Texas is about to shut down an election office in a heavily Democratic county that includes Houston less than two months before the city's mayoral election

https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-greg-abbott-houston-mayor-race-harris-county-election-office-2023-8

#Texas #ElectionOfficeShutdown #HarrisCounty #Houston #MayoralElection #GregAbbott #Politics #News

A judge rules a new Texas law governing elections in Democrat-controlled Harris County (Houston) unconstitutional, but the corrupt, GOP-controlled AG's office says it will appeal. #elections #Houston #HarrisCounty #txpol https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-calls-new-texas-election-law-unconstitutional-but-state-says-it-will-appeal-ruling/ar-AA1fjReg?cvid=eeae262cb5eb4d5684b85868f488ea54&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=11

Medical care denied
Inmates pass away too soon
Families seek justice

#harriscounty #inmates #justice #medicalcare #haiku #poetry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66435049

#Election2022 #HarrisCounty #Houston First (and hopefully only) sore loser election contest lawsuit begins Tuesday https://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?p=110862

#Shooting #MassShooting

#Baltimore - 2 dead, 28 injured

#Wichita, Kansas - 9 injured (7 shot,2 stamped)

#Philadelphia -3 injured

#HarrisCounty, Texas - 1 dead, 2 injured

#ArcherHeights, Chicago - 1 dead, 2 injured

by @thorbenson in @RawStory:

"Republicans in the Texas legislature recently passed two bills that will affect how elections will be run in the state’s largest county, Harris County — a Houston-centered Democratic stronghold. The first bill gets rid of Harris County’s elections administrator entirely, and the second allows the state’s Republican secretary of state to directly oversee elections in the county. These moves have been referred to as a Republican 'power grab' by Democrats in the state."

https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/as-long-as-possible-texas/

#Texas #HarrisCounty #Houston #legislature #VotingRights #elections #Republicans #Democrats #politics #USPolitics #USPol

This program is a good idea. However, I would argue that it's not "UBI" as they claim. It specifically targets low-income families, which is perfectly sensible. True UBI, which would be paid to everyone, is more problematic. Universality is thought to make the program easier to sell politically. But paying money to those who don't need it tends to create asset price inflation. https://thetexan.news/harris-county-to-launch-universal-basic-income-pilot-program/ #Texas #HarrisCounty #UBI

Texas GOP Passes Bills Allowing Abbott Appointee to Take Over Democratic County's Elections. "These bills are not about election reform," said one Harris County official. "They are entirely about suppressing voters' voices."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/texas-gop-abbott-harris-county

#CommonDreams #TexasGOP #VoterSuppression #HarrisCounty #ElectionTakeover #AbbottAppointee #Politics #News

#SB1750 would eliminate the election administrator position — an appointed position that handles election admin on behalf of county gov — in counties w/ a population of 3.5M or more. #Houston’s #HarrisCounty is only county in state with this many people. Instead, #election duties would return to elected county clerk and the county tax assessor, depriving Harris County residents of ability to choose how 2 run their elections, a right given 2 every other county in state.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-bill-abolishing-harris-county-election-position-heads-to-governor/

Texas Senate votes to allow Gov. Abbott to overturn Harris County elections

https://abc13.com/texas-senate-harris-county-elections-bill-passed-governor-greg-abbott/13212669/

#ABC13 #Texas #Elections #HarrisCounty #GovernorAbbott #SenateVote #OverturnElection #Politics #News

It's Election Day, y’all! 🤠

126 polls are open across #HarrisCounty.

Visit https://t.co/SyldR92wHX to make your vote plan. Polls will be open until 7 PM.

#ElectionDay #ElectionDay2023 #HarrisVotes

#Texas Senate votes to allow Governor #GregAbbott to overturn #HarrisCounty elections

#Voting
https://abc13.com/texas-senate-harris-county-elections-bill-passed-governor-greg-abbott/13212669/

Texas has passed a bill that would give Republican Secretary of State Jane Nelson the power to overturn elections in the state's largest county--which is Harris County/Houston. https://tinyl.io/8V1f

@democracydocket @marcelias

#HarrisCounty #Texas #Elections #Fascism #VotingRights

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-senate-passes-bill-allowing-state-to-re-run-harris-county-elections/

#Texas Senate Passes Bill Allowing State to Rerun #HarrisCounty #Elections

Lina Hidalgo "could be the most powerful Democrat you’ve never heard of: a young, recently reelected leader overseeing a multibillion-dollar county budget in the country’s second-most populous state. And she doesn’t have the luxury of cold-shouldering her GOP colleagues. 'My focus is on standing up for areas that are never going to vote for me, because I may not be able to change their minds, but I do represent them.'”

https://www.vogue.com/article/judge-lina-hidalgo-profile

#Houston #HarrisCounty #Texas #publichealth #sdoh

#Texas shoot ‘em up on isle 3 at #Walmart. Two idiots had a #shootout in public after an argument. Both parties knew one another.

#Houston #2Afuckery #gunculturekills #harriscounty
#hcso

https://abc13.com/walmart-shooting-today-shots-fired-inside-store-east-harris-county-houston-area-gun-violence/13175698/

The Texas GOP has introduced bills designed to overturn elections in the state's largest blue county. The law states that new elections can be ordered if the Republican Secretary of State "has good cause." Oh joy, oh joy.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/texas-gop-proposes-bill-to-allow-sec-of-state-to-overturn-election-results-in-states-largest-blue-county

#Texas #HarrisCounty #TexasPolitics #Politics #Republicans #GOP #GQP #GQPClownShow #GOPClownShow #Fascism #Antifascism #JaneNelson

Today at 1:30 pm CST, I'll be on All Real Radio with the Unconventional Journalist. We're talking about the Harris County Jail, people in power trying to influence journalists with special favors, and more.

Don't miss it!

#HarrisCounty #Houston #txlege #Journalism

Want to join me for this Harris County Democratic Party event?

#TX #HarrisCounty #Houston #Democrats #HCDP https://mobilize.us/s/apd6YD/o

@RememberUsAlways @AP I live in #harriscounty funnily enough. Honestly, this is a joke. There are so many investigations that are going on into so many leaks or these “boil water notices.” Someone or something will be responsible for that crap leaking into somethin’ else & intern, make a lot of people sick(er). No one trusts these puppets in charge of this sad city. It’s always a “well we didn’t know “ or the finger pointing game. #Harriscounty needs to wake up!