Who is Gabriel Gonzales and Why is he Running for CCISD Trustee?

March 31, 2026

It’s a good question and one that he has not been willing to answer. I have attempted to have a discussion with him but he has refused.

Gabriel is a buddy of former Trustee Scott Bowen and was recruited by Scott to run against Arturo Sanchez, one of the best Trustees the district has ever had. Even after a sound defeat in his reelection Bowen continues to meddle in CCISD elections as he did while on the board. As you might recall Bowen recruited 4 candidates to run against his fellow Trustees, everyone one of them were rejected by CCISD voters and they rejected Bowen himself. The board has been without chaos ever since.

So who is Gabriel and why is he running? It’s hard to understand since he is quick to block anyone who asks. Gabriel is/was a republican precinct chair until recently when he was wiped off by a 75/25 vote in the Republican primary. He is a firm supporter of Scott Bowen. He has filed paperwork claiming he will not raise or spend more than $1001 which should make you wonder who is going to finance his campaign. He claims to be a teacher although there is no evidence of him being certified. He has had a number of jobs lasting anywhere from a few months to a couple of years. He is currently associated with a Charter school in Houston and also has a job with a new media outlet KGTX in Galveston County. He has a Facebook page but will block you if you ask hard questions. His campaign ads are all AI generated and he does not have a website.

It is sad that the Republican Party and Scott Bowen hasn’t gotten the hint yet. CCISD does not want chaos. We want Trustees who are focused on parents, teachers, students, and taxpayers, not a political party. We want Trustees who focus on the district no matter what party they associated with.

Gabriel is not that candidate.

NOTE: I am a supporter of Arturo Sanchez and have volunteered for his campaign in the past.

Gabriel is in the second row third from the right.


BOLO Issued for Texas Congressman in the Bay Area

March 31, 2026

Texas Congressman Brian Babin returned to the district from Congress last week and has not been seen since.

Brian Babin is in hiding. Instead of taking advantage of this Easter holiday and meeting with his constituents and business leaders Babin is probably hiding in someone’s basement afraid of having to defend Trump’s war with Iran. Since being elected over 10 years ago Babin has never met with his constituents instead focusing on the business community. Now with the stock market tanking, price of gasoline on the rise, and the Middle East in turmoil even meeting with the business community is risky. As one business owner said “That stupid ass kissing son of a bitch better not step foot in my restaurant!”.

Ok. No one said that but if he would step in a restaurant he probably wouldn’t get a warm welcome. If by chance you know where Brian Babin is going to be contact me at johncoby@sbcglobal.net so I can relay the information for those who wish talk with him.

BOLO: Bay Area Congressman Brian Babin. Approach with caution as he is armed with lies and misinformation.


Clear Lake Chamber Hosts CCISD Candidate Forum April 1

March 30, 2026

Educate yourself before you vote!

The Chamber will host a forum for all the candidates running for CCISD Trustee. There are two positions opened for the election on May 2, 2026 district 2 and district 3. Election information can be found at the CCISD Elections page. District 2 is in Harris County and District 3 is in Galveston County. The Election page has good information about where to vote for each election.

Current Trustees Arturo Sanchez and Jamie Mackay are being challenged by Gabriel Gonzales and Edward Hallman respectively.

Wednesday, April 1 | 5 p.m.

Hosted by: Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
Location: Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, 1150 Gemini St., Houston Tx, 77058

Join in-person or watch online at clearlakearea.com


Bay Area’s Texas House District 129 and Why It’s Important to You

March 30, 2026

Local politics. It’s important to your life. And wallet.

You might be wondering about the political signs with someone running for House District 129. It’s an important position and can affect your wallet. Texas is divided into 150 State House districts. House District 129 or HD129 is fully within Harris County and includes the Bay Area. You can see the map below. HD129 runs from Friendswood to Seabrook, from the Harris/Galveston County border to Beltway 8. There are 50 voting precincts within HD129.

HD129 has been represented by a Republican for over 30 years. The district has been gerrymandered to maintain that representation no matter who is running in the Republican primary. Because of this the winner of the Republican primary usually will win the general election but this year may be different for a number of reasons. The district was redrawn in 2020 with about a 10 point advantage for the republican candidate. With the recent unrest in the district and the country this 10 point difference might not be enough for a win by a Republican especially by a horrible candidate.

Over that 30 years the district has been represented by John Davis for 16 years, and Dennis Paul for 12 years. Both elected officials never met with their constituents. Both neglected what was impacting homeowners in the district. Because of this neglect HD129 has some of the highest home insurance premiums in the State. Our schools continue to be underfunded. Both supported school vouchers. John Davis actually sponsored a voucher bill when he was in office. Paul literally sat on the Insurance Committee as he watched our premiums go out the roof and insurance companies fled the district. Besides insurance, the cost of electricity is shocking, the cost of health insurance is out of reach for many, the general cost of living is also just simply out of control.

In November of 2026 the voters in HD129 will have a choice between former CCISD Trustee Scott Bowen and Albert Wittliff. You might want to check your wallet and vote. Here are the election results since 1998.

YearRepublicanDemocratDifference
1998John DavisNANA
2000John DavisNANA
2002John DavisNANA
2004John DavisNANA
2008John DavisSherrie Matula17
2010John DavisNANA
2012John DavisNANA
2014Dennis PaulJohn Gay34
2016Dennis PaulNANA
2018Dennis PaulAlex Karjaker15
2020Dennis PaulKayla Alix17
2022Dennis PaulKat Marvel20
2024Dennis PaulDoug Peterson20

Is Shuttle Discovery Coming to Houston? No and Here’s Why

March 26, 2026

It’s actually pretty simple.

Shuttle Discovery belongs to the Smithsonian. They received full legal title and ownership from NASA in 2012. Congress appropriated $85 million in the Big Bumbling Bill to move it or at least start thinking about moving it. Unfortunately it’s not theirs to move. Besides the fact that moving this vehicle would require significant logistics and an incredible amount of money, Johnson Space Center doesn’t have a facility to store it and we already have a Shuttle that is much better. From a previous post titled You Might Not Want the Shuttle to be Sent to Houston:

The Woody is a replica of the Shuttle and was housed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was moved here after Kennedy’s winning bid to secure a Shuttle. Woody sits on top of a 747 at Space Center Houston and is actually a very interesting exhibit. You can walk through the bay, look into the cockpit, and actually touch it unlike the other ones.

Unlike the Woody, all of the shuttles are for display only. You can’t walk in it. You touch it. You can’t walk in the bay. What we have is actually better. Kids who come to see the Shuttle don’t know it’s not a real shuttle and they don’t care. This idea of moving the Shuttle to Houston is nothing more than a $85 Million political ad by Senator Cornyn trying to save his seat from being taken by Ken Paxton.

It’s not coming to Houston. It’s a sick, costly gimmick by Cornyn. Instead of funding TSA they are wasting money on a stupid, unnecessary project.


Public Meeting on the Big Bend Border Wall

March 24, 2026

Spending Campaign Cash on Legal Fees. Ft Bend County Judge KP George

March 23, 2026

OUCH! $575,000 down the drain.

Ft Bend County Judge KP George was found guilty of money laundering, a third degree felony punishable by 2-10 years in jail. He was guilty of funneling $46,000 from his donors to his personal account. That is less than 10% of what he spent on legal fees in his defense. He funneled $575,000 from his donors to three attorneys, Rusty Hardin, Jared Woodfill, and Terry Yates. Yates and Woodfill pictured to your left.

Rusty received $125,000, Yates $110,000, and Woodfill received $340,000 all for naught. These expenditures were from 7/24 – 2/26. During that same period he spent $660,875 most on legal fees. Prior to the court case George was a Democrat but changed to the Republican Party because it was probably more inline with his Republican Christian values. (lol) Democrats applauded the move and was glad to see him out the door. Unfortunately for George he was beaten like a wet mop in the Republican primary and will be removed from office after his sentencing.

I am sure KP will be thanking all of his donors for their hard earned money that ended in a conviction.


LaMarque Councilman Goes to Trial Monday 3/23 in Harris County

March 22, 2026

Anyone want to attend? Harris County Civil Courthouse 333rd Court 201 Caroline St 14th floor, Houston, TX 77002. I would expect the first day will be for seating a jury and other overhead. (I’ll find out more tomorrow)

The Civil Case #202107817 TOMCZAK, MARTIN vs. SIX BROTHERS CONCRETE PUMPING LLC filed in Harris County  concerns a non compete clause signed by Martin Tomczak. According to the court documents Martin claims Lowry threatened him and potential employers with lawsuits based upon this non compete document leaving Tomczak unemployed. One of the documents submitted to the court is a list of texts and correspondence from Lowry. You can read the entire 27 pages here


Former County Judge Ed Emmitt Opens His Pie Hole. (a bit too late)

March 20, 2026

Finally, although 8 years too late. I won’t defend Judge Hidalgo’s rodeo dust up but….

In 2018 Ed Emmitt lost his seat to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo for a couple of reasons. One he didn’t campaign. He thought he had it in the bag and quite frankly he had a point. He was a very successful Judge. He did the job. There was no drama. He also used the term “hunker down” very well. He lost by about 1000 votes to a 29 year old with no political experience.

The second reason he lost was his support for Donald Trump. Emmitt was quiet as a mouse while Trump began his chaos campaign across the country. That didn’t help, neither did straight ticket voting. Voters were pissed and voted the Democratic straight ticket.

8 years later Ed has popped his head up to criticize Lina Hidalgo’ rodeo dust up while again being quiet like a fuckin mouse about his political lord and savior Trump. In an interview with Texas Monthly Ed said:

He said Hidalgo’s behavior was troubling. “We live in a time of a lot of politicians doing really bizarre things,” he said. “This may top the list.”

Really? Fuckin really? Are you a fuckin idiot Ed? The “top of the list”? Back in 2018 I wrote how Ed said nothing about Trump’s behavior such as mocking a disabled human being. Or his daily lies, or separating children from their parents and more but today there are so many other “Top of the list” candidates that Ed could put over a rodeo dust up such as:

  • Being Accused of molesting children in the Epstein files
  • Organizing a riot on the US Capitol
  • Porking a porn star, paying her off, and being convicted on 35 felonies
  • Stealing classified documents
  • Daily lies
  • Tariffs
  • Racism

And the list goes on and on. I wonder if Ed would have spoken up if Trump had porked a sheep at the rodeo. Probably not. Ed should do us all a favor and shut his ***damn pie hole.


Clear Lake No Kings Protest March 28, 2026

March 19, 2026

Clear Lake will join over 3000 planned No Kings protests across the country.

A No Kings protest will take place on March 28, 2026 10:00AM – 12:00PM at Exploration Green. There will be a few short speeches followed by a march to BayArea Blvd. Security will be provided by the Houston Police Department to guarantee a peaceful but powerful event. Bring your friends, family, and neighbors. Join others in the area who are tired of the cruelty of this administration, this lawlessness of ICE, another endless war, and more. RSVP here: https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/901770/

No Kings Protest Clear Lake
Exploration Green (on Diana)
March 28, 2026
10:00AM – 12:00PM


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