Early Voting: October 22-November 2, 2007

Election Day: November 6, 2007

The HAR Board of Directors recommends to its membersto vote FOR the following candidates:

Mayor:                                                                         Bill White

Houston City Council, At-Large, Position 1:                    Peter Brown         

Houston City Council, At-Large, Position 2:                    Sue Lovell

Houston City Council, At-Large, Position 3:                    Melissa Noriega

Houston City Council, At-Large, Position 4:                    Ron Green

Houston City Council, District A:                                    Toni Lawrence

Houston City Council, District B:                                    Jarvis Johnson

Houston City Council, District C:                                    Anne Clutterbuck

Houston City Council, District D:                                     Wanda Adams

Houston City Council, District E:                                     Mike Sullivan

Houston City Council, District F:                                     M. J. Khan

Houston City Council, District G:                                     Pam Holm

Houston City Council, District H:                                     Adrian Garcia

Houston City Council, District I:                                       James Rodriguez

Controller:                                                                      Annise Parker

Harris County Public Improvement Bonds

The HAR Board of Directors recommends to its members to vote FOR the following Harris County Public Improvement Bonds in the November 6 election.

Proposition One

The issuance of $190,000,000 Harris County Road Bonds and the levying of the tax in payment thereof.

Proposition Two

The issuance of $95,000,000 Harris County park bonds and the levying of the tax in payment thereof.

Proposition Three

The issuance of $195,000,000 Harris County bonds for a central processing and adult detention center and the levying of the tax in payment thereof.

Proposition Four

The issuance of $80,000,000 Harris County bonds for a medical examiner’s forensic center and the levying of the tax in payment thereof.

Proposition Five

The issuance of $70,000,000 Harris County bonds for a family law center and the levying of the tax in payment thereof.

Proposition Six

The issuance of $250,000,000 Port of Houston Authority bonds for port improvements (including related transportation facilities, security facilities and environmental enhancements) to provide economic development and the levying of the tax in payment thereof.

Constitutional Amendments

The HAR Board of Directors recommends to its members to vote FOR the followingconstitutional amendments in the November 6 election.

Proposition 6

“The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation one motor vehicle owned by an individual and used in the course of the owner’s occupation or profession and also for personal activities of the owner.”

Proposition 7

“The constitutional amendment to allow governmental entities to sell property acquired through eminent domain back to the previous owners at the price the entities paid to acquire the property.”

Proposition 9

“The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt all or part of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans from ad valorem taxation and authorizing a change in the manner of determining the amount of the existing exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled.”

To find out more information about all 16 constitutional amendments, please visit www.har.com/govtaffairs.