Victoria Neave wins SD16 per a story in left leaning Flip Texas Blue stating poll numbers show the state representative winning the race.
The article says Neave wins the SD16 race if the election were held today. The poll reflects voter recognition of her leadership and work in the Texas legislature.
Victoria Neave Criado is the daughter of an immigrant and was the first in her family to graduate from college.
Today, she is a lawyer and is a leading voice in the Texas State House since her election in 2016.
Neave In Legislature
In the Texas legislature, Victoria secured a major legislative victory with landmark legislation, the Lavinia Masters Act. That law combined with an unprecedented $50 million tackles the rape kit backlog. This brings long-overdue justice to thousands of survivors of sexual assault.
The male dominated state senate has ignored the rape kit backlog for years. The boys club likes to claim to be tough on crime while ignoring rape and sexual assault.
As the Chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC), she fights Governor Abbott’s radical agenda.
Neave supports public schools and put a stop to Abbott’s taxpayer-funded private school welfare program.
She receives credit for her work to stop police profiling by race.
She also received credit for her work to stop attacks on people of color and our LGBTQ community.
Two voting rights hearings are taking place later today in Austin, Texas in legislative hearings on Senate Bill 1 (SB1) and House Bill 3 (HB3) during the Texas legislature’s Special Session.
HB3 will be heard starting at 8AM in Capital Room E1.030. The Senate bill being heard today will start in committee at 11AM in Capital Room E1.004.
It is unclear in what order committees will take up legislation so activists expect a long day of hearings.
The state legislature is taking up legislative funding, voter fraud, but general political corruption seems to be missing despite the recent federal conviction of Ruel Hamilton.
Voting Rights Hearings Open To Public Comment
Persons wishing to speak on either bill in person can do so through this link. You may only register from a personal device if you are connected to the Capitol Public WiFi inside the Capitol, Capitol extension or John H. Reagan Building.
The state house of representatives allows speakers to submit comments electronically. Comments for or against the legislation can be submitted here.
Zephi Trevino, is a Texas teen is accused of Capital Murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a man that occurred when she was 16. Dallas District Attorney John Creuzot intends to charge her as an adult pending a January 4, 2021 hearing.
Her mother and other advocates, including Jamie Lee Curtis and Kim Kardashian West, say she is a victim of sex trafficking, not a killer.
Zephaniah Trevino, now 17, is one of three people charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of Carlos Arajeni-Arriaza Morillo, 24. He was killed in a Grand Prarie apartment in August 2019.
Murder victim Carlos Arajeni-Arriaza Morillo
Another defendant, Philip Baldenegro, then 18, admitted to fatally shooting Morillo and shooting and injuring another man as part of a robbery attempt. He and Jesse Martinez, then 19, are all charged in the case.
“She brought the guys to the apartment and set the whole thing up,” said Finn.
Zephi Trevino’s parents and Baldenegro’s attorney agree the men were there to have sex with Zephi, but Zephi’s parents claim Baldenegro was forcing their daughter to have sex for money.
Baldenegro’s attorney says his client admits he pulled the trigger, but he is not a pimp.
“She is no victim. My client Philip Baldenegro is 19 and I think she was 16 at the time. They had a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship that is born out on my client’s cellphone,” said Finn.
“She engineered, organized, executed the entire plan,” Finn said.
Murder suspects Philip Baldenegro and Jesse Martinez
Zephi Trevino Background
Zephaniah, or “Zephi” as she’s known to friends and family, was a typical teenager in her Grand Prairie, Texas community. Kind, outgoing, and the youngest of four siblings raised in a loving home, she was involved in activities from her church worship team to pitching for her high school softball team.
Trevino’s mom, Crystal Trevino, told local media her daughter was offered a plea deal that would give her 10 years in prison, but declined.
Crystal said her daughter played sports and was involved in her church before she fell in with the wrong crowd, saying the plight of her daughter Zephi Trevino is “a mother’s worst nightmare.”
Zephi Trevino Case
Crystal Trevino says her daughter was offered a ten year plea deal, which she declined. She faces up to 40 years in prison. Trevino’s case has caught the attention of numerous celebrities.
Civil rights lawyer Justin Moore is helping the family and helped get the attention of Jason Flom, a founding board member of The Innocence Project.
Flom says he thinks Dallas District Attorney John Creuzot should take a closer look at the case.
“On what planet does it make sense that we are going to charge her with capital murder? It’s a disastrously failed social policy,” Flom said.
The Innocence Project, has helped secure the release of hundreds of wrongfully convicted people.
Zephi Trevino, John Creuzot, and Dominque Alexander
The case also presents an interesting challenge for Creuzot.
Recently, former Chief of Police Reneé Hall was reported to be in an inappropriate relationship with convicted felon and local activist Dominique Alexander. The public report hastened Hall’s exit as police chief and her depature was announced less than twenty-four hours after the report.
Creuzot has not been seen out front on sex trafficking issues unlike the local US Attorney’s Office who recently arrested a local man for sex trafficking. Additionally, like Reneé Hall, Creuzot is known to be friendly with Dominque Alexander and there are multiple sources who indicate Creuzot made a nonprosecution with Alexander and Next Generation Action Network in return for not endangering his election campaign with Alexander’s activism in certain neighborhoods.
John Creuzot and his office are prohibited from speaking about the Trevino case, but he is noticable silent on relationships with both Alexander and Judge Audrey Moorehead, recently arrested for DWI.
A source in Austin reports State Representative Terry Meza‘s Texas HB196 will be a focus for the Texas legislature in the upcoming session starting in January 2021. One Republican said it was “better than Christmas.”
Meza seen here with Beto O’Rourke – the former candidate who said Hell yes, we‘re going to take away your guns.
Meza sparked a backlash when she proposed changes to the state’s “castle doctrine,” through Texas HB196, which allows the use of deadly force to protect property.
Facebook has numerous posts attributed to Meza regarding HB196. Calls and emails to her office were not returned so these statements have not been validated.
Privately Republicans are rejoicing saying Democrats have stepped in the muck again.
The point to rising crime numbers throughout Dallas and other cities including officers being attacked and the Democrats filing a bill to stop citizens and home owners from protecting their own property.
One legislative staffer said Denton County had to arrest Dallas’ serial killer because their police chief is in a relationship with a BLM activist with a felony record. Instead of protecting the public, they are filing HB196 which looks to protect criminals.
Some Democrats complain too continuing a pattern of infighting since Election Day when Democrats failed in their expectations to be leading the state house in 2021.
We just lost every winnable seat possible and we have state reps thinking HB196 will bring the suburbs back to voting for us. Democrats continue to say ‘we did it‘ while losing winnable races.
