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Texas’ glitchy voter registration system makes it harder to clear backlog, election officials say
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1200+ words) Frustrated officials say “unacceptable” technology glitches with Texas’ TEAM system are impeding work to resolve a backlog of hundreds of thousands of records. At 6 p.m. a few days after the state sent Randall County election administrator Shannon Lackey a…...
Texas Clears Voter Backlog as Advocates Warn of Trust Concerns
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (956+ words) Oct 03, 2026 at 07:04 PM EDT Texas election officials say they have cleared a backlog of more than 500,000 voter registration-related records statewide after a major software mishap, insisting that eligible voters who register before Monday's deadline can cast ballots in the November…...
Whitmire???s financial integrity director admits to 15-hour workweeks for $127,000 salary, defends his work
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (453+ words) Chris Brown said the salary was appropriate because he had three decades of relevant experience, including leading significant reforms to the city’s finances. At a tense city council meeting on Wednesday, Houston Mayor John Whitmire's financial integrity advisor, for the…...
Harris County gets one-year extension to use federal funds for post-Harvey flood bond projects
1+ week, 1+ day ago (538+ words) Harris County has received a one-year extension to use federal funds for delayed post-Hurricane Harvey flood bond projects. In a video announcing the extension to use the federal funding on Monday, Texas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham blamed Harris…...
About 75,000 Harris County voter registrations unprocessed in Texas DPS error, county officials say
1+ week, 4+ day ago (405+ words) The Secretary of State on Tuesday notified Harris County officials of backlogged voter registration records that were never provided to the office due to a technical error. Harris County election officials are processing more than 75,000 additional voter registrations after a…...
Key GOP lawmaker says state should have caught error that delayed at least 178,000 Texas voter registrations
1+ week, 5+ day ago (941+ words) Meanwhile, Gov. Greg Abbott, who appoints the state’s top election official and is locked in a tight race in November, hasn’t commented on the error. A key Texas Republican lawmaker says state officials must be held accountable for an error…...
Texas advocates warn proposed cuts to health, assistance programs could hurt vulnerable communities
1+ week, 5+ day ago (934+ words) The Texas Health and Human Services Commission proposed cuts to more than 20 client services programs. Dozens of Texas advocates testified at a legislative budget board hearing Thursday to ask state lawmakers to protect those programs. Advocates warn funding cuts proposed…...
Houston City Council is testing the limits of the city's strong-mayor system
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1273+ words) Nearly three years after Houston voters approved a measure giving the city council more power in Houston’s strong-mayor system, Proposition A has been used sparingly, and typically on modest proposals – but some council members have begun using it to pursue…...
Homeless center in Houston???s East Downtown serves more than 420 people in first three months
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1421+ words) In Houston’s East Downtown, a large residential service center for homeless people has been in operation for about three months. It’s intended to provide a path from the streets into housing — but capacity is limited. In Houston's East Downtown, a…...
Harris County commissioners approve historic $3.1 billion budget, finalize tax hike
2+ week, 5+ day ago (596+ words) In total, the 2027 county tax rate has been set at $0.67 per $100 of valuation — a 7.6 percent increase from last year’s tax rate of $0.62, according to agenda documents. It’s one of the highest combined tax rates passed by Harris County in 20 years. Harris…...