Category Archives: Election 2008

Having read this, we are not surprised by this. The Republican contenders for Harris County judge disagreed Thursday over Metro’s plan to put a light rail line along Richmond Avenue near southwest Houston. “Unless the courts overturn it, I think … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron makes the same endorsements for the Texas Supreme Court as the Dallas Morning News. Sam Houston, Place 7. A highly experienced trial lawyer, Houston has been an attorney practicing mostly civil law at the state and federal level … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here are a couple of slates from groups I highly respect that bear close examination. The Houston GLBT Political Caucus, which is the oldest such civil rights organization in the South, has its recommendations on the Caucus blog. The Harris … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Note: This entry is part of a series of written Q&As with judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. I am also doing recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates. 1. Who are you, and what are you running for? I am Bruce … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As we know, SD10 Democratic candidate Wendy Davis won a challenge to her ballot eligibility brought by some Fort Worth firefighters, on the grounds that they didn’t have to sue. Only an opposing candidate had such standing, the court ruled. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

BOR brings the good news that the Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) is endorsing Rick Noriega in the primary. This is no surprise, despite the fact that one of Noriega’s opponents is himself a teacher. Look at his record: Anyone … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Note: This entry is part of a series of recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. I am also doing written Q&As with judicial candidates. The 10th Congressional District has come a long way since it was first … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A few links of interest for legislative primary races: – Vince takes a close look at the spotty voting record of Craddick D Rep. Dawnna Dukes. On the other side of the coin, Refinish69 gives an overview of Dukes’ TPA-endorsed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron took Tuesday off from endorsements, but the Dallas Morning News had a twofer from the Democratic primaries for State Supreme Court. In Place 7, they recommended Sam Houston: [W]e’re comfortable recommending Houston attorney Sam Houston, whose law partnership … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Missed this yesterday…As with the Constables, there’s a lot of primary action in the Justice of the Peace races. The Chron gives its endorsements in those races, and as with the Constables they go with incumbents across the board; the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Note: This entry is part of a series of written Q&As with judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. I am also doing recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates. 1: Who are you and what are you running for? My name is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s the updated version of last night’s story in which Assistant DA/DA candidate Kelly Siegler calls on Chuck Rosenthal to resign. Another candidate, former judge Pat Lykos, hours later joined the call for Rosenthal to resign and criticized Siegler’s remarks. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Is one Super Tuesday watch party not enough for you? Here’s another one for you then: Come join the Houston Legislative Staff Caucus for politics, conversation and election returns on “Super Tuesday”. You don’t have to be a staffer to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron has a fairly nuanced article about the tribulations of Rep. Borris Miles. At first glance, the June 30 concert at Reliant Arena might have seemed just a routine hip-hop affair. But this one was different. Even though 7,500 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is not a surprise. Prosecutor Kelly Siegler, Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal’s best-known assistant, called on him to resign today as she campaigned for election to his job. Rosenthal “has made a lot of serious mistakes. Everybody here … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Vince has a nice piece about TPA-endorsed State Rep. Paul Moreno, who is being opposed by a Craddick-backed challenger in El Paso. We can’t take any election for granted, and we can’t take a step backwards by allowing Craddick to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Note: This entry is part of a series of recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. I am also doing written Q&As with judicial candidates. I know you’ve been reading a lot about the Republican primary for County … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today is the deadline to register to vote in the March 4 primary. I think it goes without saying that this is the biggest and most important primary we’ve seen in a generation in Texas, and that’s regardless of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

For those of you who like to watch election returns among friends, here’s an event to attend tomorrow night, courtesy of the Michael Skelly campaign: Join Us! Super Tuesday Watch Party February 5th 7 – 9pm Cafe Adobe – 2111 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Early voting for the March 4 primaries begins in 16 days, and so the Chron has kicked off its endorsements with recommendations in the Constable primaries, for which there are six contested races. They went with incumbents across the board, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron today has candidate profiles of GOP County Judge hopefuls Ed Emmett and Charles Bacarisse. They had a similar set of stories last Sunday for the GOP candidates for DA. I certainly hope this means that at the very … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the March 4 primary. I think it goes without saying that this is the biggest and most important primary we’ve seen in a generation in Texas, and that’s regardless of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Talking about border wall stuff is as good a segue as any to Rick Noriega‘s latest liveblog session at Firedoglake, which is all about border issues. Go see what he’s got to say, and if you like what you see, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Note: This entry is part of a series of written Q&As with judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. I am also doing recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates. 1. Who are you, and what are you running for? I am Judge … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The following press release from State Rep. Ana Hernandez is significant for the candidacy of Carol Alvarado. Former Houston City Council Member and candidate for State Representative in Texas House District 145, Carol Alvarado has received significant endorsements from progressive … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Just some links and video highlights from Rick Noriega‘s South Texas tour, which you can also follow here. – From Valley stations KVEO and KGBT. – From the Texas Politics blog, which also includes some video with Rick’s parents. – … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Note: This entry is part of a series of recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. I am also doing written Q&As with judicial candidates. I’ve been proud to be a constituent of Adrian Garcia since he was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I see that Cory disagrees with my assertion that SD17 is “somewhat purple”, based on the spreadsheet I had linked to earlier. Fair enough. Here’s a more detailed look, which as you can see is still a bit of a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Statesman has an overview of the two Democrats running for CD10. They may share the same goal and many of the same policy positions, but there are some pretty clear differences between the two Democrats who want to take … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Note: This entry is part of a series of written Q&As with judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. I am also doing recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates. 1. Who are you, and what are you running for? My name is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Once again, our State Supreme Court is in the news, and once again, it’s not for anything good. At a time when the Texas Supreme Court’s case backlog has reached record levels, Justice Paul Green was spending Friday driving to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I have written before that having a Republican voting past should not be a disqualifier for anyone who wants to run in a Democratic primary. As I said then, and will say again now, Democrats aren’t going to get anywhere … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Note: This entry is part of a series of recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. I am also doing written Q&As with judicial candidates. I think I’ve already made it clear that I fully support State Rep. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rick Noriega is kicking off a barnstorming tour of South Texas today. His itinerary is here, and reprinted beneath the fold. If you’re in the area, especially if you’ve not yet met him or seen him speak, go check him … Continue reading → Continue reading →