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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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- More on the improper use of funds allegations against Mike Miles
- Is this an opportunity for cooperative cost savings?
- Of course there’s a court case that could upend IVF in Texas
- Texas blog roundup for the week of May 13
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Tag Archives: jails
New Sheriff not interested in defending current bail policies
Good. After defeating Sheriff Ron Hickman in the election this month, Sheriff-elect Ed Gonzalez is already sticking his nose in Hickman’s official business — mainly, the lawsuit filed against him. Hickman, along with the county, all the county judges and … Continue reading
Checking in with Ed Gonzalez
Also known as Harris County Sheriff-elect Ed Gonzalez. Ed Gonzalez will have a lot to do when he assumes the position of the county’s top cop in January. He’ll have to rein in overtime pay, manage the Harris County jail … Continue reading
The answer is to always cram more people in the jails
Seriously? Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman is asking the state jail commission to let nearly 200 inmates sleep on plastic cots on the floor of the already overcrowded county jail system, a request challenged by more than a dozen Houston-area … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged bail, Commissioners Court, Ed Emmett, Election 2018, Harris County Sheriff, jail overcrowding, jails, John Whitmire, Ron Hickman, Texas, The Lege
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More lawyers for the bail practices lawsuit
I’m still not thrilled about this. Harris County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to add another law firm to the county’s court fight against bail reform, a group whose job will be representing 16 county criminal judges who were recently added … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment, Legal matters
Tagged bail, Commissioners Court, Equal Justice Under Law, Harris County, Harris County Appraisal District, jail overcrowding, jails, lawsuit
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More on the Sandra Bland settlement
State Rep. Garnet Coleman is working to implement the reforms mandated by the Sandra Bland lawsuit settlement. House Democrats sparred with state law enforcement officials over questions of racial profiling Tuesday at a sometimes contentious hearing. It was the latest … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters, That's our Lege
Tagged bail, Brian Encinia, DPS, Garnet Coleman, jails, lawsuit, mental illness, Sandra Bland, Steve McCraw, Texas, The Lege, Waller County
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Spending money to defend our terrible bail practices
Ugh. About $170,000 in tax money has been paid to outside attorneys to defend Harris Country officials from a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that the bail bond system discriminates against poor people, records show. That’s more than the cost … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment, Legal matters
Tagged bail, Commissioners Court, Equal Justice Under Law, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, jails, lawsuit, Rodney Ellis
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Family of Sandra Bland settles its lawsuit
I hope this brings them some peace, but more importantly I hope it leads to fewer inmate deaths, in Waller County and elsewhere. The family of Sandra Bland — who died last year in a Waller County Jail cell — … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment, Legal matters
Tagged DPS, jails, lawsuit, mental illness, Sandra Bland, Texas, Waller County
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The bigger debtors’ prison problem
It’s not just Harris County. Last week, an Amarillo attorney released documents that he said showed the city jailed disabled people simply because they were unable to pay municipal fines. According to the Amarillo Globe-News, the victims of this apparent debtors’ prison system … Continue reading
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Tagged Amarillo, Austin, bail, El Paso, Harris County, Houston, jails, lawsuit, San Antonio, Sylvester Turner, Texas
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Three updates on county-related lawsuits
Update #1: Judges sued as part of Harris County federal court bail challenge. Attorneys challenging the constitutionality of Harris County’s pretrial bail policies have added all 16 of Harris County’s misdemeanor court judges as defendants in a federal civil rights … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment, Legal matters
Tagged bail, District Attorney, Equal Justice Under Law, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, jail overcrowding, jails, lawsuit
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More focus on bail practices
Something needs to be done, whether via the ongoing lawsuit or other means. Sandra Thompson, a University of Houston law professor, has spent hundreds of dollars bailing her cousin out of jail for minor offenses. “I get steamed under the … Continue reading
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Tagged bail, Equal Justice Under Law, Harris County, jail overcrowding, jails, lawsuit, Texas, Texas Organizing Project
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Bail practices lawsuit update
There was a hearing in court this week, and the judge was skeptical. U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal declined Thursday to rule on whether Harris County should be dismissed from a lawsuit intended to force officials to reform a tough … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment, Legal matters
Tagged bail, Equal Justice Under Law, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, jails, Justice Department, lawsuit, Texas
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Legislation to ban the jailing of rape victims proposed
Hard to argue with, I must say. The controversial jailing of a rape victim to ensure her testimony could lead to a new state law protecting victims’ rights to an appointed attorney. State Sen. Joan Huffman is joining with Harris … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment, That's our Lege
Tagged Devon Anderson, District Attorney, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, jails, Joan Huffman, lawsuit, mental illness, rape, Ron Hickman, Senate, Sheriff, Texas, The Lege
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Jailed rape victim’s lawyer calls for special prosecutor
To investigate the actions of the DA’s office that led to her incarceration. Prosecutors broke the law when they jailed a rape victim in order to secure her testimony against her attacker, the woman’s attorney claimed Monday in a letter … Continue reading
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Tagged Commissioners Court, Devon Anderson, District Attorney, Harris County, jails, lawsuit, mental illness, rape, special prosecutor
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More on the jailed rape victim
The Chron pens a harsh editorial. Although a spokesman for the district attorney’s office has admitted this miscarriage of justice should never have happened, Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson defends the prosecutor involved in the case. She says the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment, Election 2016
Tagged Commissioners Court, Devon Anderson, District Attorney, Ed Emmett, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2016, Gene Locke, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Harris County Sheriff, Jack Cagle, Jack Morman, jails, Kim Ogg, lawsuit, mental illness, rape, Rodney Ellis, Ron Hickman, Steve Radack
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Falkenberg talks to DA Anderson about jailed rape victim
Worth reading, as you would expect. I’m going to quote from the conclusion: [Assistant DA Nick] Socias appeared to have diligently tried to help, but he seemed to be trying alone. Anderson’s office said she wasn’t informed about the situation … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged Devon Anderson, District Attorney, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, jails, lawsuit, mental illness, rape, Ron Hickman
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Roadside drug tests
Maybe this isn’t such a good idea. A Houston police officer pulled Barry Demings over as he headed to work in Beaumont and plucked a spot of white powder off the floorboard of Demings’ year-old Ford Explorer. Demings had just … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged bail, Charles McClelland, crime lab, Devon Anderson, District Attorney, drug testing, drugs, Harris County, Houston, HPD, Inger Chandler, innocence, jail overcrowding, jails
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Why would you even think to put a rape victim in jail?
I am outraged. The 25-year-old rape victim, frightened and long-suffering from mental illness, agreed in December to testify against the Houston man who brutally assaulted her in 2013. She hoped to put him behind bars for life. But that decision … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged Devon Anderson, District Attorney, Election 2016, Harris County, jails, Kim Ogg, lawsuit, mental illness, rape
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We’re outsourcing inmates again
We never learn. Harris County, in the latest move to keep its swelling jail population in check, is pursuing an agreement with neighboring Fort Bend County to send inmates to the suburb’s jail. A Harris County Sheriff’s Office spokesman called … Continue reading
Sandra Bland, one year later
The timing of this is tragically appropriate. With confident, and sometimes vulnerable, lyrics, a group of poets and singers Sunday afternoon commemorated the life of [Sandra] Bland, who had been found dead in her Waller County Jail cell three days … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged bail, DPS, jail overcrowding, jails, Sandra Bland, Texas, The Lege, Waller County
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Ellis v. Radack
From the inbox: On Tuesday, Commissioner Steve Radack said during a public session of the Harris County Commissioner’s Court that Senator Rodney Ellis should “shut up” about criminal justice reform. Click here and scroll to the 30 second mark of … Continue reading
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Tagged bail, Commissioners Court, Equal Justice Under Law, Gene Locke, Harris County, jails, lawsuit, Rodney Ellis, Steve Radack
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Lawsuit filed over Harris County bail practices
This could be a big deal. An advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., challenged Harris County’s bail system on Thursday, arguing in a federal civil rights lawsuit that hundreds of offenders are unlawfully jailed for minor offenses like trespassing and … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment, Legal matters
Tagged bail, Equal Justice Under Law, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, jails, lawsuit, Ron Hickman, Texas
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Locke calls for jail administrator
Some strong words from Precinct 1 Commissioner Gene Locke. Harris County Commissioner Gene L. Locke on Tuesday demanded that a certified jail administrator be hired after learning that four Harris County inmates have died after being assaulted by other inmates … Continue reading
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Tagged Commissioners Court, Gene Locke, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, jails, Ron Hickman, Steve Radack
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Harris County takes a step towards jail reform
Good. Harris County commissioners voted Tuesday to back a sweeping plan to reform the criminal justice system, a week after the Harris County Jail began shipping inmates to other counties to avoid reaching capacity. Commissioners voted to accept a $2 … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged bail, Commissioners Court, Devon Anderson, District Attorney, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, jail overcrowding, jails
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Bland committee makes its recommendations for Waller County jail
Good to see. Waller County needs a new jail, local officers need body cameras to record their activities and the sheriff’s office needs to promote civility, a study committee formed after the death of Sandra Bland said Tuesday. The county … Continue reading
If we really cared about improving mental health in Texas
We would have expanded Medicaid at our first opportunity. Federal health officials say people with mental illness and addictions are being left behind in Texas because the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid to more low-income adults. The health care program for … Continue reading
Posted in The great state of Texas
Tagged drugs, Greg Abbott, health insurance, jails, Medicaid, mental illness, Rick Perry, Texas, The Lege, US Department of Health and Human Services
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It’s not easy going green
And by “going green” I mean legalizing pot, at least in Texas. Advocacy groups and lawmakers say marijuana policy reform in Texas could be the fiscally responsible thing to do in light of the state’s decreasing oil and gas revenues. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged budget, casinos, Colorado, deficit, District Attorney, gambling, Harris County, jail overcrowding, jails, marijuana, Phillip Martin, Progress Texas, RAMP, slot machines, Texas, The Lege, Zoe Russell
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“Prison gerrymandering” tossed by federal court
Noted for the record. The Federal District Court for Florida’s Northern District ruled Monday that the prison gerrymandering in Florida’s Jefferson County unconstitutionally dilutes the voting power of its residents. By packing inmates who can’t vote into a district, but … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged ACLU, Florida, jails, lawsuit, one person one vote, redistricting, Texas, The Lege
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What’s next for Adrian Garcia?
We haven’t seen the last of him, I suspect. In less than a year, former Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia has gone from being the top Democratic elected official in Harris County to an also-ran in back-to-back elections. Garcia’s resounding … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2016
Tagged CD29, Commissioners Court, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2008, Election 2015, Election 2016, Election 2018, Gene Green, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, Houston, Jack Morman, jails, Mayor, Medicaid, mental illness, Sylvester Turner, Sylvia Garcia
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Chron overview of the Sheriff races
The candidate who isn’t there nonetheless plays a central role. Appointed incumbent Ron Hickman faces two repeat challengers in the GOP primary, while four others, including former Houston City Councilman Ed Gonzalez battle for the Democratic nomination. The candidates square … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2016
Tagged Adrian Garcia, Carl Pittman, Commissioners Court, Democratic primary, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2016, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, jails, Jeff Stauber, Jerome Moore, primaries, Ron Hickman, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, Tommy Thomas
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Another way to achieve bail reform
From the Quorum Report: The unnecessary death of Sandra Bland in the Waller County Jail last summer has now put the reform of bail bonds in focus as a key criminal justice issue ahead of the next legislative session. Last … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged bail, Harris County, jail overcrowding, jails, John Whitmire, Sandra Bland, Senate, Texas, The Lege
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Selecting a successor for El Franco Lee: What I’m looking for
Building on what we discussed last time, what am I, as one of maybe 100 people who has the privilege of selecting a Democratic nominee to take El Franco Lee’s place on the November ballot – and most likely, on … Continue reading
Posted in Local politics
Tagged Commissioners Court, El Franco Lee, Election 2016, Harris County, jail overcrowding, jails, Medicaid, property taxes
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County finally takes jail overcrowding seriously
We’ll see what this actually becomes. Chasing $4 million in grant money, Harris County officials on Thursday announced reforms in the criminal justice system to unclog dockets, lower jail population and address racial and ethnic disparities. And because the changes … Continue reading
Our bail policies are unjust, costly, and stupid
Any questions about how I really feel? “The numbers clearly tell the story: More than three-fourths of the people in Harris County Jail haven’t been convicted of crime, and the majority of them are sitting in jail simply because they … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged Alex Bunin, bail, Harris County, jail overcrowding, jails, Justice Department, Michael Kubosh, Rodney Ellis, Texas
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Precinct analysis: The Harris County bonds
Courtesy of Mike Morris at the Chron. It’s an open secret of local politics that, when Harris County needs voter approval for big projects, they turn not to suburban county residents but to those in the city of Houston’s urban … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2015
Tagged bond referendum, bonds, Election 2013, Election 2015, Harris County, Houston, jails, precinct analysis
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