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  Through Early Voting Week One, Greater Houston Casts Ballots At Record Pace

  October 20 at 4:30 a.m.

  Americans have already been voting like crazy, and there are still two weeks to go before Election Day on November 3. That holds especially true for Texas, where so far over four million voters have already voted early, putting the Lone Star State above all others for early voting so...

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  HISD Starts In-Person Classes As 13,000 Students Still Unaccounted For

  October 19 at 1:50 p.m.

  On Monday, Houston Independent School District’s Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan was joined by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and other local lawmakers to celebrate the district’s first day of in-person classes amid the coronavirus pandemic after six weeks of online-only learning. Lathan’s 10:30 a.m. press conference — held at Highland Heights...

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  On the Road with Linda Ronstadt and Young Mexican Songbirds

  October 16 at 4 a.m.

  Everybody thought she was crazy. I mean, she’s Linda Ronstadt. A reigning queen of rock and roll. Why the hell would she do a complete left (and right) turn and put out an album featuring her singing old Mexican songs in Spanish? And then go on tour with a full...

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  On Early Voting Day One, Excited Voters Turned Out in Droves Across Greater Houston

  October 14 at 4:30 a.m.

  Early voting started with an impressive turnout in Texas on Tuesday, despite some early hiccups and delays. While a voting system snafu caused serious delays in Fort Bend County, things went off pretty much without a hitch in neighboring Harris County, where over 100,000 voters flocked to polling places. For a...

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  Computer Error Means Rocky Start To Early Voting In Fort Bend County [UPDATED]

  October 13 at 10:32 a.m.

  On the first day of early voting, widespread technical difficulties in Fort Bend County meant that no votes could be cast when polls opened at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. Hundreds of would-be voters were queued up in massive lines at polling places across the county, many of whom gave up...

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  With COVID-19 and Finger Condoms Galore, Early Voting Sure Looks Different This Year

  October 12 at 4 a.m.

  We’re about seven months into pandemic life at this point, and if that wasn’t enough to drive you nutty, our fearless leader President Donald Trump has been infected with the coronavirus. Thanks to our divisive Commander in Chief and his knack for riling-up concerned citizens on either side of any...