Early voting starts at 7 a.m. today (Nov. 29) for the Dec. 11 runoff elections in Harris County, including a fiercely contested Bellaire City Council seat and the choice of who will represent West University and Bellaire on the Houston ISD board of trustees. The only polling place open in the area is at Houston Community College West Loop, 5601 West Loop South, in room C108. … [Read more...] about Voting opens today for Bellaire City Council, HISD trustee runoffs
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Bellaire mayor shores up support; one council seat, HISD trustee race headed for runoff
By Charlotte Aguilar With all 700-plus county vote centers counted Wednesday morning (Nov. 3), the unofficial returns show one Bellaire City Council contest and the Houston ISD District V trustee race are headed for runoffs next month, and Bellaire Mayor Andrew Friedberg has secured at least two allies on City Council. Friedberg ran unopposed for his fourth (and final) … [Read more...] about Bellaire mayor shores up support; one council seat, HISD trustee race headed for runoff
With Election Day Tuesday, campaign slugfests ending for Bellaire council, HISD board
By Charlotte Aguilar Weeks of heated, sometimes partisan campaigning in the city of Bellaire and the local school trustee races have finally led to Election Day Tuesday (Nov. 2), with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. — and the distinct possibility of runoffs in two three-candidate contests. In Bellaire, election season has been civil among the candidates but downright … [Read more...] about With Election Day Tuesday, campaign slugfests ending for Bellaire council, HISD board
The Essentials Questionnaire: Where Bellaire’s 7 council candidates stand
By Charlotte Aguilar After the last election in 2019 put three new councilmembers in office, Bellaire voters will begin casting their ballots Oct. 18 for the Nov. 2 general election — once again to fill a majority of seats at their City Council table. Mayor Andrew Friedberg drew no opposition in his run for a fourth two-year term, and no incumbents are running for the three … [Read more...] about The Essentials Questionnaire: Where Bellaire’s 7 council candidates stand
November ballot: Bellaire mayor unopposed, but 7 seek 3 open council seats
By Charlotte Aguilar Bellaire’s Nov. 2 general election has the potential to change the city’s political landscape, with the mayor’s position and three council seats up for grabs — a majority of the seven members who sit at the City Council table. When the deadline for a place on the ballot came at 5 p.m. Monday (Aug. 16), Mayor Andrew Friedberg found himself unopposed, … [Read more...] about November ballot: Bellaire mayor unopposed, but 7 seek 3 open council seats