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Precinct analysis: State House district changes by demography

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Introduction Congressional districts State Rep districts Commissioners Court/JP precincts Comparing 2012 and 2016 Statewide judicial Other jurisdictions Appellate courts, Part 1 Appellate courts, Part 2 Judicial averages Other cities District Attorney County Attorney Sheriff Tax Assessor County Clerk HCDE Fort … Continue reading →

Suing the “Trump Train”

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Good. A group of people traveling on a President Joe Biden campaign bus on a Texas highway last fall when it was surrounded and followed by former President Donald Trump’s supporters have filed a lawsuit against at least seven people … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged CD21, Congress, David Gins, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Eric Cervini, FBI, Joe Biden, lawsuit, President, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Timothy Holloway, Wendy Davis | 8 Comments

State Rep. James White not running for re-election

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this. State Rep. James White, R-Hillister, has decided not to seek reelection, he told East Texas TV station KLTV in a roundtable with lawmakers. And he hinted to another news station that he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Bob Deuell, Bob Hall, Briscoe Cain, Bryan Hughes, Bryan Slaton, Charles Perry, Dan Flynn, Dawn Buckingham, Election 2020, Election 2022, Gary Gates, HD19, James White, John Zerwas, Kevin Eltife, Land Commissioner, pension, primaries, redistricting, Rob Eissler, Robert Duncan, Robert Nichols, SD03, Senate, Sid Miller, Steve Toth, Texas, The Lege, Wayne Smith | 2 Comments

Precinct analysis: The median districts

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Barack Obama, Chrysta Castaneda, Craig Eiland, Dale Henry, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2020, Grady Yarbrough, HD102, HD105, HD107, HD108, HD112, HD113, HD114, HD134, HD138, HD23, HD31, HD54, HD66, HD92, HD97, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, MJ Hegar, Paul Sadler, precinct analysis, Railroad Commission, redistricting, SD08, SD09, SD16, Senate, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

Betsy Price to run for Tarrant County Judge

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t usually pay much attention to county races outside the Houston area, but there are some points of interest to discuss about this. Outgoing Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price is running for Tarrant County judge in 2022, attempting a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Betsy Price, Collin County, County Judge, Denton County, Donald Trump, Election 2004, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Glen Whitley, Harris County, Joe Biden, judicial races, primaries, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, Tim O'Hare, Zapata County | 2 Comments

Another data point on Biden and Latino support

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Of interest. Hispanic voters were one of President Joe Biden’s biggest weaknesses in the 2020 election. Although sources differ on his exact margin, Biden’s advantage with Hispanics was the worst for a Democratic presidential nominee since 2004 — even as he … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged coronavirus, Donald Trump, economy, Election 2016, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, Latino voting, polls, President, Texas | Comments Off

Ground Game Texas

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

This is good, too. Some of Democrats’ biggest regrets about the 2020 election in Texas had to do with organizing. It was not consistent throughout the cycle — and usually isn’t in any cycle. It was supplanted by TV ads … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Candace Valenzuela, CD10, CD25, Congress, DCCC, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Ground Game Texas, James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett, Julian Castro, Julie Oliver, marijuana, Mike Siegel, minimum wage, Texas, Wendy Davis | 1 Comment

State Bar investigating Paxton

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Well, well, well… The Texas bar association is investigating whether state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on bogus claims of fraud amounted to professional misconduct. The State Bar of Texas initially declined … Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | Tagged Donald Trump, Election 2020, Joe Biden, Ken Paxton, Kevin Moran, Kyle Hawkins, Lawyers Defending American Democracy, President, SCOTUS, State Bar of Texas, Texas | 4 Comments

The next voter registration project

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Necessary, but not sufficient. Texas Democrats’ takeaways from the 2020 election are clear: to take back our state from Texas Republicans, Democrats need to register more voters. With Republicans’ increasing extremism and relentless attacks on Texans this spring, the stakes … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Carol Alvarado, Chris Turner, Election 2020, Election 2022, Nicole Collier, Project Texas, Rafael Anchia, Royce West, Senfronia Thompson, Sheila Jackson Lee, TDP, Texas, The Lege, voter registration, voter suppression | 3 Comments

Precinct analysis: State House districts 2020, part 2

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Chrysta Castaneda, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, HD102, HD105, HD106, HD107, HD108, HD112, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD117, HD118, HD122, HD126, HD129, HD132, HD133, HD134, HD135, HD136, HD138, HD14, HD144, HD150, HD26, HD28, HD29, HD31, HD32, HD34, HD35, HD38, HD41, HD45, HD47, HD52, HD54, HD64, HD65, HD66, HD67, HD70, HD74, HD80, HD84, HD85, HD89, HD92, HD93, HD94, HD96, HD97, Jim Wright, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, MJ Hegar, precinct analysis, President, Railroad Commission, redistricting, Senate, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: State House districts 2020, part 1

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Donald Trump, Eddie Morales, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, HD102, HD105, HD106, HD107, HD108, HD112, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD117, HD118, HD122, HD126, HD129, HD132, HD133, HD134, HD135, HD136, HD138, HD14, HD144, HD150, HD26, HD28, HD29, HD31, HD32, HD34, HD35, HD38, HD41, HD45, HD47, HD52, HD54, HD64, HD65, HD66, HD67, HD70, HD74, HD80, HD84, HD85, HD89, HD92, HD93, HD94, HD96, HD97, Hillary Clinton, Joanna Cattanach, Joe Biden, Morgan Meyer, precinct analysis, President, redistricting, Ryan Guillen, Sarah Davis, SD19, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege | 4 Comments

The House is working on the omnibus voter suppression bill.

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

They started last night, and who knows when they may finish. If it comes to a vote, I expect this Trib story will be updated to reflect it. One of the justifications given by Republicans for banning all-night voting hours … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU of Texas, curbside voting, drop off boxes, early voting, Election 2020, election contest, Harris County, lawsuit, NAACP, point of order, Royce West, Senate, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | 5 Comments

The final version of the voter suppression bill is out

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s bad. Emerging from closed-door negotiations between the Texas House and Senate, a GOP priority bill to enact new restrictions on voting has swelled beyond what each chamber originally passed to limit local control of elections and curtail voting options, … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged absentee ballots, curbside voting, drop off boxes, early voting, Election 2020, Harris County, poll watchers, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | 9 Comments

Paxton trial to head back to Collin County

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

You can go home again, apparently. A panel of three justices ruled Thursday that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s felony fraud charges should be held in Collin County — where he lives — instead of Harris County, after a yearslong … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Brian Wice, Collin County, Court of Criminal Appeals, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, First Court of Appeals, Harris County, Ken Paxton, Kent Schaffer, Servergy, special prosecutor, Texas | Comments Off

We return again to the “Is Beto running for Governor” question

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s all about tonal shifts. There’s no road trip, no soul searching. No beard or blogging. But Beto O’Rourke is making a political life decision again. Three years after becoming Democrats’ breakout star out of Texas, and a year removed … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Governor, Greg Abbott, Matthew McConaughey, President, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas | 3 Comments

Precinct analysis: State Senate district comparisons

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Barack Obama, Bell County, Coryell County, demography, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Ellis County, Fort Bend County, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Johnson County, Latino voting, Mitt Romney, Montgomery County, precinct analysis, redistricting, SD03, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD12, SD14, SD15, SD16, SD17, SD18, SD19, SD20, SD21, SD22, SD23, SD24, SD25, SD26, SD27, SD29, SD30, Senate, Texas, Travis County, turnout | 6 Comments

SOS Hughs resigns

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

In retrospect, I should have seen this coming. Texas Secretary of State Ruth Ruggero Hughs announced Friday she will step down from her post as the state’s top elections official, less than two years into her term. The decision comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged absentee ballots, Chris Hollins, curbside voting, David Whitley, Dawn Buckingham, Donna Howard, drop off boxes, early voting, Election 2020, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Ruth Hughs, Secretary of State, Senate, Texas, voter registration, voter suppression | 1 Comment

The voting location restrictions of SB7

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

As Michael Li said on Twitter, this is breathtaking, and not at all in a good way. The number of Election Day polling places in largely Democratic parts of major Texas counties would fall dramatically under a Republican proposal to … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Bexar County, Bryan Hughes, Dallas County, early voting, Election 2020, Harris County, Isabel Longoria, Lubbock, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, voter registration, voter suppression, voting centers, Voting Rights Act | 1 Comment

The 2022 primary target list

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We’re likely to see a significant number of primary challenges in 2022, in all districted offices. That’s partly because 2022 is a post-redistricting year, and with boundaries being shuffled there are always new opportunities for people who find themselves in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, That's our Lege | Tagged Bexar County, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, gun control, Harold Dutton, HD118, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Joe Farias, Leo Pacheco, permitless carry, polls, Texas, The Lege | 6 Comments

Precinct analysis: State Senate districts 2020

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, precinct analysis, redistricting, SD03, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD14, SD16, SD17, SD19, SD20, SD21, SD25, SD26, SD27, SD30, Senate, Texas | 5 Comments

Dragging Dutton

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Richly deserved. Houston area political action groups, activists, and unions gathered outside the office of Democratic state Rep. Harold Dutton Jr. on Tuesday to call for his resignation. “It’s better if he goes now than in the next election,” said … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged AFL-CIO, Black Lives Matter, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Election 2022, endorsements, gay rights, Harold Dutton, HD142, HFT, HGLBT Political Caucus, Indivisible Houston, Jerry Davis, schools, Texas, Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, The Lege, transgender rights | 2 Comments

Trib polling roundup, part 3

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Once more, with approval ratings. Texas Democrats think Joe Biden is doing a good job as president, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Texas Republicans don’t. Overall, the president gets good grades from 44% of Texas voters … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged coronavirus, Dade Phelan, Dan Patrick, Donald Trump, economy, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, polls, Ted Cruz, Texas | Comments Off

Trib polling roundup, part 1

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

On COVID and vaccinations. Texas voters are feeling safer about being out in public, and better about getting COVID-19 vaccines, but a majority of the state’s voters still consider the coronavirus a “significant crisis,” according to a new University of … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged absentee ballots, blackouts, coronavirus, curbside voting, early voting, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, ERCOT, face masks, Freeze 2021, polls, quarantine, Texas, The Lege, vaccinations, voter suppression | 2 Comments

Briscoe Cain’s latest follies

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

This guy, I swear. After an early misfire, House Republicans on Thursday succeeded in pushing their proposed restrictions on voting to the legislative forefront as the Texas Legislature’s 2021 session enters its final sprint. The House Elections Committee’s Republican majority … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged absentee ballots, Briscoe Cain, Bryan Hughes, curbside voting, drop off boxes, early voting, Election 2020, Harris County, Jessica Gonzalez, John Bucy, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Travis Clardy, voter suppression | 1 Comment

One more CD06 update

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Some dude made an endorsement in the race. Former President Donald Trump has endorsed fellow Republican Susan Wright in the crowded Saturday special election to replace her late husband, U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington. The endorsement is a massive development … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged Adam Kinziger, Brian Harrison, CD06, Congress, Dan Rodimer, Donald Trump, early voting, Election 2020, Election 2021, endorsements, Jake Ellzey, Jana Sanchez, Lydia Bean, Michael Wood, polls, Ron Wright, runoff, Sery Kim, Shawn Lassiter, special election, Susan Wright, Tarrant County, Texas, turnout | 1 Comment

The Big Lie

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I was glad to see the Chron run a week-long series of editorials on The Big Lie of “voter fraud”, and how the Republican Party has been pushing it for a lot longer than 2020, and how it has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Arizona, Crystal Mason, Dan Patrick, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Georgia, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Ken Paxton, Kentucky, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | 4 Comments

Checking in on CD06

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Wingnuts attack! State Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Waxahachie, is suddenly under intense fire from his right flank as he has emerged as a leading candidate in the special election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington. The Club for … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged Brian Harrison, CD06, Congress, Dan Rodimer, DCCC, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2021, Emily's List, fundraising, Jake Ellzey, Jana Sanchez, Jeff Williams, Joe Biden, John Anthony Castro, Katrina Pierson, Lydia Bean, Manny Ramirez, Matthew Hinterlong, Mike Egan, polls, Ron Wright, runoff, Sery Kim, Shawn Lassiter, special election, Stephen Daniel, Susan Wright, Texas, turnout | 3 Comments

Making voting worse

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve spent a lot of time this year writing about how Republicans in the Legislature want to make it harder to vote. That’s undeniably true, but it doesn’t fully capture what’s going on. Voting is a thing that most of … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU of Texas, Bexar County, Chris Hollins, coronavirus, curbside voting, Dallas County, drop off boxes, early voting, Election 2020, Election 2022, Harris County, poll watchers, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Travis County, turnout, voter registration, voter suppression | 4 Comments

What is the point of this Matthew McConaughey poll?

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I have questions about this. Matthew McConaughey commands more support to be Texas’ next governor than incumbent Greg Abbott, according to a poll released Sunday by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler. However, the film … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Election 2022, Governor, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, Julian Castro, Matthew McConaughey, petitions, polls, primaries, Texas | 6 Comments

The Texas/Georgia comparison

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

The main thrust of this story is that the Texas voter suppression bills are not as bad as the law Georgia passed. But as you can see, these laws are still Very Bad. After major corporations criticized Georgia for adopting … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged absentee ballots, Chris Hollins, curbside voting, Dan Patrick, drop off boxes, early voting, Election 2020, Georgia, Harris County, Lyle Larson, poll watchers, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Valoree Swanson, voter suppression | Comments Off

Rep. Kevin Brady not running for re-election

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Two makes a trend. U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, announced Wednesday morning that this will be his last term serving in the U.S. House. First elected in 1996, Brady is one of the most senior members of the Texas … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged CD08, Congress, Election 2020, Election 2022, Filemon Vela, Kevin Brady, primaries, redistricting, Texas | Comments Off

The propagandist’s advantage

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Discouraging, but we have to address the world as it is. Democratic state Sen. Royce West of Dallas was making a point. The number of prosecutions for voter fraud cases in the state of Texas is low. In its 15 … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged absentee ballots, Bryan Hughes, Dan Patrick, drop off boxes, early voting, Election 2020, Royce West, Senate, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | 26 Comments

When the vaccine problem becomes more about demand than supply

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Or to put it another way, what are we gonna do with the people who refuse to get vaccinated? Low vaccination rates in counties that are whiter and more conservative could be impairing Texas’ ability to quickly reach herd immunity … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Chambers County, coronavirus, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel, Harris County, Joe Biden, Liberty County, Texas, vaccinations, Vivian Ho | 1 Comment

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