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Why would any college choose Harrison Ford as a commencement speaker? This is a man who was reportedly expelled from college for plagiarism, cheated on his wife with a 19-year-old Carrie Fisher while he was a married 33-year-old father, and later left his second wife for Calista Flockhart. Being famous does not automatically make someone a role model. Colleges should be choosing speakers who reflect integrity, character, and the values they hope graduates will carry into the world — not celebrities whose personal lives have been filled with controversy and betrayal. A commencement stage is an honor, not just another Hollywood spotlight foxnews.com/culture/harris…

@LinaHidalgoTX Sadly, you probably actually believe the BS you are claiming. #Delusional #BlessYourHeart

When I took office in 2019, I set out to build a county government that works for everyone — not just the powerful and well-connected. Together, we’ve made incredible progress through unprecedented challenges. 🎥Watch my announcement below.

@theshellbelle Judge Beal needs to go! If Beal thinks Galdamez is safe then let her test that theory out with her children not ours!

Joel Vasquez Galdamez, an illegal from Honduras, has been charged with super aggravated sexual assault of a child. The female victim is just 4 years old. Despite the severity of the charge, Judge Beall set bond at only $100,000, even with an ICE hold in place. A four year old child. One of the most serious charges in Texas law. And a bond amount that treats it like anything less than horrific. This is why public trust in the system is collapsing. Crime victims deserve better.

@LinaHidalgoTX Thank you for letting me know who NOT to vote for.

REMINDER: Today is Election Day for the TX-18 runoff to fill the remainder of the term left open after the passing of former Representative and Mayor Sylvester Turner. I’m proud to support my friend Christian Menefee, who will fight for working families and our community in Congress. If you live in Texas’s 18th District, please make a plan and go vote. Polls are open until 7PM today, Saturday, January 31. For more information on voting locations, visit HarrisVotes.com . Every vote matters! 🗳️

@miyashay @HarrisCountyDAO @abc13houston Wow @miyashay! Are you finally starting to care about #crime #victims? What will your co-cospirators @keribla @GeneforTexas @stjbs think?!?!

Judge grants @HarrisCountyDAO motion to deny bond to Aundre Matthews, who is accused of killing Sterling HS classmate Andrew Meismer just before winter break. @abc13houston

@miyashay Interesting post since your #felon loving husband @GeneforTexas tries to kill most law and order legislation! #TxLege #VictimsMatter

#Breaking: Police sources tell me two people are under arrest, one being charged with murder, in the shooting death of 25-year-old bus rider on her way to work. More on #abc13 at 6.

@miyashay @JeremySWallace @GeneforTexas Apparently 2025 is the year we started giving bonus points for @GeneforTexas siding with criminals over victims. #TxLege

In which @JeremySWallace names @GeneforTexas among Texas politicos having an “UP” year in 2025. Others include: Abbott, Talarico, Crockett. Among those having “DOWN” years: Patrick, Crenshaw. #txlege

@miyashay @JeremySWallace @HoustonChron An ‘UP’ year for @GeneforTexas ? Only if your scoreboard is measured in violent repeat offenders  getting second chances… and third… and fourth…

Full @JeremySWallace @HoustonChron write-up of all Texas Politicos, gift link: houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

@miyashay @JeremySWallace @GeneforTexas Apparently 2025 is the year we started giving bonus points for siding with criminals over victim

@TomSRamsey2 Thanks God you are on #HarrisCounty #CommissionersCourt fighting corruption!!!

Representing Harris County is a privilege. These reports raise serious concerns, and I’ve added an item to our January 8 agenda to ensure we fully understand what is happening and address it appropriately. houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst…

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales won't seek reelection sanantonioreport.org/bexar-county-d…. @BexarCountyDA presents himself as a moral authority, yet his record as a defense attorney raises serious questions - Joe did sleazy things to protect serial #pedophiles. In 2009 in #KerrCounty, Joe inferred he had a special needs child to sway a jury during closing arguments while trying to keep a pedophile out of prison. Joe, you have NO moral attributes - you are as sleazy as they come.

focusdailynews.com/state-fair-hon… wait - is this possibly contrary to the testimony of @camplajunta owner #ScottFineske??? So, were the camp counselors the true heroes?! Asking for a friend. #TxLege @PaulBettencour 🤔

Dick Eastland allegedly delayed evacuating the @Camp_Mystic⁩ cabins—situated in a known flood zone—for nearly 1 hour so he could move his equipment before helping the children. If true, that makes his actions even more disturbing. ⁦@TXLege #Heavens27 click2houston.com/news/local/202…

Community divided over Camp Mystic's decision to reopen after deadly flooding news4sanantonio.com/news/local/com… . Children died at @Camp_Mystic. Yet in 2019, Tweety & Dick Eastland went to #Austin to kill #Texas #HB4392 by Rep. Jim Murphy—legislation that may have saved lives. Why is no one asking her why? Greed 💰💰💰should never come before children’s safety. #TxLege

@TomSRamsey2 You are a good, honest and decent man and beloved by many for your kindness and fairness. Hang in there!

In the next few days, the Houston Chronicle will publish an article in regards to contributions to County Commissioners and the Harris County Judge. This “investigation” (a great “clickbait” word…) uses a tried and true media technique that suggests or implies or leads someone to believe that something might be askew. The technique creates great headlines and sells a few more papers. This post should also help them in their efforts. The upcoming article concerns from whom and how we receive campaign contributions. I should note that in my elections, I have answered these questions before. Afterwards, I was endorsed by the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board each time. Here is a portion of the email my office received around lunchtime last Friday that I was asked to respond to no later than Tuesday (another great media technique). The full email is posted below: * How would you respond to allegations that the relationship between contributors and contractors is a clear conflict of interest?  * How would you respond to allegations of a quid pro quo relationship between county contractors and commissioners? * Anything you would like to point out or highlight? * Do you believe county campaign finance laws should be reformed?  * Would you support legislation that set expenditure and donation limits for county campaigns?  So what the Houston Chronicle is “investigating” is something they have published in the past on at least two occasions. They’re investigating something that has a clear and transparent process. In my case - in which I receive donations from engineers (some in that group of friends and co-workers I’ve known for decades!), the Chronicle is suggesting that those engineers are donating for quid pro quo relationships that they have taken an oath against. Doing so would cost them their licenses, their business, and their profession. So in FULL TRANSPARENCY - AGAIN - here is my response. It’s long and detailed but I think it’s important to fully explain how off base the Houston Chronicle is on this. First, to their questions: * How would you respond to allegations that the relationship between contributors and contractors is a clear conflict of interest?  A classic “gotcha” media trick. My response is: WHO is making allegations? HOW is it clear? That I am a current professional licensed engineer whose friends and acquaintances are also in the position of working with the county - why is there an automatic assumption something must be wrong? If someone is alleging there is a conflict of interest, have they not contacted the County Attorney or a state representative? We listen to hours of testimony every meeting and I can honestly not recall this subject coming up once at Commissioners Court?   This (Houston Chronicle?) alleged conflict of interest can’t happen and I’ll explain shortly the processes put in place to avoid the very thing the paper is questioning. * How would you respond to allegations of a quid pro quo relationship between county contractors and commissioners? Again, who (is anyone…?) making these allegations? * Anything you would like to point out or highlight? Here we go… I’ll start by saying my personal ethics and integrity are on full display in my life. I’m proud of the way I represent myself, my family, my Faith and my profession. In Harris County, vendors who do work with the county are usually selected by a department like Flood Control or HCTRA or Engineering or other departments. COMMISSIONERS DON’T SELECT CONTRACTORS. Once they go through the bidding process, those recommendations go to the Purchasing Department for further review. Then the final recommendation is brought to Commissioners Court for our vote to approve or vote down the recommendation. In the case of engineers and other vendors, there is a Qualifications-Based Selection. That is a procurement method where the County selects a service provider, such as an architect or engineer, based on their qualifications, experience, and demonstrated competence rather than on price alone. The reason we do this is because building roads and bridges and pipelines and hospitals, etc. are infrastructure that can do great good and when done poorly, can cause great harm. That’s why following the death of hundreds of students and teachers in a school in East Texas in 1937, the State of Texas enacted the Engineering Registration Act (now rewritten as the Texas Engineering Practice Act). A summary of it defines the Act as "professional engineering services" and the types of work that must be performed or supervised by a licensed engineer. The primary intent of the Act is to safeguard the public by ensuring only qualified individuals are entrusted with practicing engineering. It establishes grounds for disciplinary actions against license holders for misconduct, negligence, or violations of the Act. It provides the regulatory board with the authority to enforce the laws and rules, which may include suspension or loss of license and other penalties. Finally, it mandates that engineers uphold a high standard of moral and technical conduct. Texas requires a separate ethics exam based on the Act and board rules to ensure understanding of these requirements.  So in essence, the Houston Chronicle, in this “investigation”, is suggesting that engineering firms in Harris County are ignoring everything they’ve sworn to - providing safe work, with the highest professional ethics, and risking the possibility of never working again if violated. They’re suggesting that individually engineers are not ethical and moral. They’re suggesting the worst - without any evidence of any wrongdoing - so that you will keep your subscription. Finally, I won’t speak for the others on court but they are questioning my commitment to my professional oath as an Engineer, my professional standards, my obligation to my profession and living and they’re suggesting my role as your representative is not what it appears to be.  I take offense to their insinuations. * Do you believe county campaign finance laws should be reformed?  * Would you support legislation that set expenditure and donation limits for county campaigns?  My answer to these two questions is the same: I will represent the will of Harris County residents. Again, systems are already in place to highlight the donor/recipient relationship and prevent what the Chronicle is suggesting from happening. You can see my donors (and others) here: ethics.harrisvotes.com/CampaignFinanc… These quarterly reports are filed so that anyone can view the “who and what” of the process. They are filed with Harris County and any discrepancies are ultimately enforced by the State of Texas. To be clear, as my record shows, I believe we should be as transparent as possible. I question the selective nature, however, of the Houston Chronicle when it comes to “investigations”. As I’ve been saying from the County dais for 6 years, there have been lots of instances where investigations and audits should be initiated. In my opinion, the Chronicle has overlooked or worse, ignored, obvious situations where they could have dug a little deeper. For instance, on this very topic, why are donors from other states involved in our local elections and local races? I hope this answers their (re-hashed) questions on this topic. My desire for transparency in our county is on the record. Again and again and again. I chose to answer their email openly and in public so that my answers aren’t edited or selectively picked in order to fit a bias intended or not. I take my responsibility representing Precinct 3 as the honor that it is and will always do what is in the best interest of the residents.  To be questioned is welcomed. Be ready for answers. ------------------------------- Following is the entire email received from the Houston Chronicle (names and contact information have been left out for obvious reasons): ------------------------------- Hello!    The Houston Chronicle has, over the past several months, analyzed the Jul. 15 campaign finance reports for the five members of Commissioners Court. Donors were cross referenced with publicly available contract records to determine what share of contributions came from individuals who had done business with the county.    Our investigation found that at least 97% of Commissioner Tom Ramsey’s contributions (calculated in dollars and not number of contributions) included in the Jul. 15 report (the Chronicle did not include contributions from previous reporting periods) came from individuals or entities that have done business with the county. “Done business with the county” in this context refers to any business or individual who was awarded a Harris County contract while the commissioner was in office.  Additionally, only contributions over $1,000 were evaluated for the purposes of this article.   We are planning to publish an article detailing our findings for all five members of commissioners court late next week. We would like to extend the opportunity to you to issue a statement (no later than Tuesday) responding to the following questions:
 * How would you respond to allegations that the relationship between contributors and contractors is a clear conflict of interest?  * How would you respond to allegations of a quid pro quo relationship between county contractors and commissioners? * Anything you would like to point out or highlight? * Do you believe county campaign finance laws should be reformed?  * Would you support legislation that set expenditure and donation limits for county campaigns?    Please note, the article scheduled to run for next week will include our findings for all five members of commissioners court and is not limited to any one individual.   Thanks, and please don’t hesitate to reach out should you have any questions or concerns.

@Ca30199057Chris @EricLDaugh She and Jasmine also seem to have the same low IQ

@EricLDaugh She feels empowered by the likes of Jasmine Crockett.

🚨 UPDATE: It's being reported that this demon who danced on Charlie Kirk's grave has been expelled from Texas Tech. She said: "f-ck y'all, yo homie d*ad!" They're finding out.

Most #Texans don’t realize @TexasDSHS’ Youth Camp Advisory Board writes the rules but is made up ONLY of camp owners who profit from camps. 27 children have died because camps self-police. Why isn’t fixing this with HB265 a top priority? @DanPatrick @LoisKolkhorst @LaceyHullTx @electcharles

In: Last week #txlege House passed HB 265 seeking to “improve state oversight of youth camps” in a 128-3 vote. Bill has been sent to Senate, but supporters are concerned that expected sine die for the 2nd special session will thwart it. #navpanes=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/an…

Heaven's 27 Camp Safety Act' faces pushback from Texas camp operators - NBC DFW - goo.gl/alerts/53xvKb #GoogleAlerts When will people start looking into @camplajunta owner Scott Fineske’s testimony? Also look into his police statement vs camp counselors statements claiming they repeatedly told Fineske a counselor was doing odd & creepy things to the children yet Fineske kept kids with the now convicted counselor for 85% of the summer! This man is no hero! @PaulBettencour @LoisKolkhorst