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Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms
1+ week, 5+ day ago (541+ words) By ANNA WILDER, Associated Press/Report for America The proposal, set for a vote Tuesday, would reduce the number of polling locations across booming Tarrant County, which borders Dallas and includes Fort Worth. County officials say the plan would save…...
Talarico wants to unearth Paxton's depositions to keep focus on opponent's past in Texas Senate race
2+ week, 3+ day ago (242+ words) James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, wants to reveal depositions involving Ken Paxton, his Republican opponent, as part of an ongoing effort to keep the focus on Paxton's history of scandals. The depositions involve a civil case…...
Some Texas conservatives are breaking ranks and pledging to vote Democrat
2+ week, 6+ day ago (74+ words) TEMPLE, Texas - Twyla Lowry plans to do something this November she could not have imagined doing even a few months ago: She’s going to vote for a Democrat. That would be Gina Hinojosa, running to... Some Texas conservatives are breaking…...
West Houston program moving people from homelessness to hotels gains surge in funding
3+ week, 2+ day ago (430+ words) Local officials contributed $180,000 to the effort. The pilot program served nearly 100 people with $30,000 in funding during its first year. In west Houston, a pilot program moving homeless people from the streets into hotels gained an additional $180,000 from local officials as…...
Houston and Woodlands to consider blocking possibility of future annexation via $50M agreement
3+ week, 3+ day ago (652+ words) Leaders of The Woodlands Township and the City of Houston next week will consider a $50 million agreement that would end an infrastructure funding pool shared by the two entities and ensure that Houston never annexes The Woodlands. The Houston City…...
Houston voters could weigh marijuana policing and a ban on no-knock warrants on November ballot
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (562+ words) Houston voters could decide this fall whether to amend the city charter to deprioritize enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and ban police from carrying out no-knock warrants after activists submitted nearly 40,000 petition signatures to City Hall. The referendum would thrust…...
James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of voter fraud. His own voter registration is raising questions
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1000+ words) After hitting his GOP foe for voting under an address where he no longer lived, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica found the Democratic Senate candidate also appears to have done so. Texas state Rep. James Talarico voted in five elections…...
Talarico notches 3-point lead over Paxton in new poll as GOP fears grow over Texas Senate race - AOL
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (463+ words) Democratic Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico eked out a shocking 3-point lead over GOP foe Ken Paxton in a new poll amid mounting Republican anxiety over the Lone Star race. Talarico edged out Paxton 51% to 48% in a Fox News poll…...
Abbott’s longtime aide steps into Texas’ top election job before November
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (480+ words) Texas has named its secretary of state and chief election officer months before the November midterm elections, as the current one leaves office after three years. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott named Robert Howden as the state's 116th secretary of state, as…...
Ken Paxton’s campaign says he will debate James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (473+ words) Paxton’s campaign said he plans to debate after Talarico challenged him to do so, though it did not commit to a specific host. WASHINGTON — Attorney General Ken Paxton‘s campaign said he would debate state Rep. James Talarico in Texas…...