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A brief history of May regular elections in Harris County

Posted on April 11, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

As we know, there is a special election on May 2 in SD04, which happens to be the uniform election date in May for 2026. We are not accustomed to voting in May in Harris County, especially not in even-numbered … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Clear Creek ISD, District K, Election 2014, Election 2015, Election 2017, Election 2018, Election 2019, Election 2020, Election 2021, Election 2022, Election 2023, Election 2024, Election 2025, Election 2026, Friendswood, Goose Creek ISD, Harris County, HCAD, HCC, HD139, HD147, HJISD, Houston, Houston City Council, Huffman ISD, Humble, Humble ISD, Jersey Village, Klein ISD, La Porte, Lee College, Missouri City, Nassau Bay, Pasadena, Pasadena ISD, recapture, Ron Angeletti, San Jacinto College, SD04, SD15, Senate, Sheldon ISD, South Houston, Southside Place, special election, The Lege, Waller ISD, Webster, West University Place | 1 Comment

The Evolve audit

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Some interesting stuff here. Frequent cancellations or missed rides. Long wait times. Limited days and hours of operation. These were among the concerns raised in an internal review of a microtransit pilot program overseen by Metro and formerly operated by … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged buses, Curb2curb, Election 2019, electric buses, Elizabeth Brock, Evolve Houston, Houston, John Whitmire, light rail, LINK Houston, Metro, RYDE | 1 Comment

Metro reverses course on Evolve for microtransit

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Insert record scratch sound here. Metro officials dropped plans to spend an additional $4.1 million on a microtransit pilot program overseen by Evolve Houston, a nonprofit organization previously led by Metro Chairperson Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock. The move was a sharp … Continue reading →

Finally some numbers on Evolv microtransit

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

I appreciate that we got even this much, but there are still many questions about this service. After more than one year and $1 million of Metro funding, the shuttles – operated via Evolve Houston – have delivered fewer than 100,000 trips. … Continue reading →

More on the November election

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a Chron story from the weekend that annoyed me a little. Early voting in Harris County wrapped up Friday with some of the lowest voting turnouts in recent years for Texas’ most populous county. but still higher than in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2025 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #4, Bitcoin, CD18, CD29, Christian Menefee, Congress, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2017, Election 2019, Election 2021, Election 2023, Election 2025, Harris County, Hood County, Houston, Houston City Council, Jarvis Johnson, Jolanda Jones, Leigh Wambsganss, Mitchell Bend, polls, Robert Slater, runoff, SD09, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Taylor Rehmet, Texas, turnout | 4 Comments

January 2025 campaign finance reports – HISD and HCC

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

PREVIOUSLY: Harris County offices City of Houston Senate and Congress State officeholders Right now, as we await the DaSean Jones election do-over appeal and ponder the likelihood of not having another HISD bond referendum anytime soon, the only elections for … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2025 | Tagged Adriana Tamez, Bridget Wade, campaign finance reports, Cynthia Bailey, Cynthia Gary, Dani Hernandez, Dave Wilson, District B, Election 2019, Election 2025, Elizabeth Santos, Eva Loredo, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Kendall Baker, Lalou Davies-Yemitan, lawsuit, Monica Flores Richart, Myrna Guidry, Patricia Allen, Placido Gomez, Pretta Stallworth, Renee Jefferson Smith, Savant Moore, Sean Cheben, Sue Deigaard | 3 Comments

MetroNow

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Temu version of MetroNext. The Metropolitan Transit Authority unveiled new details Monday on its MetroNow initiative, the seeming replacement for the voter-approved MetroNext plan. MetroNow first was announced as part of budget discussions for fiscal 2025 when the … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, buses, Election 2019, Elizabeth Brock, Gulfton, Houston, I-10, Inner Katy line, John Whitmire, Lesley Briones, light rail, LINK Houston, Metro, sidewalks, TxDOT, University line | 1 Comment

Expanding Metro’s micro-transit

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Okay fine, but show me the numbers. Metro will expand on-demand rides of its micro-transit to include services in Second Ward, Third Ward and downtown Houston through a partnership with the city of Houston and Evolve Houston. The expansion comes after … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged B-Cycle, bicycles, downtown, Election 2019, electric buses, Elizabeth Brock, Evolve Houston, Houston, John Whitmire, Metro, RYDE, University line | Comments Off

Eric Dick keeps on Eric Dicking

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

The man is a model of consistency, I’ll give him that much. Fresh off running unopposed for re-election to the Harris County Department of Education’s board of trustees, attorney Eric Dick may face disciplinary action after the rest of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Election 2011, Election 2019, Election 2022, Eric Dick, ethics, Harris County, Harris County Treasurer, Hawaii, HCDE, Houston, Houston City Council, Texas Ethics Commission | 3 Comments

Maybe the Inner Katy Line is only mostly dead

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

That’s one takeaway from this. Houston transit officials are approaching the next few months as a transitional period, as they assess basic improvements, the demands of travel and the expectations of riders eager for better service. “We are going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, construction, Election 2019, Elizabeth Brock, Gulfton, Houston, HOV lanes, Inner Katy line, John Whitmire, light rail, LINK Houston, Metro, University line | Comments Off

Metro to kill Inner Katy line

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

This is such bullshit. The Metropolitan Transit Authority will further reduce its previously planned bus rapid transit efforts while boosting police presence on its routes and increasing its investment in so-called microtransit under its proposed fiscal 2025 budget. The draft … Continue reading →

Metro officially fails to follow through on the Universities Line

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Cowards. Transit officials received a busload of criticism Thursday for the decision to pause the long-planned east-west spine of rapid transit in the region, with some critics questioning whether the decision was an attempt to kill the line altogether. “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, construction, David Wolff, Election 2019, Elizabeth Brock, Frank Wilson, Gilbert Garcia, Houston, John Whitmire, Metro, University line | Comments Off

Metro to fund RYDE services

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Okay, fine. Transit officials are poised to pick up the tab for another six months of funding on-demand rides around Second Ward and Third Ward. If approved by the Metropolitan Transit Authority board on Thursday, the agency would spend $216,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged B-Cycle, bicycles, BRT, Election 2019, electric buses, Elizabeth Brock, Evolve Houston, Houston, John Whitmire, Metro, PBSC, RYDE, Uber, University line, Uptown line | 1 Comment

One more time for keeping the Universities line going

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Raj Mankad is a Chron editorial board member and a neighbor of mine, who once took public transit from Houston to Galveston to prove it could be done. He has now taken to the op-ed pages in favor of not … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Bob Lanier, BRT, construction, Election 2019, Elizabeth Brock, Gulfton, Houston, Inner Katy line, John Whitmire, light rail, LINK Houston, Metro, University line, Uptown line | 2 Comments

LINK Houston advocates for the Universities line

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

From Sunday’s op-ed section, three leaders of LINK Houston advocate for the Universities BRT line as promised in the 2019 Metro referendum. This is the part that is most of interest to me: There’s a lot on the line. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, construction, Election 2019, Elizabeth Brock, Gulfton, Houston, Inner Katy line, John Whitmire, light rail, LINK Houston, Metro, University line | Comments Off

Ellis requests full Metro board vote on halting Universities BRT

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s at least put it on the record. Concerned the University Corridor rapid transit line project could be delayed for years, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis on Friday called on Metro to move forward with the voter-approved project and hold … Continue reading →

Metro officially puts Universities BRT line in the freezer

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Goddammit. The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County will not pursue the University Corridor bus rapid transit line, a core element of the MetroNext program, delaying the project indefinitely. During a Tuesday meeting of the board of directors’ Strategic Planning … Continue reading →

Metro Chair seeks to nullify 2019 election

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

I’m so mad about this I’m having a hard time seeing straight. Metro is beginning to steer in a different direction under Mayor John Whitmire and his appointed chair of the transit agency, pulling away from a planned expansion of … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, Election 2003, Election 2019, Election 2023, Elizabeth Brock, flooding, Gulfton, Houston, John Whitmire, light rail, LINK Houston, Metro, Sandra Rodriguez, Tom Jasien, University line | 10 Comments

Yeah, it looks like we do have to worry about Metro going backwards

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this. Transportation advocacy group LINK Houston, in its annual “Equity in Transit” report released this week, asked the region’s public transit provider to accelerate a $7.5 billion plan that was backed by Harris … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged BRT, Election 2003, Election 2019, Election 2023, Elizabeth Brock, Houston, John Whitmire, light rail, LINK Houston, Metro, Tom Jasien, University line | 10 Comments

Precinct analysis: 2023 Controller’s runoff

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

PREVIOUSLY: Mayoral runoff The City Controller runoff also wasn’t particularly close, as Chris Hollins bested many (many, many, many) time candidate Orlando Sanchez by 17 points. There are some interesting things to point out here though, so let’s get to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Bill Frazer, Chris Brown, Chris Hollins, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Controller, John Whitmire, Orlando Sanchez, precinct analysis, Ronald Green, runoff, Sheila Jackson Lee | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: 2023 Mayoral runoff

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

You might want to hide your children’s eyes, these numbers are quite ugly if you were a Sheila Jackson Lee supporter: Dist Whitmire J Lee ======================= A 12,578 3,807 B 2,625 11,199 C 29,030 8,769 D 5,012 14,150 E 20,469 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Annise Parker, Bill King, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Gene Locke, Houston, John Whitmire, Mayor, precinct analysis, runoff, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvester Turner | 3 Comments

The recent history of runoff early voting

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I brought this up in yesterday’s post, so let’s take that look at how much of the runoff vote has been cast early in the last few Mayoral elections. Year Early E-Day Total EV % ======================================= 2003 77,984 138,804 216,788 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2003, Election 2009, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Houston, John Whitmire, Mayor, runoff, Sheila Jackson Lee, turnout | 3 Comments

2023 final runoff Early Voting totals

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting has ended. Early takes are flowing in. As of Tuesday night, nearly 132,000 votes – 120,155 in-person ballots and 11,732 mail ballots – had been recorded in Harris County, according to the Harris County Clerk’s Office. That compares … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bill King, early voting, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Houston, John Whitmire, Mayor, runoff, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, turnout | 5 Comments

Precinct analysis: At Large #2

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

PREVIOUSLY: Mayor’s race Controller’s race Harris Health bond referendum At Large #1 Dist Davis Hellyar Coryat Bess Holly Obes ========================================================== A 5,494 3,854 1,580 2,112 1,830 1,184 B 5,834 800 1,286 5,148 658 1,211 C 7,921 13,067 2,477 4,679 4,923 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged At Large #2, Danielle Bess, David Robinson, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Houston, Houston City Council, Nick Hellyar, Obes Nwabara, precinct analysis, runoff, Willie Davis | 4 Comments

2023 runoff early voting: With two days to go

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I changed up the schedule of posting early voting daily totals because I realized that the EV periods for the three years I’m comparing are all different, which makes the comparisons a little screwy. At this point in all three … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Houston, John Whitmire, Mayor, runoff, Sheila Jackson Lee, turnout | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: At Large #1

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

PREVIOUSLY: Mayor’s race Controller’s race Harris Health bond referendum We have four runoffs in the At Large races, and they’re all basically D versus R affairs. The HCDP and the Harris County GOP have taken their sides. Let’s look at … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged At Large #1, Election 2019, Election 2023, Election 2027, Eriq Glenn, Houston, Houston City Council, Julian Ramirez, Kendall Baker, Leah Wolfthal, Melanie Miles, Nick Hellyar, precinct analysis, runoff | Comments Off

2023 runoff early voting Day Two totals

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s get to it: Year Mail Early Total =============================== 2015 20,233 22,964 43,197 2019 6,024 29,180 35,204 2023 946 28,113 29,059 Again, the early in person totals look normal. The mail, I have no idea. I just now noticed that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Houston, John Whitmire, Mayor, runoff, Sheila Jackson Lee, turnout | 1 Comment

SurveyUSA Mayoral runoff poll: Whitmire 42, SJL 35

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

We finally have a second pollster. State Sen. John Whitmire maintains a 7 percentage point lead over U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the Houston mayoral race, with a fifth of likely voters having yet to make up their minds … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Annise Parker, Bill King, Bill White, Chris Hollins, Election 2003, Election 2009, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Gene Locke, Houston, Houston City Controller, John Whitmire, Mayor, Orlando Sanchez, polls, runoff, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 6 Comments

2023 runoff early voting Day One totals

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting for the 2023 runoff elections is underway. Here’s the news you can use from Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudpseth: As early voting begins for the December 9 Joint Runoff Election, Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth urges voters to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Houston, John Whitmire, Mayor, runoff, Sheila Jackson Lee, turnout | 2 Comments

Precinct analysis: 2023 Mayor’s race

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

The November 2023 election has been officially canvassed and certified, and that means that there’s precinct data available for me to analyze. I’ve been working on it over the weekend, and I will tell you it’s a bit more of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Bill King, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Gilbert Garcia, Houston, Jack Christie, John Whitmire, Lee Kaplan, Mayor, MJ Khan, precinct analysis, Robert Gallegos, runoff, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvester Turner | 9 Comments

My initial thoughts on the 2023 election

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Suffice it to say I was off base on turnout. I thought we would be on track to top the turnout of the 2003 Mayor’s race, but in the end we fell short of 2015’s level. I’d have lost quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged 2009 interviews, Adrian Garcia, Ben Hall, Bill King, Bill White, Chris Bell, early voting, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2017, Election 2019, Election 2021, Election 2023, Harris County, Houston, John Whitmire, Mayor, runoff, Sheila Jackson Lee, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner, turnout | 3 Comments

A few thoughts about Tuesday turnout

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

We now know how many early votes were cast in Harris County for the November 2023 election. I’m now going to run through a few scenarios to show what the range of possibility is for overall final turnout. None of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 1991, Election 1997, Election 2001, Election 2003, Election 2009, Election 2015, Election 2019, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Houston, Mayor, Montgomery County, runoff, turnout, voter registration | 1 Comment

November 2023 Final EV totals: Records successfully broken

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

We had a big last day in early voting on Friday, as you can see below: Year Mail Early Total =============================== 2015 29,859 164,104 193,963 2019 15,304 137,460 152,764 2023 14,925 224,400 239,325 The final EV totals from 2015 are … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2022, Election 2023, Harris County, Houston, Mayor, turnout, voter registration | 1 Comment

November 2023 Day Eleven EV totals: About to break records

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

With one day to go in early voting, we are about to set a record. Year Mail Early Total =============================== 2015 27,952 128,611 156,563 2019 14,280 103,945 118,225 2023 14,034 171,673 185,707 The final EV totals from 2015 are here … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Harris County, Houston, Mayor, turnout | Comments Off

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