More Harris County Government Corruption? Another No-Bid Contract (321K) Awarded to XMi Protection.
On 8/2/22, the backroom deals continued at Harris County Commissioners Court, with Democrats handing another no-bid contract to XMi...
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UH Poll - The Harris County Judge Race Between Hidalgo and Mealer is a Statistical Dead Heat
According to a University of Houston survey conducted between June 27 and July 7, 2022, the race for Harris County Judge between...
Could Abortion Separate Hispanic Catholic Voters from Our Local, Pro-Choice Democratic Candidates?
In Roe v. Wade (1973), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution protects a woman's right to decide whether to have an...
Progressives Broke Our Criminal Justice System. Result? We Suffer High Crime, Costs, Crowded Jail
The Harris County Criminal Justice System is just that, a system. For the system to work, defendants and their cases must flow through...
Uvalde Must Be the Catalyst for New, Bipartisan Gun Control Laws - Raise the Age to 21; Ban AR-15
We believe it is safe to say that the outrage and grief associated with the senseless slaughter of elementary school teachers and...
Harris County Democratic Primary Runoff Results - Plus, Did Altered Photo Help Briones Defeat Chou?
To view the Harris County Democratic Primary runoff results, please click on the link below: Based on the local runoff results, we are...
Early Voting Starts Tomorrow (5/16/22)! Our Vote is Our Voice - Your Ballot Can Make a Difference.
Early voting for the primary runoffs starts tomorrow, 5/16/22, and runs through 5/20/22. Election day is on Tuesday, 5/24/22. In this...
The Toll Roads are Generating Millions in "Surplus" Revenue? Solution: More Wasteful Spending.
On Tuesday, 5/10/22, Democrats on Harris County Commissioners Court approved (3-2 vote) a plan to use $53 million dollars of "surplus"...
Biography of Attorney Beverly Armstrong, Candidate for the 208th Criminal District Court Bench
To support some of our outstanding Democratic candidates in the upcoming runoff election, we reached out to several campaigns and...
A Message from Attorney Teresa Waldrop, Candidate for the 312th Family District Court Bench
To support some of our outstanding Democratic candidates in the upcoming runoff election, we reached out to several campaigns and...
Record Corporate Profits? Blame Corporate Greed and Price Gouging for High Inflation, Not Democrats
Republicans continue to blame Democrats for the high rate of inflation, which has reportedly soared to 8.5% over the past year. ...
A No-Bid, $10,000 per WEEK Contract for Protection Services? The Backroom Deals Continue
Despite all the promises, the lack of transparency continues in Harris County government. Today, 4-26-22, Harris County Commissioners...
The May 7th Special Election - For Some Property Tax Relief, Vote "YES" on Proposition 2.
On May 7, 2022, Texans can vote "YES" on Proposition 2 and raise the current homestead exemption on school district property taxes from...
HarrisCountyDemocrats.com Urges the Bail Bond Board to Adopt a 10% Minimum Fee for Violent Crimes
Over the past three years, many of our criminal court judges have been setting low bail bonds, granting multiple bonds, granting numerous...
President Biden Keeps His Promise; Democrats Confirm Judge Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court
On 4/7/22, as reported by NBC news: "Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to be elevated to the Supreme Court when...
Another Harris County Peace Officer Pays the Ultimate Price - Deputy Jennifer Chavis - Rest in Peace
On Saturday, April 2, 2022, Harris County Precinct 7 Deputy Constable Jennifer Chavis, 32, was killed when her patrol vehicle was struck...
HCSO Deputy Darren Almendarez Murdered - Harris County Violent Crime Wave Continues Unabated.
Last Thursday (3/31/22), off-duty Harris County Deputy Darren Almendarez, 51, a 23-year veteran of the department, was shot and killed in...
Commissioners Set the Stage for the "JWEB" Computer Outage; Release of 280+ Criminal Defendants
For those not familiar with Harris County government, "Universal Services" is the department (500+ employees) that oversees all of the...
The Violence Inside the Harris County Jail Continues. The DOJ Will Address the Issue If We Don't.
In case you were wondering, despite transferring (outsourcing) approximately 500 inmates to a private contract jail in Louisiana, it does...
Lina Hidalgo's Corruption Journey: From A "Bring It On!" Lion to a Lawyered-Up Mouse. Geez.
The Roaring Lion: Back in September 2021, when Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle questioned whether County Judge Lina...