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The seven major candidates were also encouraged to use tablets and smart phones, as they responded to questions on a wide array of issues, from the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, to housing and gentrification, police oversight, road repairs, city debt, human trafficking and cycling — among other topics.
Here are some highlights from the debate, as well as analysis from, among others, the debate’s editorial panelists: KHOU’s Doug Miller, Free Press Houston’s Omar Afra, and News 88.7’s Laurie Johnson.