The HBA Judicial Preference Poll is not a Houston Bar Association opinion or endorsement. HD148 45.83% 54.14% 0.02% These election contests are frivolous attempts to overturn the votes of more than a million residents in the third largest county in the country. At a high level, its federal races, then state races, then county races, then city and other local entities if applicable. After a minute, I decided to go with the obvious, which was to separate the counties into those that are good for the Dems and those that are not, and see what that told me. See here for some background and here for an earlier version of the story. People wait for eviction cases to be heard at a Harris County courthouse in January 2022. JP4 173,174 120,696 5,428 13 HD128 71.67% 28.33% HD142 27.56% 72.44% ============================================= The good news is the vast majority of the law has actually been researched not only by me and the county attorney, (but) the city attorney in Harker Heights had the opportunity to review the matter legally and so has the city attorney in Killeen, Garza said. Education: Prairie View A&M University and South Texas College of Law, Campaign website: beverlyarmstrongforjudge.com. HD143 8,824 14,858 2023 FOX Television Stations, Breaking Bond: In-depth look at three Criminal Dist. He would almost surely run as a Dem in this heavily Democratic precinct. HD144 44.67% 49.78% 4.30% 1.25% The judge in the Lunceford contest was assigned on December 13, I dont know what has happened since then. HD128 32,350 12,795 1,014 JP6 5,253 16,428 881 4 You can find results for Harris County on Tuesday night here. Restraint and tolerance for any kind of dissent are not in their playbook. Collier 312,803 273,337 62.81% 45.64% HD139 12,722 30,247 HD141 4,635 20,039 691 3 He and County Attorney Jim Nichols met with Commissioners Bobby Whitson, John Driver, Bill Schumann and Russell Schneider in executive session for an hour on Thursday. HD127 60.47% 37.36% 2.18% Lesley Briones, County Commissioner, Precinct 4, Kim Ogg, District Attorney He aint running for anything in 2024, Im confident of that. Some people will skip races that are not of interest to them, I will absolutely stipulate to that. JP7 15.62% 84.38% She has also worked in the juvenile, the mental health, intake, misdemeanor, felony, and justice of the peace divisions. 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.. CC2 49.76% 50.24% Ive said this before, but Mitt Romney won 11 State Rep districts in 2012, and he won them all with over 60% of the vote. HD140 5,904 13,079 HD146 22.96% 77.04% CC3 224,673 135,288 6,151 14 There were problems with elections back when the County Clerk specifically, Stan Stanart was in charge of running them. For the most part, Hidalgos performance in each district is about what youd expect in comparison to Beto. JP2 23,249 29,149 10 The Press has more. HD130 69.92% 28.62% 1.46% 0.01% HD127 62.01% 37.99% Every day, police departments decide what theyre going to enforce and what theyre not going to enforce, and this represents the people of San Antonio saying: these are not our priorities for our scarce public dollars, Siegel said. Even in the case of the loser who lost to DaSean Jones by 449 votes, its extremely hard to imagine there could have been enough people who encountered problems and could not vote anywhere else and would have voted for the loser to make a difference. But due to a change in state law, you only have until March 8 to make a contribution. Clubs In Action raising legal $ for judges. And every voter who might have been discouraged by issues at one location could have gone to another one, which would have been at most a couple of minutes away by car. 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 deadline for setting the May ballot is Friday. That system has led topersistent allegations of favoritismat the expense of defendants. Home Slightly more than half of Texas counties appoint nonpartisan election administrators to run their elections. 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.. CC3 60.63% 36.12% 2.24% 1.02% Individual seeking a County office as an Independent candidate must file for a place on the ballot with the Harris County Judge: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo 1001 Preston, Suite 911 Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: 713-274-7000 Fax: 713-755-8379 HD128 68.08% 29.53% 2.39% Hidalgo versus Mealer Some 64% of voters in the city of 34,000 people approved the decriminalization initiative. Michelle Fraga is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. CC4 44.16% 53.15% 2.69% Seems to me the easy choice is to stay put and wait until Texas is competitive enough to tip the odds in your favor. Morris is managing partner of the Morris Law Firm - Houston office. ============================== A lack of funding is one big factor, but money isnt the only reason. Appeals 520,019 549,533 48.62% 51.38% "I'm disappointed to see another losing candidate challenging the results of their election. I truly . C Probate 511,900 540,619 48.64% 51.36%, Candidates Houston Not Hou Hou% Not% The Dems in the first four races we analyzed all topped 53% of the vote in Harris County. 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. While there are no challenges on the Republican ballot in the Texas Primary Election, there are plenty on the Democratic ballot. Dist Mealer Hidalgo W-I =================================== JP8 61.62% 34.71% 2.56% 1.12%, Dist Patrick Collier Lib HD133 61.63% 38.37% The videos are also posted on YouTube. I have so much respect for them. We have to talk about the many millions of dollars spent by various wealthy wingnuts against Judge Hidalgo and Democratic criminal court judges. Were ready, City Clerk Debbie Racca-Sittre said inside City Hall as she and a colleague sealed and time stamped four boxes filled with more than 5,000 pages of petition signatures. Not too surprisingly, what we see in all three of these races ismore votes for the Republican candidate and fewer votes for the Democrat across the precincts, with a couple of exceptions here and there. Dist Miller% Hays% HD143 35.46% 64.54% TPR has more. The petition is filed in Harris County, but the case will be heard by a judge from outside the county, according to Menefee's office. 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. - 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. Exclusive: Abbott explains push against diversity hiring programs, Texas wants to ban delta-8, but veterans are pushing back, The Breakfast Klub sues prominent City Hall consultant for fraud, UH, Texas A&M removing DEI statements from hiring practices, Astros GM Dana Brown the antithesis of his predecessors, Houston is the most stressful city to work in, says new study, Lauren Daigle at Houston Rodeo: 'God always has your number', Galveston gets fourth Carnival Cruise Line, Election-denying Houston Republican Mike May takes his case to the Texas House after 6,000-vote loss. Alexander Mealer is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. A William Wagner, about whom I could find nothing, filed the same for Constable in Precinct 7. I think we need to fully implement it and if the state slaps our hands back, we know where we are, McGee said. We have definitely seen races like this, certainly in elections going back to 2016 Hillary versus Trump, Biden versus Trump, Beto and the Lite Guv/AG/Ag Commish triumvirate this year and 2018. Maybe Judge Hidalgo will have an easier time of it as well. 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. He is a member of the ACLU and the Houston Democratic Lawyers Association. We have until noon on Tuesday to respond to the Texas Supreme Court. 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. JP7 12,417 64,481 What we can glean from this is that the investigation appears to be ongoing, and the government hasnt reached a resolution one way or another as to how it plans to proceed.. Its been a year since his home was raided, FBI agents raided U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellars home and office, the FBI has been investigating Ken Paxton since November of 2020, Precinct analysis: Inside and out of the city, Uvalde parents will take their fight to the Lege. There were 1,276 responses to the online Judicial Evaluation, representing 13.6% of eligible HBA members. Last week, Mike May, the GOP nominee who ran against state Rep. Jon Rosenthal in House District 135, filed a petition challenging Rosenthals win. HD138 33,169 22,469 It was the good ol boys system, 100 percent, [Jed Silverman, president of the Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association,] said. 3. Of course, we were in a time and of a political makeup in which Dems were getting creamed in non-Presidential years. But I will send out word when I learn more. Hensley, who gave a presentation to the Denton City Council, said that since Nov. 1 about a week before Denton voters passed Prop B 52 citations and/or arrests were made by Denton police for misdemeanor marijuana possession or paraphernalia related to marijuana. No one cares about that, but because it is a story about 2024 and Ted Cruz will be running for re-election to the Senate in 2024, it contains the following bits of speculation about who might run against him: Cruzs focus on his Senate bid follows a tough 2018 reelection fight against former Democratic Rep. Beto ORourke, who lost by 2.6 points. If six months or a year from now this ordinance is in place and being complied with, Ill be delighted and looking to our city to follow suit. The number of registered voters in Harris County, and thus in Houston, will certainly change between now and November. JP6 25.54% 74.43% 0.02% HD133 36,406 22,666 Ferrell is a former Assistant District Attorney who prosecuted thousands of misdemeanor and felony cases. Beall led the race by 13% in the primary. Two more things: One is that the undervote rate was higher in judicial races. This is intended to help introduce the candidates and their experiences to those who plan to vote in March. CD22 62.20% 37.79% 0.01% JP2 44.39% 55.61% Even in 2020, the two losing candidates would have won with Hegars margin. JP4 170,806 118,025 7,219 3,145 Two-thirds of the people I talked to sign [the petition], said Ananda Tomas, executive director of ACT 4 SA, whichlaunched the petitioneffort in October. HD127 41,603 24,533 5 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. Judge Cox is represented by Cris Feldman. CD02 62.45% 37.53% 0.02% Ive looked but never found patterns that I think satisfactorily and consistently explain the variations. HD137 8,600 12,670 9 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. 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. Reid Epstein Mar 1, 2022 When he ran for the Senate four years ago, Democrat Beto O'Rourke . HD129 58.28% 38.03% 2.50% 1.19% JP2 21,846 27,531 2,021 648 HD147 10,255 35,167 HD145 30.61% 66.55% 2.83% 0.01% Breaking it up into its components means there will be multiple lawsuits instead of one. Lunceford's opponent, Democrat Tamika Craft, won the election by 0.26 percent of the vote. I love this photo he took with little baby Christopher back during his 2020 re-election bid. CC1 65,573 204,223 7,632 HD137 37.74% 57.73% 2.88% 1.65% JP7 11,370 65,643 2,250 She got 553K votes, which is 42K less than Beto. But oftentimes, theyll tell the defense theyve been communicating with, Hey, this is over.. JP1 30.90% 66.43% 2.68% Brian Staley is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. This quick dismissal shows these election contests are largely about political posturing and undermining our democratic processes, said Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee. 2023-00932; Chris Daniel v. Marilyn Burgess. HD132 56.16% 41.60% 2.24% 2023-301111; Will Archer v. Judge James Horwitz. Atkinson also mentioned that the court sends text messages to people to let them know about the process and how to expunge their records. HD133 36,909 23,379 11 JP5 147,814 135,680 These losing candidates should move on too.. JP1 36.68% 63.32% HD132 59.59% 38.35% 2.06% The annual Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo is no fun and games if you don't have a ticket. JP5 50.61% 47.07% 2.32% JP4 174,785 120,166 This is all bullshit and should be seen as such. HD133 60.51% 39.49% JP4 57.89% 42.11% Dist Crim 520,900 542,986 48.96% 51.04% He may or may not seek to run for something else do remember that the minute he says something to that effect hell have to resign, so all we would have before then is speculation but either way I wont be surprised to see some competition for the Precinct 1 slot. The initiative follows the Gallery Furniture ownerslawsuit filed last weekaccusing the Harris County Elections Administrators Office of refusing to turn over public records related to the election. Hidalgo versus Mealer HD134 33,479 45,200 HD144 11,869 13,567 682 4 JP8 49,209 27,703 Be that as it may, I will be very interested to see how this turns out, and whether something similar happens in Houston. Important 2022 Election Dates. I thank Speaker Phelan and Representative Morgan Meyer for upholding the law and ensuring the will of the voters stands.. Again, I want to stress, the goals that Act4SA and Ground Game Texas are advocating are good and laudable and I support them. The office has since expanded dramatically, but it still takes the minority of criminal cases in Harris County. HD142 8,851 24,073 1,025 411 Dist Daniel% Burgess% What you see above is the range for each, so the vote deficit for these counties goes from 105K to 112K. HD147 20.37% 75.10% 2.95% 1.58% HD145 26.72% 70.17% 3.12% As for Whitmire, what this means is that if hes elected Mayor this year, things will be messy in SD15 the next year. The 2022 United States secretary of state elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the secretaries of state in twenty-seven states. While there are no challenges on the Republican ballot in the Texas Primary Election, there are plenty on the Democratic ballot. Obviously, the Democratic candidates lost the four races. I figure its just a matter of time before incumbent DA draws a primary challenger or two, so well want to keep an eye on her fundraising totals. 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. Sylvia Trevino, Constable Precinct 6 It marked an awkward transition for the Uvalde activists, who have spent months advocating for gun control laws. As the title says, what do we need to do to hold onto them? 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. JP6 4,815 17,369 687 CC2 49.71% 50.29% See here for the background. And as you know, I am a Democratic precinct chair, which means Im one of the several hundred people that will vote on who that is. While at the DAs office, she handled thousands of felony and misdemeanor cases. Education: University of Houston Law Center, Endorsements: chrismortonforjudge.org/endorsements, Campaign website: chrismortonforjudge.org. We have multiple locations at which anyone can vote precisely as a hedge against problems at any one specific location. Let me know if you have any questions. JP7 13,972 64,220 27 I wish them all the best anyway. HD133 31,901 26,700 1,898 (Except for Steve Radack, who still has a nice chunk of change in his account.) It is not clear when the lawsuit will be filed. HD131 6,114 24,275 906 HD134 39.59% 58.92% 1.48% 0.01% JP3 45.55% 51.75% 2.70% JP1 34.97% 62.30% 2.73% Have I got that right? 14 Cause No. HD138 30,328 25,534 1,383 We saw it with Bill White in 2010, too as Ive observed in the past, White received something like 300K votes from people who otherwise voted Republican. HD145 26.98% 69.86% 3.16% CC2 99,401 100,543 HD145 13,535 29,065 1,855 677 "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?" That keeps Senate district elections staggered every two years. Indeed, were approaching the ten-year anniversary of potential statewide candidate Julian Castro territory, as those stories were being written at the start of the 2014 gubernatorial campaign. Bell County commissioners, along with the district attorney, are determined to settle the question of whether Killeens Proposition A is lawful, making the governing body the first in Texas to sue one of its own cities over decriminalization of misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Please take a moment to imagine me with a very smug look on my face. The 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Tennessee. HD147 20.84% 76.28% 2.88% Experience: Alycia Harvey worked at the Harris County District Attorneys Office, where she has practiced criminal law for 20 years.