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Tuesday Is Last Chance To Vote Early
Early voting for the Dec. 12 runoff election closes tomorrow, Dec. 8.
Voters will choose between Corbett Parker and Roseann Rogers for the Place 3 seat on the Bellaire City Council, and between Andrew Friedberg and James Jameson for the Place 5 position.
The two early voting locations closest to Bellaire are the Fiesta Mart at 8130 [...]
Early Voting For Runoff Election Starts Tomorrow
29. November 2009
Early voting for the Dec. 12 runoff election runs from Nov. 30 to Dec. 8.
Voters will choose between Corbett Parker and Roseann Rogers for the Place 3 seat on the Bellaire City Council, and between Andrew Friedberg and James Jameson for the Place 5 position.
The two early voting locations closest to Bellaire are the Fiesta [...]
Council Swears In Newly Elected Member
17. November 2009
Mandy Nathan took the oath of office on Monday and immediately began her work as the Place 6 member of the Bellaire City Council. Nathan replaces outgoing 6-year Councilman John Jefferies. During her first meeting as a council member, Nathan participated in a historic vote to approve the city’s new Comprehensive Plan.
Continue reading...UPDATED: Precinct Analysis For City Council Runoff Election
16. November 2009
As the four candidates for two Bellaire City Council positions work to drum up votes for December’s unprecedented runoff election, official precinct-by-precinct voting results are showing the areas of the city they must focus on to win their seats.
In a city where runoff elections rarely occur, Roseann Rogers must work hard to reach her Place [...]
Four Candidates Ready To Race Towards Runoff
5. November 2009
Last night’s election celebrations didn’t last long for four Bellaire City Council candidates who are already planning strategies to win in next month’s runoff election.
Corbett Parker and Roseann Rogers will battle for the Place 3 seat on the council, and Andrew Friedberg and James Jameson are competing for the Place 5 seat.
Parker and Rogers both [...]
Bellaire Voters Explain Hopes For New City Council
4. November 2009
InstantNewsBellaire asked voters on election day what they’re anticipating from the new Bellaire City Council, which will experience major changes with three totally new members. Cindy Siegel was re-elected Mayor, Will Hickman was re-elected to the Place 1 seat, and Mandy Nathan was elected to the Place 6 seat. The Place 3 race is headed [...]
Continue reading...Siegel, Hickman And Nathan Elected; Two Races Head For Runoffs
3. November 2009
Bellaire voters trickled to the polls on election day to choose the new face of the Bellaire City Council, but only three positions won with a clear victory and the other two will head for runoff elections. Only 3,182 ballots were cast, which represents 15 percent of registered Bellaire voters.
The Mayoral race goes to Cindy [...]
Mike Lunceford Wins HISD Trustee Race
3. November 2009
Mike Lunceford raced ahead of his opponent in Tuesday’s election to become the new school district trustee responsible for overseeing public schools in Bellaire.
As of 10:30 p.m. on election night, Lunceford won 69 percent of the vote for the seat for Houston Independent School District Trustee for District 5. HISD District 5 covers Condit, Gordon [...]
Texas Voters Pass 11 Constitutional Amendments
3. November 2009
Texas voters approved all 11 constitutional amendments on the ballot by large margins. Harris County voters approved all amendments, except for one, by even larger margins than statewide the numbers show. The one amendment Harris County voters passed with slightly smaller margins deals with limiting the government’s power of eminent domain.
Following are unofficial results according [...]
UPDATED: Current Council Admonishes “Personal Vendettas” In Campaign
3. November 2009
Last-minute knives are flying over accusations of dirty campaign tactics in the race for Place 6 on the Bellaire City Council.
Last night, current council members made ambiguous comments about a candidate or multiple candidates who allegedly resorted to negative campaigning and personal attacks.
“The candidates have worked hard to say what they represent and what they [...]
Mayoral Candidates On Promoting Small Business
3. November 2009
Stimulating small business in Bellaire is the subject of the fifth and last question in InstantnewsBellaire’s Q&A series with Bellaire City Council candidates.
Robert, who has lived in Bellaire for two years, asked the candidates:
What can be done differently to promote local, small business opportunities within Bellaire? (I am thinking something creative like the Keep Austin [...]
Place 3 Candidates Discuss Attracting Small Businesses
3. November 2009
Stimulating small business in Bellaire is the subject of the fifth and last question in InstantnewsBellaire’s Q&A series with Bellaire City Council candidates.
Robert, who has lived in Bellaire for two years, asked the candidates:
What can be done differently to promote local, small business opportunities within Bellaire? (I am thinking something creative like the Keep Austin [...]
Place 5 Candidates Talk Small Business Promotion
3. November 2009
Stimulating small business in Bellaire is the subject of the fifth and last question in InstantnewsBellaire’s Q&A series with Bellaire City Council candidates.
Robert, who has lived in Bellaire for two years, asked the candidates:
What can be done differently to promote local, small business opportunities within Bellaire? (I am thinking something creative like the Keep Austin [...]
Small Business Stimulation Discussed By Place 6 Candidates
3. November 2009
Stimulating small business in Bellaire is the subject of the fifth and last question in InstantnewsBellaire’s Q&A series with Bellaire City Council candidates.
Robert, who has lived in Bellaire for two years, sent this question for the candidates:
What can be done differently to promote local, small business opportunities within Bellaire? (I am thinking something creative like [...]
Runoffs Likely For Two Bellaire City Council Positions
2. November 2009
On the eve of the election that is allowing voters to make significant changes to the Bellaire City Council, some city officials are already expecting a runoff for two races.
The Place 3 and Place 5 council seats each have four candidates vying for the position.
“I don’t know if any one person will get 50 percent [...]
7. December 2009
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