El Franco Lee
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett on Monday announced he expects to appoint a successor by Friday to complete El Franco Lee’s term on the county’s governing body. Emmett wants the new Precinct 1 commissioner to be in place for the court’s yearly budget meeting the following Tuesday, Jan. 26, a spokesman said.
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In the short term, it falls upon the county judge to name a replacement if a commissioner dies or leaves office, according to state law.
Emmett spokesman Joe Stinebaker said Emmett has been making and taking phone calls related to the open seat on a daily basis. Stinebaker said Emmett, who is a Republican, hoped to name a black Democrat to Lee’s seat. Lee was the only Democrat on Commissioners Court.
I guess enough time has passed now. Remember, this is just to fill the remainder of Commissioner Lee’s current term, which ends this December 31. It’s my expectation that the person Judge Emmett names will not be in the running to be on the November ballot, but of course we won’t know that for sure till we know who it is. And we should know by Friday.