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Judge Hidalgo returns

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Welcome back. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo thanked Harris County residents for their support Monday in a statement announcing her return to work after an extended leave of absence to receive mental health treatment. Hidalgo said in the statement that … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Christian Menefee, Commissioners Court, Dave Wilson, Election 2022, election contest, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Judge, James Lombardino, judicial races, lawsuit, Lina Hidalgo | 1 Comment

From the “Idiots file dumb lawsuit” department

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I hesitate to give this any attention, but I feel it needs to be noted. Five people filed a lawsuit with Harris County District Court on Friday to remove Judge Lina Hidalgo from office, days before she is scheduled to … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Commissioners Court, Dave Wilson, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Lina Hidalgo, Rodney Ellis, The Lege | 9 Comments

I don’t see any issue with HCC campaign contributions and the Maldonado vote

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I appreciate the reporting in this story, but ultimately I think it’s a nothingburger. The four trustees who voted to extend Houston Community College Chancellor Cesar Maldonado’s contract received a combined $78,000 in campaign donations from a political action committee … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Adriana Tamez, campaign finances, Cesar Maldonado, Charlene Ward Johnson, Cynthia Gary, Dave Wilson, Eva Loredo, fundraising, HCC, Houston, Houston Business Education Coalition, lawsuit, Monica Flores Richart, Pretta Stallworth, Reagan Flowers, Robert Glaser, sexual harassment | Comments Off

HCC will hire a new Chancellor

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting. The Houston Community College System Board of Trustees voted on Wednesday not to extend the contract of Chancellor Cesar Maldonado. The trustees’ decision was close: Four voted in a special meeting to consider a new contract and five opposed. … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Adriana Tamez, Cesar Maldonado, Cynthia Gary, Dave Wilson, HCC, Houston, lawsuit, Robert Glaser, sexual harassment | 5 Comments

January 2023 campaign finance reports: HCC

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: City of Houston, Harris County, HISD As with HISD, I last checked in on HCC Trustee campaign finance reports was last January. Three of these people will be on the ballot if they all run again, but we’ll see … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Adriana Tamez, campaign finance reports, Charlene Ward Johnson, Cynthia Gary, Dave Wilson, Election 2023, Eva Loredo, HCC, Houston, Monica Flores Richart, Pretta Stallworth, Reagan Flowers, Robert Glaser | Comments Off

January 2022 campaign finance reports: HCC

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: City of Houston, HISD If HISD campaign finance reports are less sexy than city of Houston finance reports, then HCC finance reports are like HISD finance reports wearing thermal underwear. Nevertheless, we persist. Monica Flores Richart – Dist 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Adriana Tamez, campaign finance reports, Cynthia Gary, Dave Wilson, Election 2021, Election 2022, Election 2023, Eva Loredo, HCC, Houston, Monica Flores Richart, Pretta Stallworth, Reagan Flowers, Robert Glaser, special election | Comments Off

SCOTUS unanimously rejects Dave Wilson

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Poor baby. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against former Houston Community College trustee Dave Wilson, finding that he didn’t have an actionable First Amendment claim after suing his colleagues for verbally censuring him in 2018. In a 9-0 … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Dave Wilson, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, HCC, Houston, lawsuit, SCOTUS | Comments Off

30 day campaign finance reports: HCC

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

PREVIOUSLY: HISD 30 day reports As is usually the case, the HCC finance reports are not as interesting as the HISD reports, but review them we must, because these races really do matter. So here we begin. Adriana Tamez, District … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged Adriana Tamez, Brandon Cofield, campaign finance reports, Dave Wilson, Election 2021, Eva Loredo, HCC, Houston, James Noteware, Jharrett Bryantt, Reagan Flowers, Vincent Gonzales, write-in candidate | Comments Off

I regret to inform you that Dave Wilson will be back on the HCC Board of Trustees

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

From Campos: Commentary was scrolling through the November 2 ballot for races in Harris County. I got to the HCC Trustee races and bam, I saw a Dave Wilson running in District 6. Running unopposed. The district is on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged Adriana Tamez, Dave Wilson, Election 2009, Election 2013, Election 2019, Election 2021, Eva Loredo, HCC, Houston, James Noteware, John Hansen, write-in candidate | 14 Comments

Dave Wilson censure lawsuit goes to SCOTUS

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We live in strange times. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case involving former Houston Community College trustee Dave Wilson who alleges in a lawsuit that the school violated his constitutional rights. Wilson, who served on HCC’s board … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Dave Wilson, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, HCC, Houston, lawsuit, SCOTUS | 2 Comments

HISD and HCC results

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

From the HISD runoffs: Early election results showed Houston ISD school board candidates Kathy Blueford-Daniels and Patricia Allen with comfortable leads in their runoff races Saturday, as they aim to fill the final two seats on the district’s closely watched … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Cynthia Gary, Dani Hernandez, Dave Wilson, Election 2019, Fort Bend County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, John Curtis Gibbs, Judith Cruz, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Matt Barnes, Monica Flores Richart, Neeta Sane, Patricia Allen, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, runoff, Texas Education Agency | 2 Comments

Initial thoughts on Election 2019

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

All bullet points, all the time… – Here’s my opening statement on the election returns debacle. We have more information about this now, but we still need more before we can go anywhere else with it. – All incumbents want … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Adrian P. Garcia, Amanda Wolfe, Anthony Dolcefino, Bill King, Candelario Cervantez, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, District A, District B, District C, District D, District E, District F, District G, District J, Dwight Boykins, Edward Pollard, Election 2015, Election 2019, Eric Dick, HCC, HD148, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Janaeya Carmouche, Jessica Farrar, Letitia Plummer, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Monica Flores Richart, Raj Salhotra, runoff, Sallie Alcorn, Sandra Rodriguez, Shelley Kennedy, special election, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, Tiffany Thomas, Tony Buzbee, turnout, Willie Davis | 4 Comments

Final results are in

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Here they are. Refer to my previous post for the initial recap, I’m going to be very minimalist. Let’s do this PowerPoint-style, it’s already been a long day: Mayor – Turner fell short of 50%, landing up a bit below … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amy Peck, Anna Eastman, Anthony Dolcefino, Brad Jordan, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Brown, Cynthia Bailey, Dani Hernandez, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, Diana Davila, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, Eric Dick, George Zoes, HCC, HD148, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Isabel Longoria, Janaeya Carmouche, John Curtis Gibbs, Judith Cruz, Karla Cisneros, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Letitia Plummer, Lui LaRotta, Matt Barnes, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Monica Flores Richart, Patricia Allen, Raj Salhotra, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, runoff, Sallie Alcorn, Sandra Rodriguez, Sergio Lira, Shelley Kennedy, special election, Sylvester Turner, Tarsha Jackson, Texas, The Lege, Tiffany Thomas, Tony Buzbee, Van Huynh, Willie Davis | 9 Comments

2019 election results: Houston and Metro

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Unfortunately, we have to start with this: Results of Tuesday’s election could take until 2 a.m. Wednesday after the Texas Secretary of State issued a new regulation that upended plans by the Harris County Clerk’s Office to speed vote counting. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amy Peck, Anna Eastman, Anthony Dolcefino, Bill King, Brad Jordan, Carla Brailey, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Brown, Cynthia Bailey, Dani Hernandez, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, Diana Davila, Diane Trautman, Dwight Boykins, early voting, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, Eric Dick, George Zoes, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, HCC, HD148, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Isabel Longoria, Janaeya Carmouche, John Curtis Gibbs, Judith Cruz, Karla Cisneros, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Letitia Plummer, Lui LaRotta, Matt Barnes, Mayor, Metro, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Monica Flores Richart, Patricia Allen, Raj Salhotra, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, runoff, Sallie Alcorn, Sandra Rodriguez, Secretary of State, Sergio Lira, Shelley Kennedy, special election, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tarsha Jackson, Texas, The Lege, Tiffany Thomas, Tony Buzbee, Van Huynh, Willie Davis | 7 Comments

Endorsement watch: One more HISD, two in HCC

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Some pretty easy calls for the Chron here. In HISD VII, they go with Judith Cruz. Houston Independent School District does not need more of the same in its leadership. The embattled district must move away from the dysfunction that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Brendon Singh, Dani Hernandez, Dave Wilson, Diana Davila, Election 2019, endorsements, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Judith Cruz, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Monica Flores Richart, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Sergio Lira, Texas Education Agency | 5 Comments

A brief discussion on residency requirements

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this. It was one of the more unusual videos made for a Houston city council race. Throughout much of his campaign for the District J seat, Nelvin Adriatico had been dogged by one … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Anthony Dolcefino, Dave Wilson, District J, Election 2013, Election 2019, HCC, Houston, Houston City Council, Nelvin Adriatico | 5 Comments

Dave Wilson’s residency shuffle

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There he goes again. Dave Wilson, a controversial Houston Community College board member, has resigned from his position as a trustee for HCC’s District 2 and has announced that he will run for a District 1 position on HCC’s board. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Dave Wilson, Election 2019, HCC, Houston, Monica Flores Richart, Zeph Capo | 1 Comment

Bonus commentary on 2019 lineup

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There was a lot of last minute activity at Monday’s filing deadline, as there usually is. Probably more so this year, as approximately ten percent of Houston adults are running for office this November. The point here is that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adekunle Elegbede, Andrew Burks, Anthony Dolcefino, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, District B, District C, District D, District F, District J, District K, Election 2011, Election 2012, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2016, Election 2019, Eric Dick, filing deadline, Gerry Vander-Lyn, Geto Boys, Griff Griffin, HCC, HCDE, HD148, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jim Bigham, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Kendall Baker, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Martha Castex-Tatum, Mayor, Reagan Flowers, Rodrick Davison, special election, Willie Dennis, write-in candidate, Yolanda Navarro Flores, Zeph Capo | 11 Comments

The 2019 lineups are set

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Barring any late disqualifications or other unexpected events, we have the candidates we’re getting on our 2019 ballot. More than 125 candidates turned in paperwork to run for city office by Monday’s filing deadline, setting up a packed November ballot … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Brendon Singh, Chris Brown, Cris Moses, Cynthia Gary, Dani Hernandez, Dave Wilson, Diana Davila, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, Eric Dick, Griff Griffin, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Mayor, Michael Maloney, Monica Flores Richart, Neeta Sane, Orlando Sanchez, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Rodrick Davison, Sergio Lira, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, term limits, Tony Buzbee | 2 Comments

July 2019 campaign finance reports: HISD and HCC

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

One last look at July finance reports. I’m lumping together reports for HISD and HCC, in part because there’s some crossover, and in part because there’s not all that much to these. As always, refer to the Erik Manning candidate … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Ashley Butler, Brendon Singh, campaign finance reports, Cynthia Gary, Dave Wilson, Diana Davila, Election 2019, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Jolanda Jones, Judith Cruz, Larry McKinzie, Matt Barnes, Monica Flores Richart, Neeta Sane, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Rodrick Davison, Sergio Lira | Comments Off

An update on the races in HISD and HCC

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, there’s been a lot of action not just in the Houston City Council races but also in the 2020 election races. That doesn’t mean things have been dull in HISD and HCC, which of course have elections … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Dave Wilson, Diana Davila, District D, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2017, Election 2019, Election 2020, Eva Loredo, filing deadline, Grenita Lathan, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Judith Cruz, Juliet Stipeche, Larry McKinzie, lawsuit, Matt Barnes, Monica Flores Richart, Neeta Sane, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Sergio Lira, term limits, Zeph Capo | 7 Comments

Judge tosses Dave Wilson’s lawsuit against HCC

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Sorry, Dave. A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Houston Community College that had been filed by one of the Board of Trustee’s controversial members. Dave Wilson claimed in a lawsuit that the college violated his First and 14th Amendment … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Dave Wilson, Election 2019, HCC, Houston, lawsuit | Comments Off

January 2019 campaign finance reports: HCC

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s our last group of finance reports for people on the ballot in 2019, HCC Trustees. You can find the full list of finance reports here, which includes PACs and past candidates/Trustees. They’re listed alphabetically by first name and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged campaign finance reports, Dave Wilson, Election 2013, Election 2019, Eva Loredo, Fort Bend County, Harris County, HCC, Houston, John Hansen, Neeta Sane, open records, Zeph Capo | Comments Off

The 2019 elections

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We haven’t forgotten that there are some big elections on tap for us this year, have we? Let’s go a quick rundown. May elections Election campaigns are already in progress in the cities that have May elections, which includes big … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Bill King, Bob Nowak, City Council, Dave Wilson, Diana Davila, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Laurie Robinson, Mayor, Metro, Neeta Sane, Nick Hellyar, Pasadena, Raj Salhotra, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Sergio Lira, Shelley Kennedy, Sugar Land, Sylvester Turner, term limits, Tony Buzbee, Zeph Capo | 14 Comments

July 2018 campaign finance reports: HCC

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We come to the end of the campaign finance reports for July. I’ll try to do the 30 day finance reports for Congress and the Lege, but in the meantime here are reports for the HCC Trustees: Adriana Tamez Carolyn … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Adriana Tamez, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Dave Wilson, Election 2019, Eva Loredo, fundraising, HCC, Houston, John Hansen, Neeta Sane, Pretta Stallworth, Robert Glaser, Zeph Capo | Comments Off

Looking ahead to 2019

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Yes, yes, I know. We’ve barely begun the 2018 cycle. Who in their right mind is thinking about 2019? I plead guilty to political insanity, but the beginning of the year is always the best time to look forward, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, Dave Wilson, Diana Davila, District A, District B, District C, District J, District K, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2017, Election 2019, Ellen Cohen, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Larry Green, Mayor, Mike Laster, Neeta Sane, Pasadena, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Sergio Lira, Zeph Capo | 1 Comment

Republican Party sues to get Farenthold off the ballot

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Now here‘s something you don’t see every day. The Texas GOP is suing the Texas secretary of state to keep embattled U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold off the 2018 primary ballot — one day after the Corpus Christi Republican announced he … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Blake Farenthold, CD27, Congress, Dave Wilson, Election 2018, Kesha Rogers, lawsuit, Lloyd Oliver, primaries, Republican Party, Texas, Tom DeLay | 10 Comments

Wilson sues HCC

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a thing with him. Dave Wilson, a District II trustee, is accusing Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, the board’s vice chair, of improperly voting remotely during a September trustee meeting. Board bylaws say that only trustees present in person can vote, though … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Dave Wilson, HCC, Houston, lawsuit | 5 Comments

July 2017 campaign finance reports – HCC

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Welcome to the last and least interesting of these campaign finance report posts. This one is about the HCC Trustees, and there’s not much to see. Take a look at what there is – you can find all available reports … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2017 | Tagged Adriana Tamez, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Christopher Oliver, Dave Wilson, Election 2017, Eva Loredo, fundraising, HCC, Houston, John Hansen, Neeta Sane, Robert Glaser, Zeph Capo | 3 Comments

Is the end near for straight-ticket voting?

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

It could be. Partisan efficiency experts might love the time-saving charms of straight-ticket voting, but a number of the state’s top elected officials are ready to outlaw the practice. Straight-ticket, or one-punch, voting allows people to cast a ballot for … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Dan Patrick, Dave Wilson, Election 2013, Election 2016, Joe Straus, judicial races, Ron Simmons, straight ticket voting, Texas, The Lege | 10 Comments

HCC Board condemns Dave Wilson

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Well, who doesn’t? Trustee Dave Wilson was issued a public reprimand Thursday by a majority of his colleagues on the Houston Community College Board of Trustees, an action that effectively condemned several of his actions that board members said “are … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Adriana Tamez, Dave Wilson, HCC, Houston, Zeph Capo | 1 Comment

Please don’t compare George Scott to Dave Wilson

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I mean, come on. I was a bit confused when conservative blogger George Scott told me he planned to strap on ice skates before heading to his swearing-in ceremony this past week as a Katy school board member. Was this … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged Dave Wilson, Election 2016, George Scott, HCC, Houston, Katy, Katy ISD | Comments Off

Appeals court upholds Wilson residency ruling

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

No surprise. A state appeals court has sided with Houston Community College Trustee Dave Wilson in a lengthy legal fight over whether he lives in the district he represents. Ever since Wilson was elected to the HCC board in 2013, … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Dave Wilson, Democratic primary, Election 2013, Election 2016, Harris County Attorney, HCC, HD148, Houston, Jessica Farrar, lawsuit, Texas, The Lege, Vince Ryan | 6 Comments

Support Jessica Farrar

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

From Andrea Greer: Last week, Senator John Whitmire addressed a crowd of supporters at a fundraiser for Representative Jessica Farrar. “Jessica, I’m here because until today, I gotta be honest,” he admitted, “I didn’t know you had a challenger.” Senator … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged Dave Wilson, Democratic primary, Election 2016, HD148, Jessica Farrar, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

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