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Election 2020

Harris County Sets New Voter Turnout Record, Surpassing 2016 Numbers

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on October 29, 2020 · The previous record of 1,338,898 was set in 2016. There is still one day of early voting left before Election Day.

Tags 2020 election Bun B Chris Hollins NRG Park The Suffers TXDecides vote voting

Town Square

Your Voting Questions And Concerns Answered By Experts

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on October 26, 2020 · Record voter turnout in Harris County, and a presidential race that is currently running neck and neck in Texas, have people headed to the polls with voting questions. We spend an hour with experts answering them.

Tags 2020 election election Harris County Clerk's Office Jay Aiye mail-in ballots Roxanne Werner vote voting

Election 2020

Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks Expanded Vote By Mail In Texas

Ashley Lopez, KUT

Posted on June 4, 2020 · The court on Thursday sided with state officials, namely Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who have argued that allowing more people to vote by mail here violates Texas law.

Tags COVID-19 Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ken paxton mail-in balloting vote voting

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Lake Conroe Lowering To Continue In Effort To Fight Flooding

Davis Land

Posted on February 21, 2020 · The controversial plan pitted Conroe and Kingwood residents against one another.

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Texas Elections 2018

Mayor Turner Reminds Houstonians To Vote Amid Historic Midterm Turnout

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on November 5, 2018 · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner encourages voters to "keep the momentum going on election day" after historic early voter turnout in Harris County.

Tags houston Midterms texas turnout vote voter turnout voting

Texas Elections 2018

Ahead Of Midterms, Houstonians Diverge On Immigration Issues

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on November 1, 2018 · The wedge issue of immigration divides Houstonians, just like the rest of the country.

Tags elections houston immigration Midterms TXDecides vote

Houston Matters

Everything You Need to Know About The Ballot

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 16, 2018 · Houston Matters sifts through the November ballot and answers your questions about the different races and initiatives you’ll be voting for on Election Day.

Tags ballots early voting Jay Aiyer local races Party Politics podcast politics vote

Houston Matters

Can Polls Be Trusted?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 1, 2018 · Anthony Salvanto, director of elections and surveys for CBS News, explains what average Americans should better understand about how polls are conducted.

Tags Anthony Salvanto Bob Stein brett kavanaugh CBS News Christine Blasey Ford mid-term election polls vote Where Did You Get This Number?

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Two-Thirds of Texas High Schools Still Aren’t Registering Students to Vote

Ashley Lopez, KUT

Posted on August 1, 2018 · According to the study, 35 percent of all Texas counties did not have a single high school request voter registration forms

Tags Texas High Schools vote voter registration

News

House GOP Rejects Immigration Bill, Postpones Vote On Another

Associated Press

Posted on June 21, 2018 · The measure's defeat was long expected. Many GOP moderates considered it too harsh and Democrats were solidly against it

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News

UPDATE: Senate Approves Overturning FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on May 16, 2018 · Several Republicans joined Democrats in voting to overturn the FCC's controversial decision. But the measure has little chance of success in the House.

Tags FCC internet net neutrality senate vote

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UPDATE: Ryan Bowing Out, Sending Ripples Of Uncertainty Through GOP

Associated Press / LISA MASCARO, AP / HPM Digital Team

Posted on April 11, 2018 · Amid an uneasy tenure that saw the failure of an Obamacare repeal and the passage of tax cuts — as well as an uneven relationship with President Trump — Ryan is calling it quits

Tags house speaker john boehner House Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Ryan President Trump Re-election Speaker of the House Trump vote

News

Spending Talks Nearly Done, $1.3T Bill Soon To Be Unveiled

Associated Press

Posted on March 21, 2018 · Lawmakers agreed on the broad outlines of the budget plan last month

Tags budget congress Paul Ryan senate vote

News

After Ruling On Texas’ “Sanctuary Cities” Law, Opponents Say They’re Down But Not Out

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on March 15, 2018 · Attorneys and immigrants' rights groups who fought against Senate Bill 4 say their next move isn’t exactly clear, but they insist they have a handful of options remaining.

Tags immigration law sanctuary cities SB4 vote

Texas Elections 2018

In Texas Elections, As In Schools, Participation Is Part Of The Grade

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on March 13, 2018 · Political candidates wanting a major boost from a public education voting bloc last week saw their hopes fall when teachers did not show up to the polls in the numbers they had expected. But educator voting advocates argue their political strength is only growing.

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The race for Houston city controller is likely to hinge on name recognition, partisanship

Andrew Schneider

Posted on October 2, 2023 · Chris Hollins and Orlando Sanchez appear to have the edge over Dave Martin and Shannan Nobles in the four-way contest to become Houston’s next chief financial officer.

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Houston Matters

Houston Controller candidate Chris Hollins discusses vision for city finances

Ariel Worthy

Posted on September 26, 2023 · As controller, the elected official acts as the city’s chief financial officer. Hollins is running against three other candidates for term-limited Chris Brown's seat.

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Houston Matters

Slightly lower ‘fall’ temperatures (Sept. 26, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 26, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: We talk about the slightly lower temperatures this week. And we begin our series of candidate interviews, beginning with Chris Hollins, who’s running for Houston City Controller.

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Galveston redistricting trial (Aug. 7, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

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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