Conroe, February 19 – If government acts (outside of law enforcement or national security), government usually does it badly. As a result, conscientious and reform-minded Montgomery County Treasurer Melanie Bush and her team in the County Treasurer’s Office have faced snarls in the County government payroll, as a result of the terrible systems and work […]
BREAKING NEWS! Conroe, January 12 – The Golden Hammer obtained secret documents today which show beyond any doubt that former County Treasurer Stephanne Davenport repeatedly lied to the Montgomery County Commissioners Court and to many others when she claimed she never intended to promote former County Judge Craig Doyal’s daughter, Lindsey, to the position of Deputy […]
BREAKING NEWS! Conroe, November 11 – Former Montgomery County Treasurer Martha Gustavsen, one of the most revered people in Montgomery County government during the past fifty years, called upon Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal “to stop the vindictive firings of County Employees” specifically in reference to the November 13, 2018, Commissioners Court agenda item where […]
Eric Yollick, The Golden Hammer The Golden Hammer endorses Conroe ISD President Melanie Pryor Bush for Montgomery County Treasurer in the November 6, 2018, General Election. Since the retirement of the remarkable Martha Gustavsen as County Treasurer in 2013, Montgomery County citizens have suffered with a Treasurer who has no finance background, no education beyond high […]
Conroe, April 24 – When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ruled on March 1, 2018, that Montgomery County Treasurer Stephanne Davenport must release her office procedures manual and overruled Davenport’s objections to the public disclosure, the Attorney General made clear that County employee dates of birth and social security numbers should not be among the […]
Image: Embattled Montgomery County Treasurer Stephanne Davenport (right) stands in the Precinct 4 Justice Court with JP James Metts (left) on one of the rare occasions when Metts actually entered the courtroom. Conroe, March 28 – Embattled Montgomery County Treasurer Stephanne Davenport’s unlawful release of County government employee names, dates of birth, and social security […]
Bill O’Sullivan, Guest Editorialist Last week I did something out of character for me. I called for the resignation of Stephanne Davenport from the Office of County Treasurer. I usually discuss issues only and not people. In fact, though I have disagreed with Judge Doyal on numerous occasions, when he was suspended without pay when […]
Conroe, March 24 – Precinct 3 County Commissioner James Noack placed on the agenda for the March 27, 2018, 9:30 a.m., meeting of the Montgomery County Commissioners Court a discussion of County Treasurer Stephanne Davenport’s release of names, dates of birth, and social security numbers of seventy-nine (79) Montgomery County government employees. It’s significantly likely […]
Eric Yollick, The Golden Hammer At the beginning, on December 1, 2017, Montgomery County Treasurer Stephanne Davenport told Melanie Pryor Bush and Justin Pulliam, who requested a copy of her office procedures manual, that she couldn’t produce the document to them as “public information” because she had to protect the personal identifying information, including dates of […]
Image: Montgomery County Treasurer Stephanne Davenport (right) with her nepotistic hire County Judge Craig Doyal’s daughter (left). Conroe, March 10 – When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ruled on March 1, 2018, that Montgomery County Treasurer Stephanne Davenport must release her office procedures manual and overruled Davenport’s objections to the public disclosure, the Attorney General […]