Clear Lake resident Mary Vance campaigns for Tea Party candidates outside the Taylor Lake Village City Hall voting precinct in Houston, Texas.

Vance is a member of the Clear Lake Tea Party, whose efforts are similar to the King Street Patriots, known nationally for their poll-monitoring activities.

“We work side by side [with the King Street Patriots] when we can,” Vance said. “They would support us, but we kind of have different agendas.”

The Clear Lake Tea Party also founded chapters in the neighboring cities of Galveston, Alvin and Pearland.

By Lindsey Ruta and Ana Lastra, News21