BREAKING NEWS! The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, January 6 – The Montgomery County Ethics Commission, established under the JD Lambright Local Government Ethics Reform Act, which Governor Greg Abbott signed into law in June, 2019, will hold its historic first meeting on Monday, January 6, 2020, at 2 p.m., in the Montgomery County Commissioners […]
Montgomery County, July 5 – “It’s Hammer Time,” the popular show affiliated with The Golden Hammer, Montgomery County’s leading daily newspaper, on Facebook Live/YouTube, at MCP.TV, will air today at 12 noon. Former Montgomery County Attorney JD Lambright, who went into the arms of the Lord on March 9, 2019, after a very brief battle with cancer, […]
Image: State Representative Steve Toth, Republican of Conroe, shown at left with former County Attorney JD Lambright (center), the namesake for the JD Lambright Local Government Ethics Reform Act. Austin, May 9 – With brilliant State Representative Steve Toth, Republican of Conroe, guiding his bill to passage, the Texas House of Representatives passed House Bill […]
Austin, April 9 – The JD Lambright Local Government Ethics Reform Act passed the Texas Senate yesterday afternoon at 3:57 p.m., on a 30 to 1 vote. Senator Brandon Creighton, Republican of Conroe, spoke in favor of the legislation, which passed without additional discussion on the Floor of the Senate. Very soon afterwards, Senator Creighton […]
Image: The name of the “Lambright Local Government Ethics Law,” Senate Bill 710, is in honor of Montgomery County Attorney JD Lambright, who lost a battle with cancer on March 9, 2019. Austin, March 26 – The Lambright Local Government Ethics Law, Senate Bill 710, passed the Texas Senate’s Committee on State Affairs on a […]
Image: The late JD Lambright, who has Montgomery County Attorney, stood for ethics and integrity in government. Lambright is the namesake for the Lambright Local Government Ethics bill, for which the Travis County Commissioners Court has declared support. Lambright passed away on March 9, 2019. Austin, March 22 – Despite a brief mixup, the Travis County […]
Image: Montgomery County Attorney B.D. Griffin (right) took the Oath of Office on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, immediately after the Montgomery County Commissioners Court unanimously approved his appointment as County Attorney to succeed JD Lambright. Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough (left) administered the Oath of Office. Conroe, March 20 – Taxpayers, meet your friend and […]
Austin and Conroe, March 19 – After Texas Senator Brandon Creighton, Republican of Conroe, presented two ethics bills during a public hearing before the Texas Senate’s Committee on State Affairs in Austin on Monday morning, March 18, 2019, the Committee Chair, Senator Joan Huffman, Republican of Houston, said, “Senator Creighton, thank you for bringing our […]
Conroe and Austin, March 18 – Today, Monday, March 18, 2019, at 10 a.m., at First Baptist Church Conroe, hundreds of mourners will celebrate the life of JD Lambright, the beloved Montgomery County Attorney, who lost a brief fight with cancer when he went into the arms of the Lord on March 9. By an […]
Image: Montgomery County Attorney’s Office First Assistant County Attorney BD Griffin (left) is a regular to appear before the Commissioners Court. He was a close friend and protege of beloved Montgomery County Attorney JD Lambright, who went into the arms of the Lord on Saturday, March 9, 2019. On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, the Commissioners […]