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UH Hobby Center polls CD18

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Make of this what you will. Approximately 100 days before the November 4, 2025 Texas Congressional District 18 special election, four candidates are effectively deadlocked in their respective bids to obtain one of the two positions in an all but … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2025 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Carmen Montiel, CD18, Christian Menefee, Congress, Election 2025, George Foreman, Isaiah Martin, Jolanda Jones, polls, redistricting, special election, Texas | 1 Comment

If Democrats could gerrymander now in Texas

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

There’s not a lot of news on Day Two of Quorum Break 2025. The session ground to a halt as expected. Greg Abbott shook his fist and threatened to Do Things to the absent Democrats that he does not have … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged California, Congress, Election 2020, Election 2024, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, Illinois, Joe Moody, Kathy Hochul, New York, quorum, redistricting, Texas, The Lege, Tom DeLay, Voting Rights Act | 1 Comment

State House Dems break quorum

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

It’s on. Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state Sunday in a bid to block passage of a new congressional map designed to give the GOP five additional seats in the U.S. House next year, raising the stakes in what’s poised … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Congress, Election 2026, Gene Wu, Illinois, quorum, redistricting, special session, Texas, The Lege | 8 Comments

The last redistricting hearing

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We’re just going through the motions at this point. The Texas redistricting map unveiled this week was drawn for the express purpose of boosting Republican strength in Congress, the House sponsor of the measure said Friday during the first, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Al Green, California, CD07, CD09, CD18, CD23, CD28, CD29, CD32, CD33, CD34, CD35, CD37, Cody Vasut, Congress, Donald Trump, fines, Greg Abbott, Greg Casar, Jasmine Crockett, Julie Johnson, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lloyd Doggett, New York, Phil King, quorum, redistricting, special session, Texas, The Lege, Todd Hunter, Voting Rights Act | 5 Comments

On Ed Pollard’s campaign cash

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a lot, as we have previously noted. It isn’t even close to the time potential candidates will start announcing their intention to run for Houston mayor in 2027. But if campaign finance reports are any indicator, Council Member Edward … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged CD09, CD18, Chris Hollins, Congress, Democratic primary, District J, Edward Pollard, Election 2026, Election 2027, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Houston, Houston City Council, John Whitmire, Mayor, redistricting, resign to run | 1 Comment

A Q&A on redistricting

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

From Bolts Magazine: The Texas legislature began meeting in a special session last week to adopt a new congressional map that will, they hope, provide additional seats to the GOP in next year’s midterms. On Wednesday, Republicans released a draft … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Michael Li, redistricting, special session, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

Friday redistricting roundup

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s take a moment and pour one out for the real victims of the proposed Congressional redistricting, Texas’ Republican Congressional incumbents. Democrats aren’t the only ones who won’t be happy with the way Texas Republicans on Wednesday proposed redrawing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026, That's our Lege | Tagged Al Green, California, CD07, CD09, CD18, CD23, CD28, CD29, CD32, CD33, CD34, CD35, CD37, Cody Vasut, Collin County, Congress, Donald Trump, fines, Greg Abbott, Greg Casar, Jasmine Crockett, Julie Johnson, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lloyd Doggett, New York, Phil King, quorum, redistricting, special session, Texas, The Lege, Todd Hunter, Voting Rights Act | 9 Comments

And just like that we have a map

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

That sure was fast. Good thing all those hearings are over. Texas GOP lawmakers released their first draft of the state’s new congressional map Wednesday, proposing revamped district lines that attempt to flip five Democratic seats in next year’s midterm … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Al Green, California, Carol Alvarado, CD07, CD09, CD18, CD23, CD28, CD29, CD32, CD33, CD34, CD35, CD37, Cody Vasut, Congress, Donald Trump, fines, Greg Abbott, Greg Casar, Illinois, Jasmine Crockett, Julie Johnson, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lloyd Doggett, New Mexico, New York, Phil King, quorum, redistricting, special session, Texas, The Lege, Todd Hunter, Tom DeLay, Voting Rights Act | 7 Comments

Senate again passes THC ban

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

What are we even doing here? The Texas Senate on Wednesday preliminarily approved its second attempt to ban hemp-derived THC, setting up a showdown with the House, where hemp industry members say they’ll be getting more support. Senate Bill 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged cannabis, Charles Perry, Congress, Dan Patrick, Election 2026, Gary VanDeaver, Greg Abbott, hemp, marijuana, Nathan Johnson, Senate, special session, Texas, THC, The Lege, veto | Comments Off

Redistricting roundup

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

While we wait for maps, we can ponder whether or not there will be a quorum break. As Republicans in Texas move full steam ahead with a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts, Democrats are privately mulling their options, … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged California, CD07, CD09, CD18, CD21, CD23, CD28, CD29, CD32, CD33, CD34, CD35, CD37, Cody Vasut, Congress, Donald Trump, fines, Greg Abbott, Greg Casar, Illinois, Jasmine Crockett, Julie Johnson, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lloyd Doggett, New Mexico, New York, quorum, redistricting, special session, Texas, The Lege, Tom DeLay, Voting Rights Act | 11 Comments

So is there a map yet or not?

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Hard to believe Republicans are flying blind on this. While the Republican redistricting effort is underway in Texas, the fight is on nationally. So, too, is the wait, as political observers – and anxious politicians – hold on for the … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Borris Miles, CD07, CD09, CD18, CD28, CD29, CD33, CD34, Chris Turner, Cody Vasut, Congress, Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, Greg Casar, Isaiah Martin, Jasmine Crockett, Joaquin Castro, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Phil King, redistricting, special session, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 6 Comments

Still no maps

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

It’s weird. Not unexpected – the Republicans have always loved some secrecy in the redistricting process – but weird. The Texas House’s redistricting committee visited Houston on Saturday to hear out local residents’ concerns on the state Legislature’s plans to … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Al Green, Amanda Edwards, Armando Walle, CD07, CD09, CD18, CD29, CD33, Cody Vasut, Congress, Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, Isaiah Martin, Joan Huffman, Jolanda Jones, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lizzie FLetcher, Marc Veasey, redistricting, Senfronia Thompson, special session, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 1 Comment

Lawsuit filed over Trump tariffs

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting. A conservative legal group is suing the Trump administration in Texas over the president’s tariffs on Chinese imports, alleging that they were unilaterally imposed through an “unlawful” use of an obscure emergency executive power. The 24-page complaint filed Thursday by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) in the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Congress, Donald Trump, FIREDISC, Florida, Game Manufacturers Association, lawsuit, New Civil Liberties Alliance, tariffs, Texas | 3 Comments

Redistricting hearings

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Attend or watch if you can. The state House has scheduled redistricting hearings in Austin, Houston and Arlington, signaling a fast start to the Republican-backed effort to redraw the boundary lines for Texas congressional districts in the special legislative session that started Monday. … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Gene Wu, Greg Abbott, Phil King, quorum, redistricting, Senate, special session, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Is Abbott now pro-THC banning?

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Kinda, yeah. Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that he supports banning intoxicating hemp products, appearing to walk back his calls last month for lawmakers to regulate the state’s burgeoning THC industry like it does for alcohol. In interviews with media … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged cannabis, Charles Perry, Congress, Dan Patrick, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, hemp, marijuana, redistricting, Senate, special session, Texas, THC, The Lege, veto | 2 Comments

July 2025 campaign finance reports – Senate and Congress

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

PREVOIUSLY: Harris County Back in April I just took a look at who had already started raising money for CD18. There wasn’t much else to report so I thought I’d wait till the July report to see what was going … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Ada Cuellar, Al Green, Amanda Edwards, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD09, CD10, CD15, CD16, CD18, CD20, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD28, CD29, CD30, CD32, CD33, CD34, CD35, CD37, CD38, Christian Menefee, Colin Allred, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Democratic primary, Election 2024, Election 2026, Evan Hunt, Greg Casar, Henry Cuellar, Isaiah Martin, Jasmine Crockett, Joaquin Castro, Jolanda Jones, Jon Buchwald, Jordan Wheatley, Julie Johnson, Kevin Burge, Lizzie FLetcher, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, Marquette Greene-Scott, Marvalette Hunter, Melissa McDonough, Michael Swanson, Rain Eatmon, redistricting, Santos Limon, Senate, Shaun Finnie, special session, Stephen Huey, Steve Toth, Sylvia Garcia, Tayhlor Coleman, Terry Virts, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Veronica Escobar, Vicente Gonzalez, Zoe Cadore | Comments Off

There’s a map

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

The special session gavels in tomorrow and there’s a new proposed Congressional map, but before we get to that let’s look at the lay of the land going into the session. On Monday, state lawmakers held a call with U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Bexar County, California, CD01, CD07, CD10, CD16, CD17, CD18, CD23, CD25, CD26, CD29, CD32, Congress, Donald Trump, El Paso, Election 2018, Election 2024, Election 2026, Gavin Newsom, Greg Abbott, Harris County, quorum, redistricting, Smith County, special session, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County | 3 Comments

Hands Off Our Districts protest tomorrow

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Dear Democrats, friends and neighbors, We’re asking everyone who believes in fair representation to join us this Saturday at 10:00 AM for the Day of Protest, “Hands Off Our Districts.” In solidarity with community leaders, elected officials, and precinct chairs across Harris County, … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged activism, CD09, CD18, CD29, Congress, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Houston, redistricting, special session, Texas | 2 Comments

Re-redistricting watch: El Paso in focus

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Not a big surprise. President Donald Trump’s request that Texas Republicans seek to create five new congressional seats for the GOP in an upcoming special legislation could involve redrawing boundaries in El Paso, a website focused on Congress says. Diluting … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged CD07, CD11, CD16, CD19, CD23, Congress, Donald Trump, El Paso, Election 2024, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, redistricting, special session, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Veronica Escobar | Comments Off

Opening look at the re-redistricting effort

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

They’re coming for our districts. More than one million Houstonians could have new congressional representation as early as next year under Gov. Greg Abbott’s push to redraw the state’s political maps. Abbott has ordered the Texas Legislature into a special … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026, That's our Lege | Tagged Al Green, Beto O'Rourke, CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD28, CD29, CD33, CD34, CD36, CD38, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2024, Election 2026, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Galveston, Greg Abbott, Justice Department, Kamala Harris, lawsuit, Lizzie FLetcher, MALDEF, precinct analysis, redistricting, SCOTUS, special session, Sylvia Garcia, Ted Cruz, Texas, Voting Rights Act | 3 Comments

Fifth Circuit keeps SB4 block in place

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

A bit of good news. A Texas law that would deputize state and local police to question and arrest people they suspect of being in the country illegally was blocked once again. The law would also authorize local judges to … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, American Gateways, Bastrop County, Congress, Donald Trump, DPS, El Paso, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Hidalgo County, immigration, Joe Biden, Justice Department, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, lawsuit, MALDEF, McLennan County, Mexico, SCOTUS, Senate, Steve McCraw, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, The Lege | Comments Off

California threatens retaliatory re-redistricting

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a thing they could do. House Democratic leadership, rank-and-file members and aides to at least one blue state governor have been meeting to decide how to retaliate if Texas Republicans follow through on the White House’s push to reshape … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged California, CD07, CD15, CD16, CD23, CD28, CD32, CD34, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Gavin Newsom, Greg Abbott, Julie Johnson, Lizzie FLetcher, redistricting, special session, Texas, Veronica Escobar | 1 Comment

Twenty-nine candidates for CD18

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

So far. That’s what I learned from this story. George Foreman IV, the son of the legendary Houston boxer, is running for Congress. Foreman said he will run as an independent in the crowded race to replace the late U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2025 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, campaign finance reports, CD18, Christian Menefee, Congress, Election 2025, George Foreman, Jolanda Jones, Sheila Jackson Lee, special election, Sylvester Turner, Texas | Comments Off

Flock responds

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Reporting gets results. Or at least a response. The CEO for Flock cameras has pushed back on recent reporting, including a Chronicle investigation, about the surveillance technology used by Houston police, saying it’s up to local law enforcement to decide … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged Austin, cameras, Congress, Customs and Border Patrol, Dallas, Donald Trump, Flock, Homeland Security, Houston, HPD, ICE, immigration, license plates, police, privacy, San Marcos, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Abbott vetoes THC bill and calls special session

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Waited till the last minute because he’s such a drama queen. Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday vetoed a contentious state ban on THC products and shortly after called a special legislative session asking lawmakers to instead strictly regulate the substance. … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged cannabis, Congress, Dan Patrick, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, hemp, marijuana, redistricting, Senate, special session, Texas, THC, The Lege, veto | 6 Comments

No one knows what Greg Abbott will do, special session edition

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll probably know something by the end of the day today, but beyond that who knows. Gov. Greg Abbott seemed to get everything he wanted out of the Texas Legislature this year. “Without a doubt, this is the best session … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged cannabis, Congress, Dan Patrick, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, hemp, marijuana, redistricting, Senate, special session, Texas, THC, The Lege, veto | Comments Off

The other redistricting matter

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a story from the Fort Worth Report on the redistricting trial going on in El Paso, with a focus on the effect in Tarrant County. Federal judges in El Paso are reviewing a lawsuit that alleges Texas redistricting architects … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alabama, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Pacific Islander Americans Public Affairs Association, Attorney General, Beverly Powell, Congress, Election 2024, Election 2026, Emgage, Fair Maps Texas Action Committee, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, LULAC, MALC, NAACP, National Council of Jewish Women-Greater Dallas Section, National Redistricting Foundation, OCA Houston, redistricting, SBOE, SCOTUS, SD10, Senate, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

Republicans not saying anything about the re-redistricting proposal

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

A mostly no news update. Texas Republicans were evasive Thursday about a request from the White House to redistrict the state ahead of the 2026 midterm elections after exiting a meeting in Washington to discuss the proposal. President Donald Trump’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged CD07, CD15, CD16, CD23, CD28, CD32, CD34, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, Julie Johnson, Lizzie FLetcher, Pat Fallon, redistricting, special session, Texas, Veronica Escobar, Wesley Hunt | Comments Off

More on the re-redistricting proposal

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Votebeat addresses a few questions. How do Texans in Congress feel about the proposal? On Capitol Hill, members of the Texas GOP delegation huddled Monday night to discuss the prospect of reshaping their districts. Most of the 25-member group expressed … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, CD07, CD15, CD16, CD23, CD28, CD32, CD34, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, Julie Johnson, Killer Ds, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike McCaul, Pete Sessions, quorum, redistricting, special session, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Veronica Escobar, Wesley Hunt | Comments Off

Texas Congressional Republicans considering a new map for 2026

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

WTF? President Trump’s political team is encouraging Republican leaders in Texas to examine how House district lines in the state could be redrawn ahead of next year’s midterm elections to try to save the party’s endangered majority, according to people … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, CD07, CD15, CD16, CD23, CD24, CD28, CD32, CD34, Colin Allred, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, Julie Johnson, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike McCaul, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, Pete Sessions, redistricting, Ron Reynolds, special session, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Trey Martinez-Fischer, Veronica Escobar | 2 Comments

Rep. Jolanda Jones announces for CD18

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Not a surprise. State Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, on Monday jumped into the race for the congressional seat left open by the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former Houston mayor. “The simple fact is no one will fight … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged CD18, Christian Menefee, Congress, Election 2025, fundraising, Jolanda Jones, Letitia Plummer, special election, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Long-awaited Texas redistricting trial begins

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Been waiting a long time for this one. Questions over whether Latinos had their voting power diminished in the Dallas area will be a focus of a federal trial in El Paso that begins Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Al Green, Alabama, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Pacific Islander Americans Public Affairs Association, Attorney General, Congress, Election 2024, Election 2026, Emgage, Fair Maps Texas Action Committee, Greg Abbott, Jasmine Crockett, Justice Department, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, LULAC, MALC, NAACP, National Council of Jewish Women-Greater Dallas Section, National Redistricting Foundation, OCA Houston, redistricting, SBOE, SCOTUS, Senate, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 5 Comments

Of course cuts to Medicaid would hurt Texas

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

They will hurt millions of people around the country, and hospitals and more as well. Texas hospitals are facing a freeze in billions of dollars in federal Medicaid funding under a budget proposal introduced by House Republican leaders Sunday night. … Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Tagged Barack Obama, Congress, Donald Trump, health insurance, hospitals, Medicaid, Texas, Texas Hospital Association | Comments Off

Another CD18 contender

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

From The Downballot Zoe Cadore, who works as a lobbyist for an energy company, became the latest Democrat to enter the special election for Texas’ 18th District on Tuesday. Cadore, a former congressional staffer who was Miss Houston in 2013, is competing with several … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2025 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, CD18, Christian Menefee, Congress, Election 2025, Isaiah Martin, special election, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Zoe Cadore | Comments Off

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