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It’s Lowry again.

At a special La Marque city council meeting held to address the financial issues of the city, City Councilman Joseph Lowry warned the Mayor about his evidence of bribes with developers. He mentioned his evidence with copies of a check and recordings. He called the Mayor a liar, and was threatened with removal for disrupting the meeting but he continued his baseless allegations claiming to have evidence. Click the video above to see the exchange.

So an open records request for this evidence was requested and the City has responded. It doesn’t exist.

Whomp. Whomp

Who in the hell would do something like this?

La Marque City Councilman Joseph Lowry. This is strange. Lowry was elected to the La Marque City Council in May of 2024. In just over a year Lowry has brought chaos to the city resulting in multiple lawsuits, resignations, unwanted media attention, and more. You can read a list of his chaotic adventures here.

Back in February of 2022, 2 years before being elected, Lowry applied for an “Assumed Name Record Certificate of Ownership for Unincorporated Business or Profession”, in other words, a DBA (Doing Business As). Unlike his other DBA’s for his concrete business, his fitness gym, and “Heavenly Bodies”, he filed for two business names using his home address for K Yancy and M Salazar. (Click to see the applications) K Yancy could be Kate Yancy, or Karoline Yancy, or Kristine Yancy or Kimberley Yancy, a sitting Council Member. This screenshot is from the County Court’s website:

Turns out about 4 months after these DBA filings Kimberley Yancy filed suit against Lowry (Case #22-CV-0993 | Kimberley Yancy vs. Joseph Lowry) asking for a temporary restraining order. In the end both parties agreed to a settlement including refraining from harassment, personal attacks, and Lowry must stay 75 ft from Yancy’s residence. Strange that Yancy had to agree not to harrass Lowry even though she wasn’t harassing him in the first place. You can read the entire order here. (Go ahead and read it. It is disturbing.)

But why in the living hell would a grown ass man create a DBA using his home address and someone else’s name especially using the name of someone he is being accused of harassing? Who the fuck does that and for what purpose? According to Yancy’s lawsuit, Lowry had access to Yancy’s social security number which should scare the crap out of everyone especially if someone also has created a DBA under that same name. Of course I can hear Lowry saying it wasn’t “Kimberley” it was just “K”. He also created a DBA for an M Salazar. He has had a running issue with claims of fraud and illegal activity against Mandalynn Salazar. Coincidence?

According to Galveston County both DBAs are active. Who the fuck does that? When visiting the County Court House, I noticed an interesting warning posted by the County Clerk, Dwight Sullivan.

BOLO!!!!

You would think the La Marque Police Department would have more pressing issues to pursue besides going after a 70 year old woman for an alleged misdemeanor.

Just a few days ago the ATF and the Galveston County Sheriffs raided a property in La Marque confiscating explosives, weapons, and drugs. The La Marque Police Department was not involved in the raid probably because they were too busy chasing a 70 year old woman for a misdemeanor.

The woman who goes by “The Mark” (La Marque) on Facebook filed a police report concerning fake social media pages created under her name to the La Marque Police. She did not create these pages and made the report as a precaution especially since there has been political unrest in La Marque ever since Joseph Lowry was elected to City Council. Instead of providing protection the LMPD prosecuted her claiming she created the fake pages and then filed a false police report. None of that makes sense.

She will be turning herself in tomorrow which will probably make national news and Congressional hearings to address the allegations. I expect Lowry to drive up in his mini van and his iPhone 13 to cover the event. Meanwhile Council Member Lowry is claiming victory (see below) and is expecting more indictments for others in the area. The Mark makes posts focusing on Lowry and his constant baseless allegations about waste, fraud, and abuse in the City. Most of the posts are simply copies of what he posts on his own Facebook page, which has been removed by Facebook at one time or another but it is back now.

You would think LMPD would be more interested in Lowry’s history of possession of drugs which have been documented, not once, but twice and should have disqualified him from serving. But then again a 70 year-old woman is a pretty easy target. If the charges actually stick it is a misdemeanor and will end in a small fine, a slap on the wrist, and Congressional hearings.

Film at 11.

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.

Updates coming.

Again. Let’s clear up the issue about La Marque City Council Member Joseph Lowry’s 2nd felony drug conviction for possession of meth.

As with the first conviction in 2004, in April of 2005 Lowry was arrested, charged, sentenced, served time, and 15 years later his conviction was vacated. Here are the details. You can find all the legal documentation referenced here at the State of Washington Pierce County website.

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.

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.

The Arrest.
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.

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.