AUSTIN — It might be generalized voter anger or frustration that 17 incumbent Republican state representatives will face from challengers in Tuesday’s party primary. (more…)
Gov. Rick Perry today accepted the endorsement of Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minutemen Project that the governor back in 2005 said he had “no desire” to see in Texas. (more…)
The attack ad could write itself: On Gov. Rick Perry’s watch, Texas weathered a sexual abuse scandal at the Texas Youth Commission, fight clubs at state institutions for the disabled and deaths of kids monitored by Child Protective Services. (more…)
Thousands of people aren’t getting counted in some of Texas’ largest counties, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report, and it could mean financial and political trouble for the state as the decennial national count heads this way next month. (more…)
A picture of how the state could look after a budget shortfall hits next year is starting to emerge. (more…)
A continuación la declaración del Presidente del Partido Demócrata de Texas Boyd Richie sobre el comienzo del periodo de votación temprano: (more…)
Below is a statement from Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie on the start of Early Voting: (more…)
Texans who want to have a say in who represents them in dozens of local, state and federal offices can cast early ballots starting Tuesday in the March 2 primaries. (more…)
Ethics Reform Disappears from County Judge Ed Emmett’s Agenda
(Houston, TX) – As Republican County Judge Ed Emmett prepares to give his state of the county address today, Harris County residents can expect one thing to be missing – real ethics reform. Though Emmett made ethics a centerpiece of his 2008 campaign, promising to push for legislation requiring lobbyists to register with the county and close the revolving door, he has failed to follow through on his promises and deliver meaningful reform, instead passing the blame to the State Legislature. (more…)