#christianmenefee — Public Fediverse posts

#Texas #Republicans were sick & tired of #Democrat #AlGreen ("Black People Aren't Apes") winning his district ELEVEN TIMES, so they #Gerrymandered him into another district.

His Primary opponent is presently edging him out (still too close to call), but if the #GOP thinks his opponent #ChristianMenefee will be less trouble for their Fuhrer, they might be sorry to have replaced Green with a newer/younger model. 😉

Democrat Christian Menefee wins Texas house seat to finally give district representation in DC after 11 month vacancy

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2026/01/31/542159/runoff-election-results-congress-district-18-houston-edwards-menefee/

#goodNews #USpol #TXpol #ChristianMenefee #USelection #UShouse

Voters in Texas' 18th Congressional District, a heavily Democratic district in Houston, have expressed confusion about who can vote — after the boundaries were upended by a GOP gerrymander — and what November’s special election is for.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/10/20/533730/in-special-election-for-houston-congressional-seat-candidates-confront-a-bewildered-electorate/

#Elections #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Voting #18thCongressionalDistrictRace #AmandaEdwards #ChristianMenefee #JolandaJones #SpecialElection #Texas18thCongressionalDistrict

Amidst a partisan redistricting battle in Fort Bend County, the Harris County Attorney denounced what he described as KP George’s attempts to undermine the authority of Fort Bend County Attorney Bridgette Smith-Lawson.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/09/25/531931/harris-county-attorney-condemns-kp-georges-attempts-to-sideline-fort-bend-county-attorney/

#FortBend #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #BridgetteSmithLawson #ChristianMenefee #FortBendCountyAttorney #HarrisCountyAttorney #KpGeorge #REDISTRICTING

Two of the frontrunners in a crowded field for November's 18th Congressional District special election have released contradicting polling data showing each of them as the top candidate.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/15/530882/front-runners-for-18th-congressional-district-special-election-release-conflicting-polling/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #18thCongressionalDistrictRace #ChristianMenefee #JolandaJones #SpecialElection #Texas18thCongressionalDistrict

Former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards has joined the contest to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner as the representative for Texas’ 18th Congressional District.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/03/19/516333/amanda-edwards-enters-race-for-texas-18th-congressional-district/

#Elections #Houston #Local #National #News #Politics #Texas #18thCongressionalDistrictRace #AmandaEdwards #ChristianMenefee #CongressmanSylvesterTurner #GovernorGregAbbott #SpecialElection

Harris County cannot distribute money under a revamped guaranteed income program while a final appeal is pending, according to a recent order by the Fifteenth Court of Appeals.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/12/13/508772/payments-under-revamped-harris-county-guaranteed-income-program-halted-pending-paxtons-appeal/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #News #AGKenPaxton #ChristianMenefee #FifteenthCourtOfAppeals #GuaranteedBasicIncomeProgram #IncomeProgram

Harris County Democrats extended their multicycle winning streak of Harris County elections, taking the offices of sheriff, county attorney, county tax assessor-collector, and county commissioner for Precinct 1.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/11/06/504463/democrats-win-most-harris-county-elections/

#Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #AnnetteRamirez #ChristianMenefee #EdGonzalez #HarrisCountyElections #HarrisCountyRaces #RodneyEllis #TomRamsey

Harris County and some Houston community groups are suing the TCEQ over its new pollution standards for concrete batch plants, because they won't take effect for up to 10 years in some cases.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/02/23/478616/harris-county-sues-tceq-over-grace-period-for-new-concrete-batch-plant-standards/

#Business #Court #EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Texas #AirPollution #ChristianMenefee #CivilLawsuit #ConcreteBatchPlant #HarrisCountyAttorney #Tceq