Category Archives: Election 2025

Early voting for the November 2025 election begins tomorrow

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: The Harris County Clerk’s Office (HCCO) urges voters to take advantage of Early Voting, which starts Monday, October 20, and ends Friday, October 31. Ballot Items Include 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution 18th Congressional District Houston City Council At-Large Position … Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: Cy-Fair ISD and the constitutional amendments

Posted on October 18, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron calls for sanity in Cy-Fair where its wingnut board members have been running wild. MAGA-on-MAGA mudslinging. Secret recordings. Anti-woke purges. We wish we were talking about the latest White House sideshow. Unfortunately, we’re talking about the board of trustees overseeing the … Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: Steady on at HCC

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron supports the incumbents for re-election to the HCC Board of Trustees. Fortunately, HCC’s fundamentals appear to be on the mend. Enrollment has nearly bounced back to pre-Covid levels thanks to booming suburban campuses. The board of trustees still has … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jolanda Jones

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We come to the end of the line of my interviews for this cycle. I’ll be back in the saddle soon enough for the 2026 primaries, but today we are finishing off the interviews for CD18. In a race with … Continue reading →

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Interview with Christian Menefee

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Our next candidate for CD18 is another familiar name and the first person to formally announce their candidacy for this seat. Christian Menefee has been elected twice as Harris County Attorney – he had to resign to run for CD18 … Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: For some change in HISD

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron makes their endorsements in the three contested HISD trustee races. It’s an odd election. It could even seem pointless. Right now, elected HISD trustees have little power, no vote and just a few minutes prioritized at the start … Continue reading →

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Interview with Isaiah Martin

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Next up for the special election in CD18 is Isaiah Martin, who like Amanda Edwards had filed to run in the 2024 primary while then-Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was running for Houston Mayor, but then dropped out and endorsed Jackson … Continue reading →

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Interview with Amanda Edwards

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

This week we will focus on the election we’ve been waiting for the longest, the special election in CD18 to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner. There’s a big field for this race but … Continue reading →

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30-day campaign finance reports: City Council At Large #4

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We’re less than a month out from Election Day, and that means that the candidates in the special election for Houston City Council At Large #4 need to file 30 day finance reports. The July reports included reports from two … Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: Chron for Menefee in CD18

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Special election endorsement #2 is in the books. Let’s get this out of the way: the 18th Congressional district is a storied district with a rich legacy of trailblazing Black Houston leaders from Barbara Jordan to Mickey Leland and Sheila … Continue reading →

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Interview with Robbie McDonough

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

At the end of my HISD interview cycle, I noted that I had reached out to District V candidate Robbie McDonough but had not heard back from him. That happens sometimes, campaign-related email addresses are not always reliable. Well, McDonough … Continue reading →

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Checking in on SD09

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Our attention here in Houston is focused on the long-overdue special election in CD18, but it’s not the only special election of consequence on the ballot. One could argue that the special election in SD09, which was called to fill … Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: Chron goes with Jordan Thomas

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron makes their recommendation for the City Council At Large #4 special election. Voters should try to find someone among the current crop of candidates who has the vision and knowledge to actually make something productive out of a … Continue reading →

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Interview with Al Lloyd

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We wrap up our tour of the Houston City Council At Large #4 landscape today with Al Lloyd, who was one of the first candidates out of the gate when the seat became open. Lloyd is a Houston native and … Continue reading →

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The recall effort is out there collecting signatures

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Good luck, you’re gonna need it. After more than a year of posting to social media and reaching out to news media, Ethan Hale stood alone — aside from a Houston Public Media journalist — at the Houston City College … Continue reading →

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Interview with Dwight Boykins

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Next up for Houston City Council At Large #4 is a familiar name, Dwight Boykins. That name is familiar because Boykins served two terms on City Council, in District D, having been elected in 2013 and 2015. The amended terms … Continue reading →

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The 2025 constitutional amendments

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a bunch of them, but not many I’d recommend. On Nov. 4, Texas voters will get the final say on 17 constitutional amendments — usually listed as statewide propositions at the top of the ballot — including billions of … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jordan Thomas

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We continue our journey through Houston City Council At Large #4 with Jordan Thomas, who is a familiar presence on Twitter with the Houston urbanist community. Thomas served as Chief of Staff to now-former Council Members Amanda Edwards and Letitia … Continue reading →

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Interview with Alejandra Salinas

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We move this week into Houston City Council At Large #4, one of two special elections on my ballot (and yours if you’re in CD18), to fill the seat left vacant by Letitia Plummer after she announced her candidacy for … Continue reading →

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Texas Victory Consulting poll of CD18

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

This is interesting on a couple of levels. As the community prepares to decide who will represent Congressional District 18, understanding current voter preferences is essential. This poll, fielded September 27 to October 2, 2025, conducted with 557 respondents between … Continue reading →

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Bexar County processing new voter registrations again

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Good news. Bexar County is once again processing new voter registrations, after a months-long delay caused a backlog of 52,000 registrations to wait in limbo. Early voting starts Oct. 20 for the Nov. 4 election. Elections Administrator Michele Carew told … Continue reading →

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Interview with Desmond Spencer

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We wrap up our tour of the HCC districts with Desmond Spencer, one of two opponents to incumbent Renee Jefferson Patterson in District II. (The other opponent is Kathy lynch Gunter, who had also run for this seat in a … Continue reading →

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Interview with Renee Jefferson Patterson

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We continue our visit with the candidates for HCC Trustee. Today we move into District II, where incumbent Renee Jefferson Patterson was appointed to fill the seat earlier this year after Charlene Ward Johnson was elected to HD139. Patterson is … Continue reading →

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Interview with Monica Flores Richart

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

This week we will feature the HCC Trustee races and candidates. Three Trustees are up for a six-year term, though only two of them have opponents; trustee Cynthia Lenton-Gary has no challenger for District VII. The incumbent in District I … Continue reading →

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Recall Houston says it will start collecting petition signatures

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Okay. Could Houston voters soon decide the fate of Houston Mayor John Whitmire? Experts say it’s an extremely long shot, but a group of Houstonians will start collecting signatures next week to remove the mayor from office. Mayor Whitmire has … Continue reading →

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Still more voter registration problems

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Criminy. Darcy Hood mailed her voter registration application to the Tarrant County elections department in July, after she turned 18. Months later, her application still hasn’t been processed. And it’s unclear when it will be. With the Oct. 6 deadline … Continue reading →

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Interview with Michael McDonough

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We finish up our week with HISD candidates with Michael McDonough, who is challenging incumbent Trustee Kendall Baker in District VI. McDonough recently retired after a 30+ year career at HISD, where he was a math teacher, a soccer coach, … Continue reading →

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Interview with Maria Benzon

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

The other open HISD seat is in District V, where two-term incumbent Sue Deigaard declined to run again. There are two candidates running to fill that seat, and today we will hear from Maria Benzon, a veteran educator with over … Continue reading →

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Interview with Audrey Nath

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Challenging incumbent Bridget Wade in District VII is Audrey Nath, one of many Mike Miles critics on the ballot that I noted in July. Nath is a pediatric neurologist, an MD/PhD from Rice and UT-Houston, and an HISD mom. She’s … Continue reading →

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Interview with Bridget Wade

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Continuing with our week of HISD Trustee race interviews, the next two days will be in District VII, where the incumbent is Bridget Wade, who defeated Anne Sung in 2021. Wade is the past President and longtime member of the … Continue reading →

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Bexar County’s voter registration problems

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Not great, Bob! Bexar County is sitting on more than 45,000 voter registration forms that haven’t been processed — less than 50 days before voters decide whether to devote public dollars to a downtown arena for the San Antonio Spurs. … Continue reading →

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Interview with Felicity Pereyra

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Welcome to the start of the 2025 interview season! I went into this early on thinking there wouldn’t be much, as there are no city of Houston elections, but with the special elections in CD18 and At Large #4 it … Continue reading →

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The CD18 lineup

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Wednesday was also the filing deadline for the CD18 special election. Amanda Edwards has a photo of the SOS proclamation that includes a listing of the candidates and their parties. This Community Impact story also has the lineup and campaign … Continue reading →

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The At Large #4 lineup

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Wednesday was the filing deadline for both CD18 and Houston City Council At Large #4. There are fourteen filed candidates plus one write-in. I will offer a bit of commentary on each. – Alejandra Salinas, Dwight Boykins, and Al Lloyd … Continue reading →

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