The Legislature lowered the punishment when it passed Senate Bill 1, but top Republicans including Gov. HD134 35,653 45,142 16 CC3 63.17% 36.83% CC1 25.71% 70.39% 2.59% 1.30% 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. HD150 34,841 21,318 1,294 Three freshmen senators drew two-year terms, including Democrat Morgan LaMantia of South Padre Island, who was in the tightest race in the Senate last year. One judge whose race is being challenged, David Fleisher, lives in 133. We know that poll watchers with malign intent are out there. That would not be a cheap race as things stand now, as you can see. JP8 50,379 27,941 16 height: 22px; Candidates such as Chris Morton and Brad Hart restore our faith that tribal politics haven't completely taken over the judiciary. Thats too many cases for one lawyer to handle, Harris County chief public defenderAlex Buninsaid of Ortizs caseload. The travel time alone for the attorneys will be in the thousands when ZOOM meetings are not allowed! In Placer County, for example, the local Democratic Party is hosting phone bank events every Saturday. Thus far, the Harris County Attorney's Office has identified filings by (and we expect more filings to be made today): Mark Montgomery, former candidate for Harris . $('.showResponses').show(); By. margin-top: 1px; HD130 69.92% 28.23% 1.86% Ultimately I think parents want the best education for their kids, he told CalMatters. CC1 26.37% 71.13% 2.50% Whereas it is often the case that top-of-the-ticket races help turnout for down-ballot races, we also believe that local races could be just as big a motivator for many to drive turnout. } In 2020, eleven Democratic judicial candidates were unopposed. font-weight: 100; HD130 71.91% 28.07% 0.02% .votebox-scroll-container { CD29 33,392 66,220 27 Gonzalez 0 4,032 0 9,258 Voters will likely see just one item on the May 6 ballot to make the batch of changes to the Citys Charter but city officials could split them up into separate votes, Tomas said. Thats how it is for the judges. Harris County Republican Party | 8588 Katy Freeway, Suite 445 Houston, TX 77024 | (713) 838-7900 background-color: #6db24f; HD140 5,859 12,433 613 3 Garcia 33,177 8,498 0 54,177 JP6 5,253 16,428 881 4 CC2 49.71% 50.29% Harris ( Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 52. Better statewide races. 41K to 42K in 2020. HD143 8,469 15,270 804 CC2 49.35% 50.65% If we can get the baseline vote to be closer, that could be enough to push some people over the top. The families left discouraged, unsure of their next steps in a state where Republicans, most of whom oppose any firearm restrictions, control the Legislature. They grew up in poverty, without health insurance, routine doctors visits or consistent access to healthy food. JP7 16.80% 83.20% Tatum has maintained that while paper supplies ran low at some locations, the county has not been able to confirm whether any voters were turned away as a result. 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.. Rep. Shawn Thierry, who experienced some of these problems herself a few years ago when she was giving birth, is and has been working on getting legislation passed to address the issues, which includes things like expanding health care access, gathering better information, and strengthening the maternal mortality review process. margin-top: 16px; We've put someone in charge of the criminal courts that cant even sign their own application for candidacy, Siegel said. ORourke did not respond to a request for comment on whether he was considering a second Senate run against Cruz. Note that as yet, not a single person has been identified as someone who showed up at a voting center on Election Day, was actually unable to cast a ballot while there because of paper issues, left before the problem was resolved, was unable to go to any of the 750 other voting locations in the county, and ultimately did not cast a ballot. Removing a candidate from the ballot before voters get a chance to cast a vote is obviously a lot easier than just defeating your opponent at the ballot box, he said. HD126 38,281 21,401 17 This important legislation made its way through the House after several thoughtful amendments were adopted, he said. I will pass along information about the fundraiser when I have it. HD147 21.11% 78.89% HD145 12,368 32,031 1,449 JP1 67,346 116,157 Sonja Shaw is running for a seat on the Chino Valley school board in the Inland Empire, with help from the state Republican Party. Im going to look back at the four most recent elections to see if we can put some numbers on that. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { In the 281st civil district court, sitting Democrat Judge Christine Weems claims her Republican challenger Michelle Fraga filed a ballot application with dozens of invalid signatures, leaving her short of the 250 legitimate signatures required to run for office. I also believe that Conroe is starting to become like Sugar Land, a small but growing urban center of its own that we ought to see as such, and seek to build alliances there. 4 Cause No. Rosen 717,202 84,691 0 1,322,398 display: none; event.srcElement.innerText = '[show]'; She won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Two things are different in 2018. . Emphasis mine, and see here for the previous entry. Sameea covers the state Capitol and California politics for CalMatters and is also a production assistant. Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. 2023-301111; Will Archer v. Judge James Horwitz. JP2 42.67% 57.33% I believe Ground Game Texas is on the right side of the issue and as noted Id vote for one of their propositions if it were before me, but the power imbalance is what it is, and theres not a clear way around it. HD142 8,984 24,532 839 4 Not as good statewide races CD18 46,492 107,792 46 $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); Interns wanted: Get paid to help ensure that every voter has unbiased election information. Biden urges Senate rule change to pass voting rights bill, Fauci accuses Rand Paul of using pandemic to raise political cash, Omicron may not have many more people to infect in US and Britain. font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; The Harris County Republicans Party (HCRP) is a volunteer organization. But not every candidate running for school board as a Republican gets the partys support. Phelan was one of the few lawmakers to address the Uvalde shooting when the legislative session began Tuesday, promising sensible, meaningful change. Republican leaders have focused on bolstering mental health resources and improving the physical defenses of schools both of which have bipartisan support as the session starts. JP1 30.90% 66.43% 2.68% Whether it will get a similarly chilly reception from City Council or Commissioners Court remains to be seen. Ted Heap, Constable Precinct 5 Dist Civil 518,475 545,206 48.74% 51.26% Progressive groupslast month submitted roughly 38,000 petition signatures to get the proposedcharter amendmentincluded on the May municipal election ballot, a move San Antonio City Attorney Andy Segoviasigned off on last week. HD150 34,404 20,882 1,366 623 ====================== margin-bottom: 0; HD146 22.29% 77.71% Im sure it would be compelling reading, but I dont have the staff or the budget for that. The same is true for 2018, except with the exact opposite result: 2018 bad counties 83K to 90K HD127 62.01% 37.99% event.srcElement.innerText = '[hide]'; Collier 312,803 273,337 62.81% 45.64% 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. JP4 173,366 120,182 6,806 CC3 227,842 132,864 Thats consistent with what Ive said before about how Democrats have overall grown their vote in the former strong Republican areas, while falling short on turnout this year, at least in the strong Democratic areas. Some people will skip races that are not of interest to them, I will absolutely stipulate to that. 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. I dont think Ive seen reports for District Attorney on the county election site before. 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.. JP2 22,622 28,241 Wilson said these statistics show the impact of a health care system that is biased against Black women. CC4 49.46% 50.52% 0.02% 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. 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. 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. HD148 15,383 20,840 1,065 HD135 17,156 22,790 . We are subject to the authorities of those that appointed us, said Remi Garza, Cameron County elections administrator and the Texas Association of Elections Administrators legislative committee co-chair. CC2 97,753 106,167 font-size: 110%; .percentage_number { Dont think this one will work, but after that who knows. 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. 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. } Jeremy Rogalski on social media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram.

, See also:Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022. Committee appointments are expected to be made in the next couple of weeks. No big mystery here. Ill be paying closer attention to these precincts, because this isnt always the case going forward. JP1 34.60% 63.28% 2.12% 0.01% 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. The decision allows Nichols to seek declaratory relief authorizing peace officers licensed by the state of Texas to fully enforce marijuana laws as it is their duty to prevent and suppress crime under Section 2.13 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { And three San Francisco school board members were recalled in February. Fr nhere Informationen zur Nutzung Ihrer Daten lesen Sie bitte unsere Datenschutzerklrung und Cookie-Richtlinie. Better statewide races 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. 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. .votebox-results-cell--number { The winners for each party in the March. It would be better if they didnt feel the need to try, as theres a perfectly good alternative already in place. 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. HD126 58.58% 38.61% 2.80% 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. HD141 4,682 20,256 Brandon Moseley. JP8 63.98% 36.02%, Dist Hegar Dudding Lib HD138 32,829 22,780 JP8 48,774 27,636 2,000 2023-00958; Rory Olsen v. Judge Jason Cox. HD143 9,087 15,412 6 padding: 2px 0; HD146 21.23% 76.41% 2.36% 0.00% padding-bottom: 7px; 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. JP5 149,310 134,380 HD139 12,291 31,372 Hegars claim is a repeat of a fight thatalready played outbetween the comptroller and Harris County last August. [The secretary of states staff] are our No. As happened last fall, Hegar and County Administrator David Berry have used different methods to project out Heaps seven-month budget to a full year. Hidalgo versus Mealer Kleberg 296,878 257,563 60.34% 43.45% HD131 5,986 23,853 942 400 .votebox_legend { HD149 38.56% 58.67% 2.77% As for Joe Danna, is there ever a time when he isnt running for Sheriff? background-color: #f9d334; Im not going to expend any energy on that at this time. State legislature | SD17 58.16% 41.82% 0.02% Were used to higher levels of turnout now. 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. color: #0645ad; } JP8 49,447 27,431 If they keep making it harder to vote, and they keep making it costlier to make an honest mistake in voting, and that cost is almost entirely borne by Democratic-leaning voters of color, its suppressive. CC2 99,401 100,543 padding-bottom: 8px; HD134 34,947 43,974 His claims, which the story notes he does not try to verify, arent worth the effort to copy and paste, but this tidbit caught my eye: Without citing any examples of disenfranchised voters, the petition asks the court to declare the elections office made mistakes substantial enough to affect the outcome of the election. 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. 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. 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. Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff CC3 227,110 133,538 The move prompteda complaint to the State Bar accusing Paxton of professional misconductfor attempting to interfere in a pending case before the court. JP1 30.69% 66.39% 2.92% text-align: left !important; More by Sameea Kamal, Sonja Shaw is running for a seat on the Chino Valley school board in the Inland Empire, with help from the state Republican Party. HOUSTON The gloves are off in two Harris County political races, with Republican and Democrat candidates for judge suing to get their opponents thrown . He also questioned the existence of and the accountability measures for the election administrator position in Harris County. San Antonio had previously passed an ordinance that recommends that no local funds be used to investigate criminal charges related to abortions. This obviously would require the speaker to violate the Housekeeping Resolution., It was a relatively anticlimactic end to the fight over Democratic committee chairs, which were a major issue in House primaries earlier this year, a rallying cry for conservative activists and a recurring theme in speeches as the legislative session kicked off Tuesday. That would require dividing the short fiscal year by 16 pay periods and multiplying that by 26 to cover the whole year, she said. Party officials, consultants and candidates of both parties say school choice is not at the forefront of the election this year for a number of reasons, including the pandemic, the shift of the issue to the local level, and the passage of Assembly Bill 1505 in 2019, which changed how publicly funded charter schools operate in California. See here for the background. Judge Andrews is represented by John Raley. The average attorney charges $500 per hour. Adding to the confusion, Hegar and the county are separately at odds over Heaps current budget, which was adopted by the Democratic-controlled Commissioners Court last fall. width: 100%; None of us got 70% of the votes. Beto versus Abbott We know what to do, and we know where the opportunities and dangers are. } 11 Cause No. HD147 22.07% 77.93% For sure, if this passes it will be a quick matter before they have to rule on a temporary restraining order one way or the other about enforcement. The main thing I want to point out is just that we have more voters in Houston now than we did in 2015. (Feb. 24): The Republican Party of America is scared. We recognized early that education is going to be a major motivating issue for many Californians this year, said Ellie Hockenbury, spokesperson for the state GOP. Hidalgos office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ten of them, in fact, five each on the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals, the first such victories since winning a lone bench in 2008. That is the only way to get it into court to begin a legal action.. a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } HD129 38,729 24,583 } I think theres a real demand that this power structure is challenged and overturned, and thats what were seeing right now, Steel said. HD130 71.35% 28.65% 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. James Lombardino is represented by Jared Woodfill. HD127 40,060 25,992 Progressive groups celebrated on the steps of City Hall Tuesday afternoon before delivering the boxes of signed petitions needed to get a measure in front of voters that would decriminalize both cannabis possession and abortion. A video of how to expunge ones record in Denton is embedded in the story. } HD137 40.87% 59.13% .hideResponses { display: none;} HD138 56.96% 43.04% We started behind the ball, she said. Now, were back at square one.. JP5 136,969 146,132 7,898 SAs City Council has to vote on it next week, and from there its off to the campaigns. 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. At the other end of the scale is the problem known as Galveston: 23K to 27K in 2012 Ill let you know if I hear anything more on that, and you let me know what you think. Mark Goldberg is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. HD137 40.42% 59.54% 0.04% District Clerk candidate Chris Daniel lost by 25,640 votes, while County Clerk candidate Stan Stanart lost by 34,448 votes. There is a deadline of MARCH 8 to raise funds!! If the margin is 60-40, the net gain is about 500 votes. At this level, this is just weird. 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. But they did, and finding little oddities like that always delights me. But oftentimes, theyll tell the defense theyve been communicating with, Hey, this is over.. color: #888; JP2 23,249 29,149 10 CC3 214,042 144,575 10,162 JP2 21,364 29,906 1,317 GEORGE P. BUSH. Currently, Paxton can only get involved if invited by a district or county attorney, according to the courts ruling. top: 0px; Wyatt 293,352 256,862 60.86% 44.00% HD144 12,242 14,069 9 In an email obtained by Crafts attorneys and posted on the Harris County District Clerks website, Harris County Republican Party Chair Cindy Siegel gave candidates the partys estimate of disenfranchised voters. HD147 23.72% 76.25% 0.03% color: white; This story is mostly about Ted Cruz and whether he might run for President again in 2024; the tone of the story is that he probably wont. HD127 40,320 24,703 by Sameea Kamal August 17, 2022. JP1 34.58% 65.42% ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } HD139 13,492 30,143 11 .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { Dan Patrick joked. HD141 17.82% 77.79% 3.09% 1.31% } Whatever happens, this should be the last word, until and unless the state gets involved. The 2022 Republican Party Primary will take place on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. 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. .results_table { HD132 36,189 24,576 2009 178,777 935,073 19.12% Susan Hays did pretty well compared to the other Dems in that straight up two-way race: Miller was definitely a slight notch up from the first three. That resolution passed overwhelmingly with little debate or fanfare. As for Beto, Im pretty sure weve seen the last of him on the statewide stage, at least for the foreseeable future. JP1 34.12% 61.81% 2.81% 1.26% ============================== As weve discussed, there is consistently a three-to-four point range between the top-scoring Democratic judicial candidate and the lowest-scoring one. JP3 35,962 40,821 We look forward to our Democratic nominee retiring Ted Cruz from the U.S. Senate and finally allowing him some time to finally relax at his preferred Cancun resort, said Ike Hajinazarian, a spokesperson for the Texas Democratic Party. A big part of what the countys organizing, and the growth of the local clubs, has done is to dispel that notion and allow people the chance to enhance their communities. --subtitle-background: #334aab; My parents taught me that if I worked hard, treated people right, and trusted God I would be successful because I live in America. Dist Scott% Wyatt% HD144 11,869 13,567 682 4 Im limiting myself to Harris County, which accounts for about 97% of Houston election totals. JP4 174,785 120,166 CC2 94,272 105,549 6,218 HD130 71.33% 28.67% Maybe Judge Hidalgo will have an easier time of it as well. Opponents of the so-called Justice Charter have filed an emergency petition asking the Texas Supreme Court to require separate votes for each of its provisions, including decriminalizing marijuana and abortion and banning police chokeholds and no-knock warrants. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. 2022 REPUBLICAN RUNOFF CANDIDATES. HD145 30.71% 69.29% if (document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content640072d196cb8').classList.contains('leg-hnt-hide')) { JP3 45.91% 54.09% Family 508,801 546,195 48.23% 51.77% JP4 170,806 118,025 7,219 3,145 CC4 107,284 129,131 6,533 GOP lawmakers including Gov. CC3 58.02% 39.60% 2.38% He has spoken with plenty of those disenfranchised voters himself, he said. text-align: center; 2003 955,205 1,786,767 53.46% HD150 33,548 22,898 1,431 While Hillary Clinton carried Fort Bend County by 17K votes, downballot candidates didnt do as well, and all four Dems trailed there by a little bit. JP4 165,760 127,783 8,087 How awful it was for democracy that these swarms of Democratic voters were mindlessly hitting one button and putting all these non-judges onto our benches. Putting them in the position of oversight would definitely change the dynamic.. 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. No matter how you get there, bullshit still walks. 2504 Rusk St. #110 So well know soon enough. What I did was add up the Republican and Democratic votes for each candidate in those races there were four that year, as there were this year and then took the difference. Candidates for federal office must file a federal application (PDF). Theres already more than 2.5 million registered voters in Harris County, up about 100K from November 2020, and I expect there to be over 2.6 million by next November. Protect your nonprofit, nonpartisan state news. HD147 20.37% 75.10% 2.95% 1.58% Dist Stanart%Hudspeth% 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. Anything we can do in a collaborative, how can we help? manner that respects the people who have been doing their own work there for a long time to help with that will help us all. Something like this was surely inevitable. Im willing to talk about what we have in our authority to do, Davis said regarding the budget and which part of the ordinance can be implemented.