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Ok. It’s not 10. It’s 20.

Members of the community are collecting signatures to recall La Marque City Council Member Joseph Lowry and for good reasons. Lowry was elected to council in 2024 and started a shitshow of controversy. Prior to his election La Marque was a semi-quiet media target. Today a google search results in a number of controversies, most if not all, concern Lowry. Here are 19 good reasons to recall Lowry. (Please send corrections if any are needed)

• Lowry was recently placed on a 5 year Domestic Violence Protective Order concerning his ex wife in Washington state. In the order Lowry must:
  • Not own, possess, or purchase any firearms
  • Must undergo a mental health evaluation
  • Must remain 1000 ft away from his ex
  • Cannot harass, threaten, or stalk his ex
• Lowry plead guilty in 2006 to unlawful possession of pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine and was incarcerated Case # 05-1-06568-7 KNT STATE OF WASHINGTON VS LOWRY, JOSEPH EDWIN. King County Case search
• Lowry had a $10,000 1 year peace bond concerning threats made to a competitor. Galveston County 18-NTM01-1228
• Lowry has a pending peace bond hearing concerning a resident of La Marque. He failed to show at the original hearing. Galveston County Case # 25-NTM03-1457
• Lowry was sued for harassment by a Council Member resulting in an agreement to refrain from threatening or harassing comments that would give rise to criminal action on social media, newspapers, and any media outlet not explicitly stated herein. Galveston County Case # 22-CV-0993 
• Galveston County and others are suing him for $43,000 in back taxes
• When questioned about this he hurled profanity at the Galveston Daily News reporter before hanging up
• Lowry received $50,000 in COVID grant money which is now under review. Claims have been made that he did not qualify for this grant money by listing a home address as his business address.
• Lowry sued the City for violating his 1st Amendment rights. He lost.
• Lowry sued his landlord of his gym for return of his deposit and more. He lost. Galveston County Case # 19-NSC01-0034
• Lowry has a number of lawsuits pending against him. Galveston County Records search.
• Lowry has been censured 2 times by City Council for harassment of Council members and constituents
• Lowry and the Council was served with a Cease and Desist order by the previous City Manager for harassment
• Lowry claims to be an “Undercover Investigative Journalist”. (He has a Facebook page)
• Lowry has used his Facebook page to harass members of Council and members of the community
• Facebook took the very unusual action and removed his Facebook page and his personal page.
• Lowry tried unsuccessfully to recall the mayor
• Lowry tried unsuccessfully to recall a Council Member (twice)
• Lowry was behind a recall for the Dickinson Mayor using a PAC called Galveston County Connects. His wife is the treasurer

They are still collecting signatures to put the recall to a vote.

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