Moms vs. HISD Bond, Trump Latinos & Is Harris County Still Blue?
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What a week it has been! Host Raheel Ramzanali and political analyst Rafael Lemaitre are recapping the big takeaways from the election. From local grassroots efforts to fight against the historic HISD bond to why there was such a huge shift amongst Texas Latinos to the Republican party, and why your taxes will be going up in Harris County. Plus, after such a heavy week, we get our moments of joy from both Raheel and Rafael.
Here’s more about the stories we talked about:
- Inside the parent-led campaign to topple HISD's massive $4.4 billion school bond
- More than half of Latino Texans voted for Trump. Here's why.
- Stemming flood water with higher taxes: Harris Co. Flood Control is asking voters for more funds
- Republicans win 10 of 16 county-wide judicial races, causing unexpected shakeup in Harris County
- A remembrance: Chauncy Glover was the hero friend I needed
- Hurricane Rafael expected to track westward in the Gulf of Mexico. Could it affect Texas?
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