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

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

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Job Interviews Meet Speed Dating In Annual Event For Houston Students

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Posted on July 25, 2019 · Local high schoolers learn professional skills as they rotate through numerous mock job interviews in one day, during an event from the nonprofit Genesys Works.

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Posted on August 7, 2023 · On Monday's show: A trial begins today over voting districts in Galveston County that some say intentionally discriminate against Black and Hispanic voters.

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Elections bills, including two targeting Harris County, set to become law

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Posted on June 12, 2023 · Among the bills lawmakers passed during the regular session are a measure that will abolish the Harris County Elections Administrator’s Office and another that will allow the Texas Secretary of State to impose “administrative oversight” of the county’s elections.

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Could a Supreme Court decision striking down Alabama’s congressional maps lead to the same thing in Texas?

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Voting rights in Texas (June 9, 2023)

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