Harris County Judge total meltdown

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StandUpforAmerica said:

2023NCAggies said:

El Gallo Blanco said:

The Sun said:

I'm loving it! Harris County voters are getting everything they deserve for electing her dumb ass twice!

I'll never understand this. She won by 2% points. A very significant % of good people in Houston and the red Harris County suburbs did NOT vote for her. This isn't some deep blue coastal place where she won in a crushing landslide. Almost half of Harris County DOES NOT deserve this.

Clean the voter rolls and I bet Rs can take Harris county back, even with the fleeing of Rs to surrounding counties, Harris is still close

Her last election was also the one where many red leaning precincts ran out of ballots.

One of my favorite examples of NPR's bias was to point to an NPR news program where they reviewed the problem with the country running out of ballots, and that the GOP was crying foul.

The segment ended by noting that the GOP had filed some kind of legal challenge in court, but saying that there was no evidence that the Elections Department or County Clerk had done anything wrong.

NPR failed to mention that the legal filing that they pointed to demonstrated that something like 37 of the 39 precincts that ran out of ballots were heavily GOP favored precincts. Apparently that isn't relevant information when coming to the "correct" conclusion about whether or not there was foul play around the ballot shortage issue.

Alas, NPR finally took the segment down.
It takes a special kind of brainwashed useful idiot to politically defend government fraud, waste, and abuse.
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Ryan the Temp said:

This is interesting, from an ultra-liberal attorney friend of mine:
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I'm a mandatory reporter of child neglect and abuse and what I saw was beyond inappropriate and not in line with what the law allows for daycare field trips. I found that adults who were there are extremely upset and emotionally affected by what they saw so I cannot imagine what's going on with those kids. Im not naming my sources but I learned that a child went missing during that chaos and I learned that Lina Hidalgo approached these facilities and asked them to bring these children for her to use as pawns in political theater. I reported all of this to DFPS as I had no choice but to do so. I'm pissed at the daycare owners who did this and they are in violation of the law, I'm very disappointed in Judge Hidalgo and I hope she understands that she has likely put these daycares in jeopardy of losing their licenses for participating in this stunt.



It was a dumb stunt that is going to cost her. Sounds like some of the kids were traumatized by the whole shouting match. With this being reported, she is toast. My guess is she won't get the chance to run again, she will be forced to resign or get kicked out of office.

Good riddance.
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I have no doubt she'll payoff or otherwise coerce enough people that nothing will happen from this.
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chap said:


Here's a thought - maybe don't vote for a stupid 27-year old to be the top executive of one of the largest counties in the country.


Yea! Wait until he's at least 30!
-New York City
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Are Jane Fonda or "dr" Jill Biden going to come to town and support little Lina like they did before the last election.
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kalltamu said:

Ciboag96 said:

Oh, Lina. We hardly knew ye.




Does anybody have any experience in an elected official in Texas being removed? How easy or hard is it to remove someone? I can remember people resigning but I can't remember someone being removed but I don't pay that close attention outside of my own county and places I work so I probably just missed it.

It starts with a suit in state district court.

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Sec. 87.012. OFFICERS SUBJECT TO REMOVAL. The district judge may, under this subchapter, remove from office:

(1) a district attorney;

(2) a county attorney;

(3) a county judge;

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Sec. 87.015. PETITION FOR REMOVAL. (a) A proceeding for the removal of an officer is begun by filing a written petition for removal in a district court of the county in which the officer resides...

(b) A petition for removal of an officer other than a prosecuting attorney may be filed by any resident of this state who has lived for at least six months in the county in which the petition is to be filed and who is not currently under indictment in the county. At least one of the parties who files the petition must swear to it at or before the filing.

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(c) A petition for removal of an officer other than a prosecuting attorney must be addressed to the district judge of the court in which it is filed... The petition must set forth the grounds alleged for the removal of the officer in plain and intelligible language and must cite the time and place of the occurrence of each act alleged as a ground for removal with as much certainty as the nature of the case permits.


There are limited grounds for removal:
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Sec. 87.013. GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) An officer may be removed for:

(1) incompetency;

(2) official misconduct; or

(3) intoxication on or off duty caused by drinking an alcoholic beverage. (b) Intoxication is not a ground for removal if it appears at the trial that the intoxication was caused by drinking an alcoholic beverage on the direction and prescription of a licensed physician practicing in this state.

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"Incompetency" means:

(A) gross ignorance of official duties;

(B) gross carelessness in the discharge of those duties; or

(C) unfitness or inability to promptly and properly discharge official duties because of a serious physical or mental defect that did not exist at the time of the officer's election.

(3) "Official misconduct" means intentional, unlawful behavior relating to official duties by an officer entrusted with the administration of justice or the execution of the law. The term includes:

(A) an intentional or corrupt failure, refusal, or neglect of an officer to perform a duty imposed on the officer by law;...

It requires a jury trial. The Court may appoint a temporary replacement. More details here:

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.87.htm
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(1) incompetency;

Open and shut case, it would seem.
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You've got to remember who is on the bench in Harris Co. District Court. The odds of the case being assigned to a leftist partisan is pretty high.
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Tramp96 said:

The worst part is the kids in the audience having to witness that.

This is not the example they need to be learning from.

So embarrasing.


Shameful using them as props like that.
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Kprc ran a poll asking if they approved of the censure. 78% approved. What that says is that 22% are morons.
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She has no business holding a public office position.
What an embarrassment.
"Gimme a diablo sandwhich and a dr. pepper...to go"
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The majority of D voters are emotional morons. They literally vote for this trash and manufacture even more votes for it.

Good on RTT for calling it out. But man, you are surrounded by a broken party.
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The ballot paper shenanigans during the last election were mentioned a couple pages back. I never understood why that didn't get more traction. It absolutely disenfranchised voters in certain precincts.

But just as importantly don't forget her first election. Beto v Cruz was the top of the ticket. Straight ticket Beto bros brought huge sweeping changes across HC on Betos coat tails.

A LOT of those folks lost last time around. She absolutely stole that election from Meeler
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Never lived in Harris County, but have family there.

Reading her resume (sure most of you know this, of course) and her rise to becoming County Judge of a county of 5 Million ...is just mind boggling. It truly is.

NYC has a more qualified Communist as their potential Mayor.
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I tried to listen to that Communist Swine Pig (women) had to say, but Hall and Oates Live was in the back ground on Youtube, and it had more to offer to life, by far, over her screetching. drivel.
"Green" is the new RED.
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P.H. Dexippus said:

You've got to remember who is on the bench in Harris Co. District Court. The odds of the case being assigned to a leftist partisan is pretty high.


I believe the law was changed this session (effective 9/1 probably).

The presiding judge of the administrative district who then assigns the case to a court in the district, but not Harris county.

Susan brown is the presiding judge of the administrative district covering Harris County. She and her husband are both Republican former criminal court judges. Her husband was also on the 14th court of appeals.

My guess is that she has no love lost for Hidalgo

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Leslie briones is trying to make her career on squishing Hidalgos hopes and dreams. cant blame her.
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BMX Bandit said:

P.H. Dexippus said:

You've got to remember who is on the bench in Harris Co. District Court. The odds of the case being assigned to a leftist partisan is pretty high.


I believe the law was changed this session (effective 9/1 probably).

The presiding judge of the administrative district who then assigns the case to a court in the district, but not Harris county.

Susan brown is the presiding judge of the administrative district covering Harris County. She and her husband are both Republican former criminal court judges. Her husband was also on the 14th court of appeals.

My guess is that she has no love lost for Hidalgo




That's huge. Jury no longer comprised of an official's constituents
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Ag87H2O said:

Ryan the Temp said:

This is interesting, from an ultra-liberal attorney friend of mine:
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I'm a mandatory reporter of child neglect and abuse and what I saw was beyond inappropriate and not in line with what the law allows for daycare field trips. I found that adults who were there are extremely upset and emotionally affected by what they saw so I cannot imagine what's going on with those kids. Im not naming my sources but I learned that a child went missing during that chaos and I learned that Lina Hidalgo approached these facilities and asked them to bring these children for her to use as pawns in political theater. I reported all of this to DFPS as I had no choice but to do so. I'm pissed at the daycare owners who did this and they are in violation of the law, I'm very disappointed in Judge Hidalgo and I hope she understands that she has likely put these daycares in jeopardy of losing their licenses for participating in this stunt.



It was a dumb stunt that is going to cost her. Sounds like some of the kids were traumatized by the whole shouting match. With this being reported, she is toast. My guess is she won't get the chance to run again, she will be forced to resign or get kicked out of office.

Good riddance.

Ha, ha, ha. Little Lina just went to the top of the candidate list in the Democrat Party for higher office. Seriously, look at the braindead drooler who was supposedly our president for four years. How about his drunken mental midget VP? What about the birdbrains and dolts aka Brylcreem Newscum, Fauxchontas, Alexandria Occasional Cortex, Jasmine Crock O' ****, "Hapless" Hank Johnson, and wannabes like "Furry" Beta Boy O' Dork? Being a brain befuddled clown appears to be a prerequisite to go to the head of the class in the Democrat Party.
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CDUB98 said:

The Sun said:

I'm loving it! Harris County voters are getting everything they deserve for electing her dumb ass twice!

Not this resident.


Same.
ULTRA MAGA
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Noctilucent said:

Ag87H2O said:

Ryan the Temp said:

This is interesting, from an ultra-liberal attorney friend of mine:
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I'm a mandatory reporter of child neglect and abuse and what I saw was beyond inappropriate and not in line with what the law allows for daycare field trips. I found that adults who were there are extremely upset and emotionally affected by what they saw so I cannot imagine what's going on with those kids. Im not naming my sources but I learned that a child went missing during that chaos and I learned that Lina Hidalgo approached these facilities and asked them to bring these children for her to use as pawns in political theater. I reported all of this to DFPS as I had no choice but to do so. I'm pissed at the daycare owners who did this and they are in violation of the law, I'm very disappointed in Judge Hidalgo and I hope she understands that she has likely put these daycares in jeopardy of losing their licenses for participating in this stunt.



It was a dumb stunt that is going to cost her. Sounds like some of the kids were traumatized by the whole shouting match. With this being reported, she is toast. My guess is she won't get the chance to run again, she will be forced to resign or get kicked out of office.

Good riddance.

Ha, ha, ha. Little Lina just went to the top of the candidate list in the Democrat Party for higher office. Seriously, look at the braindead drooler who was supposedly our president for four years. How about his drunken mental midget VP? What about the birdbrains and dolts aka Brylcreem Newscum, Fauxchontas, Alexandria Occasional Cortex, Jasmine Crock O' ****, "Hapless" Hank Johnson, and wannabes like "Furry" Beta Boy O' Dork? Being a brain befuddled clown appears to be a prerequisite to go to the head of the class in the Democrat Party.

I'll give you this. If she could be controlled, she could be used. Harris County Commissioner's version of Biden. But the second she went off the reservation, her days were numbered. Now the vultures are circling, and I don't think she survives this one. Her repeated public embarrassments are outweighing her usefulness.
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Noctilucent said:

Ag87H2O said:

Ryan the Temp said:

This is interesting, from an ultra-liberal attorney friend of mine:
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I'm a mandatory reporter of child neglect and abuse and what I saw was beyond inappropriate and not in line with what the law allows for daycare field trips. I found that adults who were there are extremely upset and emotionally affected by what they saw so I cannot imagine what's going on with those kids. Im not naming my sources but I learned that a child went missing during that chaos and I learned that Lina Hidalgo approached these facilities and asked them to bring these children for her to use as pawns in political theater. I reported all of this to DFPS as I had no choice but to do so. I'm pissed at the daycare owners who did this and they are in violation of the law, I'm very disappointed in Judge Hidalgo and I hope she understands that she has likely put these daycares in jeopardy of losing their licenses for participating in this stunt.



It was a dumb stunt that is going to cost her. Sounds like some of the kids were traumatized by the whole shouting match. With this being reported, she is toast. My guess is she won't get the chance to run again, she will be forced to resign or get kicked out of office.

Good riddance.

Ha, ha, ha. Little Lina just went to the top of the candidate list in the Democrat Party for higher office. Seriously, look at the braindead drooler who was supposedly our president for four years. How about his drunken mental midget VP? What about the birdbrains and dolts aka Brylcreem Newscum, Fauxchontas, Alexandria Occasional Cortex, Jasmine Crock O' ****, "Hapless" Hank Johnson, and wannabes like "Furry" Beta Boy O' Dork? Being a brain befuddled clown appears to be a prerequisite to go to the head of the class in the Democrat Party.


Ideology and politics aside, it truly is amazing the lack of talented folks the Dems have as their leaders. Most have never created anything in their lives or solved a single problem. What's our population 350 million or so, and these are the best of the best for them.
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I love Kennedy's quips. I have been anxiously awaiting his comments on the Texas Dems fleeing to Illinois. Nothing so far.

Hidalgo is a sick joke of a "leader" . I am convinced she wouldn't have beaten Mealer without chicanery.
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halfastros81 said:

I love Kennedy's quips. I have been anxiously awaiting his comments on the Texas Dems fleeing to Illinois. Nothing so far.

Hidalgo is a sick joke of a "leader" . I am convinced she wouldn't have beaten Mealer without chicanery.

Maybe she could flee to Illinois too?
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Wasn't Hidalgo in a rehab or mental health facility at some point in the past couple of years?

I don't expect much of democrats but they really need to do better down there in Harris County.
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Pretty sure she was absent for at least several mos getting mental care of some kind in Canada.
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Complete dumpster fire but libs are the champs of doubling down on bad bets.
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Pretty sure she was absent for at least several mos getting mental care of some kind in Canada.



Also the leave of absence to go on a trip to Colombia.

and out of town during the run up to TS Beryl.
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You know the SOBs running things are po'd.

Like FJB they did have the perfect braindead puppet. Electable and stupid, just the right cover, but she was a little too dumb and cocky to keep her mouth shut.
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flown-the-coop said:

Urban Ag said:

Well, Harris Co voted for the third world. Harris Co is getting the third world.

Correct, Stupid voters electing stupid people results in stupid gubmit. Who would've thought.

Be it due to radicalism, stubbornness, or ignorance, ideologues will not change their position on any issue they embrace until they suffer personal harm from the administration of it. It is a very long and highly discomforting process for both the ideologues and the good people who must live under their governance.
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Dora needs to go. She has been a joke since day 1.
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Rattler12 said:

Martin Cash said:

Rattler12 said:

I guess nobody has told her that it's up to the 4 Commissioners to vote yay or nay. The county judge is only supposed to vote as a tie breaker if the commissioners vote 2-2

SIAP, I didn't read all five pages, but this is not true.

Met with a lot of county judges in my career and became friends with more than a few. This is true according to them and my personal observances. Texas county judges serve in an administrative capacity within county govt for the most part with some limited actual judicial duties. There is no need for them to vote for any reason other than a tiebreaker. Sat through many a county meeting all over the state and when it came to a vote if the vote was 3 to 1 the Judge's never cast a vote.

Some may do that as a matter of practice but there is nothing that states that as a rule or procedure. Our county judges have always voted. They are a member of the court and have a duty to vote. The original post says he 'shouldn't' vote, and that is simply not true. You may as well say a commissioner should not vote if his vote won't make a difference. By that reasoning, a mayor or a school board president should only vote to break a tie. Nonsense.

A county judge has a duty to vote and should vote on every issue so the voters know his position. To not vote is cowardice, necessary or not.
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Jack Squat 83 said:

Noctilucent said:

Ag87H2O said:

Ryan the Temp said:

This is interesting, from an ultra-liberal attorney friend of mine:
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I'm a mandatory reporter of child neglect and abuse and what I saw was beyond inappropriate and not in line with what the law allows for daycare field trips. I found that adults who were there are extremely upset and emotionally affected by what they saw so I cannot imagine what's going on with those kids. Im not naming my sources but I learned that a child went missing during that chaos and I learned that Lina Hidalgo approached these facilities and asked them to bring these children for her to use as pawns in political theater. I reported all of this to DFPS as I had no choice but to do so. I'm pissed at the daycare owners who did this and they are in violation of the law, I'm very disappointed in Judge Hidalgo and I hope she understands that she has likely put these daycares in jeopardy of losing their licenses for participating in this stunt.



It was a dumb stunt that is going to cost her. Sounds like some of the kids were traumatized by the whole shouting match. With this being reported, she is toast. My guess is she won't get the chance to run again, she will be forced to resign or get kicked out of office.

Good riddance.

Ha, ha, ha. Little Lina just went to the top of the candidate list in the Democrat Party for higher office. Seriously, look at the braindead drooler who was supposedly our president for four years. How about his drunken mental midget VP? What about the birdbrains and dolts aka Brylcreem Newscum, Fauxchontas, Alexandria Occasional Cortex, Jasmine Crock O' ****, "Hapless" Hank Johnson, and wannabes like "Furry" Beta Boy O' Dork? Being a brain befuddled clown appears to be a prerequisite to go to the head of the class in the Democrat Party.


Ideology and politics aside, it truly is amazing the lack of talented folks the Dems have as their leaders. Most have never created anything in their lives or solved a single problem. What's our population 350 million or so, and these are the best of the best for them.

The dems keep putting these people in power and ultimately it's going to make it a lot easier for the middle and the right to just say no. And the military. And law enforcement. Etc. Dem leadership is so f'ing bad that if/when they have the power again, states, private entities, people in general, are just going to revolt.

It's not an exaggeration. Dem leadership is that bad. And with the old guard dying, retiring, and just becoming irrelevant (see Clintons), this is what we are going to be up against. Spoled Gen Y kids who have never accomplished anything. Foul mouthed, unintelligent, hateful. They know nothing and bring nothing to the table yet this is what dem voters seem to want to be the future leadership of their party.
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The dems keep putting these people in power and ultimately it's going to make it a lot easier for the middle and the right to just say no. And the military. And law enforcement. Etc. Dem leadership is so f'ing bad that if/when they have the power again, states, private entities, people in general, are just going to revolt.

For the past few election cycles the local trend in qualifications for Dem candidates has been "must be a woman of color." Nothing else seems to be relevant, and how DARE a white man run for the office or for re-election. We've seen exactly where Black Girl Tragic got us, and it's pushing people like me to vote for more and more Republicans every cycle.
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I hope there are many, many more like you that see this for what it really is.
 
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