Welcome Harris County Democrats

This new political blog website officially launched in early 2021 and is focused on issues important to Harris County residents. Please SCROLL DOWN to the next page to view some early posts. To explore this website, please click on the TABS above.

In addition, please feel free to explore my JointProcessingCenter.com website (see link below). Thanks.

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Apr 23
2 min

Another Police Shooting? In this case, Police Officer Nicholas Reardon is a Hero.

On 4-20-21, Columbus, Ohio Police Officer Nicholas Reardon fatally shot Ms. Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old Black female, when Ms. Bryant...

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Apr 21
2 min

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is Guilty; Mr. George Floyd - RIP.

Yesterday, former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering Mr. George Floyd. That, of course, was the correct verdict....

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Apr 11
3 min

Most Democrats Oppose Illegal Immigration and Radical "Abolish ICE" and "Defund the Police" Rhetoric

The Democratic Party must take a firm stand against illegal immigration. The stories of people fleeing extreme poverty, hunger, crime,...

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Apr 10
1 min

Harris County Democrats - Let's Get to Know Our Diverse Group of Elected Officials

America continues to be the Great Melting Pot, as people of all nationalities, races, religions, cultures, etc. come together to help...

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Apr 2
9 min

Combat the High Crime Rate - Democrats Should Mobilize to Modify, Not Oppose, Senate Bill 21.

On 3/30/21, Harris County Commissioners Court voted 3-2, along party lines, to condemn Senate Bill 21 authored by State Senator Joan...

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Mar 11
2 min

Let's Stop Republicans from using Transgender People as a Wedge Issue

The Democratic Party has been accurately described as the Party of inclusion, a big tent that represents a broad, diverse group of...

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Feb 24
2 min

Providing Targeted Assistance - Separating the Flowers from the Weeds

In my opinion, the public and private sectors really need to take a more targeted, data-driven approach when providing assistance to...

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Feb 1
2 min

Drug Treatment Vouchers - Another way to Reduce the Harris County Jail Population

In my 12-8-20 post entitled, “Lets Reduce the Harris County Jail Population”, I recommended (among other things) that the DA’s Office...

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Jan 14
2 min

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez Sounds the Alarm - County Jail Population Continues to Rise

As described in the Houston Chronicle article yesterday (1/13/21 - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/F...

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Dec 22, 2020
1 min

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

As 2020 comes to a close, I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Dec 8, 2020
4 min

Let's Reduce the Harris County Jail Population

A recent Houston Chronicle article described Harris County’s struggle to reduce the current county jail population (see article dated...

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Dec 1, 2020
1 min

The Moderate Democrat

While this blog will not officially launch until early 2021, I would like to comment on one topic. Some Democrats seem mystified that...

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