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Texas Rangers Invade La Marque

March 3, 2026

Finally.

March 2,2025 La Marque Texas. La Marque City Councilman Joseph Lowry is beaming with excitement with the Texas Rangers stepping in to investigate the criminal activity in La Marque. According to Lowry “I have been raising the issue about corruption, illegal activity, bribery, drug dealing, and thievery of catalytic converters for over 5 years. Finally the Rangers are here!”

According to a video posted by Lowry the Rangers made a special task force and has deputized Lowry to lead this effort. “I now have subpoena power and arrests will be made in 48 hours!”. Lowry stated this assignment via a video posted to Facebook. He has been working “hand in hand” with the Governor and non DEI agents of the Rangers. A spokesman for the Rangers responded with:

“The Rangers have a long history of investigating corruption in government entities. We commend Councilman Lowry’s relentless pursuit of justice but the Rangers have never issued a six pointed badge and none of us would be caught dead wearing a bolo tie with a badge as his video shows. We believe Lowry might have bought those from the Bob Bullock Museum bookstore.”

When asked about working hand in hand with Lowry Governor Greg Abbott responded with “Who the fuck is Lowry?”

Film at 11.

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Watch out for Fake Endorsement Brochures

March 2, 2026

Case in point the brochure funded by the Latino Labor Leadership Political Action Committee.

The LLL PAC was created in 2006 with a couple of thousands in donation. In 2025 donations of over $131,000 was received mainly from non Latinos such as $10,000 from the law firm Pusch and Wynn. In total since 2006 they raised over $290,000. Most of their donations came from non Latinos. $36,000 was donated by Amir Mireskandari a consultant for Kim Ogg and a fundraiser for her. Very few of the total donors are Latino.

This group raised enough money to publish a “Voters guide” which looks very similar to another voters guide published in 2022. Neither were from Harris County or the Harris County Democratic Party. From a previous post concerning dirty tricks in elections:

In the Democratic primary of 2020 and organization call Fort Bend United run by Shapnick Khan distributed an endorsement brochure titled “Harris County Democratic Voters Guide” (see below). Harris County had nothing to do with this voters guide, by law. Harris County Democratic Party had nothing to do with this, by bylaws. But it sure did look nice, and well written. Their endorsements included absolutely horrible candidates running against Commissioner Adrian Garcia and Judge Lina Hidalgo. Fort Bend United has since filed a campaign finance report showing a $0 COH. The Treasurer, Shapnick Khan also created a PAC called Texas Progressive Executive Council in 2021. He raised no money and it is now listed as “Inactive”

I have not seen the endorsements in this brochure. Do yourself a favor and throw it away.

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La Marque Councilman Caught on a Recorded Phone Call

March 2, 2026

In Texas it is legal to record a phone call as long at least one person is aware the call is being recorded.

Councilman Lowry was aware the call between himself and Councilman Joe Compian was being recorded and now it is public. Why Lowry thought there was an need to record his conversation with Compian will not be known but it was probably to fish for evidence of criminal activity by the Mayor, Council Members, Staff, and employees of La Marque. He didn’t get anything. Again. As Lowry has stated over and over again he has been the Chicken Little of La Marque making baseless claims of bribery, illegal activity, etc etc for over 5 years and yet he has no evidence whatsoever. You can listen to the call here.

So he secretly recorded Compian probably with the intent to finally find evidence of unlawful actions but instead he found squat. You can listen to the conversation with Lowry egging on the conversation pressing Compian for information. Compian can be heard bad mouthing the Mayor and City Council to the joy of Lowry but gives him nothing concerning any illegal activity. It’s a mess and Compian might want to break his ties with Lowry once and for all because there is more to come. Including the following.

Yesterday Lowry posted yet another crazy video claiming he is now a badged law enforcement officer, working closely with the Governor and the non DEI members of the Texas Rangers. (He’s not) He claims he has subpoenaed power. (he doesn’t) He is flashing his badge that he bought from the Dollar Store and claiming he will be making arrests in the next 48 hours. (He isn’t). His video even has boo-ing and applause. (It’s fake) Lowry is like a door in an old barn. He is unhinged. You can watch that video here.

What a mess. The next council meeting ought to be interesting because there is a new Sheriff in town.

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Doug Rogers for Congress Representing the Bay Area

February 27, 2026

Doug Rogers is on the ballot in the Democratic Primary along with Rhonda Hart, but Hart dropped out of the race due to technical issues with fundraising. This leaves Doug as the only choice for the March primary and he is a great choice for NASA, for our businesses, and for us. Doug is running to represent Congressional District 36 which includes 9 counties from the Louisiana border up to Friendswood.

You can review his priorities on his website https://dougrogersfortexas.com. Doug has the endorsement from the Houston Chronicle and the Democratic Clubs in the district including the Bay Area Democratic Movement. Take some time to review his website. The district has been without representation for over 10 years. Our current Congressman has NEVER conducted a town hall meeting. He has been one of the biggest suck up to the President. The District needs representation. We need someone who will not ignore his constituents and who will bring back honesty and integrity to Washington.

Do us a favor, thank Rhonda for running and go vote for Doug! A map of the district is below. Watch this short video about Doug:

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La Marque Councilman’s Facebook and News Outlet Goes Dark. Again.

February 25, 2026

My bet is he is getting his ass sued.

La Marque City Councilman Chicken Little Lowry has had his Facebook page LowryNewsNetwork removed. His so-called independent news outlet, LowryNewsNetwork.press has also become inactive. . I’ve seen this before. My guess he is being sued by a number of possible individuals and has been told to preserve all content on his Lousy News Network. He hasn’t posted anything since early January and he hasn’t removed comments left by anonymous visitors such as this one below.

This is the second time Facebook has removed his site probably due to his constant harassment and baseless allegations of criminal activity by members of City Council and city employees. Or maybe it was his sexual harassment of city employees. Or maybe the empty threats of legal action against various individuals, including me. By the way, after last Monday’s council meeting Lowry issued another empty threat to City employees. Much like the threats he made to the Texas City employees who were no billed in their felony charges of impersonating Lowry. You can see the email he sent below.

As I have said before. Lowry is like a constipated two year old. He is full of shit and he ain’t gonna do shit.

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8 Days Out Campaign Finance Report: Bob Mitchell (Lots of Outside Money)

February 24, 2026

Mitchell beat out Bowen on fundraising for his 8 day out report. Mitchell raised $102,869 of which only $2025 came from within the district. $86,194 came from in-kind contributions. The donation from the major donors are listed below.

Two PACs the Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund and Houston Region Business Coalition donated the $86,194. $11,500 came from other various PACs including $4,000 from the Texas Sands PAC an organization spending millions to promote gambling in Texas. Other PACs include Conservative Citizens’ Club PAC funded in part by Senator Money Mayes Middleton, HillCo PAC, Houston Police Officers Union PAC, ILA Local 24 Political Action Fund, and PAC of the Texas Hospital Assn. $2025 or about 2% came from donations within the district.

Between Bowen and Mitchell the PACs outside of the district are dominating the Republican race for the Bay Area State Representative.

Donor	Contribution
Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund	$70,694
Houston Region Business Coalition	$15,500
Texas Sands PAC	$4,000
Conservative Citizens’ Club PAC	$1,000
HillCo PAC	$1,000
Houston Police Officers Union PAC	$1,000
ILA Local 24 Political Action Fund	$1,500
Texas Hospital Assn PAC	$3,000

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CCISD Opts out of Religious Study Period

February 24, 2026

Praise the Lord. The video of the discussion can be viewed here at 1:35:24.

According to Senate Bill 11 school boards are required to have a record vote on whether to adopt a policy to create a period of religious study by March 1. This bill was sponsored by our own Senator MAGA Mayes Middleton. This wasn’t about religion. It was about whether it was necessary, and it isn’t.

According to the invited speaker students have ample time to pray in line with the 1st Amendment of the Constitution. Besides the fact that students can already pray, and gather together, and create religious clubs, the bill requires, not only consent by the parents, they must waive their Constitutional rights to take action against the school board over the policy. (Watch the video for the exact wording.) This would put the district in a difficult position of limiting the rights of parents for a problem that doesn’t exist.

The entire video on the issue lasts just a few minutes with the Board voting unanimously to opt out of a religious period and continue providing students the freedom to pray. CCISD joins other school boards and Texas faith leaders across the state in opposition to the bill.

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8 Days Out Campaign Finance Report: Scott Bowen (More Outside Money)

February 23, 2026

You would think more people in the district would be supporting him. They are not.

In his 8 day out report Bowen received most of his money from PACs and outside of the district donors. He raised $89,000 which is a considerable amount and much more than his predecessor ever raised in one period. Of the $89,000, $65,000 came from 3 PACs, Texans for Lawsuit Reform ($40,000), Texans for a Conservative Majority ($15,000), and surprisingly Texas Trial Lawyer PAC ($10,000). That doesn’t make cents.

Texans for a Conservative Majority is the PAC formerly named Defend Texas Liberty. DTL was disbanded after they were caught meeting with Nick Fuentes, a well known white supremacist. This PAC is funded by two billionaires out of the Dallas area.

Of the remaining $24,000, only $3,700 came from within the district.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC	15,000.00
Texans United for a Conservative Majority	15,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC	10,000.00
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC	6,958.83
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC	6,958.83
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC	5,549.40
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC	5,549.40

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Voter Harassment at Clear Lake Library

February 22, 2026

Leave it to the law and order guy, Scott Bowen.

Kudos to the campaign volunteers of Robert Mitchell for conducting themselves in a lawful manner at the early voting site of the Clear Lake Library. Bowen on the other hand does what he does best, push the envelope of lawful conduct and being a dick about everything.

There have been a number of complaints about Bowen and a couple of other republican candidates concerning harassment of voters, campaigning too close to the polls, and impeding traffic in the parking lot at the Clear Lake Library and other polling locations. The police were called out over the weekend to remind them of the laws governing the polling locations in Harris County. That didn’t stop Bowen from continuing being a dick after they left the area.

As I pointed out in the past there are things you Cannot do at the polls. You can’t campaign within 100 ft of the doors. You can’t harass voters. You can’t yell at them. You can’t use a sound amplifier within 1000 ft. There really isn’t a reason to be acting like a dick in the parking lot of the polls. It doesn’t make sense, it makes enemies. No one wants to be harassed or yelled at or having signs waved in their face. That is just plain rude.

BTW Statistically, hanging out at the polling location doesn’t increase your vote totals. It is as ineffective as robo calls. If you are being harassed at the polls call 713-755-6965 and lodge a complaint or ask to speak to the Presiding Judge of your polling location and voice your concerns. 713-755-6965.

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Lawsuit Brewing in La Marque Texas

February 22, 2026

At a time when the city can least afford it.

Once again it is Council Member Joseph Lowry. Lowry continues to run around like Chicken Little with his baseless allegations of criminal activity against elected officials and La Marque employees. In his recent “Facebook Live” video, where he looks like bum in a wife beater shirt, Lowry again alleges the Deputy City Clerk is a criminal and is leaving her position. City Council Members probably can’t file suit because of their office but city employees can and probably will.

If she is really leaving I smell a lawsuit coming against Lowry for harassment and workplace hostility. Unfortunately that suit might also target the City at a time when the taxpayers can least afford it, literally. While everyone on Council and employees are working to restore La Marque’s financial security, Lowry is running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off talking out his ass and making empty threats against the City, the Mayor, Council Members, city staff, Texas City staff, and anyone else he can. (Including me) Yet he never follows through. He probably has a direct line into the La Marque Police Department so he can file baseless complaints. So far nothing has stuck.

BTW. Lowry is facing a lawsuit from multiple people with a court date in May. He also has a suit in Harris County with a court date coming soon. It will be fun to watch Lowry take the stand under oath.

I think it is going to be great ass kicking.