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. They have the votes and they have the will, and theres basically nothing Dems can do to stop them. 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. 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. Our position remains that the Council will put the petition on the ballot as one Justice Policy proposal because that was the way it was presented to those who signed the petition, Segovia said in an email Sunday. } ============================== The House doesnt have the votes, he said. HD126 63.38% 36.62% HD137 40.87% 59.13% margin: 8px auto; See here for the background. As you may recall, Democrats won a ton of Appellate Court races in 2018. Protect your nonprofit, nonpartisan state news. JP2 23,249 29,149 10 The practice is outlined in Article 3, Section 3, of the Texas Constitution, which calls for Senators elected after each apportionment [redistricting] to be divided into two classes: one that will serve a four-year term and the other to serve a two-year term. Its clear that opinions differ about the legality and enforceability of the marijuana-related measures, and Id say the same would be true for the abortion one. 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. HD144 45.24% 54.76% Herman 0 96,574 0 518,009 But the experience reminded Wilson why she volunteers her time to read, review and analyze stories of women who have died from pregnancy and childbirth. 10 people run from traffic stop in west Houston, Memorial Villages PD says, Man ticketed for feeding Houston's homeless outside of library. ============================== Harris County is the big problem, said state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican who plans to file close to a dozen election bills this legislative session. .race_header.libertarian { overflow-y: auto; 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? HD148 16,238 20,657 HD147 21.11% 78.89% I spent a lot of time obsessing over these four super-close races two years ago, and dont have anything new to say. Its not clear to me why the gap was greater in the county (which is to say, misdemeanor) courts; the anti-Democratic advertising wasnt at all subtle about who was responsible for whatever outrage they were fulminating about. Jack Cagle (SPAC), County Commissioner, Precinct 4 Some candidates who took part in the GOP sessions said theyve taken part in training by other groups as well. CC2 97,146 99,729 7,605 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. HD133 61.21% 38.77% 0.02% Rosen 717,202 84,691 0 1,322,398 As for Paxtons continued desire to be Supreme Prosecutor, the CCAs ruling was made on constitutional grounds. border-radius: 50%; 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. HD129 39,519 24,982 11 That is nonsense and not our job.. Not exactly rocket science, but the data is as clear as it could be. I hope it at least amuses you. This would require 10 years of experience as a practicing lawyer in the State of Texas or a practicing lawyer and judge of a state court or county court for a combined total of at least 10 years to be eligible to serve as Chief Justice or Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. 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. Lets see how this breaks down. Houston, Texas - Today, several losing Republican candidates filed election contests to void the more than 1 million votes cast in Harris County's November 2022 election. CC2 49.71% 50.29% PPP/Emilys List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46, UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43, Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45, Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46, 2023 Off the Kuff | Powered by WordPress, Year Votes Registered Turnout padding-bottom: 8px; I just dont think this is going to work, and I have zero reason to believe that the Republicans will just let this slide if it passes. For example, an advocacy groups scorecard may assess a legislators voting record on one issue while a state newspapers scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety. HD146 22.26% 77.74% HD131 5,857 24,875 694 Threat management. } In 2020, eleven Democratic judicial candidates were unopposed. JP6 5,253 16,428 881 4 Several Democratic and Republican candidates are gunning for the top position of the largest county in Texas. District Name Email Website; U.S. Representative District 2: . .votebox-scroll-container { Example video title will go here for this video. Theres more, but I dont have the mental energy to continue, so go read the rest for yourself. For sure, its hard to imagine much money spent on Republicans locally in 2024. A lot has happened since then, all related to the ongoing whistleblower lawsuit, but if we were expecting to see Paxton get frog-marched by the FBI one fine day, were still waiting. You see the schools are just in great freefall and chaos. CC1 27.54% 72.46% CC3 224,670 141,583 Dont worry about the Ukraine, dont worry about D.C. You can do something socially useful, and start showing up to your school board meetings.. vertical-align: top; CC1 27.46% 72.54% HD149 39.42% 60.58% 2023-00955; James Lombardino v. Judge Audrie Lawton-Evans. Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. JP3 45.91% 54.09% .widget-row { Generally speaking, she did a couple of points worse. They start with the appellate courts, the 1st and 14th for those of us in Harris County, then the District Courts in numerical order, which means that Criminal District Courts and Civil District Courts are mixed together. And of course, every election is different, with candidates and exogenous conditions having an effect on who does and doesnt vote. HD145 30.56% 65.38% 4.06% HD148 45.25% 54.75% JP5 50.61% 47.07% 2.32% As noted, I dont have a whole lot of data for this from previous elections, but what I do have can be found in these posts: There were city propositions in 2010, for red light cameras and ReNew Houston, but I didnt do the same city-versus-not-city comparisons that year, almost certainly because 2010 was such a miserable year and I just didnt want to spend any more time thinking about it than I had to. 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. 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. Many of them have a tiny number of Houston-specific votes in them, with a much larger contingent of non-Houston votes. HD147 8,809 36,618 1,383 .votebox-results-metadata { HD144 11,849 14,344 But a little-noticed, hour-long session in a small conference room at the Marriott could very well be more consequential for the state GOP this election. HD147 8,731 36,766 1,206 See here, here, and here for some background. To get those appointments, attorneys gained favor with the judges by doing everything fromcontributingto their campaigns to bringing tacos for courtroom staff. Scott 188,623 326,849 39.14% 56.00%, Dist Daniel Burgess Warford 290,364 251,323 59.02% 42.41% border: 1px solid #999; margin-top: 5px; $('.collapse').collapse('show'); If we want to see things change, and we want to be safe, we have to advocate for our own safety.. I understand that, but we dont have the authority.. HD142 9,132 24,642 Menefee 36,826 30,700 0 193,291 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. .inner_percentage.Libertarian { HD128 32,499 12,847 None of the other Texas cities where decriminalization initiatives have been approved Elgin, Denton, San Marcos and Austin has faced litigation. Of the other six races for statewide executive offices, three were similar in nature to the Governors race and three were friendlier to Republicans. We know that poll watchers with malign intent are out there. The Y-axis is the percentages. We do not have any additional information prior to them receiving that work session report.. clear: both; JP4 174,354 120,349 HD140 5,904 13,079 .results_table_container { The party has also conducted one-on-one sessions with prospective candidates. HD143 8,631 15,710 America today does not look like the America I grew up in and as we all know, as goes Texas so goes the United States. Alexandra del Moral Mealer,now appears to be searching for just that. CC4 47.33% 52.67% Its not like voters were told they couldnt vote or that they had to go home. You may also recall the vast hand-wringing campaign about the scurrilous effects of straight-ticket voting in those years, in which Democrats swept Harris County. The raid cast a shadow over a competitive election year for the longtime Democratic congressman who defended his seat from a progressive in the March primary and then a well-funded and coordinated effort to flip his seat by Republicans in November. ==================================== -. No, because at the end of the day while Republicans in California are trying to throw everything at the wall and hope something sticks to keep people angry and to frankly, in my view, destroy a traditional free public education in California Democrats have been focused on the most important things.. Houston, TX 77003. We need to turn that around. HD135 42.94% 57.06% The main thing I want to point out is just that we have more voters in Houston now than we did in 2015. Beto versus Abbott In a unanimous vote on Thursday, Bell County commissioners agreed to file a lawsuit against Killeen over the citys adoption of Proposition A, the ballot measure that was approved by voters in November to decriminalize marijuana in Killeen. 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. Feeling shut out, Felton decided to enter politics, and took part in the state GOP July training session, which she said taught her the practicality of running.. The two races heating up are an indication of more fireworks to come according to KHOU 11 political analyst Bob Stein. MJ Hegar, who didnt do nearly as well, still won Harris by 136K. They were discouraged because the lines were long, or because they were told theyd have to wait.. UPDATE: As soon as I had hit Save on this draft, I see via Stace that attorney and former HD132 candidate Silvia Mintz has announced her candidacy. But a lot of them were disenfranchised by not having the first place open and ready to go like it should have been. HD130 71.35% 28.65% If we have the same turnout rate as we did in 2003, were looking at over 353K voters from Harris County. p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;} HD143 35.46% 64.54% And to me, thats the strongest indication that the state attorney general himself has determined that cities do have this discretion, that it is firmly grounded in the home-rule authority thats guaranteed by the Texas Constitution, and this is something that cities can decide for themselves.. The cost varies depending on the district size, according to Mari Barke, a member of the Orange County Board of Education and director of the California Policy Centers project to recruit and train local elected officials. During the shutdown, parents were pushed out, and we have had enough," she said on Aug. 14, 2022. Harris ( Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 52. } PREVIOUSLY JP8 64.31% 35.67% 0.02%, Lege targets Harris County election administrator, approved a bill making illegal voting a felony, Lets spend less money on court-appointed lawyers, judges who make a whole lot of appointments to the same handful of attorneys, The Denton experience with marijuana decriminalization, Tell me you have no evidence of voter suppression without telling me you have no evidence of voter suppression, Houston furniture magnate Jim Mattress Mack McIngvale. HD138 57.30% 40.47% 2.23% We have multiple locations at which anyone can vote precisely as a hedge against problems at any one specific location. HD130 66.73% 30.70% 2.57% Texas House of Representatives District 52, University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, .infobox { ====================================================== font-weight: bold; If not, Ill be disappointed but not surprised. We start with 2016. Carla Wyatt, County Treasurer, Alexandra Mealer, County Judge Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. color: #888; HD145 14,410 29,702 HD126 38,281 21,401 17 Sartaj Bal is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Im running because I want to make sure that parents have a voice on the board, and to preserve the rights of a parent. CD07 53,108 77,625 29 JP5 145,619 143,496 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. Hudspeth 293,030 256,624 60.84% 44.00% .leg-hnt-leadership-title { HD139 12,722 30,247 We have to talk about the many millions of dollars spent by various wealthy wingnuts against Judge Hidalgo and Democratic criminal court judges. } When this happened, there was a lot of talk at the federal level about making changes, so we really hit the ground running toward that. The other notable thing is that with the lone exception of JP/Constable Precinct 5, Hidalgo still carried every district Beto carried. JP5 147,642 135,687 Cities can only nibble around the edges of that, and at their own peril in a state like Texas. See above for my assessment of the likelihood of passage. ====================== Caroline Harris defeated Patrick McGuinness in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 52 on May 24, 2022. Wilson raced to the hospital, leaving behind a stack of files documenting the stories of women who had died from pregnancy and childbirth complications. HD138 32,276 24,389 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. letter-spacing: .03em; 2023-00927; Bruce Bain v. Judge Corey Sepolio. 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. 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. font-weight: 300; background-color: #f9f9f9; Schnur said that while education is an issue that Democrats believe belongs to them, the pandemic concerns could help the GOP. 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. The chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party on Wednesday announced that he would step down at the end of February. That would not be a cheap race as things stand now, as you can see. HD142 24.75% 72.77% 2.48% Were used to higher levels of turnout now. One person could face five elections total in 2024, if the primary and the special both go to runoffs; this would happen for someone who wins the primary in a runoff and makes it to the runoff (win or lose) in the special. Texas House leadership on Wednesday shut down a long-building push to ban Democratic committee chairs, deploying procedural legislative maneuvers to defeat multiple proposals on the issue. HD141 4,635 20,039 691 3 For context, here are the Harris County turnout numbers from the last three open Mayoral races: I should note that in 2003 there was the Metro referendum, and in 2015 there was the (unfortunate and infuriating) HERO repeal referendum, in addition to four Harris County ballot propositions. ============================= font-weight: 200; var nTimer = setInterval(function() { 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. The two big red counties are Brazoria and Galveston, and they have acted distinctly differently over the last few elections: 32K to 36K in 2012 And chaos the other notable thing is that with the judges by doing everything fromcontributingto their campaigns bringing. 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