Daily Archives: October 19, 2009

More details on the Chron poll

Here we have crosstabs and more details about that Chron poll from the weekend. The first thing that leaps out at me is that they also polled the Controller’s race: “If the election for city controller was held today and … Continue reading

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Endorsement watch: HISD Trustee

The Chron finishes up their work for this election by making its endorsements in the HISD Trustee races. For HISD Trustee in District I, an open seat, we recommend Anna Eastman. As the president of the Travis Elementary PTA, Eastman … Continue reading

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Interview with Adrian Collins

I know, I said I was finished with interviews. Turns out that wasn’t quite the case, and so today we have a conversation with Adrian Collins, who is running for HISD Trustee in District IX against incumbent Larry Marshall. Collins … Continue reading

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Early voting starts today

I feel confident saying that if you’re reading this blog, you’re probably aware that there’s an election coming up, and that Early Voting starts today. Here’s the early voting schedule and locations. It’s the usual places you’re familiar with, and … Continue reading

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Casey on the Chron poll

Rick Casey has some good observations about that Chron poll that was released Saturday. The main point I want to focus on is here: [Peter Brown] leads with 24 percent of the vote, but given that he had the airwaves … Continue reading

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Parker profile

And here’s the Chron profile of Annise Parker, which I didn’t get to link to last week and which rounds out their four-part series. I’ve linked all of them on the 2009 Elections page in case you want to go … Continue reading

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More vote centers coming to Texas

I personally really like the concept of “vote centers”, which is basically Early Voting locations done on Election Day as well. I like them because it means you never have to worry about which polling place you need to go … Continue reading

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