A fraction of eligible voters will choose three members of the Harris County Appraisal District’s board of directors and a state senator.
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Paul Cobler
Paul Cobler covers politics for the Abdelraoufsinno. Paul returns to Texas after covering city hall for The Advocate in Baton Rouge. During two-and-a-half years at the newspaper, he spearheaded local accountability reporting about a variety of topics and local agencies. A University of Texas graduate from Victoria, Paul previously worked in Washington, D.C., for the Dallas Morning News as a post-graduate fellow. Paul's reporting on local and state politics has been published in newspapers across Texas. When he's not working, he can be found playing sand volleyball or petting his cat, Lil Bit.
Both sides bring politics to legal fight over Harris County’s guaranteed income program
Legitimate legal questions over the anti-poverty program are being crowded aside by political back-and-forth over the case on both sides.
The Texas Supreme Court blocks Harris County from sending guaranteed income payments
County officials said the $500 monthly stipends would be sent out Tuesday, but dropped that after the Supreme Court blocked the program.
Houston appeals court upholds Harris County’s guaranteed income program
Ken Paxton tried to block the county's plan to give monthly $500 stipends to low-income households using federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Politics, suspicion infiltrate nonpartisan races for Harris County appraisal board
Local Democrats are concerned the elections could insert politics into the appraisal process. Republicans say the concerns are overblown.
Early voting begins for May 4 elections: Here’s what Houston-area voters need to know
Voters are being asked to weigh in on appraisal district elections, a state Senate special election and local contests in the surrounding area.
Molly Cook, Jarvis Johnson face back-to-back elections to fill Whitmire’s old Senate seat
State Rep. Jarvis Johnson and nurse Molly Cook advanced to the May 28 Democratic primary runoff. First, they must compete in a May 4 special election.
Años antes de que los caracterizaran como criminales, los residentes de Colony Ridge buscaron ayuda del estado
Los residentes presentaron más de 60 quejas en contra de Colony Ridge. No obtuvieron muchas soluciones del estado.
Have you heard? There’s a countywide election in May, but few area residents are aware
Elections for three members of the Harris County Appraisal District’s board of directors were created by a state proposition approved in November.
Feds rely on novel legal argument in Colony Ridge lawsuit, claiming ‘reverse redlining’
The lawsuits offer the best opportunity for restitution for former Colony Ridge residents who say they were duped into buying property, experts say.