HOUSTON – Harris County shattered its early voting record on Day 1, with 104,201 ballots cast by 6 p.m. — blowing past the previous record of 63,000 votes set during the 2018 midterm elections. The milestone was confirmed by the Harris County Clerk’s Office.

Lines stretched out the door at polling sites across the county. The Richard and Meg Weekley Community Center led all 75 locations with 3,153 votes cast by 6 p.m. Here is a look at the top five busiest polling locations on Day 1:

No. 1 — Richard and Meg Weekley Community Center: 3,153 votes

No. 2 — Kingwood Community Center: 2,794 votes

No. 3 — Juergens Hall Community Center: 2,755 votes

No. 4 — Metropolitan Multiservice Center on West Gray: 2,734 votes

No. 5 — George Bush Community Center: 2,693 votes

Voters cited a range of issues driving them to the polls, including the cost of living, overseas conflicts and concerns about long-standing political leadership.

“The coffee that I buy two years ago was $12 for a big can and now it’s $25 for the same thing, it’s ridiculous.”

Another voter echoed similar economic frustrations.
“Cost of living is way too high, war in Iran, our support to Ukraine.”

For some, the motivation was political change.
“30 years of one party dominating the state, it’s time to get the other guy’s chance.”

Immigration was also mentioned as a key concern among voters at the site. One voter pointed to ongoing global conflict as a top priority.
“Probably the war — like it’s my biggest issue right now.”

When asked which conflict specifically, the voter responded: “Like the war in Iran.”

Election officials reminded voters to check nearby polling locations, as wait times vary by site. Harris County has 75 early voting locations available, and officials say operations ran smoothly on Day 1.
Early voting runs for 11 more days. Officials encouraged voters to plan ahead and take advantage of less crowded sites when possible.

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Zoom in on the sign on the pump lol

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This is an interesting history of Republican rule in Texas, stemming from the Dixiecrat movement and white supremacy, that birthed the rise of Abbott, Paxton, Cruz, et al. It's a wild history of the hostile takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention, and it's rulers' intent and actions to turn religion into political power. LegalAF also did a "Court of History" YT video of it, where the author tells the story in audio form starting at 8:00 (ignore the hyper-clickbait title and give it a chance) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9bV2eXadtA

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These yearly 10% automatic increases are getting out of hand. The appraisal districts and the appeals process is a joke. In 6 more years, I'll have paid more in property taxes than I paid for the house. In ten more years I'll be forced to sell if the automatic 10% increases continue. It's too late for this year, but the next election has to be about property tax reform!

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Hi all, I'm trying to get a sense from other folks around the state.

Here in east TX, the price for gas was about $3.70 last Thursday, and today it is about $3.35. Given that WTI and brent crude have been going up since last week (some fluctuation, but still an upward trend) I was very confused. That seems like a complete contradiction, without a drop in gas tax as well. It feels like some kind of market manipulation.

I don't work in oil and gas, so I thought I'd pick brains of anyone who is. Also, just wanna hear what your local prices are like.