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Ignorance, it turns out, isn't bliss.

When Gillespie County Republicans conduct their primary in March, they will count votes in an ill-advised way: by hand, using scores of volunteers, without any machines.

The Texas Secretary of State has warned local party leaders the effort could be costly and time-consuming.

Rice University political scientist Bob Stein said the split in Democrats’ ranks could provide openings for Republican candidates for DA.

The Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus and Reyes-Revilla endorser Adrian Garcia both condemned a Thursday mailer that shows Reyes-Revilla with her husband and two kids juxtaposed with a photo of Castillo and his husband. Reyes-Revilla says she supports the LGBTQ community.

Sean Teare is running against Kim Ogg, his former boss, for Harris County District Attorney in a March primary election.

While early voting numbers in Harris County were far from robust, according to two local political science professors, both said there could be a relative uptick on Tuesday, which is Election Day.

The final day for voters to cast their ballots in the November 2023 election is Election Day, Tuesday November 7. Harris County Election Officials are gearing up through the weekend to ensure that operations run as smoothly as they did during the early vote period. Voters are deciding on a number of races, citywide and countywide propositions and a series of statewide constitutional amendments.

In the 95-second audio recording, a woman who sounds like the Texas congresswoman can be heard explicitly scolding a male staffer.

Rice University political scientist Bob Stein expects local turnout will fall short of 25% in the first round of voting for Houston’s next mayor and could fall to 15% in a runoff.