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The 2023 Texas elections were held on November 7, 2023. [ 1] Texas voters statewide voted on 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. A special election took place to fill the vacancy from Texas's 2nd House of Representatives district, [ 2] which was followed by a runoff on January 30, 2024. [ 3] In addition, Texas counties, cities ...
Galveston County, Texas. / 29.38°N 94.86°W / 29.38; -94.86. Galveston County ( / ˈɡælvɪstən / GAL-vis-tən) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas, located along the Gulf Coast adjacent to Galveston Bay. As of the 2020 census, its population was 350,682. [ 1] The county was founded in 1838.
Government. v. t. e. The mayor of Galveston is the official head of the city of Galveston in the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent mayor is Craig Brown, who was elected in 2020, re-elected in 2022, [1] [2] and was re-elected to another three-year term on May 4, 2024. [3] He took office in July 2020, succeeding the previous mayor, Jim Yarbrough.
Distinct minority groups cannot join together in coalitions to claim their votes are diluted in redistricting cases under the Voting Rights Act, a divided federal appeals court ruled Thursday ...
August 1, 2024 at 10:53 AM. Residents across Shelby County are hitting the polls for Thursday's primary and county-wide general election. Early voting for the election ended on July 27, so the ...
Kenny Nail, chairman of the St. Lucie County Republican Executive Committee, holds a briefing at a St. Lucie County Republican party’s office, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Port. St. Lucie. The ...
Early-October 1989 – Hurricane Raymond from the East Pacific causes rainfall in northern Texas, peaking at 2.80 in (71 mm) in Yorktown. [ 19][ 55] October 16, 1989 – Hurricane Jerry affects the Galveston area as a minimal hurricane. The storm kills three people when a car is blown off The Galveston seawall.
Government. v. t. e. The 2010 Texas gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry ran successfully for election to a third consecutive term. He won the Republican primary against U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and political newcomer, Debra Medina.