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The time to have spoken about conservative values was in 2016, not 2026, writes a Chronicle letter writer about former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett.<\/p>\n
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Regarding \u201cEd Emmett: My fellow Texas Republicans: Go vote. But vote wisely.<\/a>\u201d (Oct. 20): With all due respect to former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, he is 10 years too late. In 2018, he lost an election he should have never lost. He took his opponent too lightly and was silent as a mouse when the leader of his party desecrated its conservative values. So forgive me when I say Emmett is $40 trillion and a decade too late to save his own party. The time to have spoken about conservative values was in 2016, not 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n John Cobarruvias, Houston<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Judge troubles<\/p>\n Regarding \u201cVoters should remove Johnson and Fleischer from the misdemeanor bench | Endorsement<\/a>,\u201d (Oct. 13): As a newly registered voter trying to do my part, I am flying home from college in Colorado to vote in the upcoming midterms.<\/p>\n Having read this article, I am appalled at Judge David Fleischer\u2019s behavior. A judge marketed on YouTube video titles as furious, \u201closing it\u201d and \u201cDESTROYING DEFENDANTS\u201d is frankly disturbing. He claims the YouTube channel is for \u201ceducational purposes,\u201d but upon further inspection, the channel is\u00a0monetized.<\/p>\n It seems as though Fleischer is in the courtroom, not searching for justice, but instead for a thumbnail to entice online viewers into engaging with the page. Any judge who has merch of themselves<\/a> should not be sitting on the bench.<\/p>\n Annabelle Nguyen, Houston<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Endorsements<\/p>\n Regarding \u201cHarris County voters should keep these 12 misdemeanor court judges | Endorsement<\/a>\u201d (Oct. 13): Thank you for the detailed information on criminal court judge candidates. The reasoning behind the screening question about why their opponent should be ousted is certainly unique. I also appreciate the positive comments about some opponents.<\/p>\n Regarding \u201cWhich Texans does Greg Abbott serve? Gina Hinojosa for governor.<\/a> (Oct. 13): Gina\u00a0Hinojosa is my choice! I voted for Gov. Greg Abbott and believed in him in his first term. He had his chance to help Texas, and he sold us out. It’s time to give someone else a chance.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sheryl Pickering, Houston<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Regarding \u201cFor county clerk: Teneshia Hudspeth | Endorsement<\/a>,\u201d (Sept. 28): Teneshia Hudspeth is amazing and clear-eyed. We need more leaders like her.<\/p>\n Regarding \u201cFor Commissioner of Agriculture: Nate Sheets<\/a>,\u201d (Sept. 30): Clayton Tucker may sound a lot like Jim Hightower, but he will also support Texas farmers, healthy school lunches, immigrant farm workers and protect the rural communities from data centers’ abuse of water and noise.<\/p>\n Deal-breaker<\/p>\n