close 2018 race and his castigated 2021 trip to Cancun while Texas underwent a power-grid emergency due to a winter storm. Phony Defunding Claims II: Electric Boogaloo, AG argues for separating that San Antonio criminal justice reform proposition into multiple questions, November 2022 election, adding to an array of GOP litigation. 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. HD150 60.90% 39.10% - Houston suspends sister city ties with Russian cities on the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine, - Mayor Turner's office accuses Pappas of 'smear campaign' on Hobby deal, says city followed its rules, - Houston leaders divided on support for controversial affordable housing projects, - Five years after Santa Fe massacre, relatives still denied records of loved ones' last moments, - Kingwood operators released sewage in creek that feeds into Houston's drinking water, HPD alleges.

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