Former Austin City Council member, 2020 legislature hopeful, and longtime taxpayer advocate Don Zimmerman made his next step official today via an interview on KBLJ-AM's "Mark Melynda and Ed Show."
Zimmerman filed paperwork to run for a seat on the Round Rock ISD Board of Trustees.
The results are in for Leander and Manor Municipal Runoff elections. While they're two different scenarios entirely, we can draw two lessons from them.
First, let's look at the results, which you won't find covered much in the local media:
Leander Council member Place 3
Juan Alanis 1162 votes (37%)
David McDonald 2910 votes (63%)
Leander Council member Place 5
Chris Czernek 1952 votes (62%)
Bill Louden 1193 votes (38%)
Manor Council member Place 6 (unexpired term)
Kathy White 29 votes (43%)
Deja Hill 39 votes (57%)
Thanks to the pressing of the Texas Attorney General's office, a March 8 report from an independent investigator the Round Rock ISD hired to look into the corruption centered around its embattled superintendent finally came to light.
Among the revelations:
"The search firm has confirmed that if they had known about the relationship between Hafedh Azaiez and Vanessa Ruiz [Alrdich] they would not have advanced Azaiez's name forward to the RRISD Board of Trustees for consideration to the position of Superintendent."
The president of the entity responsible for the consistent practice of law in Texas is herself not legally elected.
This is according to a press release concerning a complaint to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The complaint asserted that Texas State Bar President Sylvia Borunda Firth did not receive a majority of votes, making her ineligible to serve.
Don Zimmerman, former Austin City Councilman, elected MUD district member, and taxpayer advocate, noted in the complaint the State Bar's board of directors policy manual states the "President Elect shall be elected by a vote of the majority of those members of the State Bar who voted in such election."