This Week in Texas: What's to come following Tuesday's general election results

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Monday, November 13, 2023
This Week in Texas: Post-Election Edition
This Week in Texas looks into what is to come following Tuesday's general election, where the race for mayor is still ongoing.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- On an all-new episode of This Week in Texas, we look at the final results of Tuesday's general election.

At the top of Houston's ballot sits the race for mayor, which is headed for a runoff election scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.

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It will be between Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee and State Senator John Whitmire. Neither of the candidates received more than 50% of the vote.

ABC13 looks to break down the night's most significant moments and, with a panel of political insiders, examine what is to come.

The director of the Texas Politics Project in Austin will share his take on the 14 constitutional amendments on the ballots.

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We will also look at the week's developments regarding the criminal case involving former senior staff of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo during a post-election edition of ABC13's political program.

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