HCDLA

09/19/2023

HCDLA and Harris County Democratic Party hosted the Houston Premiere of OAKLAWN on June 21, 2023 at the Historic Eldorado Ballroom.

Photo credits to Dalton DeHart. https://www.daltondehart.com/

09/19/2023

HCDLA hosted a post-show wine and cheese reception and CLE for Cone Man Running Productions's Matinee Performance of Agatha Christie's "Witness for the Prosecution" on August 6, 2023.

Thank you to Dalton DeHart for these photographs.

https://www.daltondehart.com/

08/21/2023

HCDLA also welcomes Madeline Fogel, Andrew Gardner, Elizabeth Gray, Lara Hall, Noah Horwitz, Kevin Markowski, Ross Miller, and Judith L. Ramsey as new members to the Board of Directors.

Please join or renew your membership for the September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024 year! Membership benefits include free entry to our various programming throughout the year.

We are currently recruiting members for various committees:

• CLE Committee: Plans monthly CLE luncheons and the annual June CLE.
• Membership Committee: Plans outreach and social activities, current member engagement and retention, new member recruitment.
• Communications Committee: Manages marketing, social media, PR, and other communications.

Please email [email protected] if you are interested in serving on a committee.

03/01/2023

Thank you to our speakers and for those who attended our CLE luncheon this afternoon on legal issues affecting trans people!

As noted by our speakers, you can be an ally. If you would like to get involved or are looking for resources, the following are links to various organizations and programs that our speakers have talked about in the presentation:

Trans Legal Aid Clinic Texas - https://linktr.ee/tlact
Lambda Legal – https://www.lambdalegal.org/ https://www.facebook.com/LambdaLegalHouston
Equality Texas - https://www.equalitytexas.org/
All in for Equality Advocacy Day at the Capitol - https://secure.everyaction.com/_ihQkvsUCEy2uQdIMOn4Dw2
Resources for Transgender Youth in Texas (All in for Equality Coalition) - https://www.txtranskids.org/
ACLU of Texas's legislative work and volunteer sign-up - https://action.aclu.org/volunteer/tx-legeinsider

02/09/2023

Oaklawn: The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Search for its Victims with Randall Hopkins - (Recording of HCDLA CLE February 8, 2023)

02/08/2023

Thank you for making our first Young Lawyer event a success!

01/29/2023

We had fun at the HBAA Chili and Pie Cookoff!

12/03/2022

We now have a LinkedIn page! Please follow our page to get updated on the latest HCDLA news.

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10/28/2022

"Now, following back-to-back years of sharp increases, the murder rate has begun to recede in Houston and the county as a whole. And each major category of violent crime — murder, r**e, robbery and assault — has declined countywide through the first half of 2022 compared to the same point last year, according to DPS data." -Sept 12th Houston Chronicle
And contrary to the narrative being pushed by Rs and others is that Democratic judges are soft on violent crime and are letting violent criminals out of jail. But the data shows otherwise. In 2015 all 23 Criminal District Judges were Republicans. In 2016, 11 of the judges were ousted by Democratic judges, and then in 2018, 12 of the judges elected were Democrats, so since 2019 all sitting Harris County criminal district court judges have been Democrats. (*The TX legislature added a new court that started in 2022 and is currently occupied by an Abbott appointee).
In 2015 the Average (Median) Bond Amounts set:
1. On Capital Murders the Average (Median) Bond Amount Set was $92,833.33 ($75,000.00).
2. On Murders the Average (Median) Bond Amount Set was $67,238.10 ($50,000.00).
3. On all other Felony Homicides the Average (Median) Bond Amount Set was $44,491.53 ($35,000.00).
In 2021 these are the Average (Median) Bond Amount Set:
1. On Capital Murders the Average (Median) Bond Amount Set was $220,957.45 ($200,000.00).
2. On Murders the Average (Median) Bond Amount Set was $119,193.55 ($100,000.00).
3. On all other Felony Homicides the Average (Median) Bond Amount Set was amount was $ $42,017.05 ($30,000.00)
So on Capital Murder cases - Democratic judges have increased the bond median amount from $75k to $200k.
And on murder cases - Democratic judges have increased the bond median amount from $50k to $100k.

10/27/2022

Hey Come to a FREE screening of the JANES
plus a discussion of living in the post-Roe v Wade reality
10/27 @ 6:30 PM
MATCH Theater Center Houston, TX

https://bit.ly/3Dc5TCT

10/23/2022

10/22/2022

Executive committee at the diversity bar happy hour, which was a huge success! Loved seeing all the different members of the bar at this event! Thank you to all those who attended our event. Can’t wait till next year for this same event!

10/19/2022

Early voting is less than a week away!

Make a plan to this 2022 midterm election.

10/03/2022

Lt. Gov. nominee Mike Collier, Agricultural Commissioner nominee Susan Hays, State Reps Ann Johnson & Jon Rosenthal, Taylor Lake Village Councilman/ former Mayor Jon Powell, Larry Veselka (served Lt. Gov Bill Hobby as AA), former HCDLA Presidents Lee Arellano, Tim Riley, Dinesh Singhal, & JP nominee/HCDLA VP Steve Duble, former Dem AG Nominees Sam Houston & Barbara Radnofsky, TDLA President Nickolas Spencer, Judge Mike Engelhart, Justice Julie Countiss, HC District Clerk Marilyn Burgess, 2022 Clarence Darrow Recipient Harry Reasoner, Michele Mullin, HC Party Chair Odus Evbagharu, George Farenthold, and others joined for the presentation of the Sissy Farenthold Social Justice Award to Rep. Senfronia Thompson at Vinson & Elkins on September 29, 2022.

08/06/2022

Unions & Labor Law CLE, February 3, 2022 CLE featuring
- Yona Rozen, AFL-CIO Associate General Counsel,
- Alberto Aguirre, AFL-CIO Legal Fellow,
- Jay Malone, Political Director for the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO,
-Linda Morales, Organizing Director for the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, and
- Jon Lowe, Secretary/Treasurer at International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 51

08/06/2022

Rep. Shawn Thierry's June 23, 2022 PowerPoint presentation "Protecting Texas Women" at HCDLA's 20th Anniversary Summer CLE.

08/06/2022

PowerPoint from June 23, 2022 presentation "Operation Lone Star: How Texas Billions Wasted at the Border Violates Civil Rights, Due Process and Rule of Law" by Laura Peña, Beyond Borders Legal Director at Texas Civil Rights Project.

08/06/2022

"The Shadow Docket: How Stealth Supreme Court Rulings Erode the Court’s Legitimacy." UT Law Prof. Stephen Vladeck's PowerPoint from his June 23, 2022 presentation at the 20th Anniversary HCDLA Summer CLE.

08/06/2022

Uvalde, Texas, & Gun Safety with Texas State Rep. Jon Rosenthal (HD135), and attorney Liz Hanks with Mom's Demand Action.

08/06/2022

Texas Democratic Party Voter Protection Director Rosemarie Clouston on the 20th Anniversary of HCDLA.

08/06/2022

Texas State Senator Royce West (District 23) congratulating HCDLA on 20 years of success.

08/06/2022

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of HCDLA. Twenty years of promoting social justice and Democrats in Harris County.

08/06/2022

Harris County District Clerk Marilyn Burgess congratulating HCDLA on its 20th Anniversary and congratulating 2022 Clarence Darrow Award Recipient Harry Reasoner.

08/06/2022

Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth congratulating HCDLA on 20 years of success.

08/06/2022

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo congratulating HCDLA on its 20th Anniversary.

08/06/2022

Beto congratulating HCDLA on 20 years of success in Harris County.

06/24/2022

Register for this free program featuring:
-Thomas Goldstein, Partner, Goldstein and Russell; Co-Founder and Publisher, SCOTUSblog (Moderator)
-Caroline Mala Corbin, Professor of Law & Dean's Distinguished Scholar, University of Miami School of Law
-Kirti Datla, Director of Strategic Legal Advocacy, Earthjustice
-Deepak Gupta, Principal, Gupta Wessler
-Darrell A. H. Miller, Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law & Associate Dean for Intellectual Life, Duke University School of Law
-Ediberto Román, Professor of Law, Florida International University College of Law

On June 30, ACS will host its annual Supreme Court Review panel discussion examining the current Supreme Court Term as it draws to a close. Leading experts will discuss the Court's noteworthy decisions and analyze emerging trends for what could be one of the most consequential Terms in recent histor...

06/23/2022

Twenty years of promoting social justice and Democrats in Harris County.

06/20/2022

06/01/2022

05/09/2022

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_j-fATU8aSoWX8F5G23PEpA

04/29/2022

Check out the video from our recent forum with a runoff candidate for Lieutenant Governor and the Democratic nominee for Agriculture Commissioner.

Mike Collier, Democratic runoff candidate for Lt. Governor, and Susan Hays, Democratic nominee for Agriculture Commissioner, will then discuss Texas legislat...

04/25/2022

Check out our YouTube Page updated with a catalog of HCDLA programs from the past two years.

Harris County Democratic Lawyer's Association

04/25/2022

The deadline to register to vote is Monday, April 25. May 13 is the last day to apply to vote by mail. Early voting runs from May 16-20.

12/09/2021

Hope everyone takes a look at what Colonel Olson can do for our state democratic party

Olson is the first major candidate to announce a challenge to the party’s current...