Houston voters made their voices heard on Tuesday. Here are the county's key results. The big picture: While many of the races have been decided — from former Mayor Sylvester Turner, a Democrat, winning the late Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in U.

The race for the Harris County District Attorney's seat was in close margins early Wednesday, with Dem. Sean Teare leading with just 50.81 percent of the vote against Rep. Dan Simons by 7 a.m.

Houston ISD voters resoundingly rejected a $4.4 billion school bond package Tuesday, a victory for opponents of the district’s state-appointed leadership and setback for the district’s years-long push to upgrade campuses.

A local education expert says voters' rejection of a $4.4 billion bond package, at a time when many schools need repairs, presents an opportunity for HISD's board of managers to take a greater role in helping to bridge the divide.