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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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Tag Archives: Wanda Adams
HISD Board selects a successor for Wanda Adams
Meet Myrna Guidry. Houston ISD trustees unanimously voted Tuesday to appoint lawyer Myrna Guidry to the board seat vacated last month by Wanda Adams, who represented parts of south Houston. Trustees considered eight applicants over two days before landing on … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged Board of Managers, Election 2020, Election 2021, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Myrna Guidry, Texas Education Agency, Wanda Adams
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HISD Board declines to hire Lathan permanently
A national search will be conducted, with still-interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan encouraged to apply. Houston ISD trustees voted Thursday against committing to Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan as the district’s long-term leader, opting instead to launch a national search before filling … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged Abe Saavedra, Alma Allen, Anne Sung, Dani Hernandez, Doris Delaney, Elizabeth Santos, Grenita Lathan, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Judith Cruz, Kathy Blueford Daniels, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Patricia Allen, Senfronia Thompson, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sue Deigaard, Texas Education Agency, Wanda Adams
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HISD to consider hiring Lathan permanently
Interesting. Houston ISD trustees are scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to name Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan as the lone finalist to lead the district, an unanticipated development amid ongoing litigation over the state’s effort to oust HISD’s elected board … Continue reading
Initial reaction to the TEA action on HISD
Lots of wait and see so far. Houston-area political and community leaders offered muted response Thursday to a state recommendation issued this week to replace Houston ISD’s school board, reserving judgment until more details are known about a Texas Education … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged Abe Saavedra, Anne Sung, Carol Alvarado, Diana Davila, Election 2019, Elizabeth Santos, Grenita Lathan, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Jolanda Jones, Mike Morath, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Sergio Lira, Sue Deigaard, Texas Education Agency, Wanda Adams
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It looks like we’re getting a new school board
What a mess. Texas Education Agency officials have recommended that a state-appointed governing team replace Houston ISD’s locally elected school board after a six-month investigation found several instances of alleged misconduct by some trustees, including violations of the Texas Open … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged Abe Saavedra, Anne Sung, Diana Davila, Election 2019, Elizabeth Santos, Grenita Lathan, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Jolanda Jones, Mike Morath, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Carranza, schools, Sergio Lira, STAAR, Sue Deigaard, Texas, Texas Education Agency, Texas Open Meetings Act, Wanda Adams
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January 2019 finance reports: HISD
Odd-numbered years mean three types of elections in Houston – city, HISD, and HCC. We’ve looked at the finance reports for city candidates, now let’s have a look at the reports for HISD trustees, which I’ve separated into those up … Continue reading
Saavedra 2.0
This was unexpected. In a raucous school board meeting filled with shouting and accusations lobbed by trustees against each other, the Houston Independent School District’s board of trustees late Thursday replaced interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan with former HISD Superintendent Abelardo … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged Abe Saavedra, Diana Davila, Grenita Lathan, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Richard Carranza, schools, Texas Education Agency, Wanda Adams
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July 2018 campaign finance reports: HISD
Every level of government requires finance reports in January and June, whether or not there is an active election cycle in that year. That includes HISD and HCC, which are the last two groups I’ll be examining. I didn’t get … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Sung, campaign finance reports, Diana Davila, Election 2019, Elizabeth Santos, fundraising, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Jolanda Jones, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Sergio Lira, Sue Deigaard, Wanda Adams
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Santos calls on Skillern-Jones to step down as HISD President
This happened last week. I’ve been waiting to see if there will be anything more to it. Houston ISD Trustee Elizabeth Santos on Thursday called for school board President Rhonda Skillern-Jones, to “immediately step down” from her position in light … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Santos, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Jolanda Jones, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Sue Deigaard, Wanda Adams
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2017 results: HISD and HCC
There were still precincts to be counted as I was writing this so there are a couple of races where I’ll have to equivocate, but here’s what happened in the local races that had actual candidates in them. Let’s start … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2017
Tagged absentee ballots, Anne Sung, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, early voting, Election 2017, Elizabeth Santos, Eugene Pack, Gretchen Himsl, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Jesse Rodriguez, Pretta Stallworth, Robert Glaser, runoff, Sergio Lira, Sue Deigaard, Wanda Adams
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Late money in the HISD races
Here it comes. A political action committee mostly funded by the nation’s largest teachers’ union has received $225,000 to spend on supporting four candidates for the Houston ISD school board election and a city ballot measure, campaign finance reports show. … Continue reading
More on HISD IX, and a little on HISD VII Alief ISD
As noted before, I did not do interviews in HISD Trustee races in districts VII and IX. In VII, I did interview now-incumbent Anne Sung and challenger John Luman last year when they were running in the special election to … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2017
Tagged Alief ISD, Anne Sung, candidate forum, Election 2017, Gerry Monroe, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews, John Luman, Karla Brown, Wanda Adams
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Endorsement watch: HISD VII and XI
Last two. Houston ISD, Trustee, District VII: Anne Katherine Sung Anne Katherine Sung won in a runoff for this district last year after former trustee Harvin Moore resigned. Now voters are faced with a rematch between Sung and her former … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2017
Tagged Anne Sung, Election 2017, endorsements, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, John Luman, Wanda Adams
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Endorsement watch: HGLBT Political Caucus, CVPE, and GPS
From the inbox: The Houston GLBT Political Caucus PAC met on September 9, 2017. At the meeting the membership voted to endorse the following candidates: Kara DeRocha for HISD School Board Trustee – District V Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca for … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2017
Tagged Anne Sung, Carlos Perrett, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Election 2017, Elizabeth Santos, endorsements, Gretchen Himsl, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Kara DeRocha, Manuel Rodriguez, Pretta Stallworth, Sue Deigaard, Wanda Adams
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July 2017 campaign finance reports – HISD
We still don’t know what’s happening with city of Houston elections this fall, but there’s plenty of action with HISD Trustee races. You can see all of the candidates who have filed so far and their July finance reports here. … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2017
Tagged Anna Eastman, Anne Sung, campaign finance reports, Daniel Albert, Election 2017, Elizabeth Santos, fundraising, Gerry Monroe, Gretchen Himsl, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, John Luman, Kara DeRocha, Karla Brown, Mike Lunceford, Monica Flores Richart, Robert Lundin, Sue Deigaard, Susan Schafer, Wanda Adams
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Reintroducing recapture
The tune has changed, and it’s time we make sure everyone knows it. It felt like déjà vu to many of the 150 people who packed into Tinsley Elementary School’s auditorium Wednesday evening. Facing another controversial Houston ISD school finance … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2017
Tagged Election 2016, Election 2017, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, property taxes, recapture, schools, turnout, Wanda Adams
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Recapture re-vote will happen
Mark your calendars for May 6. On Thursday, the board voted 5-3, with one abstention, to put another referendum on recapture on the May 6 ballot. Placing a second referendum on the May ballot will cost the district $800,000, according … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2017
Tagged Anna Eastman, Election 2016, Election 2017, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Jolanda Jones, property taxes, recapture, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, Wanda Adams
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HISD Board to discuss recapture re-vote today
We should find out today if a re-vote on recapture is in our future. At their monthly meeting Thursday, trustees for the Houston Independent School Board will consider putting recapture back on the ballot. […] In November, HISD voters rejected … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2017
Tagged Election 2016, Election 2017, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, property taxes, recapture, Texas Education Agency, Wanda Adams
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Sung and Vilaseca sworn in at HISD
The HISD Board is back at full strength. As Anne Sung and Holly Flynn Vilaseca took their oaths of office and became Houston ISD’s newest Board of Education trustees on Thursday, their husbands swaddled their months-old babies in one hand … Continue reading
A look ahead to Houston’s 2017 elections
I want to return to something in that story about Mayor Turner’s 2017 agenda, which was near the bottom but which is a very big deal for the coming year: A lawsuit over the ballot language used last year to … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2017
Tagged Anna Eastman, Anne Sung, Brenda Stardig, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Christopher Oliver, constitutional amendments, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2017, Election 2019, Ellen Cohen, Fort Bend County, Greg Meyers, Harvin Moore, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Johnny Isbell, Larry Green, lawsuit, light rail, Mayor, Metro, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Mike Lunceford, Pasadena, redistricting, revenue cap, Robert Glaser, Supreme Court, term limits, Texas, The Lege, University line, Wanda Adams
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We have a superintendent
Welcome to Houston. The San Francisco public schools superintendent won over a divided Houston school board with what members described as his devotion to equity for all students, passion for the arts and willingness to collaborate. The trustees, often split … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Jolanda Jones, Manuel Rodriguez, Richard Carranza, Terry Grier, Wanda Adams
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Where are the women?
I have several things to say about this. The slate running to replace Mayor Annise Parker features a globetrotting sailor, a triathlete grandfather, a millionaire minister and no women. Despite the most-crowded pack of mayoral contenders in decades, no female … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Ulman, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #4, Bill White, Bob Lanier, Carol Alvarado, Charyl Drab, District G, District H, Election 1993, Election 1995, Election 1997, Election 1999, Election 2001, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Elizabeth Spates, George Greanias, Gladys House, Gracie Saenz, Helen Huey, Houston, Houston City Controller, Kathy Whitmire, Keryl Douglas, Lee Brown, Mayor, Rob Mosbacher, Sandra Meyers, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvia Garcia, Veronique Gregory, Victoria Lane, Wanda Adams
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Donna Edmunson
From the inbox: Mayor Annise Parker has selected Donna Edmundson to be the new city attorney. Upon confirmation by City Council, Edmundson will become the first woman to hold the position. She has nearly 30 years of experience with the … Continue reading
Posted in Local politics
Tagged Annise Parker, City Attorney, David Feldman, Donna Edmunson, gay rights, Houston, lawsuit, Mike Laster, transgender rights, Wanda Adams
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HISD approves its redistricting plan
As we know, HISD now includes all of the former North Forest ISD, and with that new territory came the need to reapportion its Trustee districts. They completed that task last week with a minimum of fuss. The Houston school … Continue reading
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Tagged Greg Meyers, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, North Forest, redistricting, Wanda Adams
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Payday lending ordinance passes
In the end, it wasn’t close. The Houston City Council overwhelmingly passed restrictions on payday and auto title lenders Wednesday, avoiding rumored parliamentary maneuvers to delay the vote and calling on the state Legislature to follow suit. The vote was … Continue reading
Where things stand going into early voting
A few impressions of the state of the races as we head into early voting. Mayor – The thing that I will be looking for as initial results get posted at 7 PM on November 5 is how the gaggle … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2013
Tagged Andrew Burks, Anna Eastman, Anne Sung, Annise Parker, Astrodome, Ben Hall, Bill Frazer, Brenda Stardig, constitutional amendments, David Robinson, Dwight Boykins, Harris County, Harvin Moore, HCC, Helena Brown, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jerry Davis, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Mayor, Pasadena, redistricting, Ronald Green, Texas, Wanda Adams, Zeph Capo
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Endorsement watch: HISD
Clearly, this is an early endorsements year for the Chronicle, as they follow up their HCC recommendations with their endorsements in the contested HISD Trustee races. District 1: Anna Eastman, the board president, has been a thoughtful leader and a … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2013
Tagged Anna Eastman, Anne Sung, Election 2013, endorsements, Harvin Moore, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Hugo Mojica, Wanda Adams
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Interview with Wanda Adams
As we know, longtime District IX Trustee Larry Marshall decided not to run for re-election this year. Three candidates are running to succeed him, one of whom is term-limited City Council Member Wanda Adams. Adams is serving her third term … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2013
Tagged District D, Election 2013, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Wanda Adams
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HISD race overviews
The Chron takes a look at the three contested HISD races. The District 9 race in south Houston sees the return of W. Clyde Lemon, an attorney who held the seat for two years until Marshall ousted him in the … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2013
Tagged Anna Eastman, Anne Sung, Clyde Lemon, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Election 2013, Harvin Moore, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Hugo Mojica, Terry Grier, Wanda Adams
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The 2013 lineup
So many candidates. More than 60 candidates have filed to run for city of Houston elective office this fall, many of them rushing in before the 5 p.m. Monday deadline. […] Atop the ballot, [Mayor Annise] Parker is challenged by … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2013
Tagged Adriana Tamez, Anna Eastman, Anne Sung, Annise Parker, Anthony Madry, Anthony Robinson, Assata Richards, Ben Hall, Bill Frazer, Clarence Bradford, Clyde Lemon, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Dane Cook, Don Cook, Dwight Boykins, Election 2013, Eric Dick, filing deadline, Griff Griffin, Harvin Moore, HCC, Herlinda Garcia, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Hugo Mojica, Issa Dadoush, Jack Christie, James Horwitz, Kevin Hoffman, Lana Edwards, Larry Marshall, Larry McKinzie, Leila Feldman, Mayor, Phil Kunetka, Ronald Green, Stephen Costello, Wanda Adams, Yolanda Navarro Flores, Zeph Capo
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July finance reports for non-candidates
Not everyone who files a finance report with the city is running for something this November. Term-limited incumbents, and former candidates who still have money in their campaign treasuries are required to file reports as well. Here’s a look a … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2013
Tagged campaign finance reports, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2014, Gene Locke, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, James Rodriguez, Jolanda Jones, Mark Lee, Mayor, Melissa Noriega, Michael Berry, Wanda Adams
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Payday and title loan regulation in Houston
From Nonsequiteuse, who got the following email in her inbox: Proposed City of Houston Lending Ordinance Presentation to Council Committee Tuesday, February 5, 2013 The City of Houston Legal Department has proposed new regulations for credit access businesses, commonly referred … Continue reading
The 2013 campaign season has officially begun
Sort of, anyway. Some of us received this email in our inboxes recently, touting the virtues of former Bill White chief of staff Terence Fontaine as a candidate for District D; incumbent Wanda Adams is term-limited out next year. I … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2013
Tagged District D, Election 2013, Houston, Houston City Council, Terence Fontaine, term limits, Wanda Adams
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Budget amendment time
Now that Mayor Parker has formally submitted her proposed budget for fiscal year 2013, it’s time for Council members to submit their amendments for consideration. I’m going to start at the bottom of the story with the two proposals that … Continue reading
Posted in Local politics
Tagged Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, budget, Ed Gonzalez, Ellen Cohen, food stamps, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Houston Food Bank, Jack Christie, lawsuit, Mike Sullivan, plastic bags, rape kits, sexually oriented businesses, Stephen Costello, term limits, The Lege, Wanda Adams
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