Commissioner Briones Does Good By Telling Voters About HCAD Election-Elected Officials Must Help

​Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones has sent out a card to tell people about the upcoming Harris County Appraisal District election. Above you see one side of the card.   

This is the right course. 

Here is a Texas Tribune article with additional details about the new elected position.

The property tax issues involved in the HCAD elections are a big deal, but are not the focus of the Houston Democracy Project.   

Every elected Republican contributes to the local infrastructure of authoritarianism. Republicans are serious when they talk about suspension of civil liberties and mass round-ups of migrants. These attacks on our freedoms and our communities will require many local partners and boosters. We don't need to elect more of these people.   

A leading advocate of this new elected office is far-right, election-denying State Senator Paul Bettencourt. That tells you much of what you need to know.

Here is who I am voting for in the HCAD races:  

Place 1: Kathy Blueford Daniels
Place 2: Melissa Noriega
Place 3: Pelumi Adeleke

​I talked to Commissioner Briones for 15 minutes or so at the West Gray Multi-service Center during Harris County Democratic Primary voting last month. I shared with her my concerns about threats to democracy in 2024. I said that in addition to voting, we may well have to show up in non-conventional ways. I felt she listened. You never know. We'll see where events take us all. 

​All elected officials at every level have an obligation to act forcefully on behalf of democracy. This can be informing voters about important elections, speaking clearly about anti-democratic threats & fully understanding that more than voting may be required of all of us and being will to share that fact with voters.   

​All too often our Democratic Party elected officials are no place to be found when we need help at election time. Thanks to Commissioner Briones for sharing this information with Precinct 4 voters. Let it be one step along the way of relentless action by Houston and Harris County elected officials on behalf of freedom in 2024.          

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