Bay Area Houston

Justin Hicks decided not to attend the City Council meeting at 6:00PM but he did go to the workshop at 5:00PM. In public comments an individual called for a full investigation and another called for his resignation and for good reason, for his personal welfare. He has a point. He asked Hicks to resign and focus on his personal problems while not being distracted by the duties of City Council. He said that eventually everything is going to come out. I agree. The embarrassment to him, his family, and to those who are protecting him will be fodder for the local media. You can watch the public comments here starting at 4:14.

Just a quick reminder of his relationship with the current City Attorney, Michelle Villarreal. I45Now reported that Hicks requested the City Attorney to intervene in releasing the police report concerning his domestic dispute at his home. The City Attorney did his bidding and has requested the Texas Attorney General to block the release of the police reports.

Let’s go back to the December 2023 article by the Houston Chronicle concerning Hicks and the previous City Attorney. Hicks and Mayor Long were hell bent on removing the City Attorney but didn’t have the votes until Councilman Bowen resigned. Then it was brought up to a vote and he was removed. Michelle Villarreal was placed as the acting attorney. She is now the permanent City Attorney.

Maybe Michelle is returning the favor to Hicks for getting her appointed. If that is true then that is even worse than her helping him hide his personal problems. It’s hard to believe her comments on I45Now. Take a few moments to read it. Her claims just don’t make sense:

“Her concern is that to ignore Hicks claims of privacy invasion and the release of information could expose the city legally should the AG determine items not be made public.”

She acknowledged that Hicks called her requesting help. She is an attorney representing the city and council in their official capacity. Her response for help from Hicks should have been “CM Hicks, this is a private matter and I have no authority to intervene in this matter.” Period. If Hicks was concerned about privacy invasion he should have done what everyone else does, call a private attorney.

Or consider representing himself Pro Se.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 at 3:20 pm and is filed under Political. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.