Politics
Harris County missed 10,000 mail-in ballots, the latest reported 2022 primary snafu
Posted on · The county missed about 6,000 Democratic and 4,000 Republican votes.
Tag: Harris County Republican Party
Politics
How Conservative Activist Steven Hotze Became A Harris County Power Broker
Posted on · The physician and conservative activist has long had an outsized influence on local and state Republican politics – funded in large part by GOP candidates and officeholders
Harris County
Politics Vs. Security: Two Takes On Harris County’s Nearly 12-Hour Delay In Election Results
Posted on · “It’s curious to me why the Secretary of State started enforcing this law once I took office and not before."
News
Law Enforcement Raids Office Of Jared Woodfill, Ex Harris County GOP Chairman
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle reports complaints against Woodfill accuse him of taking money from clients’ trust accounts.
Politics
Ahead of Midterm Elections, Harris County Democrats and Republicans Spar over Voter Registration Challenges
Posted on · Republicans say the registration challenges were nonpartisan, but some of those who were challenged feel otherwise.
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
Politics
Democrats On Track To Extend Harris County Gains In 2018
Posted on · Three years ago, opposition to President Barack Obama boosted Republican voter turnout. GOP officeholders elected then are up for reelection with Donald Trump in the White House.
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.