Assistant Chief Chanse Thomas stepped into the role of interim chief of the Cedar Park Police Department Nov. 6 following the retirement of Chief Mike Harmon.

The details: Thomas has been with the Cedar Park Police Department since 2003. He has served as commander of the Support Services Bureau and the Operations Bureau, as well as the Central Texas Regional SWAT team, the city's website states.

“I knew from day one that he would be in that position,” Harmon said. “I have full confidence in [Thomas]. He will walk in Monday morning and continue everything that we’ve built over the years.”

Unofficial voting results show a majority of Round Rock ISD voters, or 52.3%, oppose a ballot measure that would raise school property taxes to fund staff raises. 

In a nutshell: If it passed, Proposition A would have raised the district's tax rate by six cents to generate funds needed to provide a 2% general pay raise for all employees, increase starting teacher pay to $58,000 and address pay compression throughout the district.

This would have resulted in a annual tax bill roughly $219 higher for a home of average taxable value, according to the district.

The measure came at a time when officials said legislative efforts around school funding have limited what the district can do to increase pay for nonteaching staff.

Democrats saw decisive wins up and down the ballot in Texas and across the nation in the Nov. 3 election, flipping the Lone Star State to Democratic control for the first time in a generation.

The big picture: Texas has had a Republican governor, state Senate and state House since 2003. Next year, the state will be led by a Democratic governor, with a Democratic lieutenant governor presiding over the Senate and House lawmakers likely electing a Democrat to lead the chamber—however, the senators themselves will remain majority-Republican.

More details: How much power Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin will have over the Texas Senate is largely up to senators, who will approve the chamber's new rules when the legislature convenes in January.

Sam Hooper, a legislative attorney and consultant, said he was "hopeful" that the election results would lead to "a more collegial Senate" and cooperation among lawmakers of both political parties.

The majority-Republican Senate and majority-Democrat House will have to find a balance, as bills cannot become law without approval from both chambers.