Monthly Archives: September 2006

Still working my way through the Harris County State Rep candidates. Today’s interview is with Mark McDavid, who is running for State Rep in HD138 against two-term incumbent Dwayne Bohac. HD138 was one of three Democratic seats that was targeted … Continue reading → Continue reading →

By now you’ve probably heard about the latest SurveyUSA governor’s poll, which is the third one this month to put Rick Perry in the danger zone of 35% support or less. It also continues the positive trend for Chris Bell, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Another day, another Texas Parent PAC endorsement. Today’s lucky winner is Dallasite Allen Vaught, who is running against Bill Keffer in HD107. This race hasn’t really been on my radar – for whatever the reason, I just haven’t heard that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

That would be Bob Perry, the granddaddy of the Swift Boaters, who was sued by the Republican Attorney General of Indiana for violating the state’s law against political robocalls. Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter filed a lawsuit yesterday against a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Democratic State Supreme Court candidate William Moody, the official statewide Democratic candidate of the Dallas Morning News, is running an unusual campaign. More to the point, he’s walking an unusual campaign. Judge Bill Moody of El Paso is running one … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Add another Houston Democrat to the list of Texas Parent PAC endorsees, as Kristi Thibaut joins Ellen Cohen in the club. From the press release (Word doc): “Kristi Thibaut is the kind of hard-working, independent leader who will stand up … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today the Chron gets started on endorsements for the 2006 general election. It’s earlier than I expected, which is good, and has an entry I totally did not expect, which is bad. I’m speaking about their head-scratching endorsement of Orlando … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Next up on my interview list is Sammie Miller, who is running for State Rep in the Woodlands up in Montgomery County. That’s a tough job, as you can imagine, but she’s giving it a great effort. Here’s the interview: … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s been covered before, but it’s still worth your time to read this op-ed by former Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby on how Texas came to adopt the law that restricted Republicans from replacing Tom DeLay on the ballot in CD22. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You may recall that Ellen Cohen and Martha Wong were invited to participate in a debate at Rice University, which is now scheduled for October 12. Apparently, the debate will now also include Libertarian candidate and current Rice student Mhair … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The first time I thought Talmadge Heflin might really lose in 2004 was when the stories about his and his wife’s attempt to adopt his former housekeeper’s baby hit the news (see here and here for background). What probably started … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If there’s one Democratic-held seat in the State House that people think has a strong chance of flipping to the Republicans, it’s the West Texas district HD85, now being vacated by former Speaker Pete Laney. It’s a solidly Republican district … Continue reading → Continue reading →

OK, I feel like it’s time for something a little lighthearted. I had mentioned this before, and now here it is: the 2006 Guess The Chronicle Endorsements game. The object is to try to predict as many of the Chronicle’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today I have a slightly different interview, with Bob Smither, the Libertarian candidate for CD22. Here it is: Link for the MP3 file is here. Couple of points to add: One is that I completely spaced on asking him why … Continue reading → Continue reading →