I recently wrote about the Harris County Republican Party having only $1760.05 in their account as opposed to $800,000 this time two years ago and $450,000 4 years ago. What happened? Well it might be that their Chair, Keith Nielsen was asked to resign after his racist post on Facebook. Unfortunately according to reports filed with Harris County their candidates aren’t doing very well either! 

OK. I must not be searching the Texas Ethics Commission correctly. Someone help me out.

According to the TEC website the Harris County Republican Party has only $1,760.05 cash on hand. Over the reporting period they received only $2,770 from a couple of candidates who really can’t afford it since they too have little if any campaign donations.

This can’t be right. This is the 30 day out report, the latest available, due Oct 05. In 2018 30 days before the midterm elections, they reported over $800,000 cash on hand. And in 2016 they reported just over $400,000. In 2020 they have just $1,760.05.

There still is time for the deep pockets of their party to come and donate to the Chairman who was asked to resign due to his racist post on Facebook. There is still time to dump money into a county that had almost every republican on the ballot wiped out in 2018. There is still time to dump money into a losing effort, but…

November is coming.

UFO. Unfit For Office.

Where did the Republican Party find this guy? Danna came out of the republican primary over his opponent Paul Day who had long standing law enforcement credentials. Danna on the other hand was fired as a Constable for falsifying records. According to Fox 26 Danna claimed he served a warrant on an individual. That person was actually in jail at the time and the residence where he served the warrant was vacant, for months. After an investigation, he was fired.

Now, much like Troy Nehls who was fired from the Richmond police force, he is running for another law enforcement office. As the Houston Chronicle said:

Danna was a previous candidate for constable in Precinct 1, where officials confirm he was fired in 2012 from his job as a deputy constable for falsifying records showing he served a warrant he had not actually served. Danna has for years papered unsuspecting fences with huge campaign signs to boost his name ID, but should have spent as much effort on his law enforcement resume. It appears the closest he got to being a Harris County deputy is the black and white photo on his website entitled “Deputy Joe Danna,” featuring a young boy dressed in western attire.

Where in the world did the Republican Party find people like Nehls and Danna?

OK. This is sort of old news. Paxton was indicted years ago and has spent over $70,000 of his campaign funds for legal services. I am sure he has paid much, much more. But….there is something new and it is much more serious.

Paxton’s staff at the Attorney Generals office has accused Paxton of abusing his office and accepting bribes. The Washington Post has details including:

The top attorney has now resigned
Five deputy Attorney Generals also penned the letter
The Association of Attorney Generals has called for his resignation
Allegations involve an Austin donor who has been raided by the FBI
Governor Abbott and Lt Governor Patrick has thrown Paxton under the bus

“Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is an embarrassment and a danger,” the association’s co-chairs said in a statement on Sunday. The statement added: “All state attorneys general must be above reproach. For too long Paxton has teetered on the edge. He needs to go, and an independent investigation should be launched immediately.” 

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R-Tex.) said he first learned about the “obviously concerning” claims through media reports. The state’s governor also acknowledged the letter on Sunday.

“These allegations raise serious concerns,” Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Tex.) said in a statement on Sunday. “I will withhold further comment until the results of any investigation are complete.”

He is just another trump loafer licker.

The Houston Chronicle has endorsed Democratic candidate Sri Preston Kulkarni for Congress in Texas Congressional District 22. According to the Chronicle:

Kulkarni, who notes he speaks six languages, told the editorial board that he would use his 14 years of experience of diplomacy to serve the diverse community as well as reach across the aisle to Republicans.

Nehls on the other hand didn’t even show up for the interview. Nehls only raised about $500,000 for his primary and was left with only $29,000. His fundraising and who is donating money should be very interesting. Maybe the donors are just tired of the trump candidates like Nehls whose focus is on divisive rhetoric, or the fact Nehls was fired from the Richmond Police Force only to come back as a Sheriff, or that he supervised a racial profiling traffic scheme.

Kulkarni is a good candidate. He has excellent experience. He is very qualified, and he is a nice individual. You can’t say that about Troy.

Or Trump. 

Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls is running for Congress in Texas CD 22 a diverse community in the Sugarland area. He is a perfect example of why we need police reform and why he should never be allowed to step foot onto the floor of the United States Congress.

The recent senseless killing of George Floyd by 4 policemen has raised the issue of racism and police reform to the center of the presidential debate. One of the issues being discussed is how a law enforcement officer could be fired and then be re-hired by another law enforcement agency. Troy Nehls is a great example.

Nehls was fired from the Richmond Police Department. He is now the Sheriff of Fort Bend. How in the world can this happen? Nehls should have been banned from law enforcement not elevated. Compound this with the fact that his department was caught profiling Latinos in speed traps. 

Nehls is now running for Congress. He is a living example of why police reform is desperately needed in order to protect the public and to protect law enforcement officers.

You will never see Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw taking a photo with Donald Trump. He knows what happened to Tony Buzbee in his race for Mayor. He knows better. He is embarrassed. He should be. Unfortunately Crenshaw will suck up to this president in the background while staying away from him like he is walking around with a 2 day old dump in his shorts.