Early votes put $2.5B Harris County flood bond on track to pass

Voters overwhelmingly supported the $2.5 billion Harris County flood bond, according to early preliminary results from early voting released when polls closed at 7 p.m.. About 85 percent of the 92,691 early ballots case were in favor of the bond. Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart estimates 60,000 voters cast ballots on Saturday, which are currently being counted. If passed, the bond would be the largest local investment in flood control infrastructure since the storm. County Judge Ed Emmett calls