It’s City Councilman Joseph Lowry. If you had planned to attend the hearing you might want to follow this blog for future updates.
The civil trial for case # 24-CV-2218 | Walter Burt, Et Al vs. Joseph Lowry has been postponed. Originally scheduled for Oct the jury trial has been moved to a future date. This case is between the plaintiffs Walter Burt, Burt IV Construction LLC, Kimberley Yancy, CJ Beard, Jim Ross and the defendant Joseph Lowry. The documents are difficult to understand but it seems like this case is about harassment by Lowry. What a surprise.
Maybe this delay has something to do with Lowry’s deposition. According to a document filed with the court Lowry was deposed on July 31, 2025. He was deposed by the plaintiff’s attorney for 51 minutes and Lowry’s attorney for 5 minutes. Maybe that deposition will become public record. I’m sure it would be very interesting. You can read the entire document here.
WTF is going on in Galveston County? You have Sheriff Jimmy Fullen lied about his police record and may have his law enforcement license revoked in November. La Marque City Councilman Joseph Lowry is making baseless allegations of fraud and illegal activity while having been charged and convicted with possession of meth. And now former Texas City Commissioner, Dee Ann Haney, is going to jail for killing two people while intoxicated.
But, she was convicted in 2017 and sentenced to 10 years in jail. This week she was caught under the influence again and the judge revoked her probation sending her to jail to complete her 10 year sentence. 8 f***ing years later after killing two people.
What is disturbing is that she received only probation for killing two people. Just probation. So forgive me if I laugh when Galveston County elected officials talk about law and order. GFY.
FILE PHOTO: ear gas is released into a crowd of protesters, with one wielding a Confederate battle flag that reads “Come and Take It,” during clashes with Capitol police at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Well, actually in this case he did and for good reason. The Houston Chronicle posted an article concerning Cy Fair ISD. It’s detailed, long and a good read. Turns out the so called “Conservatives” running for reelection are fighting each other over the endorsement from the Harris County Republican Party. Who is more MAGAt? Who will bring Bowen’s chaos into the district? Who will attack the gay community, Hispanics, and non-christians while claiming to be a christian?
How does Bowen fit into this chaos? Bowen was referenced late in the article “The chair of the local government committee, Scott Bowen, did not respond to a request for comment.” Bowen not only was responsible for the chaos in CCISD he was responsible for recruiting candidates to run for school boards across the county. In CCISD he recruited some of the most unqualified candidates to ever run for the board. Misty Dawson, Christine Parizo, Pete Lauzon, and Joe Machol. All were gawd awful candidates and all lost. It will be interesting to see who funded the CFISD trustees.
Bowen not only recruited these horrible candidates he found campaign money for them from the two Texas Billionaires who funded Defend Texas Liberty. This group was dissolved after their meeting with a known white supremacist was uncovered by the Texas Tribune. Bowen still associates with these individuals.
Bowen is now running for State Representative so he can further the decline of public schools in Texas. Well at least his gdamn signs are being removed by the City of Houston.
Arrest. On April 20, 2005 Lowry was pulled over for speeding. He was arrested for obstruction claiming his name was “Jonathon Troy Lowry”. He had outstanding warrants for his arrest. His vehicle was searched. The officers found methamphetamine, blister packs of cold pills, a 12 gauge shotgun, and other items. Lowry had a prior 1997 conviction for Theft in the First Degree. You can read the entire Probable Cause statement here.
Plea Deal On March 3, 2006, according to the Sentencing Document Lowry pled guilty to the crime of possession. Lowry stated in his own words “On 04/20/05 did knowingly possess pseudoephedrine with the intent to provide the same to a cook who would manufacture methamphetamine.” You can read the plea deal here.
Sentencing On March 30, 2006 Lowry was sentenced to 29.75 months. It is unclear to me what the sentencing means concerning DOSA (Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative) and time served. You can read the entire sentencing document here and determine it for yourself.
Drug Evaluation On August 25, 2009 Lowry came into the office for a drug evaluation and possible treatment program. You can read the entire document here. There are details about his life but in short the evaluator did not recommend any treatment.
Conviction Vacated 15 years later as with his previous conviction in Superior Court of Washington for King County, case # 05-1-06568-7 Lowry petitioned the court to vacate his 2nd drug conviction based upon the Washington Supreme Court case State v. Blake. You can read the entire document here.
Applying for City Council. A few years later Lowry ran for La Marque city council. On his application he checked the box “I have not been finally convicted for a felony”. Whether checking that box instead of the box that states he was convicted but the conviction was vacated, makes him ineligible to run is for someone with legal experience and not a two bit blogger or an Undercover Investigative Journalist.
In Conclusion. So there you have it. Arrested. Charged. Convicted. Served time. Vacated. I hope this clears up this situation concerning his 2nd drug conviction.
Political sign wars are petty. Signs don’t win elections. Don’t engage in sign wars. It is a waste of time, but….. FFS Scott, it’s 5 months out!
Off of his embarrassing defeat for CCISD Trustee, Scott Bowen has filed to run for State Representative. The republican primary is March 3, 2026. Five months out Bowen has decided to litter the district with his 4×8 signs, most if not all, are in violation of city ordinances.
A google search for “political yard signs rules texas” states signs cannot be place prior to 90 days before an election or on the right of way. Unfortunately Texas has no way to enforce this. The Texas Ethics Commission will not accept complaints about signs and they lack any enforcement of the law. Many cities have adopted ordinances concerning political signs. They do have enforcement abilities but again they have better things to do with their time. The City of Houston has an ordinance with a 90 day limit as well as right of way restrictions. City of Webster has an ordinance with a 45 day limit. I am sure Friendswood, El Lago, Nassau Bay, Taylor Lake Village, and Seabrook have similar ordinances.
If you want to report a sign in violation of the Houston Sign Ordinance, call 311 and provide the location, who the sign belongs to and why it violates the ordinance. In Webster call (281) 332-1826 with the same information.
This isn’t rocket science folks. We don’t want to look at political signs on the right of way for a full 5 months before the election. Not only is it against city and state ordinances it is just disrespectful. Bowen is the only candidate violating these rules. It’s as if he is above the law.
Maybe voters in the republican primary should tell Bowen “If you can’t follow the laws, you shouldn’t be making the laws.” BTW Bowen is being challenged in the primary by an excellent candidate, Bob Mitchell.
Give me liberty or give me meth! — Frank Gallagher, Shameless
There’s a lot of opinions and questions about the felony conviction of La Marque City Councilman Joseph Lowry for possession of methamphetamine and whether he was eligible to run for office. I dug into the court records which was not easy. Here is what I found. The legal documentation can be found at the Superior Court of Washington for King County website, case # 05-1-06568-7.
TheArrest. On 9/29/2004 Lowry, age 25, was stopped for a traffic violation in Auburn Washington. After determining his identity the police found he had an outstanding warrant. He was arrested and his car searched. The search found a baggy of methamphetamine (meth), a scale, cold medications used for the production of meth, and a glass pipe with residue. You can read the entire document filed in the Superior Court of Washington for King County case 05-C-06568-7 KNT here.
Bail. The State requested a bail of $10,000 based upon his criminal history of theft in 1997, 1998 drugs possession, 1998 Harassment, 2004 Assault and resisting arrest, a pending telephone harassment, and an outstanding warrant for a racing charge.
Guilty Plea. On 9/6/2005 Lowry plead guilty to one count of possession of methamphetamine. You can read the entire plea here. Lowry stated in his own words “On September 24, 2004, I did unlawfully and feloniously possess the residue of methamphetamine, a controlled substance, located on the scales found in my car in King County Washington.”
Sentencing. Lowry was sentenced to 97 days in jail with time served. (I assume that means he was in jail for 97 days) He had to complete 12 months of community custody. You can view the sentencing document here.
Vacating the conviction. 16 years later the Washington State Supreme Court in State v. Blake, found the state’s felony drug possession statute unconstitutional. Based upon this ruling Lowry petitioned the court to vacate his conviction. According to google:
Vacating a conviction is a legal process where a court withdraws or annuls a past guilty plea or judgment, effectively making the conviction void. This is achieved by filing a motion with the court, arguing reasons such as newly discovered evidence of innocence or constitutional violations during the original trial. If successful, you are released from the penalties of the offense and can legally state you were not convicted of the crime, though this does not erase the fact you were initially charged. The specific legal grounds and procedures vary significantly by jurisdiction, so consulting with a qualified attorney is crucial for pursuing this type of post-conviction relief in Texas.
Applying for City Council. A few years later Lowry ran for La Marque city council. On his application he checked the box “I have not been finally convicted for a felony”. Whether checking that box instead of the box that states he was convicted but the conviction was vacated, makes him ineligible to run is for someone with legal experience and not a two bit blogger or an Undercover Investigative Journalist.
In Conclusion. So there you have it. Arrested. Charged. Convicted. Served time. Vacated. I hope this clears up this situation.
I am not a reddit user. I’ve heard about it but nothing more. But I was forward an interesting post titled “Scott Bowen-unflushable turd“. Needless to say it piqued my interest and I visited the site. OH MY GAUD! The original posting has been removed by the moderators but the comments about Scott are still there and they are NOT good. Some are comical, most are not flattering and they are coming from people who know him! But don’t believe me, you can read them yourself here.
Prior to the CCISD election I wrote “Bowen: A Thread to CCISD Education” documenting his troubling associations with extremist organizations, his support for school vouchers, his billionaire buddies donations, and the chaos he brought to CCISD. Thanks to the voters Bowen was defeated and CCISD is much better for it. Bowen is now running for State Representative against a great conservative, Bob Mitchell, former President of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. Hopefully conservatives throughout the district will vote for the conservative in the primary and put Bowen to rest.
But, back to the Reddit post. Again, don’t believe me, go read the comments. These are coming from inside Bowen’s house, people who know him. Here are some examples:
The Houston Chronicle wrote an excellent article “Who are Houston’s power brokers?” identifying the millionaires who donated more than $350M over the last 25 years. It is worth a read. The article has a number of interactive charts showing who donated, how much, and where the money went to but they failed to mentioned what party they belong to. So here is is.
The Chronicle identified 25 millionaires who gave a total of over $337 Million. Of that amount $36 Million was donated by Democrats, just over 10%. Republicans gave about 90% for a total of $301 Million. So no, both sides don’t do it. In Houston Democrats have been capable of being competitive in local races even though being grossly outspent over and over again. (Case in point Mealer vs Hidalgo for Harris County Judge)
Missing in this group is Mattress MAGAt Mac who gave just under $500,000 in state donations, not including any county or federal donations. Here are the totals:
Please join us for a screening of one episode of Chasing the Tide at UHCL Bayou Theater at 2700 Bay Area Blvd, Bayou Building. This episode features the Galveston coastline, right in our back yard.
After the film we will have a panel discussion moderated by Sandra Metoyer, the executive director of the Environmental Institute of Houston. Panelists are as follows:
Jay Kleberg: Founding executive director of The Gulf Trust, Conservationist & filmmaker Adrian Garcia: Harris County Commissioner of Precinct 2, with a major focus on parks and wildlife Suzanne Simpson: Ecologist, wildlife biologist, author, and natural resource manager Michael J. Turco: General Manager of the Harris-Galveston and Fort Bend Subsidence Districts
After the film and discussion there will be a reception with snacks and an opportunity to meet the panelists.
Leave it to City Council Member Joseph Lowry. Again.
If you haven’t been keeping up to date with the fiscal situation in La Marque you are missing an unhinged side show orchestrated by Lowry. Last night the Mayor had enough of Lowry’s baseless claims of illegal activity by the Mayor and other Council Members and called him out for his continued spreading of lies. Instead of finding solutions to a very serious problem, Lowry continued his baseless allegations including accusing the Mayor of accepting bribes by developers, a relatively new allegation. As the Mayor said, the only one who is claiming this illegal activity is Lowry, not the police, not the DA, not the Texas Rangers. It is all baseless, made up, allegations.
According to the rules of the Council the Mayor can issue 3 warnings to a Council Member and then have them removed to a nearby room to participate electronically. You can watch as a police officer looms over Lowry as the Mayor verifies the process after giving 2 warnings. Lowry eventually shut his pie hole and the meeting continued.
You can watch the exchange below. It is about 2 minutes long. Kudos to the Council for keeping their cool.
Leave it to the awkward dude in the suits 2 sizes too small to violate simple rules on sign placement. I’m talking about Scott Bowen who is running for State Representative after getting his ass kicked off the CCISD school board. Bowen’s buddies have put up signs around the district, 5 months before the election. There are rules governing the placement of signs. According to Click2Houston:
Texas law prohibits political signs from going up earlier than 90 days before an election and the signs must be removed within 10 days after the election.
Trying to find that specific law is difficult. The Texas Ethics Commission has a number of articles and pamphlets on the subject. Title 15 Election code is on the TEC website. It’s pretty easy to understand and simple to follow. There are restrictions on where to place signs for instance you can’t put signs on Government property including the fences surrounding the school, county property, or NASA.
There are restrictions for placing signs for good reasons. We don’t want to look at political signs 5 months before the election or 5 months after the candidate loses. There are also specific laws concerning the wording on signs. For instance a candidate must have the word FOR, as in Mr Smith FOR city council if they are a candidate for the office. The sign must have “Paid for by…” and the “”NOTICE: IT IS A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW (CHAPTERS 392 AND 393, TRANSPORTATION CODE), TO PLACE THIS SIGN IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A HIGHWAY.” notices.
Harris County also has rules against putting up signs prior to the 90 days before the election. Bowen will be on the ballot in early March, 5 months from now. He has a conservative challenger, Bob Mitchell, who is currently following the laws concerning sign placement. Unfortunately There are no sign police and no organization to report violations. Houston used to have a sign patrol assigned to pick up signs in the medians but I have not seen those in years.
So Scott if you can’t follow the law, you shouldn’t be elected to make the law.
Why are you running? Is a question Democrats are asking and getting no answers.
I mentioned earlier that a relatively newcomer to the Harris County Democratic Party has thrown her name into the hat for Chair. “Newcomer” is a bit generous. Traci Gibson is a young, educated, attorney but her lack of any other qualifications for the job is troubling. Troubling enough for a couple of precinct chairs to send out emails warning others about signing her petition to get on the ballot.
Gibson was recently appointed to be a precinct chair. She has no on the ground experience working her precinct except for getting the title. She has no experience working with the party or advocating for the party or candidates. She has a very troubling voting record, that is, she has none. She hasn’t voted in the last 3 Democratic primaries. She also has a tendency to snap at individuals who ask a very simple question “Why are you running?”. I should know. I was one she snapped at.
But don’t take it from me. Here are some comments from emails sent by various precinct chairs:
Gibson says she has the “strategies and skills” to make Democrats dominate the next HC election. Seriously, from someone who has zero documented experience in politics, recently changed her voter registration to Harris County and just became a precinct chair at the last CEC?
Ms. Gibson did not vote in the 2024 Democratic primary, OR the 2022 primary OR the 2020 primary. Please stop and think about that for a moment — while we Precinct Chairs were out there sweating and block-walking, making phone calls, handing out literature, holding candidate rallies and manning the polls, during three of the most important and stressful primaries in recent history, Ms. Gibson made a conscious decision not to vote as a Democrat.
We should also ask ourselves: Why is she running? {But please don’t ask her why she’s running. She’s blown up on a few people for simply asking this simple question} [told you!] And more importantly — who is behind her? The speed and style of her campaign suggest that she has powerful backers. Some have speculated about outside influences. Regardless of who’s funding or guiding her, it’s clear that her run is highly coordinated. Her lack of disclosure about her true intentions during meetings with Precinct Chairs — many of whom were invited under the impression that the meetings were not campaign-related — is especially troubling.
Well that sucked only because I am a Canelo fan and he lost in a 12 decision.
The Fight If you want to watch a fight watch it at home. If you want to experience a fight see it live. Unless you are within 100 feet of the ring you will probably be focusing on the big screens which have a crystal clear picture. That’s what I did as did most in my area. I had a front row seat on the 3rd level. It was great view.
Besides the fight being uneventful (I’ve been to better fights) the event itself was fun. I was disappointed in the fight as well as the lack of playing the National Anthems. The stadium was full of Mexican Nationals and if you have ever heard them sing their anthem you know they sing with pride and LOUD! I was looking forward to it but no anthems were played. That was strange.
Vegas If you want an inexpensive, fun, vacation go to Cancun. Vegas is expensive. Period. $10 beer (12 oz). $20 burgers (no fries). A traditional eggs, bacon, hash browns and coffee will run you $36 which includes a $5 tip. Gambling is way out of my league. I like playing Craps but $25 minimum bet table means I would be betting about $100 for every roll of the dice. I did find a $10 minimum bet table but the thrill was gone and I passed. I joined others at the sports book and watched football prior to the fight. That was fun.
And they all point to La Marque city councilman Joesph Lowry. La Marque City Councilwoman Kim Yancy held a press conference late Friday evening to address the harrassment of citizens of La Marque, Texas City, and Dickinson by Lowry. On que Lowry arrived spewing his unfounded allegations of illegal activity as he has been doing for years. The video provided by Harvey Freeboard can be viewed here. At 10:30 the press conference starts. At 24:00 Lowry begins his disruption. At 26:34 Lowry is stared down by Mr. Beard.
Lowry is an elected official yet acts like a character from South Park. During the event one of his targets of harrassment towered over his fat ass challenging his continuous lies causing Lowry to sweat like a pig and retreat to his mini van to call his police friends for help. They came and questioned those who were under attack first.
Yancy was right concerning the political violence in La Marque and blaming those who tolerate it, support it, and laugh about it. She questioned why law enforcement has refused to address the multiple complaints against Lowry. Lowry enjoys harassing people. He enjoys the division he creates. He revels in it. He blogs about it on his Lousy News Network as if he is a journalist.
The La Marque police, the Galveston Sheriff, and the DA must get off their racist, lazy assess and stop this harassment before they are held accountable for any political violence.
The signs are there. Do something or shut the fuck up about “stopping political violence”.
GM. We need your prayers. I am having a press conference outside at 6pm in front of La Marque City hall today (Friday, September 12th) regarding the political turmoil & abusive racist rhetoric being tolerated and protected in our County. Please come. The Press is invited.
La Marque City Council held a special meeting to address their financial crisis. More on that below.
Councilman Joseph Lowry suffered broken arm while running around the room patting himself on the back yelling “I TOLD YOU SO! I TOLD YOU SO!”. Lowry was rushed to the hospital and was pronounced stupid.
But seriously. I took one for the team and watched the entire meeting. It wasn’t pretty. You can watch the meeting once it has been posted on the Council YouTube channel. Good for the Council and the members of the administration for keeping a cool head and swiftly moving to address the problem. The City addressed the situation with a press release which you can read below. Here are the important points that were made during the meeting:
For a number of reasons the city overspent and has resulted a severe shortfall in their budget.
This shortfall left the city with enough funds to continue operations for just a few months
Immediate action had to taken to prevent defaulting on obligations
The Council focused on what action to take and not on who to blame (Lowry)
The City Manager stated very clearly that there was no fraud, no abuse, no one was running a cabal (not her words) no one was stealing money. All the baseless allegations that have been made over the last few years were just that, baseless.
One of the reasons there is a shortfall was due to FEMA dragging their feet on reimbursements to the city. That is in the millions of dollars
Another was the lack of revenue due to a number of reasons
And another was the lack of accurate reporting to the Council
They discussed the mismanagement of information concerning the budget between various administrative departments and City Council
They needed a solution which included temporarily raising the tax rate, short term loans to cover operation expenses, and of course cuts to services.
The City has already proposed solutions to address the shortfall and voted to move forward. Of course the individual who created the problem in the first place voted no.
So They have voted on a solution while Lowry sits back and types left handed continuing to baselessly blame the Cabal of La Marque.
State Representative Dennis Paul of the Bay Area has already been anointed by the party for State Senator replacing Senator Money Mayes Middleton. He isn’t the best choice considering his lack luster performance for the community. He has spent his 10 year career in the Texas House on the Insurance Committee and we have all suffered for it. He believes in guns for all with no restrictions on criminals or drug dealers carrying weapons in public. He has never held a town hall type of meeting with his constituents. He is a mule for Greg Abbott and carries the bills to restrict voting. He cosponsored the voucher bill. His fundraising capabilities are pathetic except for PAC donations. Unfortunately he is all the Republicans have. He is all we have.
Senate District 11 is such a gerrymandered district the winner of the republican primary most probably will win the general election. True Conservatives need to challenge Paul in the primary. They need to restore dignity to the office. They need to focus on the people in the district not just the business community. They can advocate for safe gun ownership like they have in the past. They can fully fund public education and end the voucher program. They can do something about the out of control insurance crisis, at the very least, meeting with those in the district who are suffering. They can return to their core Republican Christian values.
Is there a conservative willing to take back their party from extremists like Paul?
Representative James Talarico came to our club meeting last year to discuss public education issues. Our usual monthly crowd of 80 or so ballooned to over 150. It was an overflow crowd, an interesting meeting, and a great speaker. Today Talarico will be announcing he will be joining the race for Senate to challenge Ken Paxton or John Cornyn.
Most probably Paxton will be the nominee. He is a perfect representation of the Republican Party and one all republicans can be proud of. He is an incredible ass kisser and would serve Trump well. He cheated on his wife. He was overwhelmingly impeached by the Texas House. He was sued, and lost, a whistle blower suit and will ask the state to pay the $6.7 Million judgement. He is openly defying court rulings. And he is now mired in a nasty divorce. So Paxton has all the values that Republicans admire. Senator John Cornyn can’t kiss enough ass to save his own. His time in the Senate is over.
Talarico is the exact opposite, not perfect, but not Paxton. He is young, 36 years old. A State Representative with experience with passing legislation. He is a former middle school teacher and a devout Christian, one who can relate to those who worship, no matter who they worship. It is an interesting combination. Talarico will probably disappoint the extreme far left but then again they thought Obama was a far lefty. Talarico will join former Congressman Colin Allred and Terry Virts in the race.
So Texans will have a choice between an impeached, lawless, adulterer and the winner of the Democratic primary. Just remember who they voted for in November 2024.
You have to wonder what the living fuck is wrong with Republicans. They are truly out of their fucking minds. They claim to be the party of “law and order” yet not only supported the pardon of those who beat up police they are now willing to give them millions of your tax dollars to apologize. Trump claims they were “treated so unfairly” but said nothing about the cops who lost their lives, the families who lost loved ones, or those who suffered permanent injuries. According to his new ass kissing news source, Newsmax:
“A lot of the people that are in the government now talk about it because a lot of the people in government really like that group of people,” he said, referring to the Jan. 6 defendants, who he described as protesting “peacefully and patriotically.”
Trump has already paid $5 Million to the family of Ashli Babbitt an Air Force veteran who was shot and killed as she attempted to enter the House Chamber. She is also going to receive full military funeral honors much like Trump will once his rotten ass is over. Now they are considering creating a panel much like the compensation panel for the victims of the 9/11 attacks. They would determine how much of our money to distribute based upon loss of work and mental anguish.
This is a message to those who want to disrupt the 2026 elections: “If you resort to violence you will be compensated fairly”. As they said, Jan 6 was just practice for November 2026.
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