Justin Hicks II might return to League City Council

May 3, 2025

JFK! WTF is wrong with you people?

Wasn’t Justin Hicks enough for League City? Aren’t you tired of chaos, corruption, and cruelty? Aren’t you tired of the veiled threats by the extreme MAGAts of the Republic Party? Aren’t you starving for civility and elected leaders just doing their damn jobs? If so why in the living heck would you put Scott Higginbotham on Council?

His latest Hicks move is a recent mailer he sent with his opponents home address. That is unnecessary. The opponent he attacked has responded. Voters should respond to.


Houston, We Have a Problem. Again.

May 3, 2025

NASA’s problem is Elon’s profit.

Remember when President Obama cancelled the Constellation Program in 2009? I do. The Tea Party People (pre-MAGAts) at NASA threw a fit! Constellation was a massive, underfunded, program designed to continue the Space Station, return to the Moon and go to Mars. The Obama Administration cancelled the Mars portion (for good reasons) and began investing in the private sector (Space X) for transportation to the Space Station leaving travel to the Moon to NASA.

The right wingers of NASA at JSC went absolutely ballistic. At least one manager was “promoted” to staff after sending an email calling for voting Obama out of office. Others were clearly not happy. Some quit in disgust. Before Elon Musk became a dick the idea of using SpaceX vehicles became cool and was accepted by the NASA community. But now? Massive cuts to NASA are coming in the 2026 budget released by Trump. Most of that money will now go to Musk and SpaceX. Here are the highlights from NASAWatch:

Orion, Gateway, and STEM will gut NASA/JSC. These are programs assigned to JSC. Gateway is a Space Station around the Moon and the first module was recently delivered. It’s dead. Orion is the vehicle that will send humans to the Moon and Mars. It’s gone after the 3rd flight. NASA has worked on that project for over a decade. STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, is an educational program for aspiring young scientists and engineers. Space Launch System (SLS) is a heavy lift rocket designed to send Orion to the moon. It is being designed in Alabama and has had one flight.

$6 Billion out of a $24 Billion budget is massive. Management at JSC has encouraged those who voted for the felon, civil service and contractors alike, to stand up and volunteer to quit their jobs. Needless to say none will take that offer. (I’m kidding).

What will JSC have left? Operation of the Space Station serviced by Elon Musk up until 2030 when Trump wants it decommissioned. Then NASA/JSC will transition to Musk. Musk will provide private sector space travel using our tax dollars. LOL. Seriously. Trump is simply privatizing space travel using our money.

Maybe the NASA MAGAts will throw a fit before being thrown out the door.


Seabrook Sh*t Show Part 2

May 2, 2025

This is strange. Very strange.

Seabrook has a loud and obnoxious Facebook group called Save Seabrook (SS). It’s like Elon Musk’s DOGE of Seabrook, making wild ass claims about the state of the city. It’s what MAGAts do. Tell a lie, repeat it, defend it, move on to the next one. It has been quite successful all over the country. People eat that shit up like it was spicy crawfish.

In the long run it may not serve the people of Seabrook well. Take a look at League City for example. The MAGAts took over City Council led by Mayor Pro Tem Justin Hicks. Real Conservatives lost their voice in all the chaos. Justin eventually resigned but League City provided media outlets with enough stories to last a year and a Sunday. As I said in my last post (Seabrook Shit Show) about Seabrook and Mayoral Candidate Jackie Rasco who is supported by the SS group:

So a few years ago there was an incident that required police intervention at Jackies home involving a nosy neighbor, an intoxicated expunged, a gun, $3000 worth of damage, and an arrest. You can read the entire police report here.

That was some crazy shit! Now just a few days prior to the election the SS group announced a free pound of crawfish provided by The Barge295 if you show a I voted sticker. Once they realized that is against the law to provide a reward for voting they rescinded the offer. Then someone actually made signs blaming their own stupidity on the candidate for Mayor! As I said, lie. Defend. Repeat.

The Barge used to be my go to place for crawfish but I think I will look elsewhere from now on. Not quite sure what the candidates, supported by the SS, have promised The Barge. Why do voters want chaos when they can have a Mayor who has decades of incredible applicable experience in city issues and has served the community well? The SS is supporting Rasco, Burton, Byers, and Cervantes.

Seabrook could be the next League City.


Fact Checking CCISD Trustee. Again

May 1, 2025

It’s Scott Bowen again.

Scott’s latest mailer criticizes his opponent for her support of masking during the COVID Pandemic that killed over 1 million Americans. She was clear in her support and for good reason. She works in the medical profession and saw the death and suffering of many who were stricken with COVID. Scott on the other hand made fun of those who were trying to keep kids safe.

At a board meeting on 10/25/21 Bowen visibly made fun of a parent (video here) who was wearing a mask. It wasn’t funny and he got the message. At the next meeting Bowen had to publicly apologize for being a dick. (video Here)

Scott should remember what happened to his friend, Scott Apley. Apley was a member of the Texas Republican Executive Committee as was Scott. Apley was a City Council Member for Dickinson. Like Scott he was a COVID denier and Like Scott he rallied against the mask mandate during COVID.

Scott Apley got COVID. He died at the age of 35. He left a wife and a newborn.


Will CCISD Voters Reject Out of District Billionaire Influence? Again?

April 30, 2025

Michael Smith, the editor of Galveston Daily News said it best:

Our hope is voters are rejecting the incursion of hate-mongering, covert money, outside money, partisan ideology and partisan agendas of all sorts in their decisions about electing local people to volunteer posts.

And former CCISD Board President Laura Dupont said it even better:

The truth is, school boards only work when they reflect the communities they serve — not the agendas of party leadership. That’s why our school board elections are held in May, separate from partisan ballots. We’ve protected that nonpartisan tradition in Texas for over a century because education isn’t supposed to be political.

Over the last decade school boards across the state have been flooded with unlimited money from out of district PACs including Defend Texas Liberty funded by two West Texas Billionaires. In most part they have been successful in winning and controlling school boards bringing chaos, corruption, and cruelty into schools. Do your own research on Keller ISD, Katy ISD, and Friendswood ISD. Friendswood is an example of voters rejecting outside money. The losing candidate raised an outrageous $50,000 from 2 out of district donors. (FYI FISD has only 6 schools. CCISD has over 40)

In the past CCISD voters have rejected this outside money and political influence by rejecting Trustee Bowen’s recruited candidates, Christine Parizo, Misty Dawson, and Pete Lauzon. All three were woefully uneducated in education. Bowen’s buddy, Joe Machol, is also a very poor choice for our kids and Scott Bowen is responsible for this political sideshow and outside influence into the district. On Saturday voters have a chance to put an end to outside, political influence and solidify CCISD as a shining example of putting parents, teachers, students, and tax payers above partisan politics.

As Ms Dupont said:

Local elections matter more than ever. The best way to protect our schools is by electing leaders who are there for the right reasons.

Election Day is May 3 this Saturday.


Fact Checking a CCISD Trustee on Election Fraud. Again.

April 29, 2025

It’s Scott Bowen. Again.

During the last CCISD Candidate Forum sponsored by the League City Regional Chamber of Commerce candidates were asked a very simple question: (video here starting at 02:04) “if you lose a close race, would you contest the results?”. Rebecca Lilley was clear with her answer: “Absolutely not. Whatever happens, happens, and I believe that that will be the final result.”

Scott Bowen echoed the Republic Party canned answer: “On contesting results, this time around Harris County and Galveston County are running our elections. I’m glad they are. At the same time, a few years ago, there was a Harris County result that actually was overturned due to problems with that election. I’m hoping that doesn’t happen again, and I don’t think it will, but I think you never say never. So we just hope for a clean and fair election.”

Fact Check:
After losing in the 2022 elections, Scott Bowen’s party sued 22 winning candidates claiming voter irregularities spearheaded by Mattress MAGAt Mac. They did not sue Harris County who actually conducted the election. They sued the actual candidates requiring them to raise money in their defense. After investigations by the courts as well as the Secretary of State, every single suit was dismissed.

The Secretary of State Investigation
According to the Secretary of State, Jane Nelson, a Republican: “The allegations of election fraud in the 2022 Harris County election are total bullshit.” That’s not her exact words buy you get the idea. You can read the entire 147 page report if you want but in short there was no fraud. There was no voter irregularities that would have changed any election. Nothing. Zero. Zip. Nada. They couldn’t even find one single voter who was denied voting. Not one.

Texas Rangers Investigation
Even the Harris county District Attorney, Kim Ogg, had to admit no charges were being filed after an extensive investigation by the Texas Rangers. She had an embarrassing press conference claiming they filed a misdemeanor charge for an unrelated crime. It was eventually dismissed also. Some believed she should have been investigated herself for a baseless investigation.

CCISD Election 2022
This isn’t the first time Bowen’s party has done this. In fact the first time they used this tactic was in CCISD in 2022. Misty Dawson, a Bowen recruit, sued her opponent claiming voter irregularities after losing by 40 votes. She did’t sue the District who ran the election. She sued the winning candidate who had absolutely nothing to do with running the election. Bowen’s buddy caused a considerable amount of chaos concerning CCISD paying for the legal fees of the winning candidate. Even Bowen voted in favor of supporting this. Dawson eventually dropped her suit.

So expect Scott Bowen to whine like a little bitch if he loses.


Responses to: The Sh*t Show in Seabrook

April 29, 2025

Well, that was a surprise. Kind of. It appears that those in Seabrook who call for “transparency” actually dislike it. The “beehive,” as some have dubbed it, of Jackie Rasco’s supporters took issue with my mention of a police incident at Rasco’s residence. You can find the post here and the actual police report here. That post became the second most viewed in my blog’s history, with the first being after actor Mark Ruffalo retweeted my post “Texas by the numbers. (it ain’t pretty)” (We truly aren’t doing well!)

I had compared the Seabrook race to the recent shit show in League City which ended poorly for a council member who instigated the chaos in the city. Below are just a few of the responses received on the post even one banning me from posting! EGADS! I am RUINED! Early voting ends today. Good luck Seabrook. You just might become the center of discussion for the next couple of years.


The Sh*t Show in Seabrook Texas

April 27, 2025

Move over League City, Seabrook is taking over.

Earlier this year, the League City Council called for the resignation of Justin Hicks, its most controversial member. He resigned after being accused of misusing his position for personal gain and several incidents involving the police. The Council is now holding a special election to fill his seat, hoping to reduce media attention and blogger scrutiny.

There is an election in Seabrook also. Jackie Rasco is running for Mayor in Seabrook and like Justin Hicks and Scott Bowen may become the chaos of Seabrook. I’ve shared a video of Jackie at the CCISD board meeting and you can read her comments below. Jackie is friends with CCISD Trustee Scott Bowen, who has brought his political chaos into the school district. If elected, I expect Rasco will continue this trend of Scott Bowen and Justin Hicks, and the media will shift their attention to Seabrook.

Police Intervention
So a few years ago there was an incident that required police intervention at Jackies home involving a nosy neighbor, an intoxicated expunged, a gun, $3000 worth of damage, and an arrest. You can read the entire police report here. This didn’t end well at first. In the end Jackies husband was placed in custody as was the intoxicated expunged. (expunged is how the report identifies an individual) From the police report (not my words, theirs):

Jackie’s Husband
William was identified to be responsible for the damages for the door and was placed in custody for Criminal Mischief. Harris County ADA Foley was contacted and he accepted the Felony Criminal Mischief charge. ADA Foley stated he was unable to accept an Aggravated Assault charge due to the firearm being unidentifiable.

The “expunged”:
Expunged was determined to be under the influence of alcohol due to the odor of alcoholic beverage emitting from her breath and person. Expunged was witnessed by neighbors at the residence of 4005 Lakeway Drive stating threatening comments toward neighbors. It was determined Expunged was a danger to herself and the public and was placed in custody

And Jackie
Officers attempted to get possession of the firearms involved but were unable to find one matching the exact description provided by Elliott. Jacyln stated her husband owns many firearms but was unable to provide officers with one matching the description. Officers explained to Jacyln that the ADA was suggesting a search warrant to enter the residence to retrieve the firearm used in the disturbance. Jacyln was hesitant in her response to retrieve the gun involved, until Cynthia strongly suggested to Jacyln to give officers “THE gun.” Officers found this to be suspicious of which firearm Cynthia was referring too. Jacyln went into the master bedroom to retrieve the pistol that was originally outside at the time of the offense.

If you bother to read the entire police report instead of just the snippets above you will find the most disturbing part here:

The neighbors
While officers were conducting an investigation, another officer was flagged down by a neighbor and his child riding bikes stating they witnessed William making a scene in the front yard of 4005 Lakeway Drive. The neighbors also stated they overheard expunged stating “Those niggers are going to die tonight.”

Early voting has started and the election is May 3rd. Good luck Seabrook.


Kemah Police enjoying their Trump Burgers

April 24, 2025

Kemah Police Department had proudly posted pic of some of their officers enjoying their time at the newly opened Trump Burger. Then they deleted them for reasons unknown. Luckily I found them. Including one of the Chief of Police Garvey. I am sure they enjoyed the Stormy Burger with nice firm buns and vey small meat.


CCISD Candidate Calls for Instant Replay

April 24, 2025

Turns out they overruled a previous post.

Joe Machol is a former NFL referee until he was removed from officiating after some kind of ethics violations. He sued buy never returned to officiating. If interested you can read about it here.

But back to the instant replay. On further review Machol has not violated campaign finance laws for not submitting a campaign finance report. When he filed his Appointment of Treasurer (late) he stated he would not be raising or spending more than $1110 and therefore does not need to file a periodic report. That is news to me but that is why Machol has not reported.

Besides being an absolute horrible candidate for School Board, even worse than Misty Dawson, he is running a very strange campaign. His signs are generic “vote for Joe” signs with no mention of the office he is running for and the “Paid for by” statement that is required on all advertisements. He has placed some signs with handwritten notices. There’s no push cards, mailers, flyers, Facebook ads. Nothing. It is strange.

And his viral video of him losing it at a Seabrook meeting didn’t help him. Or skipping a forum. Or submitting a blank Bio.

But there is still time for a political PAC to send out mailers in support of Bowen and Machol. Machol can then plead ignorance. Watch for it.


Brian Babin Watch. April 23 in Houston

April 22, 2025

CCISD Trustee gets fact checked

April 22, 2025

It’s sad that Scott Bowen has resorted to falsely attacking his opponent breaking his pledge to the district not to do so. Rebecca’s campaign had to hit back and it is a great ad. Watch till the end with a clip of Bowen bragging about his support for school vouchers.

I have been very clear about Scott Bowen as a CCISD Trustee. You can read about all the reasons he should be replaced with someone who is not interested in partisan politics in our schools in Scott Bowen: A Threat to CCISD Education

Early voting starts today.


Caught on Video: CCISD Trustee Candidate

April 21, 2025

The internet is forever.

Smokin Joe Frazier

Smokin Joe Machol has served on the Seabrook City Council for a number of years. He was recruited by Trustee Bowen to run against Trustee Cejka for reasons unknown. Machol has little if any applicable experience for the position especially when running against a sitting Trustee who has served honorably. He has defined himself at a recent forum as the person you may not want on a school board. He skipped one of only two forums open to the public opting to attend a council meeting for a seat he will have for only the next month or so.

The following video from a town hall meeting might add another reason why Smokin Joe Machol should not be put on the school board. Imagine having someone on the board acting like this in front of students and parents. His comments start at 2:18:16.

Early Voting begins today.


CCISD Trustee Breaks Campaign Promise and Campaign Laws

April 21, 2025

Well that didn’t take long. So much for civility.

CCISD Trustee Scott Bowen is taking heat for his latest unethical stunt. His mailer claims his opponent “Promised” a $300 million bond. She didn’t. Not once. There were three forums where bonds were discussed and she never promised a bond, for very good reasons. A board member cannot promise a bond. Only voters can approve a bond. A board member can vote to put a bond on the ballot just like Scott Bowen did in 2023 but they can’t promise squat. Scott knows this but sent out his lying mailer anyway. Scott’s opponent, Rebecca Lilley quickly responded with the following video. It’s good.

Breaks Campaign Pledge
Every candidate for CCISD Trustee, including Bowen, signed a Code of Fair Campaign Practices pledging not to be a dick when campaigning. Here is what Bowen agreed to. His form can be found here.

Violation of Texas Ethics Laws
Bowen’s mailer is paid for by Scott Bowen for CCISD Trustee. I could not find the campaign finance reports for this PAC. According to his recent campaign finance report he has spent over $18,000 on his campaign, most coming from his own pocket. Who is funding “Scott Bowen for CCISD Trustee”? Who funded this mailer?

Early voting starts today.


The Elon Musk of Texas enters the race for Texas Attorney General

April 18, 2025

UPDATE: Middleton has pledged $25 Million of his own money for this race. Since entering politics he has raised $6,930,462 of which $5,737,392 is his own money.

In Texas money talks. Ask our Senator Money Mayes Middleton.

Senator Money Mayes Middleton has entered the race for Texas Attorney General and he has $10 Million of his own money to back his campaign. This isn’t the first time he has used his vast wealth to buy a seat of power. He is filthy rich and will use that filth to buy yet another seat of power.

Ask former Representative Wayne Faircloth of Galveston County. Faircloth served only one term then was challenged by Middleton in the primary. Middleton spent $1.7 Million of his own money to win that primary. He spent another $800,000 of his own money in the general election. In a competitive race a candidate would have needed about $500,000. His challenger in the general election raised only $4,000.

After accomplishing nothing in the House, he ran for the Senate again spending nearly $2 million of his own money and winning that seat. Again he hasn’t accomplished much except to spread the word of our Lord Jesus Christ. He ignored pocket book issues such as the rising cost of home insurance, the electricity grid, and inflation. But at least he has filed bills to give easy access to guns to mentally ill people, allow students to pray in school, posting of “In God We Trust” and the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.

Middleton has pledged $25 Million of his own money to win the Attorney General seat. He has the deep pockets and will overwhelm any real conservative. Republican primary voters will fall in line.


CCISD Candidate Machol Skips Key Forum. Submits blank bio.

April 17, 2025

Machol, a former NFL referee, was flagged for delay of game.

Not only did Machol fail to attend a candidate forum, he failed to submit a bio for the event. Instead of attending the forum and answering very tough questions from the audience, Machol chose to attend the Seabrook City Council meeting. Machol has only a month left on Seabrook City Council and the council meeting was more important to him than the office he is running for. An office that requires the next 3 years of his attendance if elected.

Besides not showing up, how hard is it to submit a bio for the event? This forum was sponsored by the local PTA organization. These are parents and teachers that would be interested in hearing from Machol besides giving the same old answer for every question, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Catholic prayers in school. The District will have very serious issues to resolve next year that no amount of prayers will address. At the very least he should have submitted a bio.

Instead he just forfeited the game and should leave the field of candidates. Permanently.


CCISD Trustee Scott Bowen’s school voucher bill passes

April 17, 2025

He needs to own it tonight at the forum.

Hopefully the moderator of tonight’s forum will press Scott Bowen on his support of the school voucher bill. Last year Bowen authored a resolution for the State Republic Party in support of vouchers and calling for Greg Abbott to declare it an emergency bill requiring quick passage. (He was caught on video) That resolution was not unanimous. A number of delegates were vocal about Bowen changing the resolution to better suck up to the Governor but it passed anyway. Last night Scott’s wet dream, the voucher bill, passed the House and is one step closer becoming law.

During the hours and hours of testimony were many experts in the field testifying against the voucher bill. Even Republican office holders associated with the Texas Republic Party spoke out against vouchers! The only ones who spoke in favor of vouchers were those who would benefit from the bill including Catholic schools, private schools, and home schoolers. And Scott Bowen.

As reported earlier our State Representative Dennis Paul has been flooded with calls against the voucher bill. He voted for the bill anyway ignoring his constituents and siding with Scott Bowen.

Hopefully the voters in CCISD will reward Bowen and remove him from the Board.


Do you know where Congressman Babin will be this week?

April 16, 2025

We have a BOLO on the Congressman.

If you know where our Congressman, Brian Babin, will be during the next week and a half, please contact me at johncoby@sbcglobal.net so I can tell others. Many individuals would like to ask him some very serious questions concerning their retirement accounts, the economy, homeland security, and protecting and adhering to the Constitution of the United States.

Congress is on a 2 week recess and will be in district meeting with their donors and/or business people. They do not have time to organize a town hall meeting with the low life scum called “constituents” so we need to meet him on his ground. We had a town hall last Monday and invited him and/or his staff. Neither showed up.

So, if you know where Babin will be speaking give me a heads up and I’ll give everyone the location so they can meet with him face to face. Call me at 281-536-2457 or email me at johncoby@sbcglobal.net.


WTF? CCISD Booster Club’s gun raffle

April 16, 2025

UPDATE: This fundraiser did NOT have prior approval by Clear Lake Intermediate. It has been shut down. I am sure they can find more appropriate donations that would bring in a good amount of money.

At least it’s not an AR15.

Yesterday a number of parents of children killed in school shootings testified against bad bills concerning gun safety. Also there was a school shooting in Dallas. Luckily, as of now, no one was killed but 4 were injured. Instead of offering an apology for flooding our state with guns Greg Abbott offered useless prayers and hollow promises to the families. From CBS News:

Cecilia and I ask our fellow Texans to join us in praying for the victims’ swift recovery and for the entire Wilmer-Hutchins High School community.

Locally the Leadership Development Corps booster club at Clear Lake Intermediate is having a raffle for a gun and a gun club gift certificate. The gun isn’t an AR15 like the kind that was used for killing 19 children in Uvalde or a sawed off shotgun that was used in the Santa Fe shooting. (BTW the bill parents were speaking against would make sawed off shotguns legal.) This gun is a Canik METE 9mm handgun. Like a sawed off shotgun it is easy to conceal.

You have to wonder what these booster club members are thinking. I was in ROTC in High School. I was the Commander of a military drill team. Our booster club would have never considered raffling off a gun for money. My son was in LDC at CLIS. The parents would have never considered such a raffle. He was a flag bearer and continued that role in the Navy. (He even presented the flag at the NCAA Mens Final Four.) LDC is a great organization but these parents need to read the room.


Next CCISD Candidate Forum April 17

April 15, 2025

This forum will be a day after the school voucher bill will pass the House. Hopefully candidates will defend their stance on their support of the bill.