Last month, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and other county leaders convened a press...
Even so, the issue could play a role in local races. A poll fielded by the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs days after the Supreme Court decision found that 53 percent of Harris County registered voters opposed Texas’ abortion ban, while 42 percent supported it. Independents opposed the ban by a 19-point margin, and 20 percent of Mealer’s supporters also “strongly opposed” the ban.
They also have welcomed the nation’s refocused attention on Trump, whose rise to power coincided with Harris County’s shift to the left in recent years. Still deeply unpopular in Houston, Trump continues to generate headlines amid a Justice Department investigation into his retention of classified documents after he left office.
Siegel, the Harris County Republican Party chair, acknowledged the abortion ruling could motivate more Democrats to turn out in November, but she argued Republicans have the upper hand on issues more directly relevant to a wider swath of voters, such as crime and the health of the economy.
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