Inbox: As debate over gun control legislation rages, on Sunday a Harris county magistrate released a felon previously convicted for murder on a PR bond for charges of felony in possession of a weapon (handgun). #Houston#Texas
According to news reports at the time, in 1992, his victim Cecilia Carmen Mondragon had been “stabbed several times, her throat cut ear-to-ear and her right index finger severed,” and was found on her front porch with her 1 year old child crying next to her.
Kolkhorst is laying out SB 260, regarding voter registration rolls. Says there are some counties in Texas that have more registered voters than eligible citizens, mostly smaller counties.
From the bill analysis: "The language of S.B. 260 follows closely to that of Ohio which was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in Husted vs Randolph Institute argued before the court in 2018."
Happening now: U.S. House subcommittee on Education & the Workforce hearing on "Diversity of Thought: Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses." edworkforce.house.gov/videos/
Opening comments on DEI and free speech read by @RepBurgessOwens
@Speech_First 's Cherise Trump (no relation to the former POTUS) will be testifying.
Happening now: Harris County Commissioners Court meeting: Governing body for the most populous county in Texas, home to Houston, 4th most populous city in the U.S.
The livestream is available here (the site is a bit antiquated- scroll down to "Watch Live" to open the correct window.) harriscountytx.gov/Government/Cou…
🧵Thread of Latest on Harris County Elections🧵
Harris County Elections Department posted an updated set of election results and a third reconciliation report Friday night.
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This latest results dump has changed the outcome in one race: that for 180th District Criminal Court Judge in which Democrat incumbent DaSean Jones moved from being 1,000 votes behind to leading by 449 votes over his Republican challenger Tami C. Pierce.
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Along with the change in results, the county has posted a third reconciliation report. The report is required by law under Texas Senate Bill 1 passed during the 2021 legislative session.
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Inbox: statement from Stop #Houston Murders PAC.
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While every soft-on-crime judge didn’t lose, we made inroads, helping to defeat some Democrat judges.”
Interestingly, there were a few GOP challengers who appear to have won: Tami Pierce has 50.06% over DaSean Jones for the 180th criminal district court.
Kristin Guiney holds 50.21% over Gemayel Haynes for the 183rd, and GOP candidates hold leads in county criminal courts 2, 3, and 14.