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You have to wonder what caused the outrageous number of Open Record Requests in 2025.

It’s Lowry. Again. Council Member Joseph Lowry was elected in May of 2024 and all hell has broken loose including using and abusing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Public Information Requests (PIRs). In 2024 150 PIRs were opened. In 2025 465 were opened.

According to records provided by La Marque 150 open records requests were filed in 2024. 61 of them were filed in the last qtr. 105 were closed as “fulfilled”. 36 resulted in “no records” available. The other 9 requests were listed as “not a request” or others.

In 2025 465 PIRs were opened. 229 were closed as “fulfilled”. 141 were closed as “No records”. 25 were closed as “Not a request” or “Request Withdrawn”. 5 were closed as “Denied. Investigative Records”.

Lowry opened 24. His wife opened 11. Lousy News Network opened 2. Many were opened concerning Lowry including requesting Lowry’s proof of bribes, the details of his terrorist threat report to the La Marque Police Department, and information about his $50,000 COVID grant.

You can browse through the PIRs here.

In the words of the author of this demand “If yall think it’s a game!!!! Welllll, think again. Nobody is gonna keep dancing around the bushes on yall ass. F”””” that!

La Marque City Council Members were provided a copy of a demand for an investigation into CM Joseph Lowry concerning his history of harassment, official misconduct, and his possible illegal occupancy of his seat on Council. If you have kept up with Lowry’s many escapades you’re probably wondering why action has not been taken already. Maybe this demand will result in a serious investigation and finally clear the air. Here is the demand in a nutshell:

• Action is requested in 5 days
• Investigate whether Lowry is legally on Council, remove if he is not
• Investigate his numerous acts of harassment
• Investigate his harassment at citizens work place
• Investigate official misconduct
• Investigate stalking allegations
• Investigate civil rights violations

TO: Mayor Keith Bell, City Manager Barbara Holly, City Attorney Gus Knebel, District Attorney Chief Rodriguez, Council Members

FROM: Devonya Greenwood
“La Marque Citizens for Integrity”
DATE: October 28, 2025
IMMEDIATE LEGAL DEMAND:

Action Required Regarding Councilman Joseph Lowry’s Illegal Occupancy, Harassment, and Official Misconduct – 5-Day Deadline

Dear, Mayor, Council, City Manager, City Attorney, District Attorney, and Chief of Police

This serves as a Formal Legal Notice that as a concerned citizen of La Marque I demand immediate, decisive action regarding the continued presence and misconduct of Councilman Joseph Lowry.

Our community has conclusive evidence and documented testimony that requires your immediate legal and administrative intervention.

I. THE LEGAL BASIS FOR IMMEDIATE REMOVAL (5-DAY DEADLINE)

The citizens s well as I have verified information that Councilman Joseph Lowry is ineligible to hold public office due to a final felony conviction, a direct violation of the Texas Election Code \S 141.001(a)(4).

His continued service constitutes an ongoing fraud upon the City and a violation of state law.

DEMAND 1 (To the City Attorney & District Attorney):

I formally demand that the City Attorney and/or the District Attorney immediately prepare and file a request for a Writ of Quo Warranto proceeding, as authorized by the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 66, \S 66.001, to judicially determine and enforce Councilman Lowry’s removal from office.

II. DOCUMENTED MISCONDUCT, HARASSMENT, AND CIVIL LIABILITY

The citizens and i have all compiled an extensive log of incidents demonstrating a pattern of egregious official misconduct, including:

• Harassment and Stalking: Utilizing his position to engage in physical following, sending strange, unsolicited packages, and making anonymous harassing calls to citizens’ private residences (Texas Penal Code \S 42.07 and \S 42.072).

• Economic Interference: Maliciously and anonymously contacting citizens’ places of employment, resulting in job suspensions, firings, and loss of livelihood.

• Civil Rights Violations: Using discriminatory and defamatory language against Black citizens, referring to them as “thugs and gangsters,” demonstrating a violation of public trust and creating a hostile environment.

DEMAND 2 (To the Mayor, City Manager, & Chief of Police):

I formally demand that the Mayor, City Manager, and Chief of Police immediately launch a comprehensive investigation into the documented criminal and ethical complaints, including the misuse of office to interfere with employment, and provide full cooperation with victims pursuing charges of stalking and harassment and all other charges as well.

III. THE DEADLINE FOR ACTION

We are committed to peace, discipline, and structure, and we expect the City to uphold the law.

You are hereby given five (5) calendar days from the date of this notice (October 28, 2025) to provide a written response and a concrete plan of action outlining how your respective offices will comply with these demands.

Failure to act by Monday, November 3, 2025 will be interpreted by the community and my legal counsel as a deliberate decision of complicity and calculated indifference, leaving me no recourse but to immediately proceed with the filing of a broad-based Civil Lawsuit against Councilman Lowry and the City of La Marque.

I expect and demand accountability. Now and not later

It’s Lowry. Again.

Joseph Lowry might be in a pickle. Ever since becoming politically active in La Marque he has been nothing but a pain in the ass for the city. I am sure many would love to see him resign from Council ending a period of embarrassment for the city. Resigning to stop any further digging into his past is the easy thing to do but do not count on it. Unfortunately another document filed with the King County Court might add fuel to the firing of Lowry.

Quick Background:
When Lowry applied to run for City Council in 2024 he checked the box “I have not been finally convicted of a felony.” That isn’t exactly true. He pled guilty to two separate felonies concerning the possession of meth in Washington State. He should have checked the box  “I have been finally convicted of a felony, but I have been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities of that felony conviction and I have provided proof of this fact with the submission of this application” and then provided the proof. If he had checked the second one he would have had to provide a copy of the proof, but according to the following document he couldn’t.

New Damning Evidence:
This new document, “STATE’S MOTION AND ORDER VACATING AND DISMISSING JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE FOR POSSESSION-ONLY OFFENSE(S) PURSUANT TO STATE V. BLAKE” was filed with King County Washington CASE #: 99-1-08852-9 KNT but it was filed in May of 2025, a full year AFTER he was elected. What I do not understand, because I am not an undercover investigation reporter or an attorney, is why this is not signed? Why was it posted in early May of 2025? Maybe it is because the question about his eligibility was called into question at an April 28, 2025 meeting. You can watch the meeting here starting at 2:21:38.

Past Evidence:
Now realized in 2021 he had a document posted to his case titled “ORDER VACATING THE JUDGEMENT UNDER CrR 7.8 AND DISMISSING THE CASE PURSUANT TO STATE V. BLAKE”. This one is signed and was filed 3 years prior to Lowry’s election.

In Conclusion:
So what does all this mean? That is a good question and I’m just asking questions. I am going to speculate here. This unsigned document is a motion to vacate and dismiss his case which will be signed at a later date. Once signed it will be posted. I wonder if Lowry, after the April 28th meeting, realized his “vacation” wasn’t actually finalized and then petitioned King County to do so.

As I said, this will probably end up in court.