by Hector De Leon | Dec 28, 2019 | Featured 1
Several minutes before midnight on December 27, 1999—thirty-two days after Thanksgiving, two days after Christmas, and four days before the new year—my father took his last breath. According to my eldest sister, the nurse on duty was alerted but entered the room after...
by Hector De Leon | Oct 23, 2018 | CHARTS n TABLES
After SHATTERING the #midterm first-day #earlyvoting mark, #HarrisCntyTX #voters topped first-day early vote highs set in the historic 2008 and 2012 #PresidentialElections when Barrack Obama was on the ballot. Still, Harris County voters...
by Hector De Leon | Oct 12, 2018 | CHARTS n TABLES
CLICK HERE 2010-2012-2014-2016 ELECTIONS_ Age Group-Vote Type This presentation provides voting information by age group for the recent midterm and presidential elections. Providing insight about who votes and the method use to cast a ballot is critical to...
by Hector De Leon | Sep 16, 2018 | CHARTS n TABLES
Voter participation is highest in presidential election years, followed by midterm election years. Municipal election years attract the least number of voters. While the intrinsic reasons for the year-to-year fluctuation of voter turnout are difficult to know, there...
by Hector De Leon | Sep 14, 2018 | Featured 1
Recollections of Houston’s historic Gulfgate Mall stir memories of my younger brother—his troubled existence, his battles with mental illness, and a harrowing, life-altering incident that unfolded just a block from the theater. Having lived the better part of my life...
