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Houston Runoff 2023: Where to Vote in Sharpstown on 12/9

Houston Runoff 2023: Where to Vote in Sharpstown on 12/9

The District J race is already decided, but you still get to help pick Houston's mayor, city controller, and four at-large city council members. Those races headed to a runoff since no candidate received over 50% of the vote. Early voting for the runoff ended Tuesday. Sharpstown'

Tours of Independence Hall Offered Right Here in Sharpstown

Tours of Independence Hall Offered Right Here in Sharpstown

By Kirsten Passmore, HCU student I rolled up the ramp in my wheelchair toward the grand white doors of Independence Hall, where America's founders signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. But I wasn't in one of the original thirteen colonies. This was Texas. The

Fresh Faces Bringing New Ideas to Sharpstown Civic Association

Fresh Faces Bringing New Ideas to Sharpstown Civic Association

They’re in charge of enforcing the 1950s-era rules about what you can and can’t do with your house. They pay S.E.A.L. Security to patrol your neighborhood. They hire Cypress Creek Pest Control to spray the streets for mosquitoes. True, you can own or rent a

Pollard Won, and He's Got Plans for Sharpstown and the Bissonnet Track

Pollard Won, and He's Got Plans for Sharpstown and the Bissonnet Track

Many folks who walked into Bayland Community Center last evening heard the deep voice of District J Council Member Edward Pollard asking or thanking them for their votes. Pollard, the incumbent, positioned himself between the door and an orange canopy manned by campaigners who were promoting his challenger, Ivan Sanchez.

Where to Vote in Sharpstown on Election Day 2023

Where to Vote in Sharpstown on Election Day 2023

Today's your chance to have a bigger-than-usual say in the governments of Houston, Harris County, and Texas. Wondering where you can vote? You'll find a helpful interactive map at https://www.harrisvotes.com/Vote-Centers (the website of the Harris County Clerk's Office Election Department)

Except for Secretary Race, SCA Board Elections Will Be Uncontested (but Not Entirely Uncontroversial)

Except for Secretary Race, SCA Board Elections Will Be Uncontested (but Not Entirely Uncontroversial)

Update (11/15/23): the secretary race is no longer contested. Annie Love has withdrawn. Read this article for more. Last Thursday was the last chance for new faces to be nominated to the Sharpstown Civic Association board in 2023. At the October 26 general meeting at Bayland Community Center,

Get to Know District J City Council Candidate Ivan Sanchez

Get to Know District J City Council Candidate Ivan Sanchez

Southwest Houston is “a side of town that I believe has been neglected for a very long time,” said Ivan Sanchez, sitting at the head of a long white table in his campaign headquarters, a corner office with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Galleria area. Sanchez, the founder and president of