The Harris County election under investigation: Was there a crime...or is this just politics? Y’all-itics: November 27, 2022
Almost as soon as the election ended in Harris County calls to investigate began. Of the 782 voting locations there, 23 of them ran out of paper ballots on election day. Others opened late. But was a crime committed? Texas Republican leaders have called for investigations and even the Democratic District Attorney in Harris County, Kim Ogg, asked the Texas Rangers to get to the bottom of it. On this episode, the Jasons get two perspectives of the problem plaguing Houston and the state’s most populated county. Chris Hollins is a veteran of the Harris County Elections Office. He ran the 2020 election for Harris County and admitted even he’s surprised by the shortage of paper on election day. But Chris also tells the Jasons why he thinks these calls for investigation are rooted in politics. But one Republican state senator says not so fast. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, led significant changes to the state’s election law last year. And Sen. Bettencourt said he thinks the investigators will have no problem finding a crime. GUEST Chris Hollins, (D) Former Harris County Clerk State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, (R) Houston BEER SELECTION: Wheeler’s pick: FUBAR (Red Ale) 5X5 Brewing Company, Mission, Texas https://www.5x5brewing.com/ Whitely’s pick: Bowie Bock Freetail Brewing Company, San Antonio, Texas https://www.freetailbrewing.com/
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Show Notes
Almost as soon as the election ended in Harris County calls to investigate began. Of the 782 voting locations there, 23 of them ran out of paper ballots on election day. Others opened late. But was a crime committed? Texas Republican leaders have called for investigations and even the Democratic District Attorney in Harris County, Kim Ogg, asked the Texas Rangers to get to the bottom of it. On this episode, the Jasons get two perspectives of the problem plaguing Houston and the state’s most populated county. Chris Hollins is a veteran of the Harris County Elections Office. He ran the 2020 election for Harris County and admitted even he’s surprised by the shortage of paper on election day. But Chris also tells the Jasons why he thinks these calls for investigation are rooted in politics. But one Republican state senator says not so fast. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, led significant changes to the state’s election law last year. And Sen. Bettencourt said he thinks the investigators will have no problem finding a crime.
GUEST
Chris Hollins, (D) Former Harris County Clerk
State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, (R) Houston
BEER SELECTION:
Wheeler’s pick:
FUBAR (Red Ale)
5X5 Brewing Company, Mission, Texas
Whitely’s pick:
Bowie Bock
Freetail Brewing Company, San Antonio, Texas