Students Turn 18 Vote Opinions Split on Election
High school seniors and near 18-year-olds express mixed feelings about voting in the presidential election. Quotes from Destiny Evans Stefanie Figueroa Christopher Ybarra Paola Cervantes and others show excitement concern and cynicism while discussing candidates Trump and Clinton and the election process.
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Robert E. Lee High School
Destiny Evans
Stefanie Figueroa
Christopher Ybarra
Jonathon Ernest
Ernest
Paola Cervantes
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Matthew Connealy
Alexia Badillo
Connealy
Daniel Sanchez
Trump
Clinton
Faircloth Faces Criss in Texas District Race
Time races page notes Faircloth challenging Lloyd Criss a former Texas House member who served 1979 to 1991. Criss’s daughter Susan was pursued two years earlier. The 63 year old Republican would be the first GOP representative for the district including Galveston and areas east of Houston since Reconstruction.
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Houston
Babin Faces Ridley for Texas 56th District Seat
Incumbent Republican Brian Babin again runs against Green Party hopeful Hal Ridley in Texas 56th District. Babin, Air Force veteran and Lamar University biology graduate, earned a DDS in 1976. Ridley, a Bridge City resident, owns a dump truck firm Robotic Construction.
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Hal Ridley
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Air Force
Lamar University
University of Texas
Ridley
Bridge City
Robotic Construction
Harris County DA race pits An derson against Ogg
Incumbent Republican Devon Anderson faces Democrat Kim Ogg in a re election bid for Harris County District Attorney. Anderson, appointed in 2013 after succeeding her late husband Mike, served 12 years as a prosecutor and five years as chief felony prosecutor. Ogg, with 25 years in law, has held both prosecutor and defense roles and also served as chief felony prosecutor.
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Devon Anderson
Kim Ogg
Ogg
Harris County
Anderson
Mike
Harris County District Attorney’s Office
Harris County Attorney Race Standoff Between Ryan and Leitner
Harris County voters face a contest for county attorney alongside the district attorney race. Incumbent Democrat Vince Ryan seeks a third term after initial election in 2008 and re election in 2012. Republican challenger Jim Leitner is a former Harris County sheriff's office general counsel and ex first assistant district attorney for Harris Bell and Lampa counties.
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Jim Leitner
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Leitner
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Lampasas
Chambers County Precinct 1 race heats up with Gore and Booze
Republican Jimmy Gore and Democrat Joseph Booze vie for Chambers County Precinct 1 after Mark Huddleston retires. Gore runs Gore Propane and has 29 years in the county while Booze, from Louisiana, has 50 years in Winnie and works in oilfield supervision with construction experience. Early voting totals: Harris County 977,279. Chambers County over 11,000.
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Jimmy Gore
Joseph Booze
Mark Huddleston
Gore
Gore Propane
Chambers County
Booze
Lafayette
Louisiana
Winnie
Harris County
Trump presses into Democratic strongholds in final days
Donald Trump vows to campaign in Democratic bastions despite limited support, planning stops in Minnesota and North Carolina while Hillary Clinton floods states with celebrities and political figures. Clinton campaigns in Michigan with Obama, Beyoncé, Jay Z, and Lebron James amid rain-soaked Florida rally, highlighting stark campaign contrasts ahead of Election 2016.
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Hillary Clinton
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Trump
North Carolina
Clinton
Michigan
Obama
Florida
Pennsylvania
Katy Perry
Lebron James
Beyoncé
Jay
Pembroke Pines
Barack Obama
Mock Elections Teach Barbers Hill Students
Barbers Hill ISD students in grades one through five will study elections in social studies classes next week and take part in a mock election on Tuesday as teachers emphasize professional handling of topics and a positive academic experience. Clinton leads nationally with 379,703 votes per Every Kid Votes results page.
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Carla Rabalais
Clinton
Everykidlearns.org
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