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Dr. Steven Hotze, president of Conservative Republicans of Texas, speaks at a Restrain the Judges news conference, while Janet Porter of Faith2Action listens at right, in front of the Supreme Court in Washington in 2015.
Attorney and former judge Jay Karahan has known Dr. Steven Hotze since the 1990s. And for just as long, he’s had firsthand experience of Hotze’s influence in Harris County politics.
The two had begun interacting in 1996, when Karahan was running for office and seeking Hotze’s endorsement.
“As I was moving up in Republican politics back then, it was made very clear to me that a Republican would not be able to become a judge unless they had Steven Hotze’s approval and blessing, if you will,” Karahan said.
January 28, 2021, 5:40 PM)
Dr. Steven Hotze, president of Conservative Republicans of Texas, speaks at a Restrain the Judges news conference, while Janet Porter of Faith2Action listens at right, in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, April 27, 2015.
Attorney and former judge Jay Karahan has known Dr. Steven Hotze since the 1990s. And for just as long, he’s had firsthand experience of Hotze’s influence in Harris County politics.
The two had begun interacting in 1996, when Karahan was running for office and seeking Hotze’s endorsement.
“As I was moving up in Republican politics back then, it was made very clear to me that a Republican would not be able to become a judge unless they had Steven Hotze s approval and blessing, if you will,” Karahan said.
The 17 wildest things that happened during early voting
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From threats to spitting, police had their hands full investigating these incidents during early voting in 2020.Melissa Phillip/Staff photographer
A new report shows each and every interaction that police had with enraged voters, disgruntled poll workers and errant election judges during the 2020 election in Harris County.
The Precinct 1 Constable s Office led the Harris County Election Security Task Force, a small unit comprised of deputies, county lawyers, prosecutors and election clerks that monitored polls during early voting and on Election Day.
Friday s report details 77 interactions between deputies and the public that related to anything elections: From damaged campaign signs to allegations of voter fraud, the report tells all.
Ex-cop charged for role in probe of alleged election fraud
Shawn Boburg, Dalton Bennett, Neena Satija and Ken Hoffman, The Washington Post
Dec. 20, 2020
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WASHINGTON - David Lopez-Zuniga, an air-conditioner installer, had just left his mobile home for his typical predawn commute when he noticed an SUV s headlights closely trailing his small cargo truck.
Within seconds, the SUV swerved alongside the passenger s side, striking the truck and forcing Lopez-Zuniga to the side of a highway. There, he said, the SUV s driver feigned an injury before ordering Lopez-Zuniga to the ground at gunpoint. I was very scared, Lopez-Zuniga, said in an interview with The Washington Post. I didn t know who this person was.