➤ Dallas: Voters approved two of the citizen-proposed HERO city charter amendments—hiring more police officers and allowing residents to sue city officials—while a third, tying the city manager’s pay to job performance, failed. (See Details)
➤ Brazos County: By wide margins, residents approved two propositions to fine ranchers for livestock that escape their enclosures. (More)
➤ Harlingen: State Sen. Morgan LaMantia (D-Palm Valley) lost her reelection bid to Brownsville businessman Adam Hinojosa by a margin of 49% to 48%. The contest was a rematch from two years ago when Hinojosa lost to LaMantia by 659 votes. (More)
➤ Starr County: Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris 58% to 42% Tuesday after previously losing the heavily Hispanic county to Hillary Clinton 79% to 19% in 2016. This marks the first time a Republican presidential candidate has won Starr Country since 1892. (See Details)
➤ Rockwall: Voters overwhelmingly rejected an $850 million school bond package and a proposal to increase the property tax rate by 12 cents. Before the vote, teachers had threatened to call in sick Wednesday if the measures didn’t pass. (More)
➤ Harris County: Democrat Sean Teare narrowly defeated Republican Dan Simons to replace outgoing District Attorney Kim Ogg, who endorsed Ted Cruz. Teare defeated Ogg in the Democratic primary earlier this year. (See Details)
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