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Katy City Council approves $6M bond and city council elections at Feb. 12 meeting
During a special Feb. 12, Katy City Council voted unanimously to move forward with the a $6M bond referendum and its regular city elections, as well as a measure requesting approval for updates to … more
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Katy ISD is calling for a bond election in May and in order to address growth by adding campuses and facilities to accommodate new students projected to come to the district over the next decade or so. The district has a long history of bonds, including a $748 million bond package in 2014 that paid for multiple new campuses and Legacy Stadium (pictured) which cost about $70.3 million.
Katy ISD Board of Trustees calls for $676M bond election in May
The Katy ISD Board of Trustees has voted to call a May bond election which includes four propositions totaling $676.2 million. The bond package was developed with input from the district’s … more
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Harris County has ordered a new voting machine system which is expected to provide added security for elections. The purchase of the machines was planned beginning in 2019 for a rollout of the new system in the upcoming May 2021 elections.
Harris Co. awards $54M contract to HART for voting systems
Harris County Commissioners Court awarded a $54 million contract to HART InterCivic for 12,000 new InterCivic Verity Voting Systems and related equipment for fuure Harris County elections Jan. 26. … more
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Former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, left, is considering a 2022 run against Gov. Greg Abbott.
Analysis: Just when you think campaign season is over, Texas pulls you back in
Beto O’Rourke is thinking about challenging Gov. Greg Abbott in the 2022 election. Abbott is already responding, the way candidates do. You’re right to think this is happening early. … more
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Katy ISD's Community Bond Advisory Committee - or CBAC - met three times at KISD's Merrell Center to learn about the district's anticipated growth and what would be needed to support the district's rapidly-expanding student body as members considered what sort of bond package to recommend to trustees in February.
KISD community committee recommending $676M bond package
more than $676 million. The bond package was developed by the district in conjunction with the KISD Community Bond Advisory Committee. The bond package, if approved by trustees to be on the May 1 … more
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Katy ISD is holding meetings of community-member committee to discuss the district's needs as it considers a May 2021 bond election.
Katy ISD bond committee continues to prep possible 2021 bond package
Katy ISD continues to move forward with examining a possible bond package for the May 1 elections. The KISD Community Bond Advisory Committee met Jan. 13 and 20 to discuss the district’s … more
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While Inauguration Day has only just finished up, elections are an ever present thing in America. The elections listed below will be coming up in May and as campaigns commence, the Katy Times will provide coverage as the spring election season moves forward.
Local elections coming in May, here are some of the local positions on the ballot
City and county-level leaders were just sworn in after a long election cycle in 2020, but in a democracy, elections are ever-present. Several positions are now up for grabs in the May elections … more
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Pro-Trump rioters climbed walls at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday during a protest against the certification of the 2020 presidential election results by Congress.
“Find a place to hide or seek cover”: A harrowing day at the U.S. Capitol for Texans in Congress
​Like just about every other Capitol Hill staffer, Jose Borjon was worried about trouble Wednesday. more
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Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol Building to protest against the certification of the 2020. Jan. 6, 2021.
Texas politicians united in pleading for calm as Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol
Texas politicians in both parties pleaded for peace Wednesday afternoon after supporters backing President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting the Electoral College certification of his … more
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Newly-elected Ward B Katy City Council Member Rory Robertson is sworn in by City of Katy Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Brashear during the semi-virtual Katy City Council meeting held Nov. 17. Incumbent council members Chris Harris and Janet Corte were sworn in during separate ceremonies earlier in the day in order to limit the number of people in council chambers due to COVID-19 concerns.
City of Katy and KISD finalize election results
Both the city of Katy and Katy ISD voted to approve the results of the Nov. 3 city council and board of trustees elections, respectively, Tuesday evening. The elections for both entities saw changes … more
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A Republican Party flag at an event by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in College Station in October. This year proved another disappointment for Texas Democrats, who underperformed the high expectations they had set for themselves, particularly in a hotly contested battle for dominance in the Texas House.
Democrats' hopes of flipping Texas again fall short as Republicans dominate Texas' 2020 elections
Some thought it might happen as early as 2014 — and then 2016, and, of course, in 2018. When all those elections proved disappointing, Texas Democrats said 2020 would be the year, given … more
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Record turnout throughout the country, including the three counties that comprise the Katy area left some results in the lurch Tuesday night right before press time. However, some candidates held strong leads making them the apparent winners of their respective races. In funding races, first responders and mobility passed in the Katy area while education bonds either didn’t make it onto the ballot or failed.
Katy area voters hit the polls – select a mix of old and new faces
After record-setting turnout at the polls, Katy area residents made their voices heard and sent a mix of newcomers and familiar faces to city hall, Austin and Washington on Election Day. School … more
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, visited College Station on Oct. 28, 2020, as part of his statewide bus tour. Cornyn was also joined by Rick Perry and Pete Sessions at this campaign stop.
John Cornyn defeats MJ Hegar to retain U.S. Senate seat
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has defeated Democratic challenger MJ Hegar. With an estimated 63.9% of the votes counted and Cornyn in front by 1 percentage point, Decision Desk called the race … more
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Cars lined up to vote in the drive-thru line at NRG Stadium in Houston during the first day of early voting on Oct. 13, 2020. The judge's ruling follows two related decisions by the Texas Supreme Court rejecting efforts to have Harris County's drive-thru voting process deemed illegal. It appears to clear the way for all drive-thru votes to be counted on Election Day tomorrow.
Nearly 127,000 Harris County drive-thru votes appear safe after federal judge rejects GOP-led Texas lawsuit
A federal judge Monday rejected a request by a conservative activist and three Republican candidates to toss out nearly 127,000 votes cast at drive-thru polling sites in Texas’ most populous, … more
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The Texas voting system is very decentralized, which means each of its 254 counties might handle the way it processes and counts its votes differently.
Here's how votes are counted in Texas
This coverage is made possible by Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. The article is available for reprint under the terms of … more
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Voters line up to utilize drive-thru voting at NRG Stadium in Houston during the first day of early voting on Oct. 13. A handful of GOP activists and candidates had asked the state's highest civil court to rule Harris County's drive-thru voting locations illegal, and invalidate votes that have already been cast. The challenge has also been filed in federal court.
TX Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to throw out nearly 127,000 Harris County votes
A legal cloud hanging over nearly 127,000 votes already cast in Harris County was at least temporarily lifted Sunday when the Texas Supreme Court rejected a request by several conservative Republican … more
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A poll worker feeds a voting machine and power cord through a voter’s car window in the drive-thru line at NRG Park in Houston during the first day of early voting on Oct. 13, 2020.
Harris County drive-thru voters await court rulings as Texas Republicans push to invalidate 127,000 votes
For 18 days of early voting, Harris County residents waited in line, had their identities verified by poll workers, and cast their votes in a presidential election that has seen record-breaking early … more
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The number of voters who cast ballots in the Texas early voting period this year has now surpassed the total number of people who voted in all of 2016. Early voting ends Oct. 30 and Election Day is Nov. 3
More than 9 million Texans have cast ballots so far, surpassing the state’s total votes cast in 2016
The number of voters who cast ballots in the Texas early voting period this year has now surpassed the total number of people who voted in all of 2016. Through Thursday, 9,009,850 have voted so … more
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In the first few days of early voting in Texas, Harris County and Denton County are breaking records. As of Friday, 27% of registered voters in Denton County had cast their ballots in the 2020 election — surpassing the county’s 2016 turnout of 18% on the fourth day.
Two key Texas counties — Democratic stronghold Harris and traditionally red Denton — are setting early voting records
In the first few days of early voting in an unprecedented election year, two key Texas counties saw a rush of voters coming to the polls. Houston’s Harris County has gotten state and … more
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People waited in line to vote in Dallas on Tuesday, the first day of early voting.
Early voting appears up in Texas. It’s too early to know what that means.
The lines were long at polling locations across Texas on the first day of early voting Tuesday, and some of the state’s biggest counties reported record first-day turnout. But with reliable … more
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