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Tag: 2019 Elections

Politics

This Houston City Council Runoff Tested A Law Limiting The Rights Of Candidates With Felony Convictions. Now Comes The Election

Jen Rice

Posted on December 2, 2020 · The local race is part of a national shift toward destigmatizing prior criminal justice involvement.

Tags 2019 Elections Cynthia Bailey elections Houston City Council District B Jerry Davis Tarsha Jackson

City of Houston

Appeals Court Rules To Move Forward With Long-Delayed City Council Runoff Election

Jen Rice

Posted on August 11, 2020 · District B residents have been waiting to elect a council member since November of last year.

Tags 2019 Elections Cynthia Bailey Houston City Council District B Jerry Davis Tarsha Jackson

Politics

District B Residents Likely Won’t Elect A Councilmember Until May — At The Earliest

Jen Rice

Posted on December 20, 2019 · The runoff election might not be held until the Texas Supreme Court rules on whether a candidate is eligible to be on the ballot.

Tags 2019 Elections elections houston city council Houston City Council District B Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner

Local

Harris County’s Student Election Clerks Are Part Of A New Generation Of Voters

Jen Rice

Posted on December 16, 2019 · Hundreds of high school students -- ages 16 and up -- served as clerks on election night.

Tags 2019 Elections 2019 mayoral election Harris County Clerk high school students voting

Politics

Turner Wins Mayoral Runoff Race With 56% Of The Vote

Jen Rice

Posted on December 14, 2019 · Election Night capped off a divisive mayoral race that hinged on public safety, firefighter salaries and Hurricane Harvey recovery.

Tags 2019 Elections 2019 mayoral election Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Tony Buzbee voting

Politics

Turner Leads Buzbee By More Than 20 Points In Runoff Race, HPM-KHOU 11 Poll Finds

Jen Rice

Posted on December 11, 2019 · Buzbee picked up likely voters from candidates who didn't make the runoff.

Tags 2019 Elections elections Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Houston Public Media poll Tony Buzbee voting

Local

Judge Further Delays A Decision In Disputed Houston City Council District B Runoff

Jen Rice

Posted on December 10, 2019 · A special election will be scheduled for some time next year.

Tags 2019 Elections criminal justice district court Houston City Council District B runoff voting

inDepth

Can A Candidate With A Felony Conviction Stay On The Ballot In Houston?

Jen Rice

Posted on November 27, 2019 · “At the end of the hour if she can do the job she deserves to have that position,” District B resident Angela Johnson said. “Second chances are what we’re about.”

Tags 2019 Elections criminal justice reform District B houston city council Jerry Davis voting rights

Politics

Houston City Council Candidate Sues To Hold New Election, Citing Opponent’s Felony Conviction

Jen Rice

Posted on November 19, 2019 · State law on whether a felon can run for office is open to interpretation, according to experts and lawmakers.

Tags 2019 Elections criminal justice elections houston city council runoff voting

Diane Trautman

Harris County

Politics Vs. Security: Two Takes On Harris County’s Nearly 12-Hour Delay In Election Results

Jen Rice

Posted on November 14, 2019 · “It’s curious to me why the Secretary of State started enforcing this law once I took office and not before."

Tags 2019 Elections Diane Trautman election security Harris County Republican Party harris county voting

Education News

In Races for Houston School Board, Incumbents Lose To Their Challengers

Laura Isensee

Posted on November 5, 2019 · But the winners of these four seats on the HISD board of trustees may not take the full powers of the office, as a state takeover of HISD is looking increasingly likely.

Tags 2019 election 2019 Elections hisd

inDepth

How Do Voters Know If A City Controller Is Doing A Good Job?

Jen Rice

Posted on November 4, 2019 · “It’s tough. You could look at the financial statements of the city, but they’re unintelligible to most laypeople.”

Tags 2019 election 2019 Elections city controller City Controller Chris Brown Orlando Sanchez voting

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Local

Who Represents Me? How To Find Your Houston City Council District

Davis Land

Posted on October 23, 2019 · Here's how to track down which City Council member represents you.

Tags 2019 election 2019 Elections houston city council

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Posted on June 21, 2022 · In a review of how distrust and conspiracy thinking work, experts discuss suggestions about overcoming problems with trust in federal and presidential election systems.

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Houston Matters

School shooting in Uvalde, primary runoff results, and the life of George Floyd (May 25, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 25, 2022 · On Wednesday's show: We learn the latest on the fatal shooting at a Uvalde elementary school. Then we discuss the results from the Texas primary election runoffs. And a new book examines the life and struggles of George Floyd.

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Dead man elected mayor of a Texas town: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Posted on May 13, 2022 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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Politics

Civil rights advocates say Texas needs to improve new required training for poll watchers

Sascha Cordner, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on May 13, 2022 · Under Texas’ new voting law, which went into effect in December, poll watchers must undergo mandatory training. It’s currently an online course through the Texas Secretary of State’s Office. Advocates say that’s not enough.

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