Join Us at the Bay Area Democratic Movement Monthly Meeting | Election Engagement

August 8, 2024

If you are interested in getting involved in the upcoming election, consider attending our monthly meeting hosted by the Bay Area Democratic Movement. It is next Tuesday, Aug 13, 2024. 6:30 for dinner and social. 7:00 PM for our meeting. Open bar. We will have details about our HQs opening. We are hard working and we have a lot of fun! Sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/hcdp/event/655293/

Our meeting starts at 7:00 but come early and come hungry. This month is our Tailgating theme. Wear your favorite team jersey. We have a great dinner, an open bar, and lots of fun. It will be exciting to discuss our nominee for President, Kamala Harris. We are a very active club. In the campaign we will be knocking on thousands of doors and making calls to voters. We are one of the few clubs in Harris County that opens a campaign headquarters every two years.

Come by!

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Caught on Camera: CCISD Trustee Scott Bowen voucher support

August 7, 2024

He is real proud of this.

Scott Bowen, Corporal Chaos of CCISD was caught on camera. He was supporting the voucher scheme which will take more funding away from the district. He proudly authored a resolution at the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) in support of “educational freedom”. That is code words for vouchers. The resolution goes on to demand Governor Abbott to place the issue as an “emergency item”. This should be done in the next legislation session coming in 2025. An emergency item has priority over all other bills.

Bowen has a history of advocating against public education as a Trustee of CCISD. Last year a formal grievance was filed against him. He used his position during a hearing in Austin to advocate against the school district’s board. His 3 minutes of fame was caught on camera. The bill eventually failed but he got his digs in.

Vouchers are very popular in the Republican Party. The voucher scheme will give parents $8000. This amount is much more than they pay in school taxes. It will partially pay for their kids private school tuition. It’s welfare for the wealthy. Private schools are very expensive. Only the wealthy, who are wealthy enough to not need a handout, can afford them. There is nothing good about vouchers.

Nothing.

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Junior League Galveston County’s Response to Book Complaint: Promoting Equity and Inclusion

August 7, 2024

This was awkward.

The Junior League Galveston County (JLGC) is a non partisan organization dedicated to empowering young women. Take a moment and visit their website. It’s impressive.

In early June Natalie Sharp, the Executive Vice President Elect of JLGC, wrote an email to the Holly Hall Library staff and the Book Burning Bitch Justin Hicks complaining about a book titled Big Wig. She signed the email with her JLGC title. According to JLGC she was not authorized to do that. You can read that email here. (open records requests can be a gold mine)

Yesterday JLGC responded. As I thought they do not involve themselves with book burning nonsense. From the letter:

Creating and sustaining a diverse Membership is critical to our Mission. We are dedicated to centering equity, inclusion, and belonging in our individual, organizational, and community relationships. We believe that living these values strengthens our community and aligns with our commitment to fostering understanding and respect among all our members.

Suck it Justin.

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More book banning nonsense in League City

August 6, 2024

League City is like the Jelly of the Month club. It’s the gift that keeps on giving.

Mayor Pro Tem Justin Hick’s fingerprints are all over this. An email sent to the Holly Hall Library staff and Hicks from Natalie Sharp called for the removal of a book, Big Wig, from the library. I doubt if Ms Sharp has read every book in the library so she is probably just repeating what other right wing extremists are spouting and Justin is the perfect person to monitor this major issue.

But that isn’t the real issue here. Natalie is the Executive Vice President of the Junior League of Galveston County. According to their website:

Above all else, our goal is to promote and perpetuate social change in the Galveston County and Southeast Texas communities that will benefit most from it. By empowering women and providing valuable leadership training, we are giving local women the tools to get involved, put their talents to work, and positively impact their local communities.

Take some time to visit JLGC. They seem to be a great organization, established in 1952, empowering young women in Galveston County. It seems an email like Natalie’s doesn’t reflect their organizations values or purpose and they might not too happy with her representing their organization on such a divisive issue. She also incorrectly referenced a website that is not the JLGC.

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RNC Delegate: “What happened to us?”

August 5, 2024

I have been asking this question for many, many years.

Good morning. I missed satire Sunday.

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Implications of Young Progressive Endorsements in Sheila Jackson Lee’s Replacement Race

August 4, 2024

God bless Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for her service to her district and our country.

Because of SJL passing the Democratic precinct chairs in Congressional District 18 will nominate a candidate to replace her on the ballot in November. The district is heavily Democratic and the nominated candidate will most probably win in November. Candidates running for this seat include former Council Member Amanda Edwards, former Mayor Sylvester Turner, and others.

Hopefully the precinct chairs will read the room. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard “progressives” whine about long time politicians not moving aside and letting younger people have a chance at governing. Well, that happened last month at the every top of the Democratic ticket and Vice President Kamala Harris is now our nominee for President.

I’m not a fan of anyone running on “I will be the youngest…. whatever if elected”. Age doesn’t make you a good candidate for any office unless it’s to lead as president of your middle school student government. Applicable experience and the ability to execute the duties of the office is more important than your age. To have a candidate that is energetic, experienced, intelligent, capable of performing the duties of the job, and is young is a winning candidate.

Amanda Edwards is a winning candidate yet many “progressives” are endorsing Mayor Sylvester Turner. WTF? There is no doubt Mayor Turner has the experience for the job. None. What so ever. That isn’t my issue. Amanda has earned a shot at this seat. She worked hard to win the primary even after SJL re-entered the race after losing the election for Mayor. She checks all the boxes and she is young. It’s a win-win and yet young “progressives” are endorsing Turner. It’s a WTF moment.

So if young “progressives” want to endorse Turner then for fuck sakes stop complaining about younger people not being given the chance to lead. The chance is there and your “Younger People Need to Lead” card has been revoked. Here are Mayor Turners endorsements:

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Unreported $100,000 Loan: Ethics Commission Investigation on Fullen’s Campaign Finance

August 2, 2024

Here is another one.

Last month League City Mayor Pro Tem, Justin Hicks, campaign finance reports came under investigation by the Texas Ethics Commission. Hicks claimed an outstanding loan balance of $12,000 but never reported it in any previous reports. This month Jimmy Fullen is also now under investigation by the Ethics Commission for some possible violations.

As stated before half of Fullen’s donations in Feb of 2024 were in the form of a personal loan of $100,000 yet in the next campaign finance report that loan was gone. There was no sign the loan was paid off. It just looked like a way to pad his campaign account to look like it brought in over $200,000 for the period.

There are other strange loans and reporting but the $100,000 loan stands out. Fullen now has 10 days to respond to the complaint. As the letter to Fullen states:


 The TEC accepts jurisdiction over these allegations. This does not mean that the TEC has found that a violation occurred. It means that the sworn complaint meets the TEC’s legal and technical form requirements for accepting jurisdiction. 

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Texas Republican Leaders: Promises, Problems, and Power Failures

August 1, 2024

You would think that Texans would have figured this out by now.

In 2021 Texans endured days without power, living in freezing temperatures after the failure of the electricity grid. In 2024 Harris County residents endured days without power, sweating through their sheets after a failed response to Hurricane Beryl. Now the republican leaders, the very individuals who were partially responsible for the failures, are riding in shooting their mouths off, talking tough, and promising to solve the problem they created.

According to the Houston Chronicle State Senator Paul Bettencourt came to the Committee on his white wing horse spewing fire about a problem he created:

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt raised the specter of fraud in CenterPoint’s selection of a small, little known company to provide the generators rather than a well-established company with a much cheaper bid. Bettencourt, R-Houston, condemned what he portrayed as the overcharging of ratepayers in fiery comments Monday morning in the first meeting of the Texas Senate’s Special Committee on Hurricane and Tropical Storm Preparedness, Recovery and Electricity. 

This isn’t new for Republicans in Texas. In 2003 they deregulated electricity resulting in a fragile grid, higher rates, and a need for $12,000 generators. They reformed insurance resulting in a crisis of rising rates and premiums. Both of these issues are now being investigated by the House and Senate with Republicans leading the way as if they had nothing to do with the very problems they created.

Lucky for republicans Texans are pretty stupid voters. Instead of demanding a fix to the electric grid they cash in their retirement and buy a $12,000 generator. Instead of demanding insurance companies pay claims and reduce premiums they are satisfied with less coverage in exchange for lower premiums.

We’ve seen this before. In 2023 they passed bills that passed on the cost to fortify the Texas grid to the consumer. Expect them to do this again in 2025. Why? Because we will let them.

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Galveston County Sheriff Candidate Could Face Felony Investigation

July 30, 2024

This is some serious shit folks. Jimmy Fullen, candidate for Galveston County Sheriff, should ask Hunter Biden what happens when you falsify a government document.

Jimmy Fullen has some serious ethical issues that will be addressed after the election. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) has scheduled a hearing concerning Fullen’s falsifying government documents, a charge that could end with the revocation of his law enforcement license and possible felony charges. The allegations are serious and well documented at https://www.therealtruejimmyfullen.com.

Do yourself a favor. Go peruse https://www.therealtruejimmyfullen.com. It’s not just a list of very serious allegations, it is a list with supporting documentation. It is no wonder why the TCOLE issued the following statement after their investigation:

Specifically, Respondent omitted, failed to disclose, or provided false or untruthful information related to job experience, having been disciplined at work, having been fired or asked to resign from a place of employment, having been accused of discrimination, having been the subject of a written complaint at work, having failed to make or been late on a court-ordered payment, having been part of a civil lawsuit, and failing to disclose two arrests.

In other words, he falsified a government document with the intent to harm someone, that being his primary candidate, and that is a felony. So where is the Galveston County District Attorney? These are very serious allegations about a candidate for the Chief law enforcement officer of the county. Lucky for Fullen the DA is a republican, has announced his retirement, and will probably give him a pass just like all the other elected officials who have endorsed him.

If Fullen’s last name was “Biden” the DA would have been all over him like a republican candidate for president on a porn star.

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League City Council Votes to Disband Ethics Review Board

July 29, 2024

You just can’t make this stuff up.

League City Council voted to disband their Ethics Review Board. They should soon update their website to reflect this. Last month they were considering gutting their Code of Ethics including removing “Conducting themselves with integrity”. You can see the red lines here but here are a few tidbits:

  • Removes section titled “Rules of ethical conduct”.
  • Removes limitation on gifts to city officials
  • Removes the entire complaint process against city officials.
  • Removes the ethics review panel

League City will now resort to using the services of the Texas Ethics Commission which only addresses violations of campaign finance law like padding your campaign finance reports with fake loans. Other violations could be addressed by the County District Attorney but they only pursue criminal offenses.

I’m sure they justified this as a way to save money.

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