The index
Every tool
37 tools for understanding Harris County politics, grouped by the question you're asking.
The 2026 election
Who's running, who's favored, and what's on your ballot
The race board
All 93 races on the Harris County ballot, rated from Safe D to Safe R, with money and the last result.
Your ballot
Your address in, your exact November ballot out. Printable for the booth.
Texas House board
The county's state house seats ranked by competitiveness, and the swing seats that matter.
Know your judges
The judicial races most voters skip: who holds each bench and who's challenging.
Campaign trail
Block walks, phone banks and rallies from both parties, updated from live sources.
Run for office
What each office requires, the filing deadlines, and the steps to get on the ballot.
Money
Where campaign and public dollars come from and go
Campaign cashLive data
Cash on hand, raised and spent for every official and challenger, from FEC, TEC and county filings.
Who gave
Search top donors by name or employer and see every official they fund.
Outside moneyLive data
Independent expenditures by PACs and super PACs in Texas federal races.
Donor network
The donors who give to more than one Harris County official, drawn as a network.
Public money
County and city budgets, TIRZ zones and discretionary funds in one place.
Your tax receipt
Enter a home value and see your property tax bill line by line.
Maps and results
How places vote, precinct by precinct
Precinct resultsLive data
Every precinct, every general since 2012, with partisan and swing views.
District portraitsLive data
Vote history, demographics and the number of votes it takes to win any seat.
Precinct history
Any precinct's results across 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2026.
Opportunity map
Turnout against registration by district: where votes are left on the table.
Field sweep
All precincts classified by turnout opportunity, exportable for field work.
Early vote tracker
Who is showing up during early voting, by precinct and day.
Government
Who holds power and what they do with it
Who represents me
Every official who answers to your address, justice of the peace to U.S. Senate.
Officials
Profiles of Harris County's elected officials: record, money and committees.
Commissioners Court votes
How each commissioner votes on recorded items and how often they agree.
Texas billsLive data
Bills filed by Harris County legislators, ranked by what became law.
Congress billsLive data
What the county's members of Congress sponsored and passed.
Who do I call
Potholes, flooding, trash, noise: the right office and number for each problem.
The network
Endorsements, consultants and major donors across Harris County races.
The beat
Meetings, calendars and coverage
Civic calendar
Election dates, filing deadlines and every public meeting worth knowing.
City Hall beatLive data
Houston City Council meetings summarized from the public record.
Commissioners Court beat
A digest of what the county's governing body is doing.
Austin beat
What the Texas Legislature is doing that touches Harris County.
Washington beat
The county's members of Congress, in one feed.
The brief
County, state, Congress and city on one page, with who covers each.
TV station
Live and archived streams of Commissioners Court, City Council, HISD and the Legislature.
Journalists and voices
The reporters and accounts that cover Harris County, by outlet.
Reference
How the desk works, and how to use its data