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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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HISD will not lift its mask mandate
Seems like an easy call at this point. The Houston Independent School District will maintain its mask mandate and offer free COVID testing at campuses for students and staff in 2022, Superintendent Millard House II announced last week. House previously … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged coronavirus, face masks, Greg Abbott, HISD, Houston, local control, Millard House, schools, vaccinations
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Indictments and guilty pleas in FBI investigation of former HISD officials
Woof. A former top Houston ISD official and vendor were indicted Thursday in connection with an alleged bribery scheme over the last decade that federal prosecutors estimate cost the district millions of dollars and resulted in plea agreements with at … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment, School days
Tagged Anthony Hutchison, Brian Busby, FBI, HCC, HISD, Houston, Millard House, Rhonda Skillern-Jones
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2021 runoff results
Here are the vote totals, and here’s an early Chron story which has the results right but was just before the last batch came in. To summarize: – Sue Deigaard had the only easy night – she led by 30+ … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2021
Tagged absentee ballots, Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, Caroline Walter, early voting, Election 1997, Election 2013, Election 2017, Election 2021, Election Day, Elizabeth Santos, Eva Loredo, Greg Meyers, Harris County, Harvin Moore, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Jharrett Bryantt, Kendall Baker, Mike Lunceford, runoff, Sue Deigaard
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It’s 2021 Runoff Day
. Have you got your #IVoted sticker? Ballot box with ballot Ballots include runoffs for HISD, HCC, City of Bellaire and Missouri City. ⌚ Election Day is Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mobile phone with rightwards arrow at … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2021
Tagged absentee ballots, Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, Caroline Walter, early voting, Election 2021, Election Day, Elizabeth Santos, Eva Loredo, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Jharrett Bryantt, Kendall Baker, runoff, Sue Deigaard
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Final 2021 runoff early voting totals
The last day of early voting is always the busiest. (Well, other than the 2020 election, but you get the idea.) Early voting for four Houston ISD board seats and local council races ended Tuesday with 21,732 ballots cast, according … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2021
Tagged absentee ballots, Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, Caroline Walter, early voting, Election 2021, Elizabeth Santos, Eva Loredo, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Jharrett Bryantt, Kendall Baker, runoff, Sue Deigaard
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2021 runoff early voting report: Just checking in
I haven’t been following the daily early voting reports for the runoffs very closely. Only a small portion of the populace is voting, so comparisons to the November EV totals don’t mean anything. But we’re most of the way through … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2021
Tagged absentee ballots, Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, Caroline Walter, early voting, Election 2021, Elizabeth Santos, Eva Loredo, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Jharrett Bryantt, Kendall Baker, runoff, Sue Deigaard
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HISD will keep its mask mandate
This is in response to that recent Fifth Circuit ruling about mask mandates in schools and whether Greg Abbott’s ban on them violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Houston Independent School District will keep its mask mandate in place, … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged Americans with Disabilities Act, coronavirus, Disability Rights Texas, face masks, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Greg Abbott, HISD, Houston, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, local control, Millard House, schools
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Early voting starts today for the 2021 runoffs
You know the drill – It’s runoff time for the 2021 elections, and early voting starts today. There are nine early voting locations, which you will find in the various districts that have runoffs – HISD districts I, V, VI, … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2021
Tagged Anne Sung, Bellaire, Bridget Wade, Caroline Walter, early voting, Election 2021, Elizabeth Santos, Eva Loredo, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Jharrett Bryantt, Kendall Baker, Missouri City, runoff, Sue Deigaard, Texas
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Re-endorsement watch: This time it’s Anne
Time to start thinking about those HISD and HCC runoffs, kids. The Chron has started thinking about them, because they have issued their endorsements for the runoffs. Of the four HISD runoffs, three involve candidates they endorsed the first time … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2021
Tagged Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, Election 2021, endorsements, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, runoff, Sue Deigaard
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HISD will consider lifting its mask mandate
After the holidays, depending on how things go. Houston ISD will consider changing its mask mandate policy after the winter break in the wake of expanded vaccine eligibility for youngsters and improving pandemic conditions in the city, Superintendent Millard House II said Monday. … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged coronavirus, face masks, HISD, Houston, Lina Hidalgo, Millard House, schools, vaccinations
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It’s mostly about the gay books
Color me not surprised. While a Texas House committee chairman’s inquiry into schoolbooks has often been linked to new state laws limiting how teachers address slavery and racism, most of the literature he’s called into question deals with a wholly … Continue reading
Posted in Show Business for Ugly People
Tagged Austin ISD, Bryan Hughes, critical race theory, Dallas ISD, Donna Howard, Election 2022, gay rights, Greg Abbott, HISD, Ken Paxton, Mary Gonzalez, Matt Krause, school libraries, schools, Texas, Texas Education Agency, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, transgender rights
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Runoffs will be on December 11
As is usually the case, the second Sunday in December for municipal and school board/community college runoffs. Runoff elections will be held Dec. 11, the Harris County Elections Department announced Friday. Four Houston ISD board seats, and individual council races … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2021
Tagged Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, Caroline Walter, critical race theory, Election 2021, Elizabeth Santos, Eva Loredo, face masks, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Jharrett Bryantt, Kendall Baker, Mac Walker, Millard House, Myrna Guidry, runoff, Sue Deigaard
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More on the November 2021 election results
Here’s the Chron story on the Tuesday election results. It is mostly a straight recording of the individual races, including those I covered yesterday and others that I didn’t. Of the most interest to me is this: Results were delayed … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2021
Tagged Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, Caroline Walter, constitutional amendments, Election 2017, Election 2020, Election 2021, Election 2022, Election 2023, Elizabeth Santos, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Isabel Longoria, Janette Lindner, Kendall Baker, Sue Deigaard, Texas, turnout
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November 2021 election results
At 9:45 PM last night, this is what we had: . People still voting at Weekly! We’ll release the EV results once all voters have been processed. Standby, watch the Astros, and we’ll catch you soon. — Isabel Longoria (@IsabelTX) … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2021
Tagged Austin, constitutional amendments, Frank Ramirez, Harris County, HCC, HD118, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, John Lujan, runoff, special election, Texas, The Lege, The Woodlands
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November 2021 final early voting totals
A busy final day, and a significant uptick in early votes over 2017. Friday was the last day to vote early in the 2021 school board and state constitutional amendment elections with early numbers showing an uptick in turnout in … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2021
Tagged absentee ballots, curbside voting, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2017, Election 2020, Election 2021, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, The Lege, turnout, voter suppression
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8 day campaign finance reports: HISD
I don’t often go to the 8-day finance reports, mostly because there’s too little time to squeeze everything in, but HISD is the main story this year, so let’s have a look. The 30-day report summaries can be found here, … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2021
Tagged Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, campaign finance reports, Caroline Walter, Dwight Jefferson, Election 2021, Elizabeth Santos, Gerry Monroe, Greg Degeyter, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Joshua Rosales, Kendall Baker, Mac Walker, Maria Benzon, Matias Kopinsky, Myrna Guidry, Sue Deigaard
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2021 Day Seven EV report: After the weekend
Let’s get right to it: These are the early voting totals for the 2021 election after Sunday: Mail ballots: 36,517 In person: 19,901 You can see the full Day Seven report here. The “voters by type” breakdown on the last … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2021
Tagged absentee ballots, curbside voting, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2009, Election 2012, Election 2015, Election 2016, Election 2017, Election 2019, Election 2020, Election 2021, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, turnout
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Chron overview of the HISD Trustee elections
There is an election, with candidates, and they all deserve a paragraph and maybe a quote if they’re lucky so you can sort it all out and know how to vote. Five seats on the Houston ISD Board of Education … Continue reading
Superintendent House’s listening tour
I like what he’s been doing. During his first week as Houston ISD’s superintendent in July, Millard House II said he welcomed feedback from everyone, especially those who long have been left out of important discussions. He has been receiving … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, coronavirus, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Millard House, schools
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Early voting starts today for the 2021 election
Time to strap on the pads and get yourself out to the polling places: . Early voting begins Monday, October 18th. Log on to http://harrisvotes.com to view your sample ballot and find the polling location closest to you. Make your … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitution, constitutional amendments, early voting, Election 2021, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews
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More on the Mac Walker ballot name situation
Good move by HISD. Houston ISD on Tuesday took responsibility for failing to include the nickname of a trustee candidate when it entered his name in a county elections office portal. Lee “Mac” Walker, vying for district 7, said last … Continue reading
Endorsement watch: Incumbents go one for three
In HISD District VII, the Chron goes with a challenger, in this case Mac Walker. In unruly classrooms and school boards alike, you’ve got good kids, you’ve got troublemakers, and then you’ve got the good kids who, for some reason, … Continue reading
Interview with Joshua Rosales
Every election I get at least one late response or contact from a candidate that I had not interviewed. This year I got a reply to my email to Joshua Rosales after the interview I did with Myrna Guidry had … Continue reading
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Endorsement watch: Garza Lindner and Vilaseca
The Chron goes against an incumbent in HISD District I. Trustee Elizabeth Santos, 39, is asking voters to keep her on the board representing Houston ISD District I. They shouldn’t. Santos’ connection to the district is deep. She grew up … Continue reading
Endorsement watch: Deigaard and Guidry
We are in the last week before early voting begins for the 2021 election, and that means it’s time for Chronicle endorsements. This would be waaaaaaaay late in a more normal year, but as we know there aren’t that many … Continue reading
30 day campaign finance reports: HISD
HISD and HCC elections are the main event this November, and as we approach the start of early voting, we can now look at the 30-day campaign finance reports for the candidates. Here’s what things look like in HISD. Elizabeth … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, campaign finance reports, Caroline Walter, Dwight Jefferson, Election 2021, Elizabeth Santos, Gerry Monroe, Greg Degeyter, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Joshua Rosales, Kendall Baker, Mac Walker, Maria Benzon, Matias Kopinsky, Myrna Guidry, Steven Hotze, Sue Deigaard
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What’s in a ballot name, 2021 edition
This is unfortunate. A candidate for the Houston ISD Board of Education said Friday his name has been printed incorrectly on ballots and county elections officials said it is too late to change the name. Lee “Mac” Walker, running for … Continue reading
Interview with Greg Degeyter
There are two challengers running in HISD District VI, and today I present to you an interview with one of them, Greg Degeyter. Degeyter is an attorney who specializes in helping people get disability benefits, after having been a meteorlogist … Continue reading
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Interview with Myrna Guidry
There’s one incumbent on the HISD Board of Trustees that you may be less familiar with, and that’s District IX incumbent Myrna Guidry, who was appointed to the Board in December of 2020 to replace Wanda Adams, who had been … Continue reading
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Interview with Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca
I will be finishing off interviews with HISD trustees this week, and then moving into the HCC races next week. We have two incumbents and one challenger to meet, and we begin with Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, the incumbent in … Continue reading
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Tagged Election 2021, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, interviews
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COVID continues to run amuck at the schools
This is our reality. Students in Texas public schools are facing another year upturned by COVID-19 as the highly contagious delta variant spreads, mask mandates are inconsistent and children under 12 cannot yet be vaccinated against the virus. Less than … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, Dallas ISD, face masks, Greg Abbott, HISD, lawsuit, local control, schools, Texas, Texas Education Agency, vaccinations
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Interview with Mac Walker
One more interview this week, still in District VII, with Mac Walker. Walker is a native Houstonian and graduate of Sharpstown High School as the first member of his family to reach that milestone. He went on to get an … Continue reading
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Interview with Dwight Jefferson
Back again to District VII and a visit with Dwight Jefferson, whom we met in 2015 when he ran for Houston City Controller. Jefferson is a graduate of UT Law School after having been co-captain of the football team as … Continue reading
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Interview with Maria Benzon
We move over to District V today for a conversation with Dr. Maria Benzon. Benzon is a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School who got bachelors and masters degrees at UT and a PhD in Educational Psychology at UH. … Continue reading
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Tagged Election 2021, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews, Maria Benzon
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