Hart: A little mystery over primary opposition to judge – Houston Chronicle By Patricia Kilday Hart Houston attorney Debra Norris, who aspires to run for judge someday, received a tantalizing phone call from a local political consultant last October. The caller, Justin Jordan, told her that leaders in her neighborhood recommended her as a […]

by Stan Merriman Our party platform calls for excellent healthcare provided to all, irrespective of social or financial status. Our fellow Democrats in Harris County, documented by HCDP research, place healthcare at or near the top of the “list” of local needs to be fulfilled by the Harris County healthcare establishment and governmental agencies providing […]

We’re proud to announce that tomorrow we’re kicking off the grassroots component of the Party’s Latino engagement program known as The Promesa Project. Eight students have been selected as fellows for the grassroots component of the Promesa Project, including Maria Virginia Ivañez from the University of Houston. Through this project, Texas Democrats seek to engage […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   April 13, 2012  Contact: Diane Trautman Campaign, 713-417-4235     Members of CWA 6222 Vote to Endorse Trautman for County School Board Houston, TX. – Members of the Communication Workers of America Local 6222 voted to endorse Dr. Diane Trautman for Harris County Board of Education last week. Trautman’s earlier endorsements include Harris County […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rebecca Acuña Office: 512-478-9800; cell: 956-206-5853 Chairman Richie Statement on Keryl Douglas Campaign Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie released the following statement in response to the intolerant message from the Keryl Douglas campaign: “As your State Party Chairman, I have only very rarely inserted myself into the business of local […]

I am sure every Harris County Democrat shares the same view of our former Harris County Democratic Party Chairman Gerry Birnberg. Bigotry is a serious matter. Bigotry is a cancer that if not nipped in the butt immediately as it occurs metastasizes. Democrats codified policy against all bigotry and Democrats intolerance of actual bigotry is […]

I was going through my Carl Whitmarsh emails today and was completely shocked to see an email titled “A Letter From Ministers For Keryl”. The letter was nothing but a vile attack at the current chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party, Lane Lewis. My first impression was that it was a Right Wing plant […]

  Harris County GOP adopts, then rejects, stumping fee plan After a raucous debate Monday night, Republican precinct chairs overturned a controversial plan to charge candidates a fee if they wanted to speak at this month’s senatorial district convention. Here’s how it would have worked: A statewide candidate who wants five minutes to speak to […]