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La Marque’s Chicken Little, Councilman Joseph Lowry, filed a recall petition against Mayor Keith Bell. The petition was chock full of lies, misinformation, and baseless allegations. You would think an “undercover investigative journalist” would do his homework before submitting a formal document like a recall petition. Once approved Lowry has 30 days to get over 800 signatures. Mayor Bell has filed a challenge to the recall. I’ll let you read his response below:

OFFICIAL WRITTEN RESPONSE TO RECALL AFFIDAVIT Mayor Keith Bell – City of La Marque, Texas Pursuant to the City of La Marque Charter, I submit this response to the affidavit seeking my removal from office. The allegations contained in the affidavit are false, unsupported by evidence, and largely repetitive of claims that have been raised and rejected previously. I categorically deny each allegation and provide the following factual corrections for the record. This response is submitted to ensure accuracy, protect the integrity of the City’s governance process, and allow reviewing authorities and residents to rely on verifiable facts rather than speculation or misinformation. —

1. Allegation: I Do Not Reside in the City of La Marque This allegation is demonstrably false. I am a resident of the City of La Marque and have lived in La Marque for more than thirty (30) years. Documentation establishing my residency includes, but is not limited to: A recorded deed showing ownership of my home located in La Marque A valid Texas Driver’s License listing my La Marque address (included by the affiant in his own submission) Galveston County Appraisal District records listing my La Marque residence A voter registration card listing my La Marque address A voting history reflecting consistent participation as a La Marque voter These documents conclusively establish my residency and eligibility to serve as Mayor under the City Charter and Texas law. —

2. Allegation: Acceptance of Bribes or Corruption This allegation is false and unsupported. I have never accepted a bribe, engaged in corruption, or violated my oath of office during my twenty-two (22) years of public service to the City of La Marque. I have never been: Investigated Charged Indicted Tried Convicted Found liable Or administratively sanctioned for any act of corruption or misconduct. No evidence, findings, judicial rulings, or investigative determinations have ever substantiated this allegation. The affidavit provides no proof because none exists. —

3. Allegation: Lack of Fitness for Duty This allegation is false and without foundation. I have served the City of La Marque continuously for twenty-two (22) years as a Councilmember, Mayor Pro Tem, and Mayor. At no point during this period has my fitness for duty been questioned by voters, medical professionals, courts, or governing authorities. The affiant is not a licensed physician, mental health professional, or qualified evaluator and has no authority or basis to make such a determination. This allegation did not arise until the affiant’s arrival in La Marque politics and is inconsistent with my long record of service. —

4. Allegation: Failure to Maintain Order in Council Meetings This allegation misrepresents the facts. Council meetings are conducted pursuant to adopted rules of procedure. Any disorder that has occurred has resulted from the affiant’s repeated refusal to recognize the presiding officer and comply with established meeting protocols. No other Councilmember has engaged in similar conduct, and this issue did not exist prior to the affiant’s participation in City governance. Enforcement of decorum rules is not a failure of leadership; it is an exercise of leadership in maintaining orderly government proceedings. —

5. Allegation: Improper Hiring of City Manager JB Pritchett This allegation is false and misleading. The City Council voted to hire Mr. JB Pritchett following a lawful selection process. The City Charter requires the City Manager to possess municipal government experience. Mr. Pritchett was the only finalist who met this charter-mandated qualification. As such, he was the only legally eligible candidate under the City Charter. The Council’s action complied fully with charter requirements and applicable law. Council considered all information we had on Mr. Pritchett that we had at the time, including his officially submitted resume and a cleared background check of Mr. Pritchett by a nationally recognized company. —

6. Allegation: Raising Taxes for 22 Years This allegation is false. My voting record demonstrates that I have not voted to raise the City tax rate during my twenty-two (22) years of service. This information is a matter of public record and can be independently verified by any resident reviewing Council voting history. —

7. Pattern of Repeated False Allegations The allegations contained in this affidavit are not new. The affiant has made substantially similar claims since 2021. These claims have repeatedly failed to produce any evidence or result in any legal or electoral relief. This is the second attempt to remove me from office. The prior recall effort failed in 2022. Since that time, I have been: Elected Mayor in 2021 with approximately 85% of the vote Re-elected Mayor in 2024 with approximately 64% of the vote These election outcomes reflect the confidence of La Marque voters in my leadership and service. —

Closing Statement I respectfully request that the City Secretary, City Attorney, and any reviewing authority rely on the factual record, verified documentation, and applicable provisions of the City Charter and Texas law when evaluating this affidavit. I will continue to focus on the lawful, transparent, and professional administration of City business and on improving the quality of life for residents of the City of La Marque. Respectfully submitted, Keith Bell Mayor, City of La Marque, Texas

What the living fuck is wrong with La Marque’s Chicken Little, City Councilman Joseph Lowry?

As reported yesterday Lowry created a hostile work environment within the city of La Marque by sending a sexually suggestive cookie cake to a city employee. The message “Recall These Balls” was in reference to a recall petition filed against him. Later in the day he did it again this time targeting a contract employee, specifically the Interim City Manager Barbara Holley using a vulgar word. Even before making these two sexually suggestive comments Lowry posted a vulgar poem targeting Councilmember Yancy. You can see all three below.

But he couldn’t stop. Later in the day Lowry posted a veiled threat targeting specific individuals including elected officials and citizens of the City. Those on the list has been encouraged to contact law enforcement and demand action.

Throughout the day Lowry posted videos acting like he was the victim in all of the commotion he has started including one of him submitting a recall petition chock full of misinformation that was eventually heavily redacted. This cause him to run to the police whining like a little bitch to file a complaint.

Galveston law enforcement can no longer sit back and do nothing. Sexual harassment can create a hostile work environment resulting in lawsuits against the city and county. Threats can result in lawsuits as well as criminal charges. These need to stop.

Immediately.

OMG! Something is happening in La Marque Texas concerning the Republican Councilman nut job Joseph Lowry.

Lowry just released a video of himself, once again, making all kinds of baseless allegations directed at the Interim City Manager Barbara Holley. (Do yourself a favor and watch it at The Mark Facebook page!) The Chicken Little of La Marque made baseless claims of corruption, shadow governments, political warfare, bribery, drug use, and more and it is getting old. Yesterday he was denied a meeting with the District Attorney for the second time. They probably are tired of his baseless claims also. His video is almost funny. Boo-hoo-hoo.

On top of that Lowry posted a long winded complaint about Ms Holley claiming she is using her official position to research his past and correspondence with the police chief and attorney. This video mentions a “hostile work environment” and an individual was put on leave for a month, which might mean that individuals filed suit against Lowry or the City of La Marque. I am speculating that it has something to do with his “Recall These Balls” cookie cake his wife presented to an employee after a recall was filed against him. According to BZ Watchdog who has grabbed onto the leg of Lowry, the incident, if true, is ripe for legal action:

So something might have happened today. I am sure the Galveston Daily News will report it.

What does it take to get the DA off their ass and do something about La Marque City Councilman Joseph Lowry?

The City of La Marque was infected with a virus a couple of years ago causing considerable amount of damage not only to the city but to individuals and their employment. Councilman Joseph Lowry’s history of harassment of employees, Council Members, and constituents have been well documented leading to two recall petitions. Reasons to recall and remove Lowry have been documented in “Top Ten Reasons to Recall La Marque Council Member Joseph Lowry” (There are actually 20 reasons) These reasons include his Domestic Violence Protective Order against him, numerous lawsuits for harassment and defamation, his unpaid back taxes, and now his illegal drone solicitation to name just a few.

Yet where is the La Marque Police? Where is the District Attorney? There have been a number of complaints filed with both organizations against Lowry and yet no action has been taken. Instead LMPD took the time to file charges against a 70 year old woman who made them aware of a fake Facebook account created in her name. As a sitting councilman Lowry made a sexual comment toward city employees after the first recall petition in the form of a giant cookie with the message “RECALL THESE BALLS”. Lowry and his wife continues to harass City employees, City Council Members and the Mayor with baseless accusations of bribery and corruption. He has harassed constituents at restaurants and filed numerous police reports with at least one ending in a guns pointed confrontation of a citizen of La Marque at his own home. He is so toxic the new DA has refused to meet with him. (video of Lowry whining about it is here.)

Yet LMPD and the DA are MIA. Unfortunately for Lowry his harassment and the inaction of law enforcement has drawn the attention of a couple of Police “Auditors”, Harvey Freebird and BZ Watchdog. Both have huge followings and are well versed in filing open record requests. Harvey has spoken to City Council a number of times concerning the harassment by Lowry and BZ is now following up on the sexual harassment of a city employee by Lowry with his recall cookie stunt. Both of these individuals are not going away.

Maybe the fake email Lowry presented to City Council to stop extending the Interim City Manager’s contract and his solicitation of a drone operator will finally draw the attention of the DA and action will be taken.

Film at 11.

The plot thickens.

Last week La Marque City Councilman, Chicken Little Joseph Lowry, presented an email to the Council from the La Marque Police Association concerning the Interim City Manager, Barbara Holly’s further employment. It turns out that the LMPA had nothing to do with this email and issued a statement disavowing their disavowing of this email as stated in the Galveston Daily News article. That email came from Impoliceassociation@gmail.com.

Today that email account has been deleted. Holly’s contract was extended by a vote of 3-2 with Councilman Compian joining Lowry. Over the weekend Lowry went ballistic posting a long winded defense of the contents of the email but not addressing who sent it and why it was sent only to him. Lowry should have known better. He should have verified who sent it and why. Instead he is now attacking those who reported on it like the Galveston Daily News and The Mark Facebook account. He has yet to disavow creating the email himself.

This issue isn’t going away. Hopefully the legal department of the City of La Marque is going to find out who created and sent the email to try to stop the employment of the Interim City Manager.

If you have a access to Galveston Daily News take a moment to read the article by Corey Greineisen “State police union disavows email attacking La Marque city manager”.

City Council Member Joseph Lowry, Mr Chicken Little, submitted an email from the La Marque Police Association to Council during executive session with concerns about Interim City Manager Holly. As the Galveston Daily News stated, the LMPA didn’t write the email. During this session the Council was to vote on extending Holly’s contract. They voted 3-2 with Joe Compian joining Lowry. This brings up a lot of questions.

• Who wrote the letter? If it wasn’t LMPA who did?
• Did this letter sway Compian’s vote?
• The letter came in the form of an email from a .gmail address. Didn’t Lowry verify the source, afterall he claims to be an Undercover Investigative Journalist.
• Did someone from LMPA write this and submitted it under a fake email?
• Or did someone punk Lowry?

The email is long winded and looks AI generated. It is full of baseless allegations against Holly. It claims LMPA is working with the Combined Law Enforcement Agencies of Texas (CLEAT) to investigate these allegations. CLEAT has issued a statement claiming they had not “disavowed” anything.

Lowry with egg on his face went to social media claiming that the allegations are true and bashing the author of the Galv News article.

Hopefully this will not stop the City from performing a forensic audit and determine who wrote the email and I if criminal charges are going to be filed. You would think Lowry would be ecstatic about finding out who punked his fat ass. Like herpes this issue is not going away.