Harris Dems Right To Say HCAD Race A Matter Of Democracy

​Above you see a mailer sent out by the Harris County Democratic Party (HCDP) about the upcoming Harris County Appraisal District election. It says vote for Melissa Noriega for HCAD Place 2 & Pelumi Adeleke for HCAD Place 3.    

Here is a story about the new positions from the Texas Tribune.

I agree with the mailing that the HCAD race is an important matter of democracy against far-right extremism.

The Republican candidate for HCAD Place 2, Kyle Scott, filed one of the rejected election-overturn lawsuits after his losing race for Harris County Treasurer in 2022.      

Every elected Republican contributes to the local infrastructure of authoritarianism. Republicans at every level of government are serious when they talk about the suspension of civil liberties and mass round-ups of migrants. These attacks on our freedoms and on our communities will require many local partners and boosters. 

Texas Republicans pardon the man who killed Black Lives Matter protester in Austin & called the verdict today illegitimate. They won’t accept election results. Police unions back the lawlessness. The infrastructure is there for bad stuff very soon & right here in Houston and Harris County.

The Harris County Democratic Party has the right idea that the Harris County Appraisal elections are a matter of basic democracy. This is a message that rank & file Democrats and all who care about democracy must demand our elected officials and well-financed candidates take to heart and act upon between now and  November. 

HCDP must make clear who among elected officials is helping turn out the vote and who is not. And we must demand that elected officials take political, career and any risk required to confront and defeat the many challenges ahead.  

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