Category Archives: Election 2008

Matt Stiles, who received the same email from a local crank insisting that Adrian Garcia was in the same boat as Laura Ewing, clears up the matter: The provision cited by Ewing, which is Article 16, Article 65, on first … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Outgoing Travis County DA Ronnie Earle has made an endorsement in the Democratic primary to replace him. Saying he has a duty after more than 30 years in office to tell the public what he thinks, departing Travis County District … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Note: I am doing a series of written Q&As with judicial candidates, and recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates, in contested Democratic primaries. This is the first such entry in the judicial candidate series. The reason for this format in these … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Is Friendswood City Council member Laura Ewing required to resign from her post now that she’s running for the State Board of Education? A provision of the Texas Constitution says that if any office holder announces a candidacy in any … Continue reading → Continue reading →

That breeze you felt this evening was that of a thousand sighs of relief from the local GOP. The local Republican Party took its final applications for the March 4 primary for district attorney tonight without a boomerang move by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The following, which I’m putting beneath the fold due to its length, is from an email sent by the Texas AFL-CIO to its distribution list. It’s a fairly comprehensive list of candidate filings for the 2008 primaries. A few filings … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You know, the whole Rosenthal saga (or “Romancethal”, as Muse is calling it) is fast approaching the point where it is beyond any form of satire or parody. Fortunately, it’s still accessible to snark, so we bloggers remain in business. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Oh, please! Pretty please! A day after withdrawing from the District Attorney’s race, Chuck Rosenthal said this afternoon he is considering refiling his candidacy. In his second term, Rosenthal said he had not discussed the matter with Republican leaders. He … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Now it gets more interesting. Harris County prosecutor Kelly Siegler, known for effective theatrical tactics in the courtroom, is set to run for district attorney as a Republican after the withdrawal of her boss, District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal. Siegler said … Continue reading → Continue reading →

At this point, it’s unfortunately impossible to give a full accounting of who’s running for what and who doesn’t have an opponent. As Burka notes, not every candidate is currently listed on the state parties’ web pages – this is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting account of how Harris County DA Chuck Rosenthal got persuaded/browbeaten into withdrawing from the race. The local Republican Party officially accepted his one-sentence withdrawal letter three minutes before the deadline for removing candidates from the March 4 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

All right, as expected there was quite the flurry of activity at the last minute. Some of this is likely subject to change, but here’s what I can determine at this time: – While the TDP spreadsheet has her filing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, what do you know? Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal has withdrawn his name from the Republican ballot for re-election today amid pressure from his own party following last week’s release of intimate emails he wrote to his personal … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Man, I can’t wait to see what the final lineup of candidates is, and who if anyone will be the designated Chosen One to replace Chuck “Right Ear” Rosenthal. Before we get there, here’s a quick roundup of what has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today is the last day to file for office in Texas. I’m sure we’ll hear plenty of news throughout the day, as well as some hot rumors that may or may not pan out, but for now here’s how things … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Vince reported earlier that some questions had been raised about the number of valid signatures Judge Linda Yanez had submitted for her ballot access petition as required by state law for a nomination to the Supreme Court. Now he’s reporting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s the Chron story on the announcement by Adrian Garcia that he’s running for Sheriff. Houston Councilman Adrian Garcia, a former police officer, entered the Democratic race for Harris County sheriff Monday, saying the metropolitan area needs an assertive voice … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Chuck Rosenthal and the Harris County Republican Party keep on providing campaign material for CO Bradford. In a brief telephone interview Monday, Rosenthal acknowledged he told local TV news programs earlier in the day that the local Republican Party had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The last of the countywide pieces falls into place as Adrian Garcia announces his candidacy for Harris County Sheriff. Here’s the email: Dear Friends, Today I announce my candidacy for Harris County Sheriff. Our County deserves the best public safety … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Chuck Rosenthal tells the local GOP where they can stick it. Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal bluntly rejected the local Republican Party leadership’s request Sunday night that he abandon his 2008 re-election campaign because of the scandal over personal … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The silly season gets a little sillier. Rhett Smith, a security guard who last year ran as a Republican for governor, filed Friday to seek the 2008 Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by John Cornyn, R-Texas. Assuming … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Good luck, fellas. The leadership of the Harris County Republican Party is meeting in a private, emergency session tonight to discuss the political fallout over personal e-mails sent by Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal to his executive secretary. “We … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned this before, so it gives me great pleasure to note the official filing by Richard Morrison for Fort Bend Commissioner’s Court in Precinct 1. Here’s his press release: Residents of Precinct 1 have lost confidence in Tom Stavinoha. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The holiday lull in candidate filings is officially over – things were very busy today. Here’s a roundup of who’s running for what: – I was very pleasantly surprised to see that Jim Henley (who’s gonna need a new domain … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Thought I’d take a minute and see how filings were going for the Republicans in Texas. I’m using this document as my main guide to who’s filed for what. Vince has done some of the heavy lifting here, and I’ll … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The biggest “news”, if you can call it that, since my last update on who’s filed for what, is that perennial do-nothing Gene Kelly has made his biennial donation to the Texas Democratic Party primary fund, and will once again … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From the Texas League of Conservation Voters: The Texas League of Conservation Voters (TLCV) announced today the release of www.toxicmike.com, a website designed to highlight State Senator Mike Jackson’s disgraceful record on clean air and other environmental issues, his ignoble … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Hilarious. Texas Monthly’s Evan Smith reports that House Speaker Tom Craddick will get a Democratic challenger next year. The Midland newspaper erroneously reports that Smith had “encouraged” said challenger, former Midland city council member Bill Dingus, to make that run. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Joe Jaworski made his filing for SD11 today. From the press release: “Voters want positive change, not more of the same,” Jaworski said. “They know we can do better if we have more leadership and less partisanship. I’m ready to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Some quick hits on the candidate filing front: – In State House news, the Democrats now have candidates for HDs 127 and 135. Joe Montemayor will run against Joe Crabb in the Kingwood-area district, while Trey Fleming, whom we’d first … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I spent all day volunteering at the Noriega campaign, and I heard this talked about, so I was excited to read it when I got home. Rick Noriega is the latest candidate added to ActBlue’s Blue Majority page. From Daily … Continue reading → Continue reading →

More campaign filings…First, soon-to-be-former Council Member Carol Alvarado will maker her filing for HD145 official tomorrow morning at 10:15 at HCDP headquarters. I’d excerpt the release, but that’s pretty much all it says. Next up is Judge Susan Criss, who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been waiting on an announcement in CD07. Today is the day for that announcement. Wind-energy executive Michael Skelly today unveiled his Democratic candidacy against U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Houston, and indicated he will pour a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I know I’m on sabbatical, but I got this press release about David Mincberg‘s official filing for Harris County Judge in the mail today. The public has lost confidence in Harris County’s leadership, which is out of touch, indebted to … Continue reading → Continue reading →