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Meet the primary candidates running for Harris County’s justice of the peace seats

Jen Rice

Posted on February 14, 2022 · Here's why candidates say they're running to serve as the judges who preside over evictions, truancy cases and small civil disputes.

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Houston eviction courts are packed again as numbers return to pre-COVID levels

Jen Rice

Posted on January 27, 2022 · With the increase in eviction filings comes crowded courtrooms, despite the risk of COVID-19 spreading.

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Harris County early voting trends after first week favor Republicans, analyst says

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on October 31, 2022 · Harris County has seen a decline in early voting turnout compared to the last midterm election in 2018, and most of those who have voted tend to be older.

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Voting

2020 changed how America votes. The question now is whether those changes stick

Miles Parks, NPR

Posted on October 28, 2022 · The pandemic led to a historic rise in early voting, as 70% of the electorate cast ballots before Election Day in 2020. In 2022, it looks like more of the same.

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2022 early voting turnout in Harris County slightly lagging behind last midterm in 2018

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on October 25, 2022 · A total of 60,834 voters cast in-person ballots on the first day of early voting in Harris County, which was 2,354 lower than the first-day turnout in 2018.

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A Guide to Early Voting

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on October 24, 2022 · Beat the Election Day traffic and cast your ballot now at your nearest voting station.

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