She is currently a Senior Litigator at the Harris County Public Defenders Office. A proposed City Charter amendment that seeks to ban police from using no-knock warrants and chokeholds, as well as expand the citys cite-and-release policy for low-level, nonviolent crimes, has enough certified signatures supporting it to appear on the ballot in San Antonios May municipal election. I dont know what theyll do, but as I said before, well surely find out quickly. HD128 70.40% 29.60%
If Hegars goal was to make headlines while insulting the basic intelligence of Harris County residents, I guess he achieved that. Go read those posts if you havent or if you dont remember them. HD137 40.29% 59.71%
If you have a favorite or two among them and a few bucks to spare, Im sure theyd appreciate a contribution. 1 Cause No. Harris County, Texas contains 60 judicial districts, four probate courts and one county court. Harris County Criminal District Judges on 2022 Texas Primary Election ====================================
Republican judicial candidate Erin Lunceford filed an election contest lawsuit in December after losing Harris Countys 189th judicial district court race to Democrat Tamika Craft. HD140 32.65% 67.35%
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. HD126 36,849 21,629 1,070 1
Judicial Q&A: Angela Lancelin - Off the Kuff Sandlin 38,580 28,502 0 79,998
JP5 137,161 147,432 7,185
The Y-axis is the percentages. HD129 59.21% 40.79%
Sure, maybe a couple. JP2 23,249 29,149 10
19 Cause No. Harris County Judge - Run for Office Cuellar maintains that he was never the target of the investigation and will ultimately be cleared of wrongdoing. HD141 4,635 20,039 691 3
That resolution passed overwhelmingly with little debate or fanfare. On the ballot this year are . HD129 36,386 26,643 1,914
Breaking it up into its components means there will be multiple lawsuits instead of one. Berrys office said Heap actually received $48.5 million. The HBA Judicial Preference Poll is not a Houston Bar Association opinion or endorsement. If you're planning on using the METRO to helo you get to and from the Houston Rodeo, here's everything you need to plan out your ride! Stanart 188,573 326,633 39.16% 56.00%
The 2022 Texas Primary Election is fast approaching. The decision led to an outcry from top Republicans, including Abbott and Patrick, who called for the case to be reheared.
HD126 36,287 21,192 1,384 648
HD127 40,378 24,663
Look at these three posts from the archives on this topic, and note that even though they span a decade, the same names kept coming up, with certain attorneys being closely connected to certain judges and not at all coincidentally their campaign coffers. HD148 16,522 19,677
HD149 39.42% 60.58%
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. 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 finally, with a less-predatory state government, we could have a reasoned discussion and admit there are problems that could be fixed with some help from that state government and Lege find ways to do elections better that arent predicated on punishment and the exercise of raw power. The 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Tennessee. HD144 47.22% 52.78%
And more money will be hard to come by after the county adopted a lower-than-planned tax rate last year following a bitter political fight. But plenty of others are considering a Cruz challenge. Garza 312,022 272,513 62.83% 45.61%
Danna 1,983 19,814 18,452 982
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. Education: Texas Tech University School of Law, BREAKING BOND: FOX 26'S ONGOING SERIES ON CRIMINALS OUT ON BOND. CC1 71,640 196,243 6,241 17
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. Phelan ruled in favor of Geren both times. MORE ON ELECTIONS: Election-denying Houston Republican Mike May takes his case to the Texas House after 6,000-vote loss. Shell have plenty of time to build that treasury back up; she did a pretty good job of that this cycle, so Id expect to see her total tick up in short order. Judge Lina Hidalgo and the Harris County Commissioners Court are defunding the police.. Meet the primary candidates running for Harris County's justice of the 2. JP6 5,253 16,428 881 4
HD144 45.24% 54.76%
HD149 12,101 18,269 925 429
Some people will skip races that are not of interest to them, I will absolutely stipulate to that. Its good to be a Commissioner. HD146 8,914 32,076 990 0
That is the only way to get it into court to begin a legal action..
REPUBLICAN. Hidalgo trailed Beto by six points in HD133 and seven in HD134. 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. DA is technically a state office for smaller counties, the DA can cover several of them at once so Id normally expect to see them on the Texas Ethics Commission site. A study funded by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission in 2015concludedthat attorneys could only reasonably handle at most 128 felonies or 226 misdemeanors a year. Jen Rice is a reporter for the Houston Chronicle covering Harris County government. In the 2020 Democratic primary, the Caucus endorsed 60 candidates, and 38 of those either won their races outright or advanced to a run-off. I will never not be mad about all of the lazy, uninformed, and frankly kind of racist assumptions that went into that hypothesis. CIA plans to hold a fundraiser, hopefully on Feb 19. Here @JudgeGenesis Draper. Look, Biden won Harris County by 218K in 2020. Garcia 33,177 8,498 0 54,177
HD134 32,915 46,611 1,330
HD130 47,660 18,606 13
JP2 44.48% 55.52%
She drew a short straw, and I think that contributed to her decision to run for Governor. HD143 8,538 14,611 1,218
This legislation would apply only in those counties and not in the 122 that elect county clerks or tax assessors tasked with running elections and handling voter registration. Slightly more than half of Texas counties appoint nonpartisan election administrators to run their elections. But oftentimes, theyll tell the defense theyve been communicating with, Hey, this is over.. Lets make this happen. If passed, the secretary of states office would change from being a guide and resource for election workers to being an auditor that can investigate and fire them. CD09 23,451 71,374 29
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What then is the argument for getting the higher end of turnout this year? 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. Instead, Hidalgo said, the comptroller should have calculated on the basis of pay periods rather than the number of months. Find Race Results. CC2 47.94% 52.06%
JP6 21.05% 75.94% 3.00%
A senior adviser to Cruz, granted anonymity to speak candidly, said he plans to make his formal Senate run announcement within the first half of the year. It would also ostensibly ban the use of chokeholds by police, ban the use of no-knock warrants, create additional requirements to obtain a search warrant, and remove the officers discretion in whether to issue a citation or arrest for some low-level crimes. 2022 March Primary Endorsements - Harris County Young Democrats Closely Vetting All 2022 Judicial Candidates Regardless of their Early voting results will be released at 7 p.m. CST on March 1, 2022. HD148 45.25% 54.75%
In the two good years, Dems carried Fort Bend by over 10K votes in each race. This makes sense to me, but as it agrees with my priors, Id like to check it. JP1 71,793 116,463 40
Which is what the Chron editorial board concluded a few days ago. In 2008, Jason left his civil practice to accept a position as an Assistant District Attorney in Harris County, where he went on to serve as the Chief Prosecutor in two different County Criminal Courts. 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. Its not hard to imagine him as a deputy whip or a powerful committee chair in a couple of cycles. Slapping around Harris County is the point. HD128 32,446 12,873 706 9
JP3 35,847 40,620 1,612 8
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.. CC1 26.37% 71.13% 2.50%
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. Suppose these votes split 80-20 for the Republicans, which would be plausible for an exclusive sample of such locations. HD147 9,406 34,678 1,363 730
Dist Patrick% Collier% Lib%
The ones who get to wait until 2026 are Brandon Creighton (SD04), Mayes Middleton (SD11), Borris Miles (SD13), and Lois Kolkhorst (SD18). JP1 69,316 114,700
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. HD143 8,646 14,845 732 5
JP8 62.50% 37.50%, Dist Mealer Hidalgo W-I
Judge Lawton-Evans is represented by Anthony Drumheller. I think we need to fully implement it and if the state slaps our hands back, we know where we are, McGee said. JP6 5,019 15,850 1,277 447
That would not be a cheap race as things stand now, as you can see. Judge Draper is represented by John Raley. HD132 36,413 23,479
HD142 27.13% 72.87%
She now manages McTorry Law, PLLC, where she is a criminal defense attorney.
My post about the HD135 election contest ran on December 3, so it was filed at least one day before then. Maybe such people exist and Republicans have been successful at keeping them all quiet until the lawsuits are heard, who can say. "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?" New rules get adopted each session, this can always be revisited in the future. Dade Phelan had never met them. HD138 32,324 23,310 968 2
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. JP2 22,622 28,241
HD126 37,148 21,466
I dont have the data to make a judgment about that, but the possibility certainly exists. Beall has handled cases involving serious crimes such as Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child, Murder, Capital Murder (Non-Death Penalty), Aggravated Robbery, and cases involving Domestic Violence. 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? And if we do assume that statement to be a fact, then it is still the case that every single one of those Republican losers are still losers, with most of them still losing by more than a full percentage point, which is well above the standard for recounts that the loser doesnt have to pay for. CC3 227,842 132,864
The HBA presents the results of its 2019 Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire below. Jeanie Ortiz, a former Harris County prosecutor,reportedto the state that she earned the $1 million while working on about 400 felonies and 200 misdemeanors. Democrats havent lost a judicial race in a Presidential year since 2012, and havent lost a majority of judicial races in a Presidential year since 2004. Harris County criminal court judge election results | khou.com None of us. CC1 26.13% 71.58% 2.28% 0.01%
The chamber passed the overall rules package by a vote of 123-19, with Democrats making up most of the opposition. HD143 35.04% 59.96% 5.00%
CC3 61.34% 38.66%
We made it through the 2022 election, the first post-Trump off-year election, with Democrats still in charge in Harris County. HD145 12,368 32,031 1,449
Counting these as Houston precincts means you wind up with a lot more total votes in Houston than were cast in the referenda elections, and gives you a distorted picture of the candidate percentages. JP7 17.86% 82.10% 0.03%
I then did the same thing for Harris and Fort Bend counties, to see how big the Democratic surplus was in each race. 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. HD141 17.82% 77.79% 3.09% 1.31%
You can read the Chron story here and their explainer about election contests here. JP3 35,962 40,821
Opponents of Prop A, including Garza, say it conflicts with state law where low amounts marijuana is still a misdemeanor and therefore should not be allowed in individual cities. 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.. Education: Rice University and The University of Texas School of Law, Endorsements: jasonluongforjudge.com/endorsements.
I am running these responses in the order . HD135 42.01% 55.20% 2.79%
So, you know, a banner Monday. Im being deliberately provocative here because I think this is urgent and I want people to see the dangers. HD146 9,172 31,975
And the fact that the furniture dealer is openly looking for any such example, especially those that include people who did actually vote, shows just how desperate and ridiculous and baseless these Republican charges have been all along.). 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. HD134 28,201 50,706 2,371
A William Wagner, about whom I could find nothing, filed the same for Constable in Precinct 7. First day to file for a place on the Primary ballot for precinct chair candidates. [1] The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas has jurisdiction in Harris County. Be that as it may, however one may choose to interpret the lack of news about this situation, I feel compelled to note that the FBI has been investigating Ken Paxton since November of 2020, and served subpoeanas to his office in December that year. JP6 4,815 17,369 687
The Evaluation opened on Oct. 21 and closed on Nov. 8. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Bail Reform, Rising Crime Shine Spotlight on Harris County Judicial The Republicans are gonna do what theyre gonna do, and we cant stop them. She was as an Assistant Criminal District Attorney in Polk County. Dan Spjut is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Im just guessing the evidence is minimal, there arent that many of these races, the gap isnt that much but its what Ive got.
As with the first Beto post, Im just going to dump all the data and will add my comments at the end. HD146 9,975 31,981 11
2009 935,073 1,881,112 49.71%
CD08 46,156 45,668 17
The only logical conclusion is that across the board, some number of people who votes for Beto and Collier and Garza and Hays also voted for Glenn Hegar and Dawn Buckingham and Wayne Christian. 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. =======================
FOX 26 has a list of these candidates and their biggest priorities if elected. More than 120 candidates have filed for Harris County positions ahead of the March 2022 primaries, as of the candidate filing deadline Dec. 13, according to the Texas Secretary of State website. Family 508,801 546,195 48.23% 51.77%
Houston, Texas Today, several losing Republican candidates filed election contests to void the more than 1 million votes cast in Harris Countys November 2022 election. Hidalgo versus Mealer JP4 166,204 128,604 7,578
What you saw (on Thursday) was really the beginning of getting this particular question before a court: What is the effect of a local municipal ordinance when it comes into conflict with state law?. As such, if we have the same rate of turnout as we did in 2015, we would see over 311K Houston voters from Harris County, or more than a 40K increase from 2015. Rutherford County General SessionsIt worked out because the clerks were In a closely watched election between Democrat DaSean Jones and Republican Tami Pierce for the 180th state district court, Pierce led Jones by more than 1,200 votes the morning after the election, but the final count including absentee and provisional ballots flipped the race in Jones' favor. 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. We have 26-pay-period accounting and Comptroller Hegar should know that, the judge said. JP3 35,715 40,576 2,117
HD133 35,551 23,419
JP4 175,012 119,960
HD145 13,855 29,642 1,839
Dist Stanart%Hudspeth%
We all know that Lina received very little in campaign contributions, especially compared to Mealer. I just feel like were in new territory, said Kim Rubio, who lost her 10-year-old daughter, Lexi, at Robb Elementary School. 2022 United States secretary of state elections - Wikipedia
HD130 70.04% 29.96%
Judge Fleischer is represented by John Raley. I was invited to this meeting because of the effort to create and carry out block walking events. 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. TEXAS SUPREME COURT, PLACE 3. I will of course keep an eye on them. JP2 22,460 28,561
Herman 0 96,574 0 518,009
Harris County judge election results 2022 | khou.com 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. "Several of them are considering election contests.". Much of this is also covered in this Trib story. There are also a lot of offices that include parts of Harris and parts of one or more neighbors: CDs 02 and 22, SBOE6, SDs 07 and 17, and all of the Firth and 14th Courts of Appeal benches, of which there will be ten Democratic incumbents on the ballot next year. I have some specific thoughts on that, which I will share in a future post. 1. Two things are different in 2018. HD144 11,551 14,029 854
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, . JP7 12,214 64,137 2,011 2
He is the chair of the felony district courts' Bail Bond Committee. He also wants to review the systems new online mail ballot tracker and ensure its working properly. In what should be a stronger Democratic year, Ill be very interested to see how things change. Four months after a majority of voters approved Proposition B, Dentons misdemeanor marijuana decriminalization ordinance continues to be a difficult issue for city staff to implement completely, according to City Manager Sara Hensley on Tuesday. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Hidalgo 294,968 257,935 59.79% 43.39%
Beto versus the spread HD139 11,536 31,304 1,246
This quick dismissal shows these election contests are largely about political posturing and undermining our democratic processes, said Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee. JP4 174,785 120,166
33K to 35K in 2016 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. 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. HD139 29.24% 70.76%
HD144 12,051 13,606
HD144 11,869 13,567 682 4
This is another way of illustrating that. You could have the primary winner, who would get to serve a four-year term after winning in November of 2024, and the special election winner, who would serve out the remainder of 2024, be two different people. The problem needs to be resolved at a higher level, and thats a much more difficult thing to do. Looking back at those earlier years, Beto fell short of the top performers in Houston, which in 2008 and 2012 was Adrian Garcia and which in 2018 was himself, but he did better in non-Houston Harris County. The debate is about the extent, not the existence. HD127 40,320 24,703
HD131 19.48% 80.52%
The county eventually began paying court-appointed attorneys hourly. 6(lost to Judge Kelley Andrews), Matthew Dexter, former candidate forHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. JP2 21,846 27,531 2,021 648
Thats exactly what happened in 2020, as noted above. 2016 bad counties 105K to 112K Theyre lower overall because there are no third party candidates in these races, and that lack of mostly Libertarians does seem to be better for the Republicans than the Democrats. That changed quite dramatically in 2018, when Dems won back Davis old seat and picked up another Senate seat as well. This is nothing but a pretext. CC2 49.76% 50.24%
HD131 20.01% 79.99%
Not as good statewide races. HD147 10,964 35,240 12
Patrick 171,319 312,803 34.40% 51.84%
Hidalgo versus Mealer. Before coming to the Chronicle, Jen spent three years covering City Hall for Houston's NPR station. Nelson worked as a Senior Prosecutor and a Chief Prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorneys Office for about 10 years. 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. JP5 47.01% 50.53% 2.46%
She was Chief Prosecutor in the Felony Trial Bureau, the Civil Rights Division, the Post-Conviction Writs division, the Robbery Division. HD128 32,433 12,955
Chair for Pct. Did I mention that the primary runoff and the special election would take both place in May, but on different dates, again as it was in HD147? The 2018 HBA Judicial Preference Poll Results and news release are posted below. But they did, and finding little oddities like that always delights me. Dist Mealer Hidalgo W-I
HD144 44.67% 50.89% 4.44%
Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. 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. Im just saying its not as much as you might think. As always, let me know if you have any questions. She is 1 of 17 elected Harris County Dem. Another way of looking at this is that there will be a lot of people who havent voted in a prior Mayoral election but will be participating this year, both because of the increase in registrations and the usual comings-and-goings over the years. JP3 35,972 40,808
As for Paxtons continued desire to be Supreme Prosecutor, the CCAs ruling was made on constitutional grounds. JP8 64.32% 35.68%, Dist Stanart Hudspeth
HD147 8,731 36,766 1,206
Burgess 290,267 255,860 60.14% 43.81%
Honestly, I have no problem with what was passed. CC3 214,555 146,441 8,815
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. Ill be paying closer attention to these precincts, because this isnt always the case going forward. Hegar,a Republican,said he hopes Heap and county officials can resolve the situation themselves long before Harris County begins budget deliberations for fiscal year 2024. He also predicted that county officials would once again use a convoluted approach to argue they had not reduced Heaps funding. HD139 12,541 30,343
Ferrell's practice is 100% criminal law. Scott 188,623 326,849 39.14% 56.00%, Dist Daniel Burgess
We have until noon on Tuesday to respond to the Texas Supreme Court. Ill have more to say about those Commissioners Court precincts later, so lets put a pin in that for now. Buckingham 184,006 323,967 37.41% 54.65%
JP7 12,496 64,441
As a precinct chair, Ill get to participate in the process to pick the next Chair, who will then need to stand for election in the 2024 primary. HD130 46,489 18,687
For his part, Berry noted that the county had already been forced to adopt the property tax revenue freeze for its current budget because Commissioners Court was unable to reach a quorum needed to set a tax rate. Judge Williams is represented by Anthony Drumheller. According to Mealers petition, there is no dispute that there were several dozens of polling locations who at some point in the day, ran out of paper and turned voters away.. HD133 34,391 23,900 1,215 616
Theres more, but I dont have the mental energy to continue, so go read the rest for yourself. CC4 119,394 121,960 51
Now you can just go somewhere else. HD149 39.85% 60.15%
HD143 35.46% 64.54%
HD135 39.89% 57.75% 2.36%
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. Kyle Scott is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. HD139 11,438 31,372 1,145
I would expect this to pass, as similar referenda has done in other cities. discovery of voted ballots after the polls close. Hegar said in a statement that the county will be barred from increasing property tax collections plus revenue from properties added to the tax roll last year until it resolves the discrepancy. HD131 5,986 23,853 942 400
So far the two candidates that I know of Silvia Mintz and Mike Doyle are the only two that have come forward. 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. JP2 41.00% 55.97% 3.03%
Most years we dont get the data to differentiate between votes cast by residents of Houston and votes cast by Harris County non-Houston residents. HD129 59.33% 38.88% 1.79% 0.00%
Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey, the lone Republican on the court, voted against the measure. CC3 227,110 133,538
At the last CEC meeting, he made oblique reference to stepping down as the meeting was coming to an end. HD146 22.96% 77.04%
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.
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