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Election 2020

4 Ongoing Legal Battles That Could Make It Harder To Vote In Texas

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on October 26, 2020 · Local elections officials, voting rights advocates and Texas Republicans are entangled in multiple legal battles that impact access to the ballot.

Tags 2020 election ballot access early voting election 2020 emergency ballot harris county harris votes mail in ballot TXDecides

Election 2020

Undecided Latina Voters In Texas Weigh Their Options Ahead Of 2020 Election

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on October 21, 2020 · Millions of Texas voters have set early voting records at polling locations throughout the state. Despite fervent early turnout, some remain undecided about who they’ll choose for president.

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Elections

12 Reasons It’s Harder To Vote In Harris County

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on May 22, 2019 · Texas ranks 44th nationwide in registering eligible voters and Harris County lags behind those registration rates by 5-12%. That and other research show a pattern of poor civic engagement -- and policies that make it harder to vote locally and statewide.

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How Houston will continue expanding transportation options in 2023

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on January 11, 2023 · Several infrastructure projects are in the works this year that aim to improve and expand mobility for cyclists, pedestrians and mass transit users.

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Houston-area warming centers: These buildings are opening to public during hard freeze

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on December 22, 2022 · Warming centers and shelters are opening across Houston on Thursday and also in nearby communities such as Baytown, Galveston, Montgomery and Rosenberg.

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Texas audit finds some problems, but not fraud, in Harris County’s handling of 2020 general election

Andrew Schneider, Politics & Government Reporter

Posted on December 20, 2022 · The report from the Texas Secretary of State’s office pointed specifically to chain-of-custody issues involving close to 185,000 cast vote records.

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Houston, Harris County compromise on I-45 expansion, bringing project closer to reality

Jack Williams

Posted on December 19, 2022 · Local leaders said although the project isn’t perfect, it is better than it was before negotiations with TXDOT over the past year and half.

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