Censured Houston Community College trustee Dave Wilson announces run for District VI

A former Texas community college trustee censured by the college system for speaking out against the governing body announced his new candidacy to return to that very same board.

Dave Wilson gained national prominence when on April  26, 2021 the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear his landmark First Amendment case regarding Houston Community College (HCC) censure of his speech, thereby violating Wilson's constitutional rights to represent the people who elected him.

County Examiner received a statement from Wilson:

Why is this case and election so important? 

For many years before being elected to the Board of Trustees, I spoke out about the disease of corruption at HCC on contracts, real estate, capital spending, and more.  In addition, today HCC is faced with plummeting enrollment, skyrocketing administrative salaries, and discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuits.

After being elected to the Board by campaigning to fight corruption, they have tried to restrict and shut me down over these important issues.  They do not want transparency or a spotlight on their dirty deals.  Regretfully, my positions have rung true.

There is a lot of talk about vaccines these days.  We need a different vaccine at HCC.  One that will provide Transparency and Truth and Accountability.

Now I am running for HCC 6 to carry on the fight to end corruption, increase enrollment, change the culture, and make everyone proud of Houston Community College once again.

Houston Community College District VI covers the Alief area and the below zip codes:

Wilson served as the District II member of the Houston Community College Board of Trustees until August 27, 2019, when he resigned to focus on his District I candidacy.

The campaign of Wilson's opponent in that 2019 runoff was financed in part by the:

• Andrews & Kurth Texas PAC: $1000.00
• Richard Weekley: $2000.00
• Houston Business Education PAC: $12,000.00

From Wilson: "For those of you that do not know who the HBEC is: they are composed of members of the Greater Houston Partnership.  They have a long established history of buying HCC Trustees."

Wilson subsequently lost in the December 2019 runoff.

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Florida, Texas among 17 states challenging PA extending Election Day beyond Nov 3

Florida and Texas are among seventeen states (think "interested parties") asking the United States Supreme Court to grant review and reverse the Pennsylvania Supreme Courts' extension of  Election Day three days beyond November 3 through judicial fiat.

I'm writing this in simple, easy to understand terms, so please no emails from lawyers that I'm not using Black's Law Dictionary.

According to Supreme Court.gov the States of Ohio and Oklahoma, and in a filing by the State of Missouri the following states assert the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overstepped its constitutional responsibility, encroached on the authority of the Pennsylvania legislature, and violated the plain language of the Election Clauses of the U.S. Constituion:

• Ohio, 
• Oklahoma, 
• Missouri, 
• Alabama, 
• Arkansas, 
• Florida, 
• Indiana
• Kansas
• Kentucky, 
• Louisiana, 
• Mississippi,
• Nebraska 
• South Carolina, 
• South Dakota, 
• Tennessee
• Texas
• West Virginia

As we've pledged as of the launch of this site, County Examiner will continue to publish links to court websites and documents.

A 4–3 majority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court does not get to extend November 3 Election Day 2020 by three days to November 6th through judicial activism.

*A very special "Thank you" to Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Florida and Ken Paxton, Attorney General, Texas

Breaking: White House statement on Supreme Court victory

Earlier today a majority of the justices on the Supreme Court of the United States gave the government the go-ahead to enforce the "public charge" rule pending appeals.

Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog wrote:

"The rule that the government will now be able to enforce interprets a provision of federal immigration law that bans non-citizens from receiving a green card if the government believes that they are likely to become a “public charge” – that is, reliant on government assistance. In August 2019, the Department of Homeland Security defined “public charge” to refer to non-citizens who receive a variety of government benefits, including cash, health care or housing, for more than 12 months over a three-year period. The rule also considers factors such as age, employment history and finances to determine whether a non-citizen might become a public charge in the future."

Here's the link to a short five-page order.

Just minutes ago, the Office of the Press Secretary for President Trump put out this statement:

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 27, 2020

Statement from the Press Secretary on Supreme Court Victory
Today’s stay from the Supreme Court is a massive win for American taxpayers, American workers, and the American Constitution. This decision allows the Government to implement regulations effectuating longstanding Federal law that newcomers to this country must be financially self-sufficient and not a “public charge” on our country and its citizens. Two courts of appeals had already ruled that the Government should be able to implement these regulations, but one single district judge’s nationwide injunction remained. As two Justices pointed out today, the expanding practice of district courts entering nationwide injunctions raises real problems about the proper power of a judge to decide only the case before him or her.