Tag: Texas Politics
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Episode 17 – Welcome To Bro World
The election was probably decided more by who didn’t go to the polls, as opposed to who did. Was that a feature or a bug? Turnout in Harris County was historically low. We discuss who came to vote and what comes next.
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Episode 16 – 2024 Presidential Race
Early voting starts in Texas on October 21. Make a plan to vote, and vote all the way down the ballot. In addition to the race for President, Texas has a Senate race that’s going all the way down to the wire, plus there’s lots of judicial races, bond issues, and other important things to…
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Episode 14 – Surprise! It’s Almost Election Day!
Did you know that next month you will be electing board members to the Harris County Appraisal District? Don’t feel bad, we almost missed this one, too. But this is the board that sets your property taxes, so whether you own or rent, you have a stake in this election. Nancy and Christion also talk…
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Episode 9 – Israel at War, The GOP at War With Itself, Countdown to Early Voting
From the macro view there’s a lot going on this week: Israel is at war with Hezbollah, the Republican Party is fighting itself both in Congress (Kevin McCarthy) and locally (Ken Paxton). Meanwhile we want to keep our focus on our neighborhood with the mayoral and council elections. Average turnout is 200,000 out of a…
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Episode 8 – 4 weeks until Early Voting begins in Houston. Here’s why it matters that you vote.
Nancy and Christion discuss why it’s easy to get discouraged about politics, and why it’s important to tune out the noise and tune into the Houston city election. We’re electing a mayor, 16 city council positions, and two ballot propositions. The deadline to register to vote is October 10th. Are you registered? Learn about how…
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Episode 7 – GOP Debate, the state removes Harris County’s election administrator, Tony Buzbee runs for council, HISD’s state-controlled boss brings recess back, More reasons to vote.
So there was a GOP debate. But aren’t you more concerned with the water coming out of your tap than that? (Did you hear about watering restrictions this week? That’s a thing.) The state successfully outlawed Harris County from having an elections administrator (but other counties can have them because they’re not Harris County, apparently).…
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Episode 4 – Congratulations, Graduate!
This week: Congratulations to Christion, who is now a proud graduate of the University of Houston. We ask what the heck the Texas Legislature is doing other than banning books, trans people, drag shows, and whatever else will get Greg Abbott a guest spot on Fox News (answer: it doesn’t involve passing a budget). Speaking…
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Episode 3 – How To Make The Legislature Listen To You
First off, yes, Sheila Jackson-Lee is running for Houston Mayor, and Nancy & Christion have opinions. (Editor’s note: before we could publish this episode, Chris Hollins dropped out of the Mayor’s race and announced he will run for City Controller instead.) More importantly, the Texas Legislature seems more interested in fighting the Culture Wars and…