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It’s not everyday that we run across members of law enforcement that we can trust to do right by us. However, Joe Danna is a man of faith and conviction, whom I believe will keep our people accused of crimes safe while they are under his care and custody in the Harris County Jail.
“My mission continues to make Harris County a safe place to live,” says Master Peace Officer Joe Danna.
“I remain deeply committed to addressing the pressing issues that
our county faces when it comes to bond reform, departmental change, mental health, process improvements, revolving door inmates, safety crisis, and use of force. I recognize the urgent need for comprehensive reforms that prioritize public safety while ensuring fairness and accountability within our criminal justice system.”
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THE INCONVENIENT “TRUTH” ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
DR. CAROL SWAIN
When you think about racial equality and civil rights, which political party comes to mind? The Republicans? Or, the Democrats? Most people would probably say the Democrats. But this answer is incorrect.
Since its founding in 1829, the Democratic Party has fought against every major civil rights initiative, and has a long history of discrimination.
The Democratic Party defended slavery, started the Civil War, opposed Reconstruction, founded the Ku Klux Klan, imposed segregation, perpetrated lynch-
ings, and fought against the civil rights acts of the 1950s and 1960s.
In contrast, the Republican Party was founded in 1854 as an anti-slavery party. Its mission was to stop the spread of slavery into the new western territories with the aim of abolishing it entirely. This effort, however, was dealt a major blow by the Supreme Court. In the 1857 case Dred Scott v. Sandford, the court ruled that slaves aren’t citizens; they’re property. The seven justices who voted in favor of slavery? All Democrats. The two justices who dissented? Both Republicans.
The slavery question was, of course, ultimately resolved by a bloody civil war. The
commander-in-chief during that war was the first Republican President, Abraham Lincoln – the man who freed the slaves.
Six days after the Confederate army surrendered, John Wilkes Booth, a Democrat, assassinated President Lincoln. Lincoln’s vice president, a Democrat named Andrew Johnson, assumed the presidency. But Johnson adamantly opposed Lincoln’s plan to integrate the newly freed slaves into the South’s economic and social order.
Johnson and the Democratic Party were unified in their opposition to the 13th
Amendment, which abolished slavery; the 14th Amendment, which gave blacks citizenship; and the 15th Amendment, which gave blacks the vote. All three passed only because of universal Republican support.
During the era of Reconstruction, federal troops stationed in the south helped secure rights for the newly freed slaves. Hundreds of black men were elected to southern state legislatures as Republicans, and 22 black Republicans served in the US Congress by 1900. The Democrats did not elect a black man to Congress until 1935.
But after Reconstruction ended, when the federal troops went home, Democrats roared back into power in the South. They quickly reestablished white supremacy across the region with measures like black codes – laws that restricted the ability of blacks to own property and run businesses. And they imposed poll taxes and literacy tests, used to subvert the black citizen’s right to vote.
And how was all of this enforced? By terror -- much of it instigated by the Ku Klux
Klan, founded by a Democrat, Nathan Bedford Forrest.
As historian Eric Foner - himself a Democrat - notes:
“In effect, the Klan was a military force serving the interests of the Democratic Party.”
President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, shared many views with the Klan. He re-segregated many federal agencies, and even screened the first movie ever played at the White House - the racist film “The Birth of a Nation,” originally entitled “The Clansman.”
A few decades later, the only serious congressional opposition to the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 came from Democrats.
Eighty percent of Republicans in Congress supported the bill. Less than 70 percent of Democrats did. Democratic senators filibustered the bill for 75 days, until Republicans mustered the few extra votes needed to break the logjam.
And when all of their efforts to enslave
blacks, keep them enslaved, and then keep them from voting had failed, the Democrats came up with a new strategy: If black people are going to vote, they might as well vote for Democrats. As President Lyndon Johnson was purported to have said about the Civil Rights Act, “I’ll have them n*****s voting Democrat for two hundred years.” So now, the Democratic Party prospers on the votes of the very people it has spent much of its history oppressing.
Democrats falsely claim that the Republican Party is the villain, when in reality it’s the failed policies of the Democratic Party that have kept blacks down. Massive government welfare has decimated the black family. Opposition to school choice has kept them trapped in failing schools. Politically correct policing has left black neighborhoods defenseless against violent crime.
So, when you think about racial equality and civil rights, which political party should come to mind?
I’m Carol Swain, professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University, for Prager University.
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HCRP Chairwoman Cindy Siegel Discusses What Freedom and Liberty Means to Her
HHCRP CHAIR CINDY SEIGEL: “They are two of the most beautiful words in the dictionary. It means that I have the personal freedom to make decisions on how I am going to live my life. They mean that I and my daughters have the opportunity to make our lives into whatever we want with hard work. However, along with freedom and liberty goes personal responsibility. That means working to ensure that we continue to have freedom and liberty now and for future generations because without America standing for freedom and liberty - where do people go?”
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GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
“Freedom means the ability to achieve whatever you want and live however you want based on your own talent and willingness to work hard. The United States of America was founded on this ideal. Our founders desired a society with a very limited government designed only to protect the nation and foster the commerce that would help everyone succeed. Our founders wanted to avoid a big government, which restricts freedom. Our founders wanted to avoid oppressive and voluminous laws, which restrict freedom. I pray for a return to the idea that each of us can succeed if we respect each other, work hard and develop our talents.”
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M“My parents migrated to America many years ago to give their only child a better life and a chance of achieving the American Dream. As a result, freedom embodies having the opportunity to pursue a great education, pursuing a promising career and becoming an accomplished business owner and entrepreneur. I am blessed to achieve these goals and so much more. But Freedom does not stop there. It also encompasses being a dedicated public servant and giving back to our wonderful community that has given so much to me. I am now a proud mother of two very accomplished young men. Freedom now has new meanings as they follow in my footsteps in public service and help make our community even better than it is today. Creating a positive legacy and promoting good will, our freedom as Americans will continue for many generations to come.”
Midterm Election. The other distinguished individuals pictured on the following pages were the (GOP) “Greater Opportunity Party” nominees from the November 5, 2024, Presidential Election.
Caroline Kane (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenging Lizzie Fletcher (Democrat) in the race for United States Representative District 7 race.
Morgan Luttrell (Republican) had no Democratic opponent running against him on November 5, 2024, in the United States Representative District 8 race.
Lana Centonze (Republican) was the Republican nominee running against Sylvester Turner (Democrat) in the race for United States Representative District 18 race.
Troy E. Nehls (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenged by Marquette Green-Scott (Democrat) in the race for United States Representative District 22 race.
Alan Garza (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenging Sylvia Garcia (Democrat) in the race for United States Representative District 29 race.
Brian Babin (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenged by Danya Steele (Democrat) in the race for United States Representative District 36 race.
Wesley P. Hunt (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenged by Melissa McDonough (Democrat) in the race for United States Representative District 38 race.
Charles Cunningham (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenged by John Lehr (Democrat) in the State Representative District 127, race.
Briscoe Cain (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenged by Chuck Crews (Democrat) in the State Representative District 128, race.
Dennis Paul (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenged by Doug Peterson (Democrat) in the State Representative District 129, race.
Tom Oliverson (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenged by Brett Robinson (Democrat) in the State Representative District 130, race.
Mike Schofield (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenged by Chase West (Democrat) in the State Representative District 132, race.
Mano Deayala (Republican) had no Democratic opponent running against him on November 5, 2024, in the State Representative District 133, race.
Lacy Hull (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenged by Stephanie Morales (Democrat) in the State Representative District 138, race.
Valoree Swanson (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenged by Marisela “MJ” Jimenez (Democrat) in the State Representative District 150, race.
Jennifer Caughey (Republican) was the Republican nominee running against Brendetta Scott (Democrat) in the Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 2, race.
Johnson (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenging Sarah Beth Landau (Democrat) in the Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 6, race.
was the Republican nominee challenging Julie Countiss (Democrat) in the Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 7,
M. Guiney (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenging Richard Hightower (Democrat) in the Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 8,
was the Republican nominee running against Amber Boyd-Cora (Democrat) in the Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 9,
Boatman (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenging Meagan Hassan (Democrat) in the Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 6, race.
Brad Hart (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenging Margaret “Meg” Poissant (Democrat) in the Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 8, race.
Nile Bailey Copeland (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenging Kristen Hawkins (Democrat) in the District Judge, 11th Judicial District race.
Lee Kathryn Shuckart (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenging Fredericka Phillips (Democrat) in the District Judge, 61st Judicial District
Sonya L. Aston (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenging Jeralynn Manor (Democrat) in the District Judge, 80th Judicial District race.
Will Archer (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenging Micheal Gomez
in the District Judge, 129th Judicial District race.
Linda Garcia (Republican) is the Republican nominee running against Ashley Mayes Guice (Democrat) in the Judge, County Criminal Court No. 16 race.
Ray Black, Jr. (Republican) was the Republican nominee running against Fransheneka “Fran” Watson (Democrat) in the Judge, County Probate Court No. 5 race.
Jacqueline Lucci Smith (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenging Christian D. Menefee (Democrat) in the Harris County Attorney race.
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no Democratic opponent running against him on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in the County School Trustee, Position 4, Precinct 3, race.
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was the Republican nominee challenging Rodney Ellis (Democrat) in the Harris County Commissioner Precinct 1, race.
Democratic opponent running against him on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in the Justice of the Peace Precinct 5, Place
James Lombardino (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenging Israel Garcia (Democrat) in the Justice of the Peace Precinct, 5, Place 1 race.
Erick Patino (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenging Sherman Eagleton (Democrat) in the Harris County Constable Precinct 3 race.
Mark Herman (Republican) was the Republican nominee challenged by Sam “Hutch” Hutchinson (Democrat) in the Harris County Constable Precinct 4 race.
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Dr. Steven Hotze is a victim of discrimination and “LAWFARE” at the hands of “ROGUE PROSECUTORS” who were working for Kim Ogg when she was the Harris County District Attorney.
Dr. Hotze has been working to expose vote fraud in Harris County since prior to the 2020 General Election.
On April 2, 2022, Dr. Steven Hotze held an Election Integrity Gala at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Houston.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Mike Lindell, the CEO of My Pillow, were featured speakers. Dr. Hotze honored Alan Vera, the director of Republican Ballot Security, and his wife, Colleen Vera, for their years of hard work in the “ELECTION INTEGRITY” arena. Dr. Hotze also honored me for my reporting on “ELECTION FRAUD” and public corruption.
A few weeks after Dr. Hotze held his Election Integrity Gala at the Hyatt Regency Hotel downtown, he found himself indicted on April 20, 2022, by a grand jury
for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Unlawful Restraint Serious Bodily Injury. This stemmed from an incident on October 19, 2020, when one of Dr. Hotze’s contracted private investigators had an automobile accident with an illegal immigrant, David Lopez, who was suspected of ballot by mail vote fraud. The private investigator was issued a traffic ticket at the time.
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When it was learned that the private investigator’s services had been contracted by Dr. Hotze, then Dr. Hotze was sued for a million dollars by the illegal immigrant, Lopez, on March 30, 2021. Coincidentally, the two plaintiff attorneys, Dicky Grigg and Scott Brazil, who took the case of the illegal immigrant on contingency are lawyers who represent the Harris County and Texas Democrat parties.
On December 14, 2021, Dr. Hotze’s private investigator was indicted for unlawful restraint and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon which allegedly occurred at the scene of the auto accident. On April 20, 2022, after Dr. Hotze’s Election Integrity Gala on April 2, 2020, he was indicted with the same charges as his private investigator. Dr. Hotze was not at the scene of the accident and didn’t find out that it had occurred until later.
Kim Ogg and members of her administration harbored deeply embedded hatred of Dr. Hotze in part because he had begun to use his finances and influence to support “BLACK AND BROWN” initiatives and political candidates who support the “BIBLICAL VIEW” of traditional families and hold to the notion that man and woman are the only two genders.
I met Dr. Steven Hotze face-to-face during the November 3, 2015, City of Houston General Election. The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) was on the ballot as Proposition 1, which would allow “BIOLOGICAL MEN” to use the same restrooms, locker rooms, and showers as “BIOLOGICAL WOMEN” inside Houston’s City limits. Dr. Hotze led the opposition to this ordinance.
Ultimately, Proposition 1, the Bathroom Ordinance, was soundly defeated 61% to 39%, as African American women sided with Dr. Steven Hotze and local pastors who opposed the disastrous ordinance.
Kim Ogg’s hatred for Dr. Steven Hotze appears to run much deeper than politics. Ogg, a lesbian, seems to have abused her power as the Harris County District Attorney to unfairly target Dr. Hotze during the 2022 Midterm Election, in part because of Dr. Hotze’s stance against the homosexual lifestyle.
What’s unfolding in Dr. Steven Hotze’s case inside the 177th Criminal District Court is unjust. The District Attorney’s Office appears to have been playing a “DIABOLICAL POLITICAL GAME” with the life of this “GOP PATRIOT” while acquiescing to some non-public Democratic political code.
Kim Ogg and the DA’s office colluded with the civil attorneys, Dicky Grigg and Scott Brazil, who represented the illegal immigrant, Lopez, in the million-dollar lawsuit against Dr. Hotze. This lawsuit was filed May 30, 2021.
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RETALIATORY CONDUCT: Based on the investigation of Aubrey R. Taylor Communications, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo appear to have become targets of Kim Ogg’s shortly after they rejected her request for $20 million to add 102 additional prosecutors.
The DA’s office worked hand in hand with the civil attorneys to collect information through depositions in order to bring an indictment against Dr. Hotze. The DA’s office never informed Dr. Hotze that he was a target of criminal investigation. Emails, phone calls and texts were made between the criminal attorneys and the DA’s office in an effort to trap Dr. Hotze. This violated Dr. Hotze’s Fifth Amendment Civil Rights, and made the civil attorneys agents for the DA’s office, which is in complete violation of the district attorney’s criminal code of conduct. The civil attorneys, Grigg and Brazil, are both lawyers who have represented the Texas and Harris County Democrat Parties. They took this case against Dr. Hotze on contingency. Was it really a coincidence that they ended up representing this illegal immigrant in a suit against Dr. Hotze? Everyone in politics knows that Dr. Hotze has been working to expose the Democrat vote fraud scheme in Harris County, and that the Democrats want to destroy his influence.
Dr. Hotze’s criminal case has been going on for over three years, since April 20, 2022. While the DA’s office was compelled by the previous judge, Robert Johnson, in the 177th Criminal District Court, to give all the documents of their correspondence with the civil attorneys, and other exculpatory evidence, the DA’s office has failed to do so.
On August 19, 2024, two years and four months after Dr. Hotze’s initial indictment, Kim Ogg had him indicted for two additional crimes, Organized Criminal Activity and Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon.
Dr. Hotze filed a 1983 lawsuit against Kim Ogg on December 31, 2024 for Official Oppression. The following day, January 1, 2025, the Associate District Attorney, Wayne Diepraam, hired by Kim Ogg, added a charge of Hate Crime to Dr. Hotze’s indictments.
This is why Dr. Hotze has filed a motion for dismissal of this case, based upon prosecutorial misconduct and discovery abuse. This motion for dismissal is based upon the action of the former Harris County District Attorney, Kim Ogg, and not the current district attorney’s office. Recently, Kim Ogg has requested that the FBI investigate the current District Attorney, Sean Teare, for corruption. Many political winds are swirling in this case against Dr.
RETALIATORY CONDUCT: Based on the investigation of Aubrey R. Taylor Communications, Dr. Steven F. Hotze and Investigative Reporter Aubrey R. Taylor became targets of Kim Ogg in Ogg’s effort to stop them from helping Vidal Martinez win the 2022 Republican Party nomination for Harris County Judge in the May 24, 2022, Republican Party Primary runoff election.
RETALIATORY CONDUCT: Based on the investigation of Aubrey R. Taylor Communications, Judge DaSean Jones and his wife appear to have become targets of former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg around the same time that Audia Jones announced her bid to run against Kim Ogg in the 2020 Primary.
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You should read Dr. Hotze’s “MOTION TO DISMISS” for prosecutorial misconduct and discovery abuse, which was filed in the 177th Criminal District Court, presided over by Judge Emily Muñoz Detoto.
Our courtrooms should not be a place to wage “LAWFARE” on political rivals or grind political axes. Kim Ogg’s Administration was as wrong as two left shoes for what they have done to Dr. Steven Hotze. One of the reasons they were able to get away with bringing the “BOGUS CHARGES” against Dr. Hotze was that he’s been fighting “DINOs,” Democrats in Name Only, and “RINOs,” Republicans in Name Only, who appear to have teamed up against him.
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Dr. Steven Hotze has fought against corruption in high places for decades. He opposed Kim Ogg and other “ROGUE POLITICIANS” and has boldly and courageously stood firm for conservative values in government.
Judge Emily Muñoz Detoto, a Republican, unseated Judge Robert Johnson, a Democrat, in the race for the 177th Criminal District Court in the November 5, 2024, General Election. Comparatively speaking, Detoto received 729,131 votes for 50.13%, and Johnson received 725,463 votes for 49.87%. Judge Detoto is now presiding over Dr. Hotze’s case.
While I haven’t visited the 177th Criminal District Court since Judge Detoto has begun serving her term, she has impressed everyone with her unbiased approach, fairness, compassionate but tough judicial temperament, and her command of the courtroom.
Justice will be served when the outrageous criminal charges against Dr. Hotze are dismissed.
RETALIATORY CONDUCT: Based on the investigation of Aubrey R. Taylor Communications, Dr. Steven F. Hotze and Investigative Reporter Aubrey R. Taylor became targets of Kim Ogg in Ogg’s effort to stop them from helping helping Vidal Martinez win the 2022 Republican nomination for Harris County Judge in the May 24, 2022, Republican Party Primary runoff election.
DO YOU KNOW THE GOOD JUDGES FROM THE BAD JUDGES?
RETALIATORY CONDUCT: Based on the investigation of Aubrey R. Taylor Communications, Judge DaSean Jones and his wife appear to have become targets of former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg around the same time that Audia Jones announced her bid to run against Kim Ogg in the 2020 Primary.
2025 HCCLA JUDICIAL PREFERENCE POLL: The Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association (HCCLA) Judicial Evaluation Poll is not a scientific survey. However, this poll can be used by Houston Business Connections Newspaper readers as a tool to identify Criminal Court Judges in Harris County, Texas who demonstrate impartiality towards the Defense and the State inside their courtrooms.
African Americans were one group of Texans that would consistently support the Republican Party in Texas in the early years. In fact, throughout Reconstruction, African Americans comprised about 90% of GOP membership, and 44 African Americans served in the Texas legislature as Republicans according to: www.texasgop.org
It was through the hard work of a number of dedicated African American men and women that the earliest foundations of the Republican Party of Texas were laid. The first-ever state Republican convention that met in Houston on July 4, 1867 was predominantly African American in composition, with about 150 African American Texans attending, and 20 Anglos.
The second State GOP Chairman, Norris Wright Cuney, an African-American from Galveston who led the Republican Party from 1883 to 1897, is said by State historians to have held “the most important political position given to a black man of the South in the nineteenth century.”
Pastor Ericka McCrutcheon
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Pastor Willie Davis
At-Large Houston City Councilman
