An update from yesterday’s post Arrest Warrants Issued in Texas City Concerning Elections.
As stated, an arrest warrant has been issued for Bryan Adam Rivera, President of a campaign services company which was involved in a number of local campaigns. He has been charged with “Coercion Against Candidacy”. According to the Galveston Daily News the charge is concerning threats made to influence the Texas City Commissioner District 2 race. This charge could be a misdemeanor or a felony based upon a number of factors. There is another investigation ongoing concerning the failed recalled effort of Texas City Mayor Dedrick Johnson. Rivera was involved in that campaign and significant issues have been reported to the Texas City Police. Rivera is the President of Hometown Solutions, or Hometown Strategies, or Texas Hometown Strategies. It is difficult to determine who is funding THS on the local level since there is no central location for campaign finance reports.
On the State level THS received $452,187 since being created in 2022. This includes $37,761 from Senator Mayes Middleton for his run for Senate. Abel Longoria who ran for State Representative in the Galveston area gave $53,165 for campaign services. Senator Schwertner, known for sending dick pics to a student, gave $79,998. Those are the big expenditures for local elections. You can see all the expenditures below.
La Marque City Councilman Joesph Lowry seems to be involved. According to the Galveston Daily News:
Texas Hometown Strategies previously was paid by a political action committee linked to La Marque City Councilman Joseph Lowry. Lowry once disclosed an invoice showing a $45,000 payment to the firm for its work on one recall drive, but later said he had falsified the invoice and lied about it.
As always it’s seems like a game to Lowry. This $45,000 was in reference to the tax recall which Lowry spearheaded. This recall passed and shortly afterward he was elected to City Council and the circus show began. As I said before it is difficult to find information about expenditures on third party companies providing campaign services. This particular project is no exception.
If this investigation of Homeland Strategies deepens I am sure there will be light on exactly who has been buying their services.
| Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund , | 15,000.00 |
| Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund , | 20,000.00 |
| C Club , | 15,400.00 |
| Caughey ,Jennifer V. | 1,000.00 |
| Caughey ,Jennifer V. | 2,000.00 |
| Caughey ,Jennifer V. | 410.00 |
| Caughey ,Jennifer V. | 1,000.00 |
| Chapa ,Janine | 6,000.00 |
| Chapa ,Janine | 500.00 |
| Chapa ,Janine | 500.00 |
| Fletcher ,Jeffrey L. | 8,250.00 |
| Fletcher ,Jeffrey L. | 8,250.00 |
| Fletcher ,Jeffrey L. | 12,000.00 |
| Galveston County Connects PAC (INACTIVE) | 2,050.00 |
| Hardaway ,David Jones | 24,999.00 |
| Hardaway ,David Jones | 25,002.00 |
| Hardaway ,David Jones | 25,002.00 |
| Houston Region Business Coalition , | 15,400.00 |
| Jetton ,Jacey R. | 26,250.00 |
| Jetton ,Jacey R. | 26,250.00 |
| Lambert ,Standard D. | 15,000.00 |
| Longoria ,Abel R. | 6,000.00 |
| Longoria ,Abel R. | 18,000.00 |
| Longoria ,Abel R. | 1,165.00 |
| Longoria ,Abel R. | 6,000.00 |
| Longoria ,Abel R. | 6,000.00 |
| Longoria ,Abel R. | 4,000.00 |
| Longoria ,Abel R. | 12,000.00 |
| Middleton ,David M. | 20,511.00 |
| Middleton ,David M. | 17,250.00 |
| Texans for Charles Schwertner , | 39,999.00 |
| Texans for Charles Schwertner , | 39,999.00 |
| Texans for Hawkins , | 7,000.00 |
| The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action | 24,000.00 |
| The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action | 20,000.00 |
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