More than 153k have voted in Harris County (Houston, TX) thus far, shattering 2020 totals.
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Nov 5 '24, 12:50
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Turnout had been slow at the Alvin D. Baggett Community Center in Galena Park during the morning’s downpour, but appeared to be picking up midday as work crews in uniform headed in to vote during their break, and senior citizens took advantage of a lull in the rain.
Several voters in the working-class Houston suburb were less than enthused about either presidential candidate but said they felt an obligation as citizens to participate in the democratic process. In the end, most appeared to settle for the stability they felt Vice President Kamala Harris offered.
“I’m just scared of Trump winning,” said Joshua Guerrero, a 23-year-old construction worker. “I feel like he’s already done enough. We’ve already seen how he’s controlled everything.”
Lacreia Thompson, 46, of Galena Park, agreed.
“I just feel safer with her,” Thompson said. “I feel like with the other party, you just don’t know what’s going to happen, so I’d rather feel safe.”
One of the hottest races in Texas this year is the match-up between Ted Cruz and challenger U.S. Rep. Colin Allred. It isn’t the first time Cruz has been in a close race. In 2018, he narrowly defeated Beto O’Rourke by 2.6 points.
However, Allred and O’Rourke ran very different campaigns against Cruz. The Chronicle and Express-News took a closer look at the counties they visited, who gave money to their campaigns and how they spent that money.
In the candidates’ latest filings with the Federal Election Commission, Allred appeared on track to potentially raise more money than O’Rourke. As of Oct. 16, Allred had raised $71.5 million in net contributions, surpassing where O’Rourke stood six years prior by more than $2 million. That was also $23 million more than Cruz had raised since the beginning of 2023.
Allred has also spent millions of dollars more on advertising than O’Rourke and Cruz this cycle. In the first few weeks of October, both Allred and Cruz added over $10 million in spending to the totals below.
Many Harris County voters headed to the polls Tuesday to vote on Houston ISD’s divisive $4.4 billion school bond measure — the largest proposed school bond in state history.
HISD is asking voters to approve $2.3 billion to rebuild and renovate schools and $1 billion for lead remediation, security upgrades, and HVAC improvements. It’s also seeking $1.1 billion to expand pre-K, build three new career and technical education centers and make technology upgrades without raising taxes.
The bond is split into two propositions on the ballot that residents can vote on separately. Proposition A proposes allocating $3.96 billion for school building renovations and expansions, including safety and security infrastructure, while Proposition B allocates $440 million for technology equipment, systems and infrastructure.
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This news story conveniently neglects to insert a paragraph at the end about the state takeover of the county schools, including un-certified Superintendent Mike Miles and the unelected members of the school board.
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