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Residents call for recall, DA referral over alleged conduct by Councilman Joseph Lowry; council moves to censure
Summary
Multiple residents raised complaints during citizens’ participation alleging harassment, doxxing and misuse of public office by Councilman Joseph Lowry; a recall petition was announced and council debated and voted to censure Lowry following the public comments and an internally filed complaint.
A string of public comments at the June 9 La Marque City Council meeting accused Councilman Joseph Lowry (District C) of harassment, threats and misuse of his office; council later debated and voted to censure him after hearing a complaint from a fellow councilmember.
During citizens’ participation, an online speaker who identified himself as Harvey Freebird said Lowry “stormed out of public meetings, doxed private citizens, stalked people who disagree with him” and described social‑media posts he characterized as advocacy for building an “armored” vehicle. “When someone starts talking about building an armored weapon, everybody should take that seriously,” Freebird said, adding that “these aren’t jokes. These are real threats.”
Resident Vanessa McAfee, who said she is from Texas City, alleged that Councilman Lowry’s business, 6 Brothers Concrete, falsely claimed a La Marque residential address in a grant…
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