Daily Archives: November 29, 2018

Precinct analysis: Straight ticket voting by State Rep district

As advertised: Dist Str R Str D Str L Turnout Str R% Str D% Str L% Total ===================================================================== HD126 24,093 19,491 269 56,336 42.77% 34.60% 0.48% 77.84% HD127 34,178 19,157 312 69,198 49.39% 27.68% 0.45% 77.53% HD128 29,034 12,583 221 … Continue reading

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The legal option for Prop B

Here we go. Mayor Sylvester Turner will ask Houston city council Wednesday to hire a law firm to advise the city on possible litigation related to the firefighter pay parity measure, setting in motion a potential court challenge to the … Continue reading

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More floodplain buyouts

Gonna keep seeing more of these. Fifteen months after Hurricane Harvey flooded more than 200,000 area homes and apartments, Harris County has begun purchasing homes in the floodplain using funds voters overwhelmingly approved in this summer’s $2.5 billion flood infrastructure … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of November 26

The Texas Progressive Alliance spent the weekend raking forest floors, but still had the time to put together this roundup for you. Off the Kuff analyzed Beto O’Rourke’s performance in Harris County. SocraticGadfly takes note that Thanksgiving Day was Nov. … Continue reading

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