Election 2020
Houston-Area Voter Guide: Here Are The Races To Watch In The 2020 General Election
Posted on · Nationwide, statewide, or right here in Greater Houston, here's everything you need to know before casting your ballot.
Tag: TXDecides
Election 2020
2 Texas Board Of Education Seats Are Up For Grabs In Houston. Here’s What You Need To Know
Posted on · Seats in Texas Board of Education districts 6 and 8 are up for grabs this year.
Election 2020
Harris County Dems Could Gain Commissioners Court Supermajority In Seat Long Held By GOP
Posted on · Republican Spring Valley Village Mayor Tom Ramsey is facing former Houston mayor chief of staff Michael Moore, a Democrat, in a battle to succeed retiring Commissioner Steve Radack.
Election 2020
The Fight Over Mail-In Drop-Off Sites Is Likely Over. Here’s What That Means For Texas Voters
Posted on · UHLC constitutional law professor Teddy Rave says it’s unlikely the U.S. Supreme Court will take up an appeal from the U.S. 5th Circuit with Election Day so close.
Election 2020
Harris County Shatters Single-Day Early Voting Record
Posted on · More than 128,000 people headed to the polls on the first day of early voting, according to the Harris County Clerk's Office.
Election 2020
Voters Have 2 Very Different Choices For Texas’ Next Oil And Gas Regulator
Posted on · One candidate touts his industry expertise, while the other has pushed for better environmental protections.
Election 2020
Congressional Dems Ask 5th Circ. To Expand Mail-In Ballot Drop-Off Locations In Texas
Posted on · The federal appellate court had halted a lower court's ruling to allow multiple mail-in ballot drop-off locations across the state.
Election 2020
How Police Reform Is Playing A Role In The Harris County DA’s Race
Posted on · Democratic District Attorney Kim Ogg is squaring off against Republican Mary Nan Huffman in her bid for reelection
Election 2020
Despite COVID-19, Poll Finds Voters Are Split On Health Care
Posted on · According to a Kaiser Family Foundation Poll, Democrats rank coronavirus as their number one concern – for Republicans, it’s a distant fourth place.
Election 2020
COVID-19 Fears Unlikely To Deter Harris County Voters, Poll Finds
Posted on · The study from Rice University showed roughly 80 percent of those polled planned to vote – 90 percent, for African American voters.
Texas Elections 2018
Ahead Of Midterms, Houstonians Diverge On Immigration Issues
Posted on · The wedge issue of immigration divides Houstonians, just like the rest of the country.
Texas
Five Ways You Can Influence Texas Lawmakers
Posted on · Voters don't like Congress. Only about 40 percent of the country approves of the job the president is doing. And, because of the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on elections, people feel like their voices don't count as much as a large campaign donation.
Election 2016
Did Texans Ever Vote In Large Numbers? Answering The Leftover Questions From #TXDecides
Posted on · On Monday Houston Public Media News 88.7 launched the #TXDecides series, our collaborative project with public radio newsrooms across Texas. The goal was simple: Answer Texas voters' questions ahead of Election Day. You had lots of questions and we picked five as a focus for feature stories this week. Kate Groetzinger, with KUT, our sister station in Austin, answers the rest of them here.
Election 2016
How Secure Is Electronic Voting In Texas?
Posted on · With talk of rigging and stolen elections, people are more concerned than usual about whether their vote will count. As part of our #TXDecides series, examining issues facing voters in the 2016 campaign, we explore the security of paperless electronic voting systems.
Houston Matters
Seriously Now — is Texas Really in Play This Election?
Posted on · Six weeks ago the Washington Post unveiled a poll on the U.S. presidential race, which found Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton neck and neck in Texas. It was, frankly, hard to believe. No other major poll had shown such a result. So, we brought the paper’s polling manager on to explain the methodology […]