Elections

GOP election judges say Nov. 2022 ballot shortages were intentional. Months later, no evidence has surfaced backing them up

Posted on · A five-month investigation by Houston Public Media found there were problems with Harris County’s elections that stretched over multiple years under the leadership of both parties, but little evidence that those problems may have tilted election outcomes.

Elections

GOP claims of Election Day mismanagement, fraud don’t explain Democrats’ 2022 sweep of Harris County

Posted on · Republicans are seeking fresh elections in nearly two dozen contests, alleging Election Day woes cost them thousands of votes, but a surge in Democratic registration and long-term demographic trends provide simpler explanations for GOP losses.

Elections

Harris County needs “immediate” upgrades to voting infrastructure, internal report finds

Posted on · The post-election analysis by the Harris County Elections Administrator’s Office could not yet determine whether alleged paper ballot shortages had kept people from voting, as the Harris County Republican Party has charged.

Elections

More challenges could be coming after another Republican contests Election Day loss in Harris County

Posted on · Houston-area Republicans Mike May and Erin Lunceford, who both lost their races on Nov. 8, are asking for the results to be invalidated and for new elections to be held.

Kim Ogg

Elections

Harris County DA Kim Ogg launches 2022 election investigation, asks Texas Rangers to assist

Posted on · Ogg reportedly asked state authorities for assistance in an email Monday, the same day the governor called for an investigation and the Harris County Republican Party sued the county's elections administrator.

News

Democratic Turnout Surges Nearly 200 Percent In Harris County Compared To Last Midterm Primary

Posted on · Democrats and Republicans voted in roughly equal numbers over the first six days of early polling. But for the GOP, that amounted to only an 11 percent increase over four years ago

Houston Matters

Low Voter Turnout, And Overturning The Heights Liquor Law: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The Week’s News

Posted on · From the lowest voter turnout in more than 20 years, to The Heights ending it's old prohibition policies -- our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of this week’s news.