Houston Mayor – John Whitmire
POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT
& LEGAL RESOURCES
Political Empowerment & Legal Resources include all public elected officials representing Third Ward Community Cloth Cooperative neighborhoods and all organizations (public and quasi-governmental agencies; private non-profit organizations; private for-profit businesses; and groups, service organizations and voluntary associations) that provide political and legal services and products for children, adults and families that reside in the neighborhoods; attend schools, universities/colleges in the neighborhoods; attend churches in the neighborhoods; and/or receive services and products from organizations, businesses, etc. located in the neighborhoods.
Third Ward Community Cloth Cooperative neighborhoods are located within the following fifteen precincts in the City of Houston: 0019*, 0020, 0021, 0024, 0025, 0085, 0136, 0193, 0194, 0198, 0210, 0247, 0389, 0390 and 0892*.
PUBLIC ELECTED OFFICIALS
Precincts
| 0019 | Democratic Party Precinct Chair, Carolyn Henry (D) |
| Republican Party Precinct Chair, Aaron Hermes (R) | |
| 0020 | Democratic Party Precinct Chair, Michael Studdert (D) |
| Republican Party Precinct Chair, Lindsay Lazarus (R) | |
| 0021 | Republican Party Precinct Chair, James Honey (R) |
| 0024 | Democratic Party Precinct Chair, Betty Smith (D) |
| 0025 | Vacant |
| 0085 | Democratic Party Precinct Chair, Arva Howard (D) |
| 0136 | Democratic Party Precinct Chair, Charleen Jones (D) |
| 0193 | Democratic Party Precinct Chair, Terrence Shanks (D) |
| 0194 | Democratic Party Precinct Chair, Joselyn Thomas (D) |
| 0198 | Democratic Party Precinct Chair, Donald Collier (D) |
| 0210 | Democratic Party Precinct Chair, Alfred Green (D) |
| 0247 | Vacant |
| 0389 | Democratic Party Precinct Chair, Staci Keys (D) |
| 0390 | Democratic Party Precinct Chair, Marva Lebeau (D) |
| 0892 | Democratic Party Precinct Chair, Kelley Sadler (D) |
City Of Houston
Houston Controller – Chris Hollins
Houston City Council District D – Carolyn Evan Shabazz
Houston City Council District I - Joaquin Martinez
Houston City Council At Large Position 1 – Julian Ramirez
Houston City Council At Large Position 2 – Willie Davis
Houston City Council At Large Position 3 - Twila Carter
Houston City Council At Large Position 4 - Alejandra Salinas
Houston City Council At Large Position 5 - Sallie Alcorn
Harris County
Harris County Judge – Lina Hidalgo
Harris County Commissioner Precinct One – Rodney Ellis
Harris County Constable Precinct 7 – James “Smokie” Phillips
Harris County Justice of The Peace, Precinct 7, Place 1 – Wanda Adams
Harris County Justice of The Peace, Precinct 7, Place 2 – Sharon Burney
Harris County Attorney – Abbie Kamin
Harris County District Attorney – Sean Teare
Harris County Clerk - Teneshia Hudspeth
Harris County Sheriff - Ed Gonzalez
Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector – Annette Ramirez
Harris County Treasurer - Carla L. Wyatt
State Of Texas
Governor – Greg Abbott
Lieutenant Governor – Dan Patrick
Attorney General – Ken Paxton
Senate District 13 – Borris Miles
Representative District 147 – Jolanda Jones
Comptroller of Public Accounts – Kelly Hancock (Acting Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Commissioner of General Land Office - Dawn Buckingham
Commissioner of Agriculture – Sid Miller
Railroad Commission of Texas
Commissioner, Railroad Commissioner of Texas - Wayne Christian
Commissioner, Railroad Commissioner of Texas - Christi Craddick
Commissioner, Railroad Commissioner of Texas - James Wright
Texas State Board of Education District 4 - Staci Childs
Houston City College (HCC)
HCC District III – Dr. Adriana Tamez
HCC District IV – Laolu Davies-Yemitan
HCC District VIII – Eva Loredo, Board Chair
Houston Independent School District (HISD)
HISD District III - Dani Hernandez
HISD District IV - Patricia K. Allen
Supreme Court of Texas
Justice, Place 5 – Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle
Justice, Place 7 – Kyle Hawkins
Justice, Place 4 – John Devine
Chief Justice – Jimmy Blacklock
Justice, Place 6 – Jane Bland
Justice, Place 2 – James P. Sullivan
Justice, Place 9 – Evan A. Young
Justice, Place 3 – Debra Lehrmann
Justice, Place 8 – Brett Busby
Texas Court of Criminal Appeal (14th)
Judge Place 5 – Scott Walker
Judge, Place 2 – Mary Lou Keel
Judge, Place 8 – Lee Finley
Judge, Place 4 – Kevin Yeary
Judge, Place 6 – Jesse F. McClure, III
Judge, Place 7 – Gina G. Parker
Judge, Place 9 – David Newell
Judge, Place 1 – David J. Schenck (Presiding Judge)
Judge, Place 3 – Bert Richardson
United States Of America
United States President – Donald J. Trump
United States Senator – John Cornyn
United State Senator – Ted Cruz
United States House of Representatives, District 18 – Christian D. Menefee
PUBLIC AND QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
City of Houston
City of Houston Department of Neighborhoods
City of Houston Super Neighborhoods
Dispute Resolution Center
Downtown Management District
EaDo Civic
East Downtown Management District
Greater Eastwood Super Neighborhood #64
Greater Third Ward Super Neighborhood #67
Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Harris Health System
MacGregor Super Neighborhood #83
Midtown Redevelopment Authority-TIRZ #2
Museum Park Super Neighborhood #66
OST/Almeda Corridors Redevelopment Authority-TIRZ #7
State of Texas
Greater Southeast Management District
Houston City College
Houston City College - Central Campus
Houston Independent School District
Texas Southern University
University Of Houston
University of Houston Law Center
University of Houston - Third Ward Initiative
Other
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas
PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
AND PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT BUSINESSES
AND PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT BUSINESSES
Advocate Legal Senior Center
Black Voters Matter
Change Happens Community Development Corporation
Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church
GovTrack.us (operated by Civic Impulse, LLC)
Houston Area Urban League
Houston Bar Foundation
Houston Justice
Houston Lawyers Association
Houston Lawyers Association Foundation
Houston Praise and Worship Center
Houston Volunteer Lawyers
Houston Voting Initiative
Law Harrington-The Montrose Center
Lone Star Legal Aid
NAACP – Houston Branch
National Bar Association
National Black United Front
National Immigration Law Center
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
National Veterans Outreach Program
Sankofa Research Institute
SHAPE Community Center
South Texas College of Law Houston
State Bar of Texas
Resources for Public:
Find a Lawyer:
TAPS Academy
Texas Civil Rights Project
The Earl Carl Institute for Legal and Social Policy, Inc.
The Metropolitan Organization (TMO) Houston
Trinity United Methodist Church
We Are the Ones Solidarity Cooperative
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
Women Healing & Empowering Women (WHEW)
Women Resource Center