tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175374782024-02-18T04:17:10.347-06:00Bay Area HoustonHard hitting political commentary, consumer activism, and always full of wit in the Clear Lake area of Houston Texas.Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.comBlogger789125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-45251976644773373322022-08-07T13:00:00.002-05:002022-08-07T13:06:26.049-05:00I'm moving! (To a different server)<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JxNZTVe_Y5bI-Jnddyg9JzSVmfbJwR3Zoy1WXP_xUJa8VhtRHu8bLX1tgQyxwo9eDsHNTOENxsyDfQO0zOB4_EiLZuKI-6R03vKjZUN2f07XKnDoHrpkuPG5ubOF_Vyr2HQ-VA_Bqvm_u_Hvx8H7CmOmbD-G5RemprufMjHl3qSmTXoyNw/s615/were-moving.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="615" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JxNZTVe_Y5bI-Jnddyg9JzSVmfbJwR3Zoy1WXP_xUJa8VhtRHu8bLX1tgQyxwo9eDsHNTOENxsyDfQO0zOB4_EiLZuKI-6R03vKjZUN2f07XKnDoHrpkuPG5ubOF_Vyr2HQ-VA_Bqvm_u_Hvx8H7CmOmbD-G5RemprufMjHl3qSmTXoyNw/s320/were-moving.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm moving this blog to <a href="https://www.bayareahouston.net">https://www.bayareahouston.net</a> which is the same URL I have been using for years but this is now pointing to a WordPress site.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Come on by and enjoy my political commentary and remember I will still be full of wit! Bookmark my page and thanks for reading!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.bayareahouston.net">www.bayareahouston.net</a></span></div>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-72239969731572718082022-08-05T07:24:00.002-05:002022-08-05T07:24:32.081-05:00The Republican Party returns to it's roots: Khaos. Korruption. Kruelty.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UJczcDIcloBw3CVT587BYBluujZ8mTKm6nKeL2ZBp4UR4DKxVMdWGGOLX4IQ80j7hWuHbp1OZzmMPtbMIEGGBCPuJTji-e2CFVkIjX7lHHQ2J1cT7Du3PdGkbN9o6kRNv-ylQophJioZ4-gNCRKzItDLWjH5_8kzRbVrX4qCTYq9gTcOEg/s1500/remote.axd.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1500" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UJczcDIcloBw3CVT587BYBluujZ8mTKm6nKeL2ZBp4UR4DKxVMdWGGOLX4IQ80j7hWuHbp1OZzmMPtbMIEGGBCPuJTji-e2CFVkIjX7lHHQ2J1cT7Du3PdGkbN9o6kRNv-ylQophJioZ4-gNCRKzItDLWjH5_8kzRbVrX4qCTYq9gTcOEg/s320/remote.axd.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Back in 1992 I watched the entire Republican Convention. I remember saying "Phil Gramm bored me. Pat Robertson scared the crap out of me." Today's Republican Party attending the CPAC convention should terrify everyone.<p></p><p>CPAC used to be a convention for conservatives, people who believed in respect, honor, and dignity. It was the rally convention for the Republican Party. Today it's more like the KKK representing the party with Khaos, Korruption, and Kruelty.</p><p>Greg Abbott spoke at the convention and gave a standing ovation to their speaker, the extreme far right Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban who warned about mixing races, the gay community, non-whites, and non-christians among other racist topics. The speech was nothing but racist. </p><p>The convention showed that the Republican Party has returned to it's true roots of the KKK. They are nothing but Khaos, spewing lies about election fraud when they lose. They cause chaos just for the sake of causing chaos. They lie about everything and when faced with facts, they simply double down on the lies knowing their base are too lazy to research. </p><p>They are Korrupt with many running for office with felony indictments like our State Attorney General Ken Paxton. They are running to the defense of over 800 charged with the assault on our capitol on Jan 6. They turn a blind eye to those who are breaking the law just as long as they are on their side.</p><p>And they are simply Kruel. Republicans love to intimidate, allowing 18 year olds to buy assault weapons and walk in public with them. They vilify those that seek a better life here in the United States. They separate children from their mothers. They talk tough. They act tough but are actually cowards like Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley running away when faced with conflict. They enjoy pushing the envelope on decency, common sense, and honor. They are racist.</p><p>This is the old Republican Party. This is the new Republican Party.</p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-60152018009565326622022-08-04T10:43:00.000-05:002022-08-04T10:43:01.235-05:00Who is paying for failed CCISD candidate Misty Dawson's legal bills?<p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoiomdcIhEd069iVK9TuflShg0yKOPZjoP4dghHUAQa90LwrGQOqndGAGp6XxzWt8YGi7D5v6JboNWDCFPzYkM2a65VhvURNvr_jCFll4j4fIvO76xThvK8_4-47z0Bey0xnll1SsQb9viV9I7ivfC9JYXkMlRZP02OvyirPDbbtKDmJF3A/s792/misty-facebook-photo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="792" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoiomdcIhEd069iVK9TuflShg0yKOPZjoP4dghHUAQa90LwrGQOqndGAGp6XxzWt8YGi7D5v6JboNWDCFPzYkM2a65VhvURNvr_jCFll4j4fIvO76xThvK8_4-47z0Bey0xnll1SsQb9viV9I7ivfC9JYXkMlRZP02OvyirPDbbtKDmJF3A/s320/misty-facebook-photo.png" width="320" /></a></div>C<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.850000381469727px;">NN recently aired a show, Deep in the Pockets of Texas, which highlighted the unlimited money donated to republican causes by just two billionaires. I'm wondering if that money is coming to influence CCISD elections.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14.850000381469727px;">Misty Dawson, who is "Morally Minded and Not Politically Divided" and who lost the CCISD school board election and has sued her opponent has closed out her campaign account after filing her last campaign finance report in June. In July she amended the report to keep it open. Her report did not disclose any payments for legal services to </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.850000381469727px;">Eric Opiela, her attorney. According to the Texas Ethics Commission no payment from any organization has been made to Opiela for these services. Even if Opiela is providing the services free of charge Dawson must record the fair market value as an "in-kind" donation. As of today she has not.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.850000381469727px;">So, who is paying for Dawson's attorney? It could be a number of people including State Representative Money Mayes Middleton the </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.850000381469727px;">oligarch of Galveston County, or the Texas Republican Party or Harris County Republican Party although neither have reported this expenditure on their latest reports. It could also be Kathleen Wall who spent $6 Million of her own money in a losing Congressional effort. It could be State Representative Little Baby Briscoe Cain.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.850000381469727px;">Or it could be Farris Wilks or Timothy Dunn the two billionaires in the CNN show. No matter who is paying for Dawson's attorney it must eventually reported. My bet is on Wilks and Dunn.</span></span></p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-34637979432908958552022-08-03T10:32:00.001-05:002022-08-03T10:32:34.757-05:00League City Councilman butting into CCISD lawsuit<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aANRBPvLFimM6k-DQSPz9dKbmO-bnQBfUCwAyrkllAGZgzTIijxrIs1qeHuW5_WKs3BJYC1OliEunxkQjocM7dTAw6h-9wjl5sUlAABAG-a6AGmGLc3GQ5iG2vkFcP_vwddk5BXg4xnpZJGkUgv_Y1sTE016MSYkXQrBnwRFcxqndu6OAg/s600/Document.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aANRBPvLFimM6k-DQSPz9dKbmO-bnQBfUCwAyrkllAGZgzTIijxrIs1qeHuW5_WKs3BJYC1OliEunxkQjocM7dTAw6h-9wjl5sUlAABAG-a6AGmGLc3GQ5iG2vkFcP_vwddk5BXg4xnpZJGkUgv_Y1sTE016MSYkXQrBnwRFcxqndu6OAg/s320/Document.jpeg" width="256" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I do not know Justin Hicks, Councilman for League City, but he is meddling in the legal issues of CCISD and leading the crazies with false information.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">After losing the election for School Board, Misty Dawson filed suit claiming (wait for it.....) election fraud, not against CCISD, but against her opponent, Jessica Cejka, demanding a new election and $100,000. At first the CCISD School Board could not agree on whether to fund the defense of Jessica Cejka. At the regular meeting a motion to fund failed by a tied vote with Trustee Scott Bowen leading the "no" votes and Jessica Cejka recusing herself.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">At a special meeting this week the board voted to fund the defense of the School District since the lawsuit referenced the election that was conducted by CCISD personnel. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Hicks, in a recent Facebook post, claims this funding is illegal. Hicks is an engineer and might have obtained his law degree from Facebook University. His post includes:</b></span></p><p style="color: #050505; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><blockquote><p style="color: #050505; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a violation of Texas Penal code Chapter 39.02, and it is likely a felony on</span></p><p style="color: #050505; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the school's part as well as for Jessica Cejka to accept the funds and help.</span></p><p style="color: #050505; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #050505; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What I need you to do: Email the entire board and tell them to NOT use taxpayer</span></p><p style="color: #050505; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">funds to defend a personal civil suit (felony). And also remind Jessica Cejka to</span></p><p style="color: #050505; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">recuse herself from this vote as it is a HUGE conflict of interest.... Please do this</span></p><p style="color: #050505; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">before Monday 7/25 and let the board know we don't appreciate this illegal and</span></p><p style="color: #050505; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">unethical abuse of taxpayer funds.</span></p></blockquote><p style="color: #050505; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><p style="color: #050505; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;">After consulting with REAL legal counsel, the CCISD Board voted, </span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">unanimously, to fund the defense of CCISD with some restrictions. Even Hicks' buddy Scott Bowen voted in favor of the resolution. Hicks makes not mention of the grievance filed against Bowen for....wait for it.....conflict of interest in this legal situation. </span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">So Hicks needs to either go back and take a refresher course on Facebook U, or just shut the f*uck up.</span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">The entire Facebook thread can be viewed <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/m8hbbz0ydqnw6w7/Justin%20Hicks.pdf?dl=0">here</a>.</span></span></p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-32953191377218662042022-08-02T07:08:00.003-05:002022-08-02T07:08:35.870-05:00CCISD comes to a decision on the Dawson v Cejka lawsuit<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-VCoJUpJMoX7mJt3iZXGADWhMmmtY37f8mHS8BMCjNHi2fjKF-5-SgINgw5ifBWcliml1l8wZFFdQTAfrSbHBcdft0_KxaAByMyZYQOljvubd5F3JNeYC2Lli6Qw24TqUpglLoOjb3Ayk6tp0gTHitrPS8faC5oF4jz1iS-cQm18FbMtEA/s320/BowenMisty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="320" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-VCoJUpJMoX7mJt3iZXGADWhMmmtY37f8mHS8BMCjNHi2fjKF-5-SgINgw5ifBWcliml1l8wZFFdQTAfrSbHBcdft0_KxaAByMyZYQOljvubd5F3JNeYC2Lli6Qw24TqUpglLoOjb3Ayk6tp0gTHitrPS8faC5oF4jz1iS-cQm18FbMtEA/s1600/BowenMisty.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Well that was interesting.<p></p><p>CCISD had a special board meeting last night to vote on a couple of issues, funding the legal response to the Dawson election lawsuit and appointing an individual to lead the grievance hearing against Trustee Scott Bowen.</p><p>The board voted to fund the defense of the lawsuit filed by the loser, in the CCISD election Misty Dawson, specifically in reference to a CCISD employee who was named in the suit. Since the lawsuit named a CCISD employee the board now has authority to fund the defense and voted to do so, unanimously with Cejka abstaining. According to Trustee Larson once the suit focuses on Cejka specifically the funding can come to a stop. I can't see that happening since Cejka did not run the elections, is not being accused of rigging the election, and did nothing but run in the election. Even if the lawsuit is successful Cejka cannot void the election, cannot order a new election, and can't run a new election. Why Dawson and Bowen thought suing Cejka was legally sound is beyond me.</p><p>In the other vote, the board voted to appoint someone to hear the formal grievance filed against Trustee Scott Bowen concerning his conflict of interest in the Dawson v Cejka lawsuit. That has been covered before and the vote was also unamimous with Bowen abstaining.</p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-81252203268511584492022-08-01T07:15:00.003-05:002022-08-01T07:15:37.806-05:00Grievance filed against CCISD Trustee<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7dzI8mVWtU1TMBmHRgmH4JBE8tWhn9eABl3ik_Z9-G5T1MpnzEUWnx_weINPNE4lVvm3RFf18brPwnp_dQuYpl6RzCy3t3LolpXaF_aJTsvX_r4H8AJgCatjIF4tQHio9gzlH1I7Oj3o1q-3BqsmNcGu3cxEGzrR_mhP24wUUw5wBYl46g/s320/279290164_10223317574827819_9197865077834178712_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="320" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7dzI8mVWtU1TMBmHRgmH4JBE8tWhn9eABl3ik_Z9-G5T1MpnzEUWnx_weINPNE4lVvm3RFf18brPwnp_dQuYpl6RzCy3t3LolpXaF_aJTsvX_r4H8AJgCatjIF4tQHio9gzlH1I7Oj3o1q-3BqsmNcGu3cxEGzrR_mhP24wUUw5wBYl46g/s1600/279290164_10223317574827819_9197865077834178712_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is what happens when CCISD is flooded with outside, unlimited, partisan money.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">An official grievance has been filed against CCISD Trustee Scott Bowen for his conflict of interest in the past election resulting in a lawsuit by the loser against the winner, Jessica Cejka. For background:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">After the election for CCISD the loser, Misty Dawson, filed a lawsuit against Jessica Cejka demanding that she voids the election, conduct a new one, and give her $100,000. The suit was NOT against CCISD who actually conducted the election. Since the suit has been filed Scott Bowen has been running point on behalf of Dawson. </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">Based upon his comments during the last Board meeting it is clear Bowen is compromised and should recuse himself from all further discussion concerning the issue.</b></i></span></p><p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: inherit;">Bowen should recuse himself for a number of reasons including:</span></span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Based upon his comments during the last CCISD board meeting it is clear he is coordinating with the attorney for Misty Dawson and should never be involved in closed door discussions concerning this lawsuit</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">This attorney for Dawson was the former general counsel of the Texas Republican Party</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">The TRP endorsed Bowen</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bowen is the lead for candidate recruitment for the Harris County Republican Party</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bowen recruited Dawson</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bowen campaigned for Dawson</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">The HCRP listed on their campaign finance report that they supported both Dawson and Bowen</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">The HCRP paid for a mailer for the campaign</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bowen has a clear interest in this case in order to have a 4th vote for him to become the President of the board, a vote he lost by one vote</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just the appearance of a conflict of interest should be enough for Bowen to recuse himself from participating in any discussion, vote, or decision concerning Dawson v Cejka</span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Below is the email sent to the legal office of CCISD concerning the grievance. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBA73cW8YIeszuiZTr-vupZ9lOzXneum8JpODjeBgJGHAeVq8mr-C75fV3mu-gZLyFBT6ScU4KGUM0Vd88qkysnCBmd478VyW5Q95rvmf5A0QA8eZsP6kHT8EC4lhpcxGxptEl9WwUdRRioSUllwfY7IjLZFzcyn8pfaHTrGWbje7rZFPCg/s900/2022-07-29%20Grievance%20-%20Scott%20Bowen-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="900" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBA73cW8YIeszuiZTr-vupZ9lOzXneum8JpODjeBgJGHAeVq8mr-C75fV3mu-gZLyFBT6ScU4KGUM0Vd88qkysnCBmd478VyW5Q95rvmf5A0QA8eZsP6kHT8EC4lhpcxGxptEl9WwUdRRioSUllwfY7IjLZFzcyn8pfaHTrGWbje7rZFPCg/w400-h340/2022-07-29%20Grievance%20-%20Scott%20Bowen-1.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div><br /></div><p></p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-24528639571097830442022-07-30T10:48:00.001-05:002022-07-30T14:21:52.182-05:00Galveston County's Oligarch: State Representative "Money" Mayes Middleton<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HhQpLee_UKjUB42w03jSYn7wSmWj6vReHCdtduZ5zDMfHzhi9RYU61T5RynxWZfgOmoaES1-2ea3uMkJI3e7UB44ZsJptW3h4umuZZ_qvNhLzYxS5UAHZzq0k343pxY2vc_oY9YJjNG_3Cz8Qdw4t-0cHrqTtkpfyVaatmDkaYbA3PHU_Q/s1599/1599px-2010-04-10_Three_ratty_two-dollar_bills.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1599" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HhQpLee_UKjUB42w03jSYn7wSmWj6vReHCdtduZ5zDMfHzhi9RYU61T5RynxWZfgOmoaES1-2ea3uMkJI3e7UB44ZsJptW3h4umuZZ_qvNhLzYxS5UAHZzq0k343pxY2vc_oY9YJjNG_3Cz8Qdw4t-0cHrqTtkpfyVaatmDkaYbA3PHU_Q/s320/1599px-2010-04-10_Three_ratty_two-dollar_bills.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2010-04-10_Three_ratty_two-dollar_bills.jpg">WikiMedia Commons</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>CNN recently aired a show, Deep in the Pockets of Texas, which highlighted the unlimited money donated to republican causes by just two billionaires. Galveston County has their own oligarch in State Representative "Money" Mayes Middleton.<p></p><p>Over the last 8 years Money donated $8.1 Million to various organizations and candidates, including himself. In 2018 he spent nearly $2 Million of his own money to win a State Representative seat that should have cost $400,000 if it was competitive. (It wasn't). As of today he has spent over $5 Million on his own campaigns.</p><p>Money Mayes considers himself a Christian Conservative but donates money to State Representative Lacy Hull. According to Texas Scorecard, Hull's husband filed for divorce right after her election claiming she had and affair with State Representative Cole Hefner. Money donated $10,000 to her campaign. He also donated $30,000 to State Representative Valerie Swanson who was also caught up in this sordid affair.</p><p>Then there is State Representative Tony Tinderholt. According to the <a href="https://www.chron.com/politics/texas/article/Texas-lawmaker-and-five-time-groom-makes-6110172.php">Houston Chronicle</a> Tinderholt has been married FIVE times! So much for the "sanctity of marriage" bullshit. Money donated $7,500 to his campaign. </p><p>Other interesting donations include $13,000 to True Texas Project a conspiracy theory group promoting the "Big Lie". $50,000 to a home school PAC, $100,000 to Texans for Lawsuit Reform, $186,000 to State Representative Carrie Isaac for her reelection campaign, $300,000 to Louie Gohmert in his failed attempt at the Texas Attorney General race, $76,000 to the Galveston County Republican Party to keep it afloat, $302,000 to the now defunct Empower Texas</p><p>He also gave over $151,000 to the Texas Windstorm Action Committee which is strange and over $53,000 to Little Baby Briscoe Cain for various activities.</p><p>I've posted the entire list <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ygwis11nzjwlgwdh9uq49/Middleton-donations.xlsx?dl=0&rlkey=irl5n1e4xb6j20q6lhofwp0kk">here</a>.</p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-57333618046980277982022-07-29T10:45:00.006-05:002022-07-30T14:22:51.313-05:00Donating Campaign Cash: The Texas Oligarchs Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks (CNN follow up)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWRL9ypuHqlnQkJF6dhNZzkoddEaAH9f4ixst4kOCFXhcqrQdF66y3n8_YUsLRd5Jys0xwhrRR8c9nlxdE4mXCwHx8oXMYQ3bSWJl7jnW0yChDGaY6eSO3WOW6L6HDeJhzIpJgMe3RPH6u-qHpq5wqfHNThkPvbISYARHHwgerAykxHUHag/s499/220622212104-07-texas-far-right-politics-file-exlarge-169.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="499" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWRL9ypuHqlnQkJF6dhNZzkoddEaAH9f4ixst4kOCFXhcqrQdF66y3n8_YUsLRd5Jys0xwhrRR8c9nlxdE4mXCwHx8oXMYQ3bSWJl7jnW0yChDGaY6eSO3WOW6L6HDeJhzIpJgMe3RPH6u-qHpq5wqfHNThkPvbISYARHHwgerAykxHUHag/s320/220622212104-07-texas-far-right-politics-file-exlarge-169.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>CNN aired a segment titled <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/24/politics/texas-far-right-politics-invs/index.html">Deep in the Pockets of Texas</a>. It focused on two billionaires funneling money into various candidates and PACs. Here is a breakdown of their contributions in Texas.<p></p><p><b>Farris Wilks.</b> Wilks is the owner of an oil company in Cisco Texas. Over the last 8 years he has donated over $10 Million to various candidates, elected officials and PACs. $2,481,000 to the Texas Right to Life PAC, $201,000 to the Texas Home School Coalition, $273,000 to that fat bastard Jonathan S. Stickland, $425,000 to Ken Paxton, $453,444 to Mike Lang nearly his entire campaign fundraising activity. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Farris and his wife donated $<span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; text-align: right;">1,125,000 to Jon Francis in his losing effort for a State House seat. Francis raised $</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; text-align: right;">1,435,905 with $80,000 in loans. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; text-align: right;">He donated $1.8 Million to the now defunct Empower Texas and $2.2 Million to <a href="https://bayareahouston.blogspot.com/search?q=Defend+Texas+Liberty">Defend Texas Liberty</a> PAC which couple with 2 other donors accounted for most of the donations.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; text-align: right;"><b>Timothy Dunn. Dunn is an oil and gas executive. </b>He donated a total of over $18 Million over the last 8 years. He financed the down defunct Empower Texas for a total of $7,727,500. $5,365,000 went to Defend Liberty PAC. $670,000 went to Ken Paxton.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; text-align: right;">$2,481.000 was donated to the Texas Right to Life PAC and $407,000 to State Representative Tony Tinderholt who has been married 5 times, twice to one person. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; text-align: right;">He donated $1,700,000 to Shelley Luther in her failed attempt at a State House seat. She is the hairdresser that defied quarantine orders during COVID. $1,200,000 was to pay off her personal loan for the campaign.</span></span></p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-62788212717340387282022-07-27T07:26:00.002-05:002022-07-27T07:26:07.827-05:00CCISD Trustee Scott Bowen should recuse himself from the CCISD lawsuit<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3-5yYwJtiq51goYWm5PfC4ru5rwEyplqSrCAqVHdozdGS_zTCr4d90tghuoBU_9TS6xboOPmchgJtRzlJ6GmlR_NrQ2rgEGK2qQlHV36aCObZNps6Pb-nWYG_rMPBZxgy6jxvuNSkHfS4eb8O42KdtmDtJB4TScxx72kuLQJ_w16JWgPHA/s320/279290164_10223317574827819_9197865077834178712_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="320" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3-5yYwJtiq51goYWm5PfC4ru5rwEyplqSrCAqVHdozdGS_zTCr4d90tghuoBU_9TS6xboOPmchgJtRzlJ6GmlR_NrQ2rgEGK2qQlHV36aCObZNps6Pb-nWYG_rMPBZxgy6jxvuNSkHfS4eb8O42KdtmDtJB4TScxx72kuLQJ_w16JWgPHA/s1600/279290164_10223317574827819_9197865077834178712_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>After the election for CCISD the loser, Misty Dawson, filed a lawsuit against Jessica Cejka demanding that she voids the election, conduct a new one, and give her $100,000. The suit was NOT against CCISD who actually conducted the election. Since the suit has been filed Scott Bowen has been running point on behalf of Dawson. <b>Based upon his comments during the last Board meeting it is clear Bowen is compromised and should recuse himself from all further discussion concerning the issue.</b><p></p><p>Bowen was also on the ballot during the time that Dawson claimed election fraud. If a new election is required his position must be on the ballot which creates one of many conflicts of interest. Bowen recruited Dawson. He is the lead of school board candidate recruitment for the Harris County Republican Party. Dawson's attorney was the general counsel of the Texas Republican Party. The Republican Party endorsed Bowen. The Republican Party donated to Bowen and Dawson. Bowen campaigned for Dawson. If Dawson, who is one of the worst candidates ever to apply for the position, would win it would give Bowen the necessary votes to become President of the Board. </p><p>Based upon his "legal" comments during the meeting it is clear he is working with the Dawson legal team. Bowen has been in closed door session discussing legal issues concerning this situation and I would bet he is conspiring with the Dawson legal team and providing confidential information. This cannot stand.</p><p>Bowen must recuse himself from all discussions and votes concerning these matters.</p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-24472344143844230442022-07-26T07:26:00.000-05:002022-07-26T07:26:07.755-05:00CCISD Trustee Scott Bowen's legal coordinated assault against CCISD<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDEIZ25hPmAG1Qf3wbXeMby47qu8V9qManYj_XpOEFPmXHIO1ZaNvmJwd71rNT8tdBenCzC4QGBtB4X6HaqsuR6QG4k9Kes47WCiJ4UsfbiA58ny7_z18hrJAa2BSgFtRvXWwrWL5x2kel2iB6OXgk4cwX_MB0L4EcfO5q3fXc0JCqUE5FQ/s320/DickAward.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="180" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDEIZ25hPmAG1Qf3wbXeMby47qu8V9qManYj_XpOEFPmXHIO1ZaNvmJwd71rNT8tdBenCzC4QGBtB4X6HaqsuR6QG4k9Kes47WCiJ4UsfbiA58ny7_z18hrJAa2BSgFtRvXWwrWL5x2kel2iB6OXgk4cwX_MB0L4EcfO5q3fXc0JCqUE5FQ/s1600/DickAward.JPG" width="180" /></a></div>I've said it before and I'll say it again. Scott Bowen is a dick and he is coordinating the lawsuit against Jessica Cejka.<p></p><p>Misty Dawson lost a very close election to Jessica Cejka. So instead of asking for a recount, like most losers do, she ran to Scott Bowen and filed a lawsuit demanding $100,000, to void the election, and to have another one. To muddle this situation, on purpose, they filed the suit against Jessica, NOT the school district.</p><p>So now Bowen, who seems to have gained his law degree over the last week or so, is defending Dawson's decision to file the suit against Jessica therefore the school district cannot, by law, pay for Jessica's defense. This is a setup. I bet Bowen, Davis, and Larson are all working with Dawson's attorney. They have organized people to talk at the meeting in support of the lawsuit. Bowen even referenced their comments. This is all a setup up.</p><p>I have to agree with Cottrell's comment about being bullied by those with money. Scott Bowen has money from the Republican Party to challenge these elections by filing against individuals. Bowen spent over $20,000 an obscene amount of money for a school district. All overs spent a couple of thousand. </p><p>This is a coordinated setup against the district, against the taxpayers, and against anyone who runs for office against Scott Bowen's supported candidate. Dawson went straight to a lawsuit with the help of the former attorney of the Republican Party. They have deep pockets. They have unlimited resources with millionaires and billionaires firmly behind them. </p><p>It is sad. Jessica is probably one of the best to ever run for the school district and Bowen is supporting the loser who is the absolute worst candidate to ever run for office.</p><p>You can watch Bowen kiss the republican party's ass here. It is about 30 minutes long.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/9EQE82Zuh-4?t=15611" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1476" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq1E9hrscCSUq0HNRNi4P4DYTkXvptJORZWKr47ULLkbiaiwgOe-SJhM3CYema6iqWcdaVlrIeSTkDK_O1uPIryhcEvQAIiiVUeeZwgSwnP1PTrLDgDSCVGKMJHzTeMN8M3Hcq5S9Sh8fNy4IVUblClkpazZ8pSMUfY0NB4uoNmGHeiKsqQ/w400-h226/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-26%20at%207.21.47%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-74334079979050129742022-07-25T10:06:00.002-05:002022-07-25T10:06:12.565-05:00Raising Campaign Cash: Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNhIaHDH2nzJpraM1EBxJEmKukaG6MiIWIJDTlLsY4rxOTPnRbFasDEmV8oXJV4FrPZ-kxc3KZ-IA_fG79LBpryzqs-o-mn31e1s22EjkZ3I6k1GteW6pB1zO8Qz9SkiAVjbhIvXLk5oODprf-TnNr8CKkSdLOC-CbI5o5ptquY3uwU_U5w/s400/-Ya11YZ-_400x400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNhIaHDH2nzJpraM1EBxJEmKukaG6MiIWIJDTlLsY4rxOTPnRbFasDEmV8oXJV4FrPZ-kxc3KZ-IA_fG79LBpryzqs-o-mn31e1s22EjkZ3I6k1GteW6pB1zO8Qz9SkiAVjbhIvXLk5oODprf-TnNr8CKkSdLOC-CbI5o5ptquY3uwU_U5w/w240-h240/-Ya11YZ-_400x400.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia easily beat his opponent in the Democratic Primary by 60 percentage points and will face former Commissioner Jack Mormon in the general election.</span><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this period covering 1/20/22 to 6/30/22 Garcia raised $787,949, spent $675,976, has no outstanding loans, and has a Cash on Hand balance of $1,897,179. Of the $787,949 about $160,000 came from 15 donations of $10,000 or more. The highest donation was $15,000. These donations account for about 20% of his entire fundraising for the quarter. </span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Garcia's opponent raised only <span style="background-color: white;">$63,144 during the same period.</span></span></p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-72281417098833045442022-07-25T09:49:00.000-05:002022-07-25T09:49:12.502-05:00Raising Campaign Cash: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicorIuzAnahlcpvxB8qKjiiCbRIGXnCNP0ooZAc7zLxhhMgOg0DPk33mkQKSEUYJURNW2LeTKemkKRXSR_0MF6J4sd53XVSRYzH4mYFcKLHcAmkYD3dRbUKsWqzxN1xA96RxEdL8vU2zN1SHMx1vMZIszr-flxJSSro55aePY93ITD8vyEFw/s788/EOqfTVFWkAYqbGT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicorIuzAnahlcpvxB8qKjiiCbRIGXnCNP0ooZAc7zLxhhMgOg0DPk33mkQKSEUYJURNW2LeTKemkKRXSR_0MF6J4sd53XVSRYzH4mYFcKLHcAmkYD3dRbUKsWqzxN1xA96RxEdL8vU2zN1SHMx1vMZIszr-flxJSSro55aePY93ITD8vyEFw/s320/EOqfTVFWkAYqbGT.jpg" width="270" /></a></div>Yeow! The report submitted by Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo for the period covering 2/20/2022 to 6/30/2022 was so large (over 800 pages) it would not download from the site. I was able to obtain a copy nevertheless. Not only is Hidalgo running for re-election she is also a marathon runner and she is running away in the fundraising campaign.<p></p><p>In this period Hidalgo raised $1,150,804, spent $569,065, has an outstanding loan of $1400, and has a Cash on Hand balance of $1,983,697. Of the $1,150,804 about $290,000 came from donations of $10,000 or more. The highest donation was $30,000. These donations account for about 25% of her entire fundraising for the quarter. Her opponent raised 70% of her total fundraising from just 7 individuals including 4 who gave $100,000 each.</p><p>The rest of her report was littered with 800 pages of small donations. The reports provided by the County Commission is not like the Texas Ethics Commission where a spreadsheet could be downloaded and analyzed. It is difficult to analyze due to the volume of pages and donations. (but I did it for you!)</p><p>In contrast, during her run in 2018 Hidalgo raised about $183,000 in her January 2018 report. </p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-78791531545993130262022-07-25T07:28:00.005-05:002022-07-25T07:28:50.027-05:00Raising Campaign Cash: Jack Mormon for County Commissioner Pct 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziwvF3Ike-0OMFrqnTW1g-idZAiyGDZbustpQQu1nlaDnPUoRIeCzsdkOVH_zO-YTy3LFxOqZm9E9stmncoGUD5cks-rgwdu0RFxL61jWuuzFxHTKATCQFBG228zgKgRNqUCEg5I3I2DgItf_PH6MvmXMV1zm4IoXg-fQ0MQ0iq08vxOEOg/s225/Unknown.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziwvF3Ike-0OMFrqnTW1g-idZAiyGDZbustpQQu1nlaDnPUoRIeCzsdkOVH_zO-YTy3LFxOqZm9E9stmncoGUD5cks-rgwdu0RFxL61jWuuzFxHTKATCQFBG228zgKgRNqUCEg5I3I2DgItf_PH6MvmXMV1zm4IoXg-fQ0MQ0iq08vxOEOg/s1600/Unknown.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div>Even with a poor accounting of fundraising, never "misunderestimate" the power of money in the Republican Party. With the party flush with billionaires and millionaires and with no limits on the amount of a contribution, Mormon could easily be right back in the game with just one single $1million donation. But not today. Not today.<p></p><p>In his July report Mormon raised $63,144, spent $19,585 and has a Cash on Hand balance of only $69,638. He has no outstanding loans. His largest donor was Richard Weekley for $9606. Weekley could easily drop a $1Million on his general election and just might. Other than that he had a very weak reporting period. His opponent in the runoff raised only $46,150. His opponents in the primary also had very weak fundraising results.</p><p>Mormon will face Commissioner Adrian Garcia who raised over $700,000 in the same period and has almost $2 Million Cash on Hand for the general election.</p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-43095047910552667172022-07-18T07:29:00.001-05:002022-07-18T07:29:01.922-05:00Raising Campaign Cash: State Representative Dennis Paul (voucher money)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-N5W2DexiClt27eEmoJTh3aDr5q4FwiZ4fbVRmOp1GvX6mmpoWbUF6zu9LyeLOi_flfbzmzyOr_mmanvgdRz0FWjzu3vwv3DKpOgG7qFZ5z2RmuOnvb4V9iIAd1D19AfmgeSBFPDYJIx4Aw93PVbl8m98kZZLioBxOsfCAeNCEXykeplUQ/s320/DennisPaul.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="207" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-N5W2DexiClt27eEmoJTh3aDr5q4FwiZ4fbVRmOp1GvX6mmpoWbUF6zu9LyeLOi_flfbzmzyOr_mmanvgdRz0FWjzu3vwv3DKpOgG7qFZ5z2RmuOnvb4V9iIAd1D19AfmgeSBFPDYJIx4Aw93PVbl8m98kZZLioBxOsfCAeNCEXykeplUQ/s1600/DennisPaul.jpeg" width="207" /></a></div>Dennis Paul isn't exactly a money making machine when it comes to raising campaign cash. <p></p><p>In his last financial report Paul raised $34,606, spent $21,461, and has $26,554 cash on hand. He still maintains an outstanding loan amount of $111,000. For a State House race $34,606 is a loser but Paul is in a safe district. Paul could be caught with giving a 18 year old a loaded assault weapon to shoot up a bunch of children and he will still be elected.</p><p>$1025 came from three individuals. $33,529 came from PAC money including $2500 from the Charter Schools Now PAC. As much as Paul kisses the ass of the NRA he has not received any money from any gun nut organization. </p><p>BTW. Paul has scrubbed his website of any mention of any gun nut organizations. Luckily what is posted on the internet, stays on the internet.</p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-84344459063115592212022-07-17T18:19:00.002-05:002022-07-17T18:19:16.618-05:00Raising Campaign Cash: Alexandra Mealer for County Judge (Holy shit!)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyprJHRRkge9woCWMqLkQ6jY5jAxmWNzsAvj7RCK2rWsIBfPctYasSEtm0xCRI0XHvoiczJZArmiGJbRa6W01ODXG-_XmxP-GQxBKtlPH68Y8HYcTB6PxOtUMspSKFF48QFBG-CnrGNwV9slHpUUwZVWi9Ak1jYiW1VemY4rl30W9UfrXEwQ/s1029/bbb64d69-aac7-433e-b7ec-1d171031a59b_1920x1080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="744" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyprJHRRkge9woCWMqLkQ6jY5jAxmWNzsAvj7RCK2rWsIBfPctYasSEtm0xCRI0XHvoiczJZArmiGJbRa6W01ODXG-_XmxP-GQxBKtlPH68Y8HYcTB6PxOtUMspSKFF48QFBG-CnrGNwV9slHpUUwZVWi9Ak1jYiW1VemY4rl30W9UfrXEwQ/s320/bbb64d69-aac7-433e-b7ec-1d171031a59b_1920x1080.jpg" width="231" /></a></div>I expected Alexandra Mealer to be flush with money but the details are disturbing.<p></p><p><b>On her latest report filed in July Mealer raised $764,544 which isn't a bad haul, but just 4 individuals gave over half of her entire fundraising efforts. </b>Each gave $100,000 including the wife of Jim MAGAt McIngvale, Hassenflu of Fidelis Realty Partners, David Modest of Vega Energy, and David Weekley of Weekley Homes. David Modest is on the Board of Texans for Lawsuit Deform. (Reform)</p><p>Three other individuals, Ned Holmes, Flores, Pitcock gave $111,000. Seven total individuals gave 67% or $511,000 out of the total $764,544.</p><p>This is what we are up against. </p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-66367666875150396412022-07-16T19:55:00.001-05:002022-07-16T19:55:25.751-05:00The Texas Democratic Convention. The election of the Chair<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztLD22iBu3WoMA7U9ncHmqp8LbW1PIyhiDa8AG9OvolPuQa1tpSGHTLehiD9GiBnSL1vNsgfPwmVDTVJpQqBKJKxV4XFvc1Jv80Pq_w3SpZA9hlXUNiMa9JU-oqObd2pET4MEWQ8AeNF9RuwVB_pv32iVkVNfw05uH9B5EskdROuKUOiKdg/s4096/GP7SJGKGOVA4NEAF2KCAJXN42M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3045" data-original-width="4096" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztLD22iBu3WoMA7U9ncHmqp8LbW1PIyhiDa8AG9OvolPuQa1tpSGHTLehiD9GiBnSL1vNsgfPwmVDTVJpQqBKJKxV4XFvc1Jv80Pq_w3SpZA9hlXUNiMa9JU-oqObd2pET4MEWQ8AeNF9RuwVB_pv32iVkVNfw05uH9B5EskdROuKUOiKdg/s320/GP7SJGKGOVA4NEAF2KCAJXN42M.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pic from the <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/07/16/gilberto-hinojosa-reelected-texas-democratic-party-chair/">Dallas Morning News</a></td></tr></tbody></table>As they say after eating sushi from a gas station, this too shall pass. </p><p>Gilberto Hinojosa retained his position running on his record. His opponents also were running on his record. Carroll Robinson of Houston hammered Hinojosa and his record everywhere he spoke. He criticized his record of just "maintaining" in 2020 when we ran against one of the worst human beings on the top of the ticket. We gained no ground. He criticized his record in the Valley where we lost in districts we should never had lost. He criticized his loss of Hispanic voters. He and others stated when you take credit for the gains of 2018 you must also take responsibility for just maintaining in 2020. He said it was time for something to change. Maintaining was not enough. It was time to win. He was right. He is right.</p><p>All of that changed after Robinson came in third place after the 1st vote. He addressed the delegates and instead of supporting the other change candidate he urged a vote for the very person who he criticized the day before. Instead of a change, as he was advocating for, he asked to maintain the course. The 2nd vote was taken and Hinojosa won. So here we are.....maintaining. Again. </p><p>Many delegates were very disappointed especially those who are on the street knocking doors and doing the hard work looking for help and guidance from the state party. Needless to say Olson supporters were disappointed as they should be. In the year of the Woman, we voted for a man. In the year of change, we voted to maintain.</p><p>Hinojosa has a few months to prove us all wrong. Our state has moved backwards on every issue important to Texans, gun massacres, teacher salaries and respect, women's rights, immigration, voting rights, the electricity grid, home insurance, property taxes, home prices, etc etc etc. What is he going to do? How are we going to make progress? How is the party going to help those willing to work especially those in the rural areas and in the Valley? These are good, valid questions.</p><p>Maintaining is not an option. Winning is. It's the only option now. Congratulations to the chair. Let's unite and move on. Let's progress. Let's move forward.</p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-28158866104593945242022-07-16T10:36:00.004-05:002022-07-16T10:36:32.104-05:00Election for the Chair of the Texas Democratic Party coming up!<p>This ought to be fun.</p><p>We have 3 candidates to choose from, our current Chair Gilberto Hinojosa, Kim Olson, and Carroll Robinson. I've heard all three speak at various events and I have my personal choice. Here is what I think the atmosphere is like in the convention.</p><p>Most everyone I have asked have good words for Chairman Hinojosa but follow it with a big but......we need to do something different. Hinojosa is running on his record but the other two are running on his record also. Hinojosa has been the chair for 10 years now and quite frankly I have to agree with the opposition. Our state has moved backwards on all fronts and we stalled in 2020. </p><p>Lots of folks wearing pink Kim Olson shirts. Lots of women are supporting her. Robinson has a small showing. Hinojosa has a supporters but seem to be subdued. We will see what shakes out when the the sign waving starts.</p><p>Hinojosa has some interesting endorsements including one from an unknown PAC called Future Generations. Never heard of them but I received a text endorsing Hinojosa. FG was created recently, raised only $66,000 and seems to be endorsing far lefties across the county and Hinojosa, which I do not consider a far lefty. Not sure why they would pick a State Chair race to endorse.</p><p>Olson has received an endorsement from the Texas Progressive Caucus. I know very little about them.</p><p>Vote is later today.</p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUFLdKAjslecg5u_SBTvRoUaZ0ctR8KzyaNh57nqyOtkv72gYrRZoc-cOHalMtSGhP4LRgmTwvVWttpNRaoVU_qh9hfMci7QWSrbKSRTeI7EnG-9SxISaNE2y72EHRsCcUPAge4ya0L0NGwgS4UVJR9r-WtvDuonJJF5-A9djAO02oa6-Zw/s680/m413283.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUFLdKAjslecg5u_SBTvRoUaZ0ctR8KzyaNh57nqyOtkv72gYrRZoc-cOHalMtSGhP4LRgmTwvVWttpNRaoVU_qh9hfMci7QWSrbKSRTeI7EnG-9SxISaNE2y72EHRsCcUPAge4ya0L0NGwgS4UVJR9r-WtvDuonJJF5-A9djAO02oa6-Zw/s320/m413283.JPEG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who's is Future Generations PAC?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-73816362022398119012022-07-15T13:04:00.000-05:002022-07-15T13:04:04.011-05:00Hispanic Caucus at the Texas Democratic Convention<p>Another large and enthusiastic crowd at the Hispanic Caucus.</p><p>Luckily they put party business before speeches electing two State Democratic Executive Committee (SDEC) members and then passing a resolution to endorse current Chair Gilberto Hinojosa before adjourning.</p><p>Although the vast majority of members loudly supported Hinojosa there were pockets that were not. No one nominated either of the other two candidates so it is hard to gauge his support but it does seem to be pretty solid, but not completely. We heard from Carroll Robinson and he seemed to have a solid argument for a change in leadership. I look forward to hearing Kim Olson speak.</p><p>Many of the speakers talked about the strength of the Hispanic vote unfortunately over the last few elections Hispanics have not voted their strength. I have seen this party work on issues that are core to the Hispanic community for years, decades, and yet they do not vote their strength. If they would no one who makes fun of our language would ever hold office again. No one who puts a target on our backs because of our skin color would ever hold office again. Yet....they do not vote their strength. </p><p>Personally I have no idea WTF they are waiting for. Their kids have been shot. Their electricity cut off. They are targeted by white supremacy groups. Their home insurance, electricity, taxes, home prices have skyrocketed. WTLF are they waiting for?</p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-92215213887980373862022-07-15T11:25:00.000-05:002022-07-15T11:25:14.345-05:00Women's Caucus at the Texas Democratic Convention. LOTS of energy here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZrkfDAtx9pJ98AQ58iuhTJ8vroFwNRvBfV1HoGtngV09BnjbidMSmB8blD84C4Jv3Pai_eh1iOs17Ybi0UtCt0_qh1dNrJK3TyzkX-iNR015ZLYO1wbOkn_70mNwXsRgeZMbdGFq51ln4459orNxig4ARgnAImPsoyrBDqiKSyAYg4tVxw/s4032/IMG_6628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZrkfDAtx9pJ98AQ58iuhTJ8vroFwNRvBfV1HoGtngV09BnjbidMSmB8blD84C4Jv3Pai_eh1iOs17Ybi0UtCt0_qh1dNrJK3TyzkX-iNR015ZLYO1wbOkn_70mNwXsRgeZMbdGFq51ln4459orNxig4ARgnAImPsoyrBDqiKSyAYg4tVxw/w400-h225/IMG_6628.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Texas Democratic Women are NOT happy with the direction our state is going. In fact most women should not be happy. Hell, most men shouldn't be happy. I was a minority at this caucus but I was glad I attended. It was full of good information and energetic speeches.<div><br /></div><div>The Founder of <a href="https://mothersagainstgregabbott.com">Mothers Against Greg Abbott</a> spoke and showed their latest ad which can be viewed below. She received a standing welcome by the standing room only crowd. This caucus had one of the largest rooms dedicated to their presentation. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sistersunitedalliance.com">Sisters United Alliance</a>, an organization working to get women who have registered but not voted out to vote. Sherrie Matula from the Clear Lake area is the founder of the organization and made a call for money based upon their success in the last few elections. They are targeting nearly 1 Million women voters in this next election cycle.</div><div><br /></div><div>Texas Democratic Women organized the event and coordinated the speakers including Janey Dudding running for Texas Comptroller, Susan Hays for Agriculture Commissioner, Judge Maldonado for the Texas Supreme Court. Very strong women candidates. There was fire in this room, not literally, but these women (and men) were hot. A number of issues were discussed such as gun violence, women's rights, and the attacks on our teachers and schools. There is energy here. </div><div><br /></div><div>MAGA's ad below is titled Nothing Changes. I think this could be the theme of this election because nothing will change when it comes to safety for our families, women's rights to their own bodies, cost of electricity, the electric grid being fixed, etc etc until we take action and vote. It is up to us alone.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/Lf1YxHpOvF4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1730" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5hE_0j2j_L56N4PpLGFE9rtrAxG2awgRrWnAGOkz4a8LR181M1Im1DO8llEVmd4VE3o_u5Y5Btpl3SRwl849IujxJyXQSJVC5T4R3glezoizdbzVrkvFgMG5anHlyO-Tajj9EspSH6L76iaiUG6Mpp0ZKKUwNJtI9J9_kVdoolDByY6bUQ/w400-h231/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-15%20at%2011.23.38%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-84455540591454483992022-07-14T13:04:00.001-05:002022-07-14T13:04:40.504-05:00Jaws of life called for CCISD Trustee Scott Bowen<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwxxYeIoF8WT5a3j4BFR9_vgqdF_FydMuPHukRkXFWlLIx3--QRJWo0dXXAF5EnBWe1E1qboHPo79WuwiE-ZBb4vqmN7B8pwDR7zdLAnBL4nNB8zVuULAi73MAu6h9KA_v2-ciaEdtwsw_TF3yASC1T17oUopZfXSY5vxQkdxPEzKleVlhw/s1624/IMG_2737.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwxxYeIoF8WT5a3j4BFR9_vgqdF_FydMuPHukRkXFWlLIx3--QRJWo0dXXAF5EnBWe1E1qboHPo79WuwiE-ZBb4vqmN7B8pwDR7zdLAnBL4nNB8zVuULAi73MAu6h9KA_v2-ciaEdtwsw_TF3yASC1T17oUopZfXSY5vxQkdxPEzKleVlhw/s320/IMG_2737.jpeg" width="148" /></a></div>The League City Community has called for the jaws to get Trustee Scott Bowen's panties out of his ass.This guy is such an a**hole. A major league republican a**hole. Scott Bowen is having a flaming hissy fit. <p></p><p>It seems there are organizations that specializes in finding qualified leaders for various positions such as the next superintendent of CCISD. Needless to say this is a pretty important position responsible for the day to day activities for thousands of students and parents. I would think hiring a firm that specializes in this type of search is a good idea since it would take a considerable amount of time to find, interview, and research a new superintendent. </p><p>Turns out Scotty is having none of it. One of the companies requesting consideration for the job advertises being an equal opportunity organization which basically means to look far and wide for the most qualified. It has never meant to hire someone based upon a particular ethnicity it just means to search far and wide. It's not a hard concept to understand unless you're a pea brain.</p><p>Scott is a pee brain. I guess he wants to limit the selection of someone based only on qualifications (which they actually do) just as long as they are a white, male, right wing, republican. What an a**hole. </p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-38803175789701647982022-07-14T07:50:00.005-05:002022-07-14T07:50:58.276-05:00The state of CCISD school safety. Will your kids be safe? It will cost you to find out.<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5s8tWXFIFNMfAaQ5tQZawvNAzDpQ0AAFXT1gdT2mPKkgTUIu4K4M4swFQ0qeZzypbFqj9bZXx62He7uWOe-VQ1kEAjfaDOEK5x3elBo11vRD6TRMaUg_rziK6bWkECvF0Jx1ntMx2CPum1m_H6TXNdU4jiGhlzzci9mGz3o6AsY5wEkAZRQ/s320/DennisPaul.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="207" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5s8tWXFIFNMfAaQ5tQZawvNAzDpQ0AAFXT1gdT2mPKkgTUIu4K4M4swFQ0qeZzypbFqj9bZXx62He7uWOe-VQ1kEAjfaDOEK5x3elBo11vRD6TRMaUg_rziK6bWkECvF0Jx1ntMx2CPum1m_H6TXNdU4jiGhlzzci9mGz3o6AsY5wEkAZRQ/s1600/DennisPaul.jpeg" width="207" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Coward of District 129</td></tr></tbody></table>Well on one hand thanks to League City Chamber of Commerce for doing the job the cowards of our State Legislature refuse to do, having a discussion about school safety. On the other hand if you are concerned about how CCISD will be addressing an 18 year old with a military rifle, body armor, and high capacity clips attacking your kids school and playground you will have to pay for it.</p><p>The cost is $35 for non members and will probably not include any discussion about gun safety, or how permit less carry affects our safety at schools, malls, churches, etc. The three law enforcement officers from Galveston County and Texas Rangers presenters are all NRA republicans and will die protecting the guns that have been used to kill kids. CCISD will be represented by the Director of Safe and Secure Schools.</p><p>Other districts around Houston has had open discussions about gun safety to give parents the sad, truthful, facts about the easy access to guns and the challenge to law enforcement to keep us safe not only in school but in church, concerts, parades, etc. Some of these ugly facts include:</p><p><br /></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Anyone can carry loaded assault weapons in public </li><li>Police cannot question anyone who is simply carrying a loaded assault weapon</li><li>To carry a loaded assault weapon in public requires no training or a license</li><li>18 year olds can still buy an assault weapon and ammunition</li><li>Anyone can buy body armor and dress up like GI Joe</li><li>Anyone can buy a silencer to muffle the sound of shooting screaming kids</li><li>Nothing has changed to make your school safer from those who easily obtain assault weapons</li></ul><div>This event is on July 20, 2022 and appropriately being held in a church where those who refuse to address gun violence can pray for forgiveness as they walk down the path to hell.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aL9NNCV2IQ6bKXn-o1KuPo3ojzVma-mgpwxCwGs3csord3EuF5Vt2VPAxW3eClPoDaz1KkC7gZ1EBZdcUjM9MG1CZ-i5nAUUJKfC7L6qMIpUCEzgZ0uqH4LcX_ez5LgywIIJio31BBe_P7Jkek7Ezon97EddvlhF9k0Ypam_qaBX2edKJQ/s1312/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-14%20at%207.25.25%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="1104" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aL9NNCV2IQ6bKXn-o1KuPo3ojzVma-mgpwxCwGs3csord3EuF5Vt2VPAxW3eClPoDaz1KkC7gZ1EBZdcUjM9MG1CZ-i5nAUUJKfC7L6qMIpUCEzgZ0uqH4LcX_ez5LgywIIJio31BBe_P7Jkek7Ezon97EddvlhF9k0Ypam_qaBX2edKJQ/w336-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-14%20at%207.25.25%20AM.png" width="336" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-57177985289956543772022-07-13T11:05:00.039-05:002022-07-14T06:44:13.733-05:00League City women [did NOT] celebrate the retirement of CCISD Superintendent<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgph1bKPJDcjSWk915jmpi1licmMmZOfZ2ozNGEioRVLcnX37zSrhz3BSxDhFFYbo6gZ-7oRDAjx60Cgigh0hwNQ2J1_75JoTECT1feO8Ghs8Tc_M2obi0MvCT7wc2YE3p9WhEuOmkuQikXoFNLflXNl2puZMLU8rbLBvff-0g0pIIPjyAoVA/s1024/34a67a08-996c-410f-b8fb-6d183be24824.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgph1bKPJDcjSWk915jmpi1licmMmZOfZ2ozNGEioRVLcnX37zSrhz3BSxDhFFYbo6gZ-7oRDAjx60Cgigh0hwNQ2J1_75JoTECT1feO8Ghs8Tc_M2obi0MvCT7wc2YE3p9WhEuOmkuQikXoFNLflXNl2puZMLU8rbLBvff-0g0pIIPjyAoVA/s320/34a67a08-996c-410f-b8fb-6d183be24824.jpg" width="148" /></a></div>So in a previous post, which has since been deleted, I referred to a picture from a tweet. The Twit claimed these women were celebrating the retirement of the CCISD Superintendent due to an illness in the family and setting their sights on Trustee Jay Cunningham. It seems that this is NOT an accurate description of those in the picture.<div><br /></div><div>This pic has since been removed from this Twit's account probably because someone in the picture requested it. I received the following comment:</div><div><br /></div><div><i>“Hi, John. I’m kindly alerting you that your words do not match the context of this picture just FYI. This photo was misrepresented on another post as well. You might want to consider removing this. I know for a fact they were under the premise that they were taking a picture to send to a friend who was unable to be in attendance. I also know at least three of these women have/had zero issues with Williams specifically and would never knowingly take a photo celebrating his departure. Just giving you full context.”</i><div><p></p><p>The Twit seems to be taking credit for the Superintendent leaving and have set their sights on CCISD Trustee Jay Cunningham. Jay beat Christine Parizo by 25% points in 2021. Parizo cost the district at least $45,000 due to repeated requests for public information and requests by the Texas Attorney Generals office. In the end she still lost and was eventually escorted out of a board meeting after Jay read a letter from the Attorney General emphasizing "This investigation is CU-LOSED!". Jay has performed very well for the district and should be able to hold the seat by another large margin.</p><p>So I would bet this Twit will probably get behind Parizo in 2023. If elected the Republican Party will be able to finally take over the CCISD board joining Davis, Larson, and Bowen and bring real family values to the district, like targeting teachers and parents who are divorced, coaches having affairs, those who have remarried and others who are violating the sanctity of marriage. </p><p>So I'm glad that this picture was incorrectly captioned and removed by the Twit. </p></div></div>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-32320409025079921672022-07-10T16:26:00.002-05:002022-07-10T16:26:21.319-05:00New City Council district maps leaves Clear Lake with Kingwood<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGu9nG1eqzl4SP-AEi_9sobk5K0fFzkaG_-XnCE4ZwT4_HaUM7YQqZ0tp9Zkg5El7mqUGE2C11r-Tb6-qx6yTdNb5h_XLlMfOS5ukGe_InAcmI3VB0qYli-SAUYKRgVM8jpEo1zRsfFZtXFeehRMrnvy3Q0wO6DRtRUMx2hJNON1AAl2BMA/s626/STOCKMAN_BD_TT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGu9nG1eqzl4SP-AEi_9sobk5K0fFzkaG_-XnCE4ZwT4_HaUM7YQqZ0tp9Zkg5El7mqUGE2C11r-Tb6-qx6yTdNb5h_XLlMfOS5ukGe_InAcmI3VB0qYli-SAUYKRgVM8jpEo1zRsfFZtXFeehRMrnvy3Q0wO6DRtRUMx2hJNON1AAl2BMA/s320/STOCKMAN_BD_TT.jpg" width="229" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve Stockman by the Texas Tribune </td></tr></tbody></table>Well that was a long wait for nothing.<p></p><p>The city of Houston completed their proposed redistricting. The <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-is-redrawing-its-City-Council-maps-17045768.php">Houston Chronicle</a> has a good article on the maps without mentioning District E which has connected Clear Lake with Kingwood by a canal, literally. The new map for the city can be viewed <a href="https://www.houstontx.gov/council/maps2020/e.pdf">here</a>.</p><p>Clear Lake has been gerrymandered for decades including the city districts. Because of this we no competition for city, state, or national office. So we have a choice between a far right republican and an extremely far right republican. Steve Stockman represented the Clear Lake area. After one useless term in office he was indicted and convicted on 23 felony counts. He spent 2 years in jail until Trump pardoned him. This is the kind of representation Clear Lake gets because of redistricting. </p><p>Now we have Congressman Babin, the ghost of Congress. He rarely comes out of his hole for fear of seeing his shadow or his constituents. Dennis Paul is our representative in Austin. He represents the NRA and also rarely comes out for fear of meeting his constituents in the greenbelt while walking his dog.</p><p>So after decades of being connected with Kingwood, 45 miles away, we are going to be stuck again. Public Hearings will be held at City Council Chamber (City Hall, 2nd Floor, 901 Bagby):</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Wednesday, July 13, 2022, 9:00 a.m.</li><li>Wednesday, July 13, 2022, 7:00 p.m.</li><li>Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 9:00 a.m.</li></ul><p></p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-44829280226094156102022-07-10T07:34:00.000-05:002022-07-10T07:34:31.780-05:00After SCOTUS ruling school's football team renamed to "The Christians" <p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDH12eJ0O_OQU8it1A_3jns1ZeHsD0Iqhi1zB1wDvVPPtv_U2iuSwXgg9BG2iDGdjxRJhd08y81Rzs45rR-T3Y1DkV9bu8WGreS5wWXJi4DapFWNydcKs02PcBH-juiO-M3KIG2f_gQZZaTZ6IOEwqWhDPopiHkHP7wQluCr2YO7B1KEWDw/s1486/90.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1486" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDH12eJ0O_OQU8it1A_3jns1ZeHsD0Iqhi1zB1wDvVPPtv_U2iuSwXgg9BG2iDGdjxRJhd08y81Rzs45rR-T3Y1DkV9bu8WGreS5wWXJi4DapFWNydcKs02PcBH-juiO-M3KIG2f_gQZZaTZ6IOEwqWhDPopiHkHP7wQluCr2YO7B1KEWDw/s320/90.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pic from the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2022-07-08/praying-coaches-non-christians-play-sports-too">LATimes</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>This really could be fun!</p><p>The football team and booster club of the high school behind the Supreme Court ruling allowing a coach to lead a prayer at the 50 yard line for the team has renamed the team to The Christians. According to the team's new coach "The name adequately represents the members of the team, at least most of them." The President of the booster club also claims "This new name will bring new ways to support our team while praising our Lord Jesus Christ!" She released a list of ideas for fans attending the game:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Fans can dress up as priests and nuns and even popes.</li><li>Kids can dress like altar boys</li><li>Rosaries will be distributed to replace spirit towels.</li><li>Bibles will be passed out instead of bobble heads</li><li>When faced with 4th and long fans will be encourages to say the Hail Mary</li><li>Chants of "Crucify Them! Crucify Them!" </li><li>Special events will be planned when The Christians play The Lions</li><li>Prior to the game the rosary will be prayed on the 50 yard line</li><li>Cheerleaders will be dressed like nuns</li><li>Teams will run out of their lockers under the fog of burning ashes</li><li>Attending a game on Saturday will count towards attending church on Sunday</li></ul><div>"We look forward to our fans coming out and supporting the team and celebrating the Christian religion much like the fans at the Washington Redskins used to do. After our prayer on the 50 yard line we hope our Christian team knocks the living shit out of our fuckin opponents. Amen."</div><p></p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17537478.post-81957293748894302482022-07-09T11:28:00.002-05:002022-07-09T11:28:36.985-05:00How much did Christine Parizo's recount cost CCISD taxpayers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCQ19G9McOA803zp-rvQUXSSTWB2jzeX0RmJlcWYixTyzy1tOFi2tVtKWA4rIGEp1KrIDaFuqVwMGbZGlFLLNkUMueCCfpZ755bF5zmzweEBjU4ZXD57m-_vUTPXMxAqnOlBGyNKxmBfHHDYiQ8VNF4pIjzSFQ0zemmEukhda4dLduWh7NA/s640/5AD8F288-42EB-46FB-931E-F36E612262E8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="295" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCQ19G9McOA803zp-rvQUXSSTWB2jzeX0RmJlcWYixTyzy1tOFi2tVtKWA4rIGEp1KrIDaFuqVwMGbZGlFLLNkUMueCCfpZ755bF5zmzweEBjU4ZXD57m-_vUTPXMxAqnOlBGyNKxmBfHHDYiQ8VNF4pIjzSFQ0zemmEukhda4dLduWh7NA/s320/5AD8F288-42EB-46FB-931E-F36E612262E8.jpeg" width="148" /></a></div>Glad you asked.... Parizo lost by 25 percentage points in 2021 to Jay Cunningham. It was clearly a no contest. After her epic defeat she demanded a recount, complained to the Texas Attorney General's office, and forced CCISD to spend resources to respond. The cost to tax payers? $44,590. <p></p><p>Now Misty Dawson, another loser in the CCISD elections, has filed suit asking the courts to declare the 2022 election void and to require another election. She also asked for $100,000 cash money. Parizo never filed suit. Dawson's suit will now require the district to spend taxpayers money on legal fees. </p><p><b>Here is the information request concerning Parizo:</b></p><p>1) Cost of the recount(s) requested by Christina Parizo in her epic loss to Jay Cunningham</p><p>2) Cost to CCISD to provide information concerning the multiple open records requests submitted by Christina Parizo in reference to her epic loss to Jay Cunningham.</p><p>3) Cost of responding to the Texas Attorney General’s investigation/ complaint filed by</p><p><b>And the response from CCISD:</b></p><p>1) Clear Creek ISD paid $2,690 in May of 2021 for the recount and $2,690 for HART to return in September 2021 to retrieve internal memory data from the eSlates. Total cost for the recount would be $5,380. Ms. Parizo paid $335 which covered the pay to the recount committee and a service fee. CCISD only paid for HART’s services.</p><p>2) Clear Creek ISD employees have spent approximately 28 hours gathering responsive information and redacting protected information.</p><p> 3) Clear Creek ISD paid $30,830.34 on investigations/complaints filed by Ms. Parizo.</p>Bay Area Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308326373999393221noreply@blogger.com0