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Polling Texas 2020
UT/Trib, Apr 25: Trump 49, Biden 44
DT/PPP, Apr 29: Biden 47, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, May 3: Trump 43, Biden 43
Emerson, May 13: Trump 47, Biden 41
Quinnipiac, June 3: Trump 44, Biden 43
PPP, June 5: Trump 48, Biden 48
PPP/PT, June 23: Trump 48, Biden 46
Fox, June 25: Biden 45, Trump 44
UT/Trib, July 2: Trump 48, Biden 44
PPP/Emily’s List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43
CBSNews, July 12: Trump 46, Biden 45
Quinnipiac, July 22: Biden 45, Trump 44
Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45
Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46
Polling Texas 2018
WPA, Jan 5: Cruz 52, O'Rourke 34
PPP, Jan 27: Cruz 45, O'Rourke 37
Quinnipiac, April 19: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, May 31: Cruz 50, O'Rourke 39
PPP, June 8: Cruz 48, O'Rourke 42
GQR, June 16: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
CBS/YouGov, June 24: Cruz 44, O'Rourke 36
UT/Trib, June 25: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 36
Gravis, July 10: Cruz 51, O'Rourke 42
Lyceum, July 31: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 39
Quinnipiac, July 31: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
PPP, August 2: Cruz 46, O'Rourke 42
NBC News, August 23: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 45
ECPS, August 27: Cruz 38, O'Rourke 37
Crosswinds, September 12: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, September 18 (LV): Cruz 54, O'Rourke 45
Ipsos, September 19 (LV): O'Rourke 47, Cruz 45Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50.3, Clinton 42.4Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38-
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Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50,3, Clinton 42.4
Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37
Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38
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Panzarella defeats Hellyar in District C runoff
Here’s the Chron story, which was still preliminary as I drafted this at 10 PM. Panzarella was over 60% in early voting, and had stretched that to 64% after the first seven of 20 vote centers were tabulated. I have … Continue reading
Today is Runoff Day for District C
From the inbox: Houston voters in District C have one final opportunity to make their voices heard. The Special Runoff Election to fill the vacant District C City Council seat takes place tomorrow, May 16, deciding who will serve the … Continue reading
Today is the last day of early voting for the District C runoff
From the inbox: Runoff Day itself will be Saturday, May 16. Voting locations for both today’s early voting and Saturday’s Runoff Day voting can be found here. For what it’s worth, early voting turnout through the end of the day … Continue reading
Here’s the Mayor’s 2026-27 budget
Now with the starter trash fee. Mayor John Whitmire rolled out a $7.5 billion budget for the city’s upcoming fiscal year Tuesday, saying a new $5 monthly fee would help the city’s long-struggling Solid Waste department but offering few specifics … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, Chris Hollins, deficit, Department of Public Works and Engineering, fees, HFD, Houston, Houston City Council, HPD, John Whitmire, Solid Waste Management Department
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Mayor Whitmire proposes a trash fee
This has been a long time coming. Houston Mayor John Whitmire is expected to propose a monthly fee for trash services as part of a plan to close a $174 million deficit in the budget he will present Tuesday, Council … Continue reading
Today is Election Day for the SD04 special election
From the inbox: Election Day for the May 2, 2026, Special Election to fill the vacancy in Texas Senate District 4 is tomorrow. The district includes all of Chambers County and portions of Galveston, Harris, Jefferson, and Montgomery counties. There … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Kamin, Brandon Creighton, Brett Ligon, Democratic primary, District C, early voting, Election 2026, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Council, Joseph Panzarella, Nick Hellyar, Ron Angeletti, runoff, SD04, Senate, special election, Texas
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Early voting for the May 16 District C runoff starts today
It’s now time for Election #2 of 3 in the month of May. This one is the runoff for Houston City Council District C, between Joe Panzarella, who led with about 33% of the vote in April, and Nick Hellyar, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Kamin, Brandon Creighton, Brett Ligon, Democratic primary, District C, early voting, Election 2025, Election 2026, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Council, Joseph Panzarella, Nick Hellyar, Ron Angeletti, SD04, Senate, special election, Texas
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Council amends ICE ordinance
What a waste of time. Houston City Council amended its recently approved policy limiting police officers’ interactions with federal immigration agents after Gov. Greg Abbott’s office threatened $114 million in city grants, despite some council members saying the changes will dilute … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Kamin, Alejandra Salinas, Arturo Michel, Austin, City Attorney, Dallas, Edward Pollard, Greg Abbott, Houston, Houston City Council, HPD, ICE, immigration, John Whitmire, Ken Paxton, Kirk Watson, lawsuit, Mayor, Tiffany Thomas
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Who wants to listen to the lawyers about the HPD/ICE ordinance?
Not Mayor Whitmire, who already has the surrender documents drawn up. Mayor John Whitmire says the city must walk back its new policy limiting Houston police officers’ cooperation with federal immigration agents after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to pull $114 million in grants … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Kamin, Alejandra Salinas, Arturo Michel, Austin, City Attorney, Dallas, Edward Pollard, Greg Abbott, Houston, Houston City Council, HPD, ICE, immigration, John Whitmire, Ken Paxton, Kirk Watson, lawsuit, Mayor
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Possible reconsideration of HPD/ICE ordinance pushed to next week
Okay. Mayor John Whitmire has delayed Houston City Council’s vote on whether to revoke its new policy limiting the police department’s interactions with immigration agents after Gov. Greg Abbott’s office extended the city’s deadline to make a decision as he threatens to pull $114 million in … Continue reading
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Kamin appointed as Harris County Attorney
Beginning in June. Harris County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 Thursday to appoint Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin as county attorney. Kamin will be the third county attorney to lead the office in less than a year. U.S. Rep Christian … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Kamin, Christian Menefee, Commissioners Court, County Judge, Daniel Wong, District C, Election 2026, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Houston City Council, Jonathan Fombonne, KP George, Lina Hidalgo, runoff, special election, Tom Ramsey
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Whitmire waffles on ICE ordinance
Pathetic. And predictable. Mayor John Whitmire last week joined his City Council colleagues in voting to limit Houston police officers’ interactions with federal immigration agents, but now says the city must “correct” its policy after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to … Continue reading
A brief history of May regular elections in Harris County
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
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Council passes ordinance to limit HPD’s interactions with ICE
Good. Houston City Council approved a proposal from three city council members limiting Houston police officers’ cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Wednesday, with Mayor John Whitmire in support. The proposal by Council Members Alejandra Salinas, Edward … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Kamin, Alejandra Salinas, Arturo Michel, Austin, Dallas, Edward Pollard, Election 2023, Election 2027, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, HPD, HPOU, ICE, immigration, John Whitmire, Julian Ramirez, Mayor
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Was the District C special election an inflection point?
An interesting hypothesis from Chron editorial page honcho Evan Mintz. Don’t be fooled by the fact that the race is going to a runoff — Saturday’s special election for City Council District C was a blowout. Houston progressives were the … Continue reading
It will be Panzarella versus Hellyar in District C
The headline of the Chron story on the District C election results amuses me: “Race for Houston’s District C council seat appears headed to runoff; Panzarella, Hellyar lead”. I mean, of course it’s going to a runoff. There were seven … Continue reading
Today is District C special election day
From the inbox. [Today] is Election Day for the City of Houston Special Election to fill the vacant District C City Council seat. The elected candidate will serve the remainder of former Council Member Abbie Kamin’s term through January 1, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Kamin, Angelica Luna Kaufman, At Large #1, At Large #3, Audrey Nath, Democratic primary, District C, Election 2024, Election 2026, Harris County Clerk, Houston, Houston City Council, Joseph Panzarella, Laura Gallier, Nick Hellyar, Patrick Oathout, primaries, runoff, SD04, SD15, Senate, Sophia Campos, special election, Teneshia Hudspeth, turnout
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We are still drowning in overtime costs
It’s almost as if there’s no plan to do anything about it. Overtime spending at the city’s police and fire departments is worsening the budget gap Houston City Council must close this summer, with Controller Chris Hollins’ office now projecting … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, Chris Hollins, HFD, Houston, Houston City Council, HPD, HPOU, John Whitmire, overtime
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District C turnout is fine
Haven’t I already answered this question? Few voters have cast ballots in an ongoing Houston City Council special election despite the area consistently recording the highest turnout of the city’s 11 districts in past elections. As of Sunday night, only … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Kamin, Angelica Luna Kaufman, At Large #1, At Large #3, Audrey Nath, District C, Election 2026, Houston, Houston City Council, Joseph Panzarella, Laura Gallier, Nick Hellyar, Patrick Oathout, runoff, Sophia Campos, special election, turnout
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Council HPD/ICE ordinance mostly moves forward
Good. A proposal to change the way Houston police officers work with immigration agents looks set to move ahead with two of its three original provisions after the City Attorney’s office rejected one of them, saying it would have violated … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Kamin, Alejandra Salinas, Arturo Michel, Austin, Dallas, Edward Pollard, Houston, Houston City Council, HPD, ICE, immigration, John Whitmire
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A brief check in on District C
As of Tuesday, we are officially halfway through early voting for the Houston City Council District C special election. There have been 2,937 votes cast so far – 778 by mail, 2,159 in person. Except for Sunday and Monday, every … Continue reading
Interview with Patrick Oathout
And today we finish our journey through the candidate field for the Houston City Council District C special election, which is also now on Day Three of early voting. You still have until March 31 to vote in this race. … Continue reading
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Ordinance proposed to officially limit HPD’s interactions with ICE
Excellent. A trio of Houston City Council members are pushing a plan to change the way Houston police officers work with federal immigration agents, sidestepping Mayor John Whitmire’s authority a week after the mayor announced a more modest tweak to … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Kamin, Alejandra Salinas, Edward Pollard, Houston, Houston City Council, HPD, ICE, immigration, John Whitmire, Letitia Plummer
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Interview with Laura Gallier
We are now one day into early voting for the special election in Houston City Council District C, and we have two candidate interviews to go. Today we have Laura Gallier, who is a longtime CPA and a veteran of … Continue reading
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What kind of turnout should we expect in District C?
You know there’s a special election going on for Houston City Council District C, right? It’s in the middle of our stretch of many months with voting of some kind going on. What is a reasonable expectation for how many … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Kamin, Angelica Luna Kaufman, At Large #1, At Large #3, Audrey Nath, District C, District G, District H, District K, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2018, Election 2022, Election 2025, Election 2026, Houston, Houston City Council, Joseph Panzarella, Laura Gallier, Nick Hellyar, Patrick Oathout, runoff, Sophia Campos, special election, turnout
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Interview with Nick Hellyar
Today is the first day of early voting for the District C special election! Get out there and vote if you’re a District C resident – yes, I know, you’ve probably done a LOT of voting these past few months, … Continue reading
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Endorsement watch: Chron picks Panzarella
They had a lot of viable choices in District C. Watching Houston activists deal with the Texas Department of Transportation can feel like the story of King Canute trying to turn back the tides. No amount of community organizing can … Continue reading
Interview with Angelica Luna Kaufman
We keep moving on with the District C special election, where early voting begins tomorrow. Today’s candidate is Angelica Luna Kaufman, where she has served as the Chief of Staff to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. She has had senior … Continue reading
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Early voting for the Houston City Council District C special election begins tomorrow
From the inbox: Early voting for the April 4 City of Houston Special Election to fill the vacant District C City Council seat will run from March 18 to 31. The elected candidate will serve the remainder of the term … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Kamin, Angelica Luna Kaufman, Audrey Nath, District C, early voting, Election 2026, Houston, Houston City Council, Joseph Panzarella, Laura Gallier, Nick Hellyar, Patrick Oathout, Sophia Campos, special election
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Interview with Joe Panzarella
Moving along in District C, where early voting starts this Wednesday, March 18, at 7 AM, today we are talking with Joe Panzarella, who is a community organizer and renewable energy developer. Panzarella restarted and became President of the Fourth … Continue reading
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So where are we now with HPD and ICE?
Let’s start here, which I think frames the issue in the best practical terms. Mayor John Whitmire’s denials finally hit a wall. When he first took office, the mayor said the Houston Police Department wasn’t working with U.S. Immigration and … Continue reading
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Tagged Houston, Houston City Council, HPD, ICE, immigration, John Whitmire
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District C special election 30-day campaign finance reports
These came out a few days ago and were referenced in the recent Chron overview of District C. I said I’d take a closer look at the latest finance reports for that race, and so here we are. Candidate Raised … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Kamin, Angelica Luna Kaufman, Audrey Nath, campaign finance reports, District C, Election 2026, Houston, Houston City Council, Joseph Panzarella, Laura Gallier, Nick Hellyar, Patrick Oathout, Sophia Campos, special election
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Interview with Audrey Nath
We’re going to get through these District C interviews as quickly as I can, because early voting for that race begins on Wednesday, March 18. I won’t have every interview published by then but I will have most of them … Continue reading
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