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Did your neighbor vote for Jackson Lee or Whitmire in Houston's mayoral runoff election?

You can enter your address in this interactive post to determine how your neighbors voted in the runoff election between Sheila Jackson Lee and John Whitmire.

 

 

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Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Staff Photographer Houston Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee files for re-election to Congress after mayoral defeat The longtime Democrat is poised for an unusually competitive primary fight against Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City council member who once interned in Jackson Lee's office.

 

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer Alison Cook review: Josephine's in Midtown offers a spirited fusion of Southern, Gulf Coast flavors The Azuma group transformed the former Izakaya space into a room that would not be out of place on the fringes of the French Quarter in New Orleans.

 

Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Staff Photographer Who will Mayor-elect Whitmire be working with? New faces join Houston City Council after runoffs John Whitmire, elected Saturday, will work with a 16-member council that has six new members.

 

Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Staff Photographer Here are the politicians who Mike Miles has spoken with as HISD leader Miles has spoken with about two dozen elected officials during his time as HISD superintendent, including high ranking Republicans and Democrats at state and local levels.

 

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Sewing: ABC13's Simon fends off pregnancy body shaming — again. Don't people know it's hurtful?

ABC13's Erica Simon, expecting her second child, recently took to social media to share her annoyance over comments from viewers about her pregnancy weight gain. 

 

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What else is going on

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer Texas A&M bred a Christmas tree to grow across the state. Now, demand is soaring With demand soaring to reindeer-flying heights, the Texas A&M Forest Service has had to revisit a once-abandoned crop to help keep pace.

 

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley, Staff Photographer Houston ISD police investigating 'incident' at Paul Revere Middle School basketball game The Houston ISD Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred at Paul Revere Middle School during a boys basketball game Thursday evening.

 

Photo by: Al Bello, Getty Images Texans QB C.J. Stroud is in concussion protocol. Here's how it works. A player diagnosed with a concussion must go through a five-step process before being cleared to fully practice or participate in a game.

 

Photo by: Michael Wyke, Contributor Oxy to buy Texas billionaire Tim Dunn's CrownRock for $12B The deal for the company controlled by Texas billionaire Tim Dunn continues a consolidation trend rippling across the state.

 

Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard District 8 Fishermen detained on suspicion of possessing more than 2,500 pounds illegally-caught red snapper The U.S. Coast Guard and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department seized 2,640 pounds of illegally caught red snapper in southern Texas Saturday.

 

Photo by: Sarah Stier, Getty Images 'That turf is trash': Texans players critical of Jets' MetLife Stadium after injuries The Texans joined the long list of teams critical of the playing surface at MetLife Stadium after suffering injuries to key players.

 

Chris Shelton, Audience producer chris.shelton@houstonchronicle.com

 

 

 

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