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HERO Election Results: Welcome to ‘HATE Town’?

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So about last night.  Katherine Driessen of the Houston Chronicle has the formal wrap-up...
Houston voters soundly rejected the city's embattled equal rights ordinance Tuesday in one of the most heated local political contests in recent memory that drew national scrutiny and sparked months of impassioned back-and-forth about social issues, particularly transgender rights. The decision leaves Houston … Continue Reading ››
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Where Are Houston’s Young Voters?!?!

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So it's an off, off year election with no President or Governor to be found on the ballot.  But so far, turnout for the 2015 Houston Municipal Elections is up.  Here's KHOU with the details...
After one week of early voting, 61,008 people have already gone to the polls in Harris County. When you combine … Continue Reading ››