Harris County's proposed plan to redraw Commissioners Court boundaries illegally erodes Latino voting power in the county's southeast precinct and must be amended, Hispanic leaders said at two public hearings this week.
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Hispanics call redrawn Harris County precincts unfair
Posted by WarriorZ100 194 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Harris County leaders consider privatizing the jail
Posted by Granemor101 294 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Harris County Commissioners Court today will consider a proposal to study privatizing Harris County Jail, the state's largest lockup with nearly 10,000 inmates.
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Harris County will likely lose state House seat
Posted by alexcazares 347 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Last week's Census figures showed that Harris County grew dramatically during the past decade, but not fast enough to warrant adding a new state legislative district. The county, in fact, likely will lose one.
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Harris County polls may be as crowded as the ballot
Posted by Foster945 462 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
About 300,000 voters are expected at the polls today amid rain, an army of poll watchers, federal and state election monitors and banks of machines borrowed from other counties.
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Early voting closes in Harris County with record turnout
Posted by WarriorZ100 466 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
As polls closed Friday before Tuesday's general election, as many as 450,000 people are expected to have cast their ballots early or by mail.
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Some Harris County early voters upset by poll watchers
Posted by Vaseline28 467 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan expects to meet this morning with the county's Democratic and Republican chairmen after receiving complaints of possible voter intimidation on the first day of early voting on Monday. The complaints came from predominantly minority precincts.
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Early voting surges in Harris County and across the state
Posted by KenMasterts 472 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
After four days of early voting, numbers are up sharply, prompting analysts to suggest that Texans are getting used to the convenience, are enthusiastic about their candidates or both.
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Voting machine fire heats up race for Harris County clerk
Posted by RyuuHyuga 493 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Three candidates are vying to replace Beverly Kaufman, who is retiring as Harris County clerk after 16 years.
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Harris County OKs $13.6 million for new voting machines
Posted by Seabassownz 526 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
A pre-dawn fire on Friday destroyed the building that housed all 10,000 of the county’s voting machines.
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Harris County looks for cheaper jail cells
Posted by theshade67 608 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
A potential criminal justice price war could benefit local taxpayers as counties across Texas look to fill empty jail cells and at least two members of Commissioners Court look for a better deal to lock up Harris County's inmate overflow.
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County clerk hopefuls push easier access to records
Posted by Necromander 712 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
All four candidates agree the next clerk has to make access to and filing of documents more available through electronic means.
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Harris County, Texas Democrats agree to settle lawsuit
Posted by Kankiller 836 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
A lawsuit originally accused former county Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bettencourt of illegally blocking the registration of thousands of voters.
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The Napa County district attorney announced Thursday no charges will be filed against Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable for allegedly assaulting one of his assistants.
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Harris County polls open today for early voting
Posted by qweasd170 839 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Early voting begins today for Houston's mayor, City Council and controller, 11 proposed state constitutional amendments, Bellaire municipal offices, community college and public school boards and more.
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Land-use rules concern voters in Harris County
Posted by trunks1138 842 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
After high-profile plans raised uproars in neighborhoods, including the Ashby high-rise, 71 percent said in a Chronicle poll they support a tighter law.
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Longtime Harris County Clerk Kaufman retiring
Posted by SuperAdam34 851 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Beverly Kaufman said she wanted to make the announcement now to allow for an open election for the office in November 2010.
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Harris County GOP struggles as it tries to rebuild
Posted by qweasd170 941 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The Harris County Republican Party is in arrears amid a dour fundraising climate and an internecine struggle over its chairman, Jared Woodfill.
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Harris County has a plan to keep voter rolls updated
Posted by DarkPaladin 1049 days ago (http://feeds.chron.com)
In Harris County, the voter registration office is starting to anticipate your next move. County Tax Assessor-Collector Leo Vasquez has put together a coalition of private organizations and large employers to make sure that residents who move within or to the county get an on-the-spot chance to fill out fresh voter registration applications.
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