HD148 44.01% 55.99%
They have the votes and they have the will, and theres basically nothing Dems can do to stop them. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Who won and who lost in the 2022 midterm elections across Houston and rest of Texas? HD143 35.69% 61.27% 3.02% 0.02%
Results of the 2022 Judicial Preference Poll. HD150 35,089 21,326
HD144 43.70% 53.07% 3.23%
HD127 38,480 26,208 1,817
He also worked as General Counsel for a multinational corporation. HD137 8,207 13,090
Ill get into it a bit more in the next post when we look at the higher-scoring Republicans, but my sense is that these three Dems, plus Beto, received some crossovers. Its not that hard.. Overall, it looks like Collier and Garza did about as well percentage-wise as Beto did. 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.. 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. Sixty years after the U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright enshrined a persons right to a lawyer in criminal proceedings, data shows that few indigent clients in the country actually get a good one. If you have a favorite or two among them and a few bucks to spare, Im sure theyd appreciate a contribution. (Is it possible there are a few people who actually didnt vote because of the paper-outage delays? I really wish I could make that happen. HD128 70.08% 27.72% 2.20%
HD145 14,698 29,537
Julian Castro is not running for President in 2024, and if what he really wants to do is run for Governor in 2026, maybe put the word out about that. Judge Fleischer is represented by John Raley. It was the luck of the draw for Texas senators on Wednesday as they drew lots to decide which half of them would get two-year terms and which would get four-year terms. It would be one thing if the Senate seat were clearly winnable, but its a stretch and everyone knows it. For whatever the reason fewer people split their tickets, even though they had no choice but to vote (or not) in every single race. HD144 12,065 13,483
JP1 63,938 115,819 5,264 2,359
JP5 52.55% 47.43% 0.02%
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said the county would challenge Hegars finding in court if necessary. Like I said, Im making some assumptions here, any or all of which could be wrong. 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. Its certainly possible that these laws arent as good at actually suppressing the vote as theyre intended to, but thats beside the point. HD145 12,220 32,097 1,425
None of us got 70% of the votes. Breaking it down this way revealed three things to me that I might not have noticed otherwise. JP1 34.58% 65.42%
Burgess 290,267 255,860 60.14% 43.81%
I recognize the voters have spoken, Hensley told council members Tuesday afternoon. SD17 58.16% 41.82% 0.02%
By Carolina Sanchez. Harris County 248th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Hilary Unger and challenger Linda Mazzagatti. I thank Speaker Phelan and Representative Morgan Meyer for upholding the law and ensuring the will of the voters stands.. HD150 60.64% 37.11% 2.25%
Garcia 33,177 8,498 0 54,177
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.
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.. JP3 34,975 41,776 2,126
HD137 8,369 12,377
According to Hegar, Heaps office was allotted about $46.6 million for the 2023 fiscal year.
CC3 224,673 135,288 6,151 14
The intent is for it to be one single proposition. 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. Collier actually did a tiny bit better in HD133, and both did better in HD134. JP6 25.54% 74.43% 0.02%
I am optimistic that the Commissioners will have the desire and the space to add to the public defender budget. In counties like Brazoria and Montgomery, population growth near the Harris County border has led to some burgeoning Democratic turf, mostly around Pearland for the former and around the Woodlands for the latter. Were answerable to the people. 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? Im going to look back at the four most recent elections to see if we can put some numbers on that. 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. Hidalgos opponent Alexandra del Moral Mealer. Judge Jones is represented by Oliver Brown. Sure, maybe a couple. 2023-00932; Chris Daniel v. Marilyn Burgess. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Several Harris County Criminal District Court Judges are up for re-election in 2022. Get more election results on our homepage and Vote 2022 . PREVIOUSLY Stevens also said the ordinance has become a political issue instead of a nonpartisan one, as indicated by the overwhelming majority of voters who approved the measure in November. Harris County 208th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Greg Glass and challengers Beverly Armstrong and Kim McTorry. 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. Based upon information to date we believe there were approximately 2,600 or more estimated voters turned away due to running out of ballot paper or machines not working for a period of time, Siegel wrote. SD18 51.69% 48.30% 0.01%
CC2 49.71% 50.29%
The debate over law-enforcement funding in Harris County stems from the countys decision to shift its fiscal year and budgeting schedule to start in October instead of March. 2016 bad counties 105K to 112K CC4 112,533 119,027 6,359 3,012
Other non-judicial statewide positions that appeared on the ballot include the races for Comptroller, . Its kind of painful, but you can read the rest. This is another way of illustrating that. 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. Education: Prairie View A&M University and South Texas College of Law, Campaign website: beverlyarmstrongforjudge.com. 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. Adrian Garcia, County Commissioner, Precinct 2 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. Bennett 0 1,022 0 14,527
Cagle 64,225 186,970 0 5,056
HD142 26.27% 73.73%
Harris County Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum did not respond directly to the criticism, but said the office supports any legislation that increases voter registration and access to voting. CC2 49.76% 50.24%
Attorney General Ken Paxtons office is urging the Texas Supreme Court to side with opponents of a proposed charter amendment that seeks to decriminalize marijuana and abortion, as well as enact a host of other police reforms. "I want to send a message to the Harris County elections administrator," Taylor said. In actuality, there were 486K total ballots cast, including undervotes, in the city prop races. Family 508,801 546,195 48.23% 51.77%
Now lets look at Houston voter registration numbers. The chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party on Wednesday announced, January 2023 campaign finance reports: Harris County, Precinct analysis: The different kinds of courts, ruling against the city of Houston giving health insurance benefits to same-sex spouses of city employees, The next round of voter suppression bills are coming, a complaint to the State Bar accusing Paxton of professional misconduct, Paxtons continued desire to be Supreme Prosecutor. CC1 73,858 195,066
PREVIOUSLY That would mean that the Republicans netted about 1600 votes, which I need not point out is even farther away from closing the gap. Harris County 184th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Abigail Anastasio and challenger Katherine Thomas. HD140 29.27% 68.30% 2.43%
Hidalgo versus Mealer As weve discussed, there is consistently a three-to-four point range between the top-scoring Democratic judicial candidate and the lowest-scoring one. HD135 42.01% 55.20% 2.79%
After the House reelected Phelan by a nearly unanimous vote, he cautioned freshmen to please do not confuse this body with the one in Washington, D.C.. JP1 65,832 117,292 5,140
JP8 62.20% 35.25% 2.55%, Dist Buck Kleberg Grn W-I
Theres more, but I dont have the mental energy to continue, so go read the rest for yourself. A lack of funding is one big factor, but money isnt the only reason. HD133 34,391 23,900 1,215 616
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. That keeps Senate district elections staggered every two years. Dan Patrick (481K votes) and Ken Paxton (480K) were the two low scorers among Republicans. 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. CD22 13,292 8,076 2
Hidalgo versus Mealer. We all know that Lina received very little in campaign contributions, especially compared to Mealer. JP7 12,266 66,242
Sometimes I dont necessarily mind Houston being a bit behind the activism curve. CC3 61.36% 36.95% 1.68% 0.00%
PREVIOUSLY Her reporting has aired nationally on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Here & Now. Sherman Eagleton, Constable Precinct 3 Luong is also the presiding judge for the Felony Veterans Treatment Court for Harris County, a specialty court that was created to handle felony criminal cases involving veterans. Many millions of dollars in advertising was able to move the needle a bit in a handful of races, but thats it. Activists in Harker Heights, which is also in Bell County, are planning to force another vote on the issue, though that may wind up being moot, depending on how this goes. Dan Patrick have pushed to return it to the stiffer penalty. 2023-00937; Matthew Dexter v. Judge Genesis Draper. Some election officials are concerned this change could prevent local election workers from asking questions or seeking help from the office for fear of being reprimanded. CC3 233,567 133,554 63
Wyatt 293,352 256,862 60.86% 44.00%
HD134 32,915 46,611 1,330
Rutherford County General Sessions Court - Probate County Office Building 319 North Maple Street, Suite 121, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 Phone: (615) 898-7800 Fax: (615) 898-7830. My office will be involved in the case every step of the way to ensure peoples votes are protected.". Cuellar declined to be interviewed. JP6 22.60% 71.48% 5.91%
Combined, the two candidates raised close to $115 million, with ORourke bringing in more than $80 million. Plus, the idea of it makes me gag, so its just as well. Cant let Mattress Mack undo election wins. 1 resource, and that benefits all voters, said Jennifer Doinoff, Hays County elections administrator. His math was wrong then and its wrong now.. HD130 66.45% 31.40% 2.15%
SD04 63.31% 36.68% 0.02%
HD150 36,105 21,302 10
CC1 26.13% 71.58% 2.28% 0.01%
SD17 64,692 46,518 22
This will be the most interesting election on the May ballot. The Current has more. HD128 32,350 12,795 1,014
Were evaluating the lawsuit and will let the courts sort it out.. Submit application to: Harris County Board of Elections, 1001 Preston, Houston, Texas . ROBERT FICKMAN'S 2022 HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY JUDICIAL ENDORSEMENTS Friends - The Harris County District Attorneys Office has SHAMEFULLY encouraged assistant district attorneys and pro- prosecution candidates to run against some of our best incumbent judges in the Democratic Primary. Indeed, three of the four races were actually in the Dem +34K to +38K range, with one outlier. Dist Scott% Wyatt%
Ill have more to say about those Commissioners Court precincts later, so lets put a pin in that for now. We have held our ground in Brazoria, which is educated and suburban enough to show a few tiny signs of moving a bit blue recently, at least at the top. CD18 46,492 107,792 46
CC2 48.03% 49.53% 2.42% 0.01%
But boy it sure would be nice to have a state government that wasnt a constant threat to our local matters? DEMOCRAT. 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). Anyway. CC3 63.17% 36.83%
The day before Harris County Commissioners Court was set to certify the results of the November election, the Texas Attorney General's Office filed a last-minute petition to throw out 2,000 provisional ballots cast during an extended hour of voting on Election Day. James Lombardino is represented by Jared Woodfill. As noted before, Greg Abbott got 490K votes in Harris County, far less than the 559K he received in 2018 running against Lupe Valdez. Maybe such people exist and Republicans have been successful at keeping them all quiet until the lawsuits are heard, who can say. At least in those cases, you can make the claim that the Libertarian received votes that might have otherwise gone to the Republican. She has 32 years of experience in Harris County, state, and federal criminal and civil courts and has presented thousands of cases to citizens on grand juries. Im sure they all have tears in their eyes and call him sir, too. Please give a few bucks if you can and help them all out. JP6 5,130 16,223 1,342
She is licensed in Texas, Arkansas and the United States of America (Southern District of Texas-Federal Court). CC2 97,753 106,167
Experience: Chris Morton worked as Assistant District Attorney with Harris County for four and half years in the Trial Division, prosecuting thousands of cases ranging from the most minor of traffic tickets to the most serious of offensescapital murder. C Civil 515,292 545,092 48.60% 51.40%
HD128 32,499 12,847
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. He also questioned the existence of and the accountability measures for the election administrator position in Harris County. CC2 45.52% 51.84% 2.64%
This is close enough for our purposes. It does cause concern that somebody from outside that jurisdiction would be able to usurp the authority of the elections commission in dealing with their elections administrator.. HD126 36,849 21,629 1,070 1
On the other hand, the Lege is out there as well, with a giant hammer to wield against cities and counties that do things the Republicans dont like. Speaking as a resident of SD15, Im already exhausted by this possibility, which may not even happen.