Tag Archives: Lesley Briones

Judicial undervotes 2024

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

One brief comment on this Houston Landing story about undervoting, and then I will have some numbers for you. Tens of thousands of Harris County residents stopped voting well short of the end of their Nov. 5 ballots, skipping dozens … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged District Attorney, Election 2020, Election 2024, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Sheriff, Harris County Tax Assessor, judicial races, Julia Maldonado, Lesley Briones, Linda Garcia, Michael Gomez, Natalia Cornelio, precinct analysis, straight ticket voting | 9 Comments

Heat mapping

Posted on August 17, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Pretty cool. Or hot. Kinda both. Your choice. Chris and Rachel Powers were ready for their second drive of the day when they parked outside a bakery in Houston’s East End. They cracked the passenger-side window of their Audi and … Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston, Technology, science, and math | Tagged climate change, derecho, Harris County, heat islands, Houston, Houston Advanced Research Center, Houston Harris Heat Action Team, Hurricane Beryl, Lesley Briones, trees, US Forest Service | Comments Off

Translators needed for non-criminal courts

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Of interest. Harris County has long afforded free interpreters to people navigating criminal cases, but it does not always offer the same to those with civil cases, local lawyers say. The denial for interpreters has become so routine that some … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Justice Department, lawsuit, Lesley Briones, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Office of Court Administration, translators | Comments Off

July 2024 campaign finance reports – Harris County offices

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

PREVIOUSLY: Senate and Congress State offices Lina Hidalgo Rodney Ellis Adrian Garcia Tom Ramsey Leslie Briones Sean Teare Dan Simons Ed Gonzalez Mike Knox Christian Menefee Jacqueline Lucci Smith Annette Ramirez Steve Radack Teneshia Hudspeth Carla Wyatt Marilyn Burgess Candidate … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Annette Ramirez, campaign finance reports, Carla Wyatt, Christian Menefee, Commissioners Court, Dan Simons, District Attorney, District Clerk, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2024, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Judge, Harris County Sheriff, Harris County Tax Assessor, Harris County Treasurer, Jacqueline Lucci Smith, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, Marilyn Burgess, Mike Knox, Rodney Ellis, Sean Teare, Steve Radack, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas, Tom Ramsey | 1 Comment

Harris County seeks a new direction for HART

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Hopefully a solid reset and restart. Possibly even with the same vendor, if they can make the best offer and no other questions come up. Harris County officials on Tuesday began making new plans to extend a program that sends … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Adrian Garcia, budget, California, Commissioners Court, DEMA Management and Consulting, Ed Gonzalez, Harris County, Harris County Public Health Authority, Harris County Sheriff, Holistic Assistance Response Team, HPD, jails, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, mental illness, Rodney Ellis, Tom Ramsey | Comments Off

HART trouble

Posted on May 25, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Not great. Harris County paused its Holistic Assistance Response Teams on Wednesday after Commissioners Court failed to reach an agreement on whether to pay the vendor operating the program. At issue is a $270,000 payment to Disaster Emergency Medical Assistance … Continue reading →

Mayor Whitmire, Judge Hidalgo. Judge Hidalgo, Mayor Whitmire.

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

What are we doing here? April made four months into Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s administration and he had yet to meet face-to-face with Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. “It has me worried, but it’s outside my control,” said Hidalgo. “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Adrian Garcia, Election 2023, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Houston, John Whitmire, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, Mayor, Rodney Ellis, Sheila Jackson Lee, Tom Ramsey | 14 Comments

January 2024 campaign finance reports – Harris County offices

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

PREVIOUSLY: State offices Lina Hidalgo Rodney Ellis Adrian Garcia Tom Ramsey Leslie Briones Kim Ogg Sean Teare Dan Simons Ed Gonzalez Vergil Ratliff Joe Inocencio Mike Knox Joe Danna Paul Day Glenn Cowan Christian Menefee Umeka Lewis Jacqueline Lucci Smith … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Annette Ramirez, campaign finance reports, Carla Wyatt, Christian Menefee, Claude Cummings, Commissioners Court, Dan Simons, Danielle Bess, Democratic primary, Desiree Broadnax, District Attorney, District Clerk, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2024, Glenn Cowan, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Judge, Harris County Sheriff, Harris County Tax Assessor, Harris County Treasurer, Jacqueline Lucci Smith, Jerry Davis, Joe Danna, Joe Inocencio, Kim Ogg, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, Marilyn Burgess, Michael Wolfe, Mike Knox, Paul Day, primaries, Rodney Ellis, Sean Teare, Steve Radack, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas, Tom Ramsey, Umeka Lewis-Piccolo, Vergil Ratliff | Comments Off

Interview with Lesley Briones about the Harris Health System bond referendum

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Today’s interview is about a vital issue that I suspect has gotten far less attention than it deserves. I’m speaking of the $2.5 billion bond issue to expand, improve, and renovate the public hospitals and other facilities of the Harris … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged bond referendum, bonds, Election 2023, Harris County, Harris County Hospital District, Harris Health System, interviews, Lesley Briones, Texas | Comments Off

Connecting Buffalo Bayou Park and Memorial Park

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I approve of this. Two popular Houston parks may finally be bridged together after Harris County Precinct 4 unveiled a $13.5 million Buffalo Bayou Greenway Connector project to join the recreation areas. Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones announced $170 million … Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | Tagged Bayou Greenway Initiative, bicycles, Bike Houston, bike trails, Buffalo Bayou, Commissioners Court, construction, Harris County, Houston, Lesley Briones, Memorial Park, Metro, Texas, urbanism | Comments Off

July 2023 campaign finance reports: Harris County

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: Congress SD15 City of Houston, part 1 January 2023 reports are here. Not all of these people are on the 2024 ballot. I am not including JPs and County Court candidates. Some potential opponents have already filed finance reports, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Alan Rosen, Alexandra Mealer, Ann Harris Bennett, campaign finance reports, Carla Wyatt, Christian Menefee, Commissioners Court, Constable, Democratic primary, District Attorney, District Clerk, Don Dinh, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2022, Election 2024, Gary Hicks, Glenn Cowan, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Judge, Harris County Sheriff, Harris County Tax Assessor, Harris County Treasurer, Jerry Garcia, Joe Danna, Kim Ogg, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, Marilyn Burgess, Mark Herman, May Walker, Mike Knox, Phil Sandlin, Rodney Ellis, Samantha Hutchinson, Sean Teare, Sherman Eagleton, Sylvia Trevino, Ted Heap, Teneshia Hudspeth, Tom Ramsey, William Wagner | 2 Comments

Expanding HART

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Good to see. More of Harris County’s 911 calls will be diverted to a mental health crisis team instead of law enforcement officers after a year-long pilot program in a handful of neighborhoods handled thousands of non-violent incidents. Since March … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged budget, Commissioners Court, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2022, Harris County, Harris County Public Health Authority, Harris County Sheriff, Holistic Assistance Response Team, jails, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, mental illness | Comments Off

Commissioners Court supplements Public Defender budget and supports adding more courts

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Good moves. Harris County Commissioners Court this week approved a package of public safety measures to support state legislation to create additional district courts, expand the county’s holistic assistance response team program and look at enlarging the public defender’s office. The measures are … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged budget, Commissioners Court, Ed Gonzalez, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, Holistic Assistance Response Team, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, public defender, Rodney Ellis, The Lege | Comments Off

More on spending less on court-appointed lawyers

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Seems like a good start. A Houston Chronicle investigation into how some private attorneys earn enormous sums to represent thousands of indigent people accused of crimes in Harris County – at a cost of $60 million to taxpayers last year – is prompting … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Local politics | Tagged Alex Bunin, budget, Commissioners Court, Harris County, Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyer Association, John Whitmire, Lesley Briones, public defender, Rodney Ellis, Texas | 1 Comment

January 2023 campaign finance reports: Harris County

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: City of Houston January 2022 reports are here, July 2022 reports are here. I did not get around to doing the 30-day and 8-day reports from 2022, so what you see here in these reports is not contiguous for … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Alan Rosen, Alexandra Mealer, Ann Harris Bennett, campaign finance reports, Carla Wyatt, Christian Menefee, Commissioners Court, Constable, District Attorney, District Clerk, Don Dinh, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2022, Election 2024, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Judge, Harris County Sheriff, Harris County Tax Assessor, Harris County Treasurer, Jack Cagle, Jerry Garcia, Joe Danna, Kim Ogg, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, Marilyn Burgess, Mark Herman, Phil Sandlin, Rodney Ellis, Sherman Eagleton, Steve Radack, Sylvia Trevino, Ted Heap, Teneshia Hudspeth, Tom Ramsey | 2 Comments

What to expect when you’re expecting a (larger) Democratic majority

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this. Despite narrowly winning reelection against bruising campaigns by well-funded challengers, the Democratic majority on Commissioners Court has made clear it intends to continue its progressive remake of Harris County. Though neither County … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Alexandra Mealer, Cindy Siegel, Commissioners Court, Constable, Election 2006, Election 2018, Election 2022, Election 2024, Harris County, Jack Cagle, Kim Ogg, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, quorum, Rick Perry, Rodney Ellis, Texas, Tom Ramsey | 4 Comments

Commissioner-elect Briones

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good story. Yes, Lesley Briones secured a victory that handed Democrats a stall-proof majority on Harris County Commissioners Court. And yes, she upset Republican Commissioner Jack Cagle in a precinct where he has won reelection every cycle since 2011, beating … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Commissioners Court, Election 2022, Election 2023, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Cagle, lawsuit, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, polls, quorum, redistricting | Comments Off

In which Harris County Republicans look for moral victories

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Believe me, as a Texas Democrat and a longtime fan of the Rice Owls, I know what it looks like to search for moral victories in the face of defeat. It looks like this. Harris County Republicans on Tuesday posted … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Beto O'Rourke, Commissioners Court, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Jack Cagle, Jack Morman, judicial races, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, Paul Bettencourt, polls, redistricting, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout | 1 Comment

Judge Hidalgo celebrates her win

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Winning is sweet. Victory laps are even sweeter. Fresh off a narrow reelection that was anything but assured, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on Wednesday held a news conference to praise colleagues, thank supporters and call out some members of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Alexandra Mealer, Commissioners Court, Constable, Election 2018, Election 2022, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Kim Ogg, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, redistricting, Rodney Ellis, Texas | 8 Comments

Some opening thoughts on the 2022 election

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Done in the traditional bullet-point style. There may or may not be a part 2 to this, depending on the usual factors. – Obviously the overall result was disappointing. It was harder to see a Beto victory this year from … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Alexandra Mealer, Beto O'Rourke, Bill White, Chris Bell, Commissioners Court, Election 2002, Election 2006, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Governor, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Jack Cagle, Joe Biden, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, Lupe Valdez, National Redistricting Action Fund, polls, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege, Tony Sanchez, turnout, Wendy Davis | 10 Comments

Omnibus 2022 election results post

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

It’s already midnight as I start writing this. I’m just going to do the highlights with the best information I have at this time. – Nationally, Dems are doing pretty well, all things considered. As of this writing, Dems had … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Adrian Garcia, Beto O'Rourke, bond referendum, bonds, CD15, CD28, CD34, Clifford Tatum, Commissioners Court, Congress, early voting, Election 2022, Election Day, Governor, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Judge, HD118, HD37, HD70, HD92, Houston, judicial races, lawsuit, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, provisional ballots, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 13 Comments

UH/Hobby poll: Mealer 47, Hidalgo 45

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

They’re the only outfit that has polled Harris County so far, so at least there’s a basis for comparison. A new poll of Harris County voters shows that Alexandra del Moral Mealer and Lina Hidalgo are neck and neck in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Alexandra Mealer, Beto O'Rourke, Commissioners Court, Election 2022, Governor, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Jack Cagle, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, polls, Texas | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Briones, Garcia, Garza

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron attempts to make some amends for their tortured endorsement of Judge Lina Hidalgo’s opponent by endorsing Lesley Briones for Commissioners Court in Precinct 4 over the incumbent Commissioner Jack Cagle. What do we want out of county government? … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Commissioners Court, Election 2022, endorsements, Ginny Brown Daniel, Harris County, HD150, Jack Cagle, Jack Morman, Joan Huffman, Lesley Briones, SD17, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Titus Benton | Comments Off

All interviews and judicial Q&As with nominees so far

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Back in February, right before the primary, I posted a list of all of the candidate interviews and judicial Q&As I had done. A couple more Q&A responses came in after that, and I did some further interviews for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Andrea Beall, Andrew Wright, Angela Lancelin, Beverly Armstrong, Carla Wyatt, CD38, Cheri Thomas, Chris Morton, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, Damiane Curvey Banieh, Dedra Davis, District Clerk, Dolores Lozano, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, Erika Ramirez, Gemayel Haynes, Harris County, Harris County Treasurer, HD147, Hilary Unger, interviews, Janet Dudding, Jay Kleberg, John Whitmire, Jolanda Jones, Justice of the Peace, Katherine Thomas, Kelley Andrews, Land Commissioner, Leah Shapiro, Lesley Briones, Lucia Bates, Manpreet Singh, Marilyn Burgess, Natalia Oakes, Porscha Brown, Q&A, SBOE, SD15, Senate, Staci Childs, Steve Duble, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Veronica Nelson | 3 Comments

CC4 poll: Briones 44, Cagle 42

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Lesley Briones, candidate for Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 4, released the results of a new poll today that shows her in the lead: Briones 44% / Cagle 42%. The poll was conducted August 9-13 by the national firm, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged abortion, Alexandra Mealer, Commissioners Court, Ed Emmett, Election 2018, Election 2022, Harris County, Jack Cagle, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, polls, redistricting | 1 Comment

July 2022 campaign finance reports: Harris County

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Happy Mid-Year Campaign Finance Reporting Day to all who celebrate. Today we’ll be looking at the races of interest in Harris County, which thankfully for me has a lot fewer candidates to review than the last time we did this … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Alexandra Mealer, campaign finance reports, Carla Wyatt, Chris Daniel, Commissioners Court, District Clerk, Election 2022, Eric Dick, fundraising, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Judge, Harris County Treasurer, Jack Cagle, Jack Morman, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, Marilyn Burgess, Rodney Ellis, Stan Stanart, Teneshia Hudspeth, Tom Ramsey | 3 Comments

Runoff results: Harris County

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

As with the statewide roundup, here are the results from Harris County. As of 10 PM, 99 of 260 voting centers had reported, so while these results aren’t final, it seems likely to me that not much will change. Congressional … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Alexandra Mealer, Andrea Beall, Ben Chou, Beverly Armstrong, CD38, Chip Wells, Commissioners Court, Congress, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Danielle Bess, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, Harris County, HD133, HD147, Jack Morman, Jason Luong, Jolanda Jones, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Kim McTorry, Lesley Briones, Mano DeAyala, Manpreet Singh, primaries, SBOE, Shelley Barineau, Sonia Lopez, Staci Childs, Steve Duble, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Treasea Trevino, Vidal Martinez | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Reruns

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron re-endorses Lesley Briones for Commissioners Court Precinct 4 in the Democratic primary runoff. The crowded Democratic race for Harris County Precinct 4 commissioner has narrowed, but the runoff remains competitive. Because of new precinct boundary lines, which include … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Ben Chou, Commissioners Court, Democratic primary, Election 2022, endorsements, Harris County, Lesley Briones, runoff | 1 Comment

Where are the endorsements?

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, early voting has begun for the May 7 election, which includes two Constitutional amendments and the special election for HCC District 2. As of last night when I drafted this, I see no endorsements in any of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Chip Wells, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, constitutional amendments, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Danielle Bess, Democratic primary, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, endorsements, Harris County, HCC, HD147, Janet Dudding, Jason Luong, Jay Kleberg, Joe Jaworski, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Kim McTorry, Land Commissioner, Lesley Briones, Lite Gov, Manpreet Singh, Mike Collier, Q&A, runoff, SBOE, Sonia Lopez, special election, Staci Childs, Steve Duble, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Treasea Trevino | 5 Comments

Meet the new judge of County Civil Court at Law #4

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

So far, this is the only public announcement I have seen: . Immensely proud of Miryea Ayala, who tonight was appointed as the new judge for the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4! She’s been a great colleague … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Commissioners Court, Democratic primary, Election 2022, Harris County, judicial races, Lesley Briones, Manpreet Singh, Miryea Ayala, runoff, Treasea Trevino | 1 Comment

A roundup of runoffs

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I was going to just do a basic recap of all the primary races that will require runoffs, and then this happened, and I had to do some redesign. U.S. Rep. Van Taylor, R-Plano, has decided to end his reelection … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Alexandra Guio, Alexandra Mealer, Andrea Beall, Angel Vega, Attorney General, Ben Chou, Beverly Armstrong, Bexar County, Cassandra Hernandez, CD01, CD03, CD15, CD21, CD24, CD28, CD30, CD38, Chip Wells, Christian Hayes, Claudia Zapata, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Daniel Caldwell, Danielle Bess, David Patronella, Dawn Buckingham, Democratic primary, Derrik Gay, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, George P. Bush, Greg Glass, Harris County, HD100, HD114, HD147, HD22, HD37, HD70, HD76, Henry Cisneros, Henry Cuellar, James Whitfield, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Janet Dudding, Jasmine Crockett, Jason Luong, Jay Kleberg, JJ Jefferson, Joe Jaworski, John Bryant, John Rigney, Jolanda Jones, Joseph Trahan, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kim McTorry, Land Commissioner, Laura Marquez, Lawrence Allen, Lee Merritt, Lesley Briones, Lite Gov, Lorenzo Sanchez, Luis Sifuentes, Luis Villarreal, Manpreet Singh, Melissa Ortega, Michelle Beckley, Michelle Vallejo, Mihaela Plesa, Mike Collier, Morgan LaMantia, Pat Hardy, Pete Garcia, Pete Sessions, primaries, provisional ballots, Railroad Commission, recount, Ricardo Villarreal, Rochelle Garza, Ruben Cortez, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Sandra Crenshaw, Sandragrace Martinez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah Stogner, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Sonia Lopez, Staci Childs, Starr County, Steve Duble, Suleman Lalani, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Tim Westley, Treasea Trevino, Van Taylor, Vanesia Johnson, Venton Jones, Victor Dunn, Victor Morales, Victor Perez, Vidal Martinez, voter suppression, Wayne Christian, Webb County, Zapata County | 12 Comments

2022 primary results: Harris County

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

There were some issues, as there always are. Honestly, that’s one of the reasons I vote early – less time pressure in case something happens. There was also an issue with reporting the early ballots. The Harris County Elections Administration … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Alexandra Mealer, Amy Martin, Andrea Beall, Angela Rodriguez, Ben Chou, Carla Wyatt, Chip Wells, Chris Morton, Chris Watson, Commissioners Court, David Patronella, Dedra Davis, Democratic primary, District Clerk, Dolores Lozano, Dylan Osborne, Election 2022, Erica Davis, Frank Aguilar, Greg Glass, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Harris County Treasurer, Hilary Unger, Isabel Longoria, Jack Morman, Jason Luong, Jerry Mouton, Juanita Jackson Barner, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Leah Shapiro, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, Lucia Bates, Manpreet Singh, Marilyn Burgess, Melissa Morris, Natalia Oakes, Porscha Brown, primaries, Roderick Rogers, runoff, Scot Dollinger, Secretary of State, Sonia Lopez, Steve Duble, Tamika Craft, Teresa Waldrop, Treasea Trevino, Veronica Nelson, Vidal Martinez | 11 Comments

Final roundup of interviews and judicial Q&As

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Here they all are. As noted, I may return to some races for the runoff. For now, this is what we have. As a reminder, much more information about Democratic primary candidates, including links to the interviews and judicial Q&As, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Abigail Anastasio, Alycia Harvey, Amy Martin, Andrea Beall, Andrew Wright, Angela Lancelin, Ann Williams, Ashleigh Roberson, Aurelia Wagner, Barbara Stalder, Ben Chou, Blair McClure, Candis Houston, Carla Wyatt, CD38, Chase West, Cheri Thomas, Chip Wells, Chris Morton, Chris Watson, Chuck Silverman, Clarence Miller, Commissioners Court, Congress, Damiane Curvey Banieh, Danielle Bess, David Patronella, David Singer, Democratic primary, Desiree Broadnax, Diana Alexander, District Clerk, Dolores Lozano, Duncan Klussmann, Dylan Osborne, Election 2022, Erika Ramirez, Gina Calanni, Glenda Duru, Greg Glass, Harris County, Harris County Treasurer, HD132, HD142, HD147, Herbert Sanchez, Hilary Unger, Ieshia Champs, interviews, Jason Luong, Jay Kleberg, Jinny Suh, John Whitmire, Jolanda Jones, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Katherine Thomas, Kelley Andrews, Kim McTorry, Kyle Carter, Land Commissioner, Leah Shapiro, Lema Barazi, Lesley Briones, Lucia Bates, Manpreet Singh, Marilyn Burgess, Michael Newman, Molly Cook, Nam Subramanian, Natalie Cokinos Oakes, Paul Calzada, Porscha Brown, Q&A, Reagan Flowers, Ron Campana, Sam Milledge, Scot Dollinger, SD15, Senate, Steve Duble, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Treasea Trevino, Tristan Longino, Veronica Nelson | 3 Comments

On naming a replacement for Judge Briones

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this. Three years ago, Bill McLeod lost his spot on the civil county court-at-law bench in Harris County due to a paperwork snafu. McLeod, a Democrat, had been presiding over Harris County Court … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Bill McLeod, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2022, Greg Abbott, Harris County, judicial nominations, judicial races, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, Rodney Ellis, Supreme Court, Texas | 6 Comments

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