The Harris County District Clerk's Office: a pivotal part of the court system
Marilyn Burgess, center. Source: https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Common/Default.aspx In an effort to keep somewhat abreast of what of organizations and events around Houston and Harris. County, I am going to try to put up at least one post a week of something I have attended and the takeaways, along with resources and how to get involved. There are dozens of groups under the umbrella of Harris County Democrats and I should stress - as Lili Schecter did last month - that you don’t have to join all of them, but find a couple to support and do what you can for them. Blue Bayou Democrats , who host a monthly “Democracy Cafe” have a number of events regularly on the calendar. This past Tuesday night, they hosted Marilyn Burgess, Harris County District Clerk and like a number of people, had you asked me what the country district clerk did, I would be hard-pressed to answer. As it happens, she does plenty. To say that the HC district clerk oversees the functioning of the country courts d...