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Your guide to voting in the May 28 primary runoff elections
HOUSTON — Voters head to the polls for the May 28 primary runoff elections, setting the stage for the November general elections across the Houston area and the State of Texas. There are several key races that voters are deciding on, including one that involves Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, who is taking on opponent David Covey. And for the second time this month, Jarvis Johnson and Molly Cook will go head-to-head, this time to be the Democratic nominee to permanently fill the Texas Senate seat vacated by John Whitmire when he was elected Houston mayor.
Locations of 3 FEMA recovery centers in SE Texas
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — On Tuesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening three disaster recovery centers in Southeast Texas. They'll open to "provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, flooding and straight-line winds that began April 26." Where are the centers?. Harris County. Thomas...
Here's an early estimate of the damage in the Houston area caused by the derecho storm
HOUSTON — As residents are continuing to clean up after a rare derecho storm that tore through the Houston area on May 16, Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis shared an early assessment of the damage left behind. Ellis spoke to KHOU 11’s sister station WFAA in Dallas...
Texas Election Chiefs Under Increasing Pressure Following Judge's Order for New Election
Election officials in Texas are now closely watched after a 2022 judge-ordered new election in Harris County. This is where the vote was close. This will only hammer in the fact that an error in the electoral process could be real damage. What has already happened in this particular case is not unique. Various election officers have gone on record pointing out that these types of complaints usually appear, especially when it comes to the high turnouts of election periods. That ruling heightened awareness statewide, and election administrators say it could rejuvenate an emphasis on the importance of scrupulous attention to procedure and thorough training for election workers.
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