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NC STAR 11-8-18 A.Gil NORTH CHANNEL ✯STAR Your News, Your Newspaper Serving all of the North Shore -- Channelview, Sheldon, Galena Park, Jacinto City VOLUME 6, NO. 44 (#248) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 www.northchannelstar.com CHANNEL Election Results: Emmett, Morman defeated in upset CURRENTS Winners include Sylvia Garcia; Ted Cruz; Lina Hidalgo; Adrian Garcia HARRIS COUNTY – the vote. About 5000 votes In Congressional Dis- With 100% of the results separated the top two can- trict 2, formerly held by GP-JC CIP counted, political experts didates, but Gatlin re- Congressman Ted Poe, Dan are declaring winners in ceived 24,085 enough to Crenshaw received 53% of Meeting Tuesday’s election. swing the election to either the vote, and Todd Litton In the national Senate of the other two contend- 45%. Save the Date - Next Meet- ers. In a highly watched race ing is Wed, Jan 9th. race, incumbent Ted Cruz had a strong statewide Republican County in the city of Houston, Due to the holidays, the Commissioner Pct. 2 Jack House District 7, Lizzie next meeting is Wednesday, win, defeating popular Beto O’Rourke by 51% to Morman was defeated by Pannell Fletcher received January 9th. Democrat and former 52% of the vote, against RSVPs will be requested 48%. However, Beto car- ried Harris County with Sheriff Adrian Garcia, who incumbent John Culberson closer to the meeting date. had 50.11% of the vote, ver- with 48%. Happy Holidays! 58% of the local vote. Oth- er statewide results in- TED CRUZ BETO O’ROURKE sus Morman’s 49.89%. The In House District 8, pri- 5:45 – light dinner. 6:15- difference was a mere 490 marily Montgomery Coun- business starts. Meeting ad- cluded Governor Greg Abbott winning 56% of the votes. ty, incumbent Kevin Brady journs by 8:15 p.m. History was made in received 62.7% of the vote, At Alvin Baggett Recreation vote against Lupe Valdez; and AG Ken Paxton receiv- Congressional District 29, versus Steven David with Building in the conference where the first Hispanic 35.66%. room by the south door, 1302 ing 51%. Harris County’s woman from Texas won a In the State Legislature, Keene in Galena Park. Host seat in Congress. Sylvia District 127, Republican plant: LyondellBasell Refinery straight ticket voting Garcia, formerly a Texas incumbent Dan Huberty “State of the Plants” & Pro- showed 44% Republican, State Senator and Harris won with 80% of the vote gram Planning for 2019 and 55% Democratic. This ED EMMETT LINA HIDALGO County Commissioner, re- versus Ryan Woods. In Dis- •Each plant will have 2-3 might explain two major ceived 75% of the vote trict 128 incumbent minutes to describe its 2018 upsets: County Judge Ed against her Republican Briscoe Cain was elected achievements and 2019 goals Emmett, the popular in- challenger, Phillip Aronoff. with no opposition. and plans cumbent, was defeated by Congresswoman Sheila Armando Walle, a popu- •Members are interested in Democrat challenger Lina Jackson Lee was returned lar state legislator in plant environmental and safety Hidalgo who received to office in District 18, with North Houston’s District performance as well as business 49.62% of the vote, to Em- mett’s 48.32%, with a third 75% of the vote, versus her information, including any ex- See Election Results, candidate, Libertarian opponent Ava Reynero pansions underway or planned. Page 3 •Brainstorm and prioritize Eric Gatlin receiving 2% of ADRIAN GARCIA JACK MORMAN Pate with 21% votes. meeting topics. Form Program Planning Committee to draft Program Plan from this input. North Shore Northshore Mustangs Market By Night in Seniors Dance North Shore Seniors remain undefeated holds a dance the second Jacinto City Saturday Thursday of the month from 1 - 4 pm at the Grayson/Bal- dree Building, Corpus Chris- ti street. Live bands and re- freshments. Cost is $5/per person. For more informa- tion call 713-455-3660. Evening San Jacinto Pilot Club This newly chartered club meets on on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7 pm at the Woodforest Pres- byterian Church. For more Photo by Allan Jamail information, see the Face- Entrepreneur Vicente Salinas age 13 started his own business, book page entitled Evening PARACORD at the Market by Night in Jacinto City. His proud mother San Jacinto Pilot Club or call Irasema Salinas watching Vincente putting on one of his handmade 832-264-1565 / 832-289- custom bracelets on Linda Jamail. He makes custom key chains and 4762. bracelets of all shapes, sizes and of your favorite colors. Jacinto City Market By Night is held every 2nd Saturday night, from Photo by Allan Jamail San Jacinto Pilot Shadrach Banks, Northshore’s six-foot sophomore wide receiver goes 6 PM to 10 PM at the Town Center Plaza located at the 10200 block Club meeting airborne to pull down a touchdown pass in the end zone from sophomore of Challenger 7 Drive and on the corner of Oates Road in Jacinto quarterback Dematrius Davis. Later Banks ran for a 94 yard touchdown. City. Venders prepare handmade crafts, hand paintings on rocks and The Club meets the 2nd canvas, salsas, jellies, local honey, cookies, cupcakes wreaths, bows, Thursday of each month at tangs had their usual run-away victory By Allan Jamail clothing, yard furniture and much more. Live music and refreshments Amegy Bank on I-10, at by scoring 9 touchdowns and stopped the available. noon. Please visit Beaumont United Wolverines from mak- www.SanJacintoPilot.com. Beaumont, TX. Satur- ing a single point. The next Market By NIght is scheduled for this Saturday, Novem- day, November 3, 2018 the ber 10th starting at 6 pm. The public is encouraged to stop by and visiting Northshore Mus- See North Shore Undefeated, page 6 experience this unique event. Texas elects Sylvia Garcia as first Latina to Congress tory. Esta victoria es de first ran for Congress, in tion policies. By Allan Jamail nosotros. Juntos, hemos lo- the first year of the wom- I will be ready to fight grado algo historic. an. In fact Gene Green was for an economy that works Houston, TX. November Thank you to our one of my opponents! for all, not just the wealth- 6, 2018 State Senator friends in the labor move- Well, 25 years later we iest Americans. Sylvia Garcia became Tex- ment, who supported our have accomplished what I will be ready to work as’ first female Hispanic to campaign both financially we first set out to do; send to bring high paying qual- be elected to the U. S. Con- and with boots on the the first Latina to Con- ity jobs to our district , jobs gress. ground. Thank you to the gress from Texas! with benefits that keep At the Houston Hobby hundreds of individual do- In those 25 years, you families together. Marriott Hotel In front of nors, the Democratic Clubs have helped me to be the I will be ready to fight a jubilant crowd waving and elected officials that first Latina on Commission- for an education system blue towels with the print- made this victory possible. ers Court , and the first Lat- that gives everyone in ed words, “WE MADE HIS- And most importantly, ina in the Texas Senate from America access to opportu- TORY!” thank you to my family Harris County. nity. Garcia thanked Con- standing with me here to- And every one of those Tonight we have sent a gressman Gene Green for day. challenges has prepared message folks… working his years of service and for Your love, encourage- me to take on the most dif- people and Latinos and setting the bar for elected ment and support over the ficult and important chal- women aren’t going to get officials. years is what made it pos- lenge of my life ; which is pushed around any more! Senator Garcia made sible for a poor girl from to go to Congress and We’re going to push the following statement. Paltio Blanco, Texas to stand up to Donald Trump back! No seremos vencidos. “From the bottom of my grow up to become a US and fight for you. While it And that’s exactly what heart, thank you, thank Congresswoman. may be too early to call happened today - we saw you, thank you. Well my family and right now, there is a good record breaking turnout in Gracias, Gracias, Gra- other friends in this room chance that Democrats communities of color and cias! Con todo mi cora. may remember that this will take back Congress. among women. Thank you to evryone who didn’t start in November So thanks to you, I will And we are seeing simi- has knocked on a door, when we announced that be a part of the majority in lar stories all over the made a phone call , donat- AT THE VICTORY CELEBRATION ELECTION NIGHT. Photo taken we would seek to represent at the Houston Hobby Marriott Hotel Victory party on Nov. Congress that will be country. ed your time or money to the 29th District in Con- ready to push back against But real change hap- this campaign. This is your gress. This campaign 6 , 2018. (Photo by Allan Jamail) the Trump Administra- victory. You have made his- started in 1992, when I tions’ heartless immigra- See SYLVIA GARCIA, page 6 Page 2 NORTH CHANNEL✯STAR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 COMMUNITY NEWS ✯ HIGHLANDS ROTARY CLUB NEWS Methodist minister focuses on Homeless HIGHLANDS – The new interim minister at Highlands United Method- ist Church is David Meek- er-Williams. Last week he spoke to the Highlands Rotary Club about his background, and current interest in homeless is- sues.
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