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Sarah Davis Is Republican Candidate For District 134
With 55 percent of the vote, Sarah Davis has clearly won the Republican nomination to run against incumbent Rep. Ellen Cohen to represent West University Place in the Texas Legislature.
With all precincts reporting unofficial results, Davis has earned 4,379 votes while her opponent, former school teacher Bonnie Parker, has won 3,648 votes.
Davis will be the [...]
Check InstantNewsWestU Tonight For Election Results
2. March 2010
Campaign workers greet a passerby outside of the West University Scout House, a primary election polling location for two precincts. When polls close at 7 p.m., InstantNewsWestU will publish early voting results for local races. Later tonight, when a majority of precincts have reported election-day voting results, check back for another story.
Continue reading...Election Day Voting Locations For West U.
1. March 2010
Tuesday is Election Day for the Democratic and Republican primaries. Following is a list of voting locations for precincts in West University Place.
Precinct 15
Democratic — West U. Scout House, 6108 Edloe St.
Republican — West U. Church of Christ, 3407 Bissonnet St.
Precinct 87
Democratic and Republican — West U. Scout House, 6108 Edloe St.
Precinct 133
Democratic — West [...]
Parker Wins Endorsements From Republican Volunteers, Pro-Life Groups, Conservative Organization
25. February 2010
Four Republican precinct chairs, two pro-life organizations and a conservative political group recently announced endorsements for Bonnie Parker, a former school teacher running for the Republican nomination to represent West University Place in the Texas Legislature.
Parker is running against Sarah Davis, a personal injury defense attorney, for the Republican nomination for State Representative for District [...]
Mayor Endorses Republican Sarah Davis For State Rep.
18. February 2010
Because she espouses the same conservative ideals that he believes in, West University Place Mayor Bob Kelly said he is endorsing Republican candidate Sarah Davis to represent West U. in the Texas Legislature.
Davis, a personal injury defense attorney, is running against Bonnie Parker, a former school teacher, to earn the Republican nomination for State Representative [...]
Cohen Wins Endorsement From Environmental Nonprofit
16. February 2010
A state environmental group recently endorsed State Rep. Ellen Cohen as a choice for the March 2 primaries after reviewing her record on legislation for environmental stewardship efforts. Cohen represents West University Place and surrounding areas.
The Texas League of Conservation Voters analyzed the voting records of all Texas legislators and endorsed lawmakers who earned “A” [...]
Early Voting For Primaries Begins Next Week
10. February 2010
Early voting for the March primaries begins Feb. 16, and residents of West University Place can find convenient locations on harrisvotes.org.
The closest locations to West U. are at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center at 1475 W. Gray St. and at the Fiesta Mart at 8130 Kirby Dr. Early voting runs from Feb. 16 through Feb. 26, [...]
Libertarian Files To Run Against U.S. Rep. John Culberson
11. January 2010
A Libertarian candidate was the only person to file to run against Republican U.S. Rep. John Culberson in the 2010 elections. No one from the Democratic party filed to run for the office, which represents West University Place and surrounding areas in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Drew Parks has run since 1998 as a Libertarian [...]
Libertarian Files In Race For West U’s State Rep.
8. January 2010
Libertarian candidate Darcey Kobs has filed to run against Democratic Rep. Ellen Cohen in the 2010 elections for State Representative for West University Place and surrounding areas.
“I decided to run because I want to bring the Libertarian values to the Texas house,” Kobs said. “Right now I see the government at virtually every level as [...]
Libertarian Files For West U’s State Senate District
8. January 2010
A Libertarian candidate was the only opponent to file for the state senate district representing Bellaire and parts of multiple counties. Libertarian Phil Kurtz will compete against incumbent Republican Joan Huffman for the seat in the 2010 elections.
“I’d like to see our third party get a foothold and get some publicity,” Kurtz said. “My concern [...]
Republicans File For Nomination In West U’s State District
6. January 2010
A former school teacher and a personal injury lawyer have both filed to seek the Republican nomination for State Representative for District 134, which covers West University Place and surrounding areas.
Bonnie Parker and Sarah Davis will compete in the March primary to determine who will run against incumbent Rep. Ellen Cohen, a Democrat who has [...]
Texas Voters Pass 11 Constitutional Amendments
3. November 2009
Texas voters approved all 11 constitutional amendments on the ballot by large margins. Harris County voters approved all amendments, except for one, by even larger margins than statewide the numbers show. The one amendment Harris County voters passed with slightly smaller margins deals with limiting the government’s power of eminent domain.
Following are unofficial results according [...]
Lunceford Wins HISD Trustee Race
3. November 2009
Mike Lunceford raced ahead of his opponent in Tuesday’s election to become the new school district trustee responsible for overseeing public schools serving West University Place.
As of 10:30 p.m. on election night, Lunceford won 69 percent of the vote for the seat for Houston Independent School District Trustee for District 5. HISD District 5 covers [...]
Huffman Announces State Senate Re-Election Bid
30. October 2009
State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Southside Place) on Wednesday announced she is seeking re-election for Senate District 17, which includes West University Place.
Huffman won the seat following a hard-fought campaign against former congressman Chris Bell to replace long-time legislator Kyle Janek, who resigned to move to Austin.
She called it “an honor” to have served the people [...]
Today Is Last Day To Vote Early
30. October 2009
Friday is the final day of early voting for the Houston Independent School District Trustee 5 position. Voters also get the chance to cast ballots for 11 amendments to the Texas Constitution. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and voters can download a map of voting locations from www.harrisvotes.org.
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3. March 2010
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