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Voter ID appeal report

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

The Trib reports from New Orleans. A federal appellate judge on Tuesday questioned why the Texas Legislature had not addressed concerns that its four-year-old voter ID law discriminated against minority voters. U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Catharina Haynes … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Election 2014, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, lawsuit, MALDEF, Marc Veasey, Texas, The Lege, voter ID, Voting Rights Act | 5 Comments

Voter ID plaintiffs want Fith Circuit to get on with it

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Some more unfinished business for the courts. Some plaintiffs challenging Texas’ voter ID law want a federal appeals court to speed up its consideration of the case, looking to sort it out before the next wave of elections in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Election 2014, Election 2015, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, lawsuit, LULAC, Marc Veasey, SCOTUS, Texas, voter ID, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

Voter ID trial testimony ends

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

The state of Texas put on its case in the voter ID trial. Lawyers from the Texas attorney general’s office presented witnesses Wednesday in federal court defending the state voter ID law as necessary and attempting to rebuff claims that … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Dan Patrick, Gerry Hebert, Greg Abbott, Joe Straus, Justice Department, lawsuit, LULAC, Marc Veasey, Patricia Harless, Texas, The Lege, Troy Fraser, voter ID, Voting Rights Act | 1 Comment

The best coverage of the voter ID trial

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

You want to know what’s going on with the voter ID trial, which enters its second and likely final week today, go check out the Brennan Center for Justice, which has daily coverage that would put any newspaper to shame. … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Brennan Center, Justice Department, lawsuit, Marc Veasey, Rick Perry, Texas, The Lege, voter ID, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

Mayor Parker discusses her possible political future again

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

After making a rousing speech at the TDP convention, Mayor Annise Parker talked about some possible paths she could take for a future statewide campaign. Parker said she would be interested in running for any number of statewide positions when … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Annise Parker, Carol Alvarado, Comptroller, Election 2014, Election 2015, Election 2018, Governor, Joaquin Castro, Julian Castro, Land Commissioner, Marc Veasey, Mayor, Mike Villarreal, Pete Gallego, Rafael Anchia, Railroad Commission, Royce West, Senate, Sylvester Turner, Sylvia Garcia, Ted Cruz, Texas | Comments Off

No hiding behind privilege

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s your latest voter ID litigation update, from the Brad Blog: Just over a week ago, it was North Carolina legislators ordered by the court to cough up documentation relating to passage of new, draconian restrictions on voting rights in their state. … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, David Dewhurst, Election 2014, Greg Abbott, Joe Straus, Justice Department, lawsuit, Marc Veasey, North Carolina, Patricia Harless, Texas, The Lege, Troy Fraser, voter ID | Comments Off

Primary results: Legislature and Congress

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

The big news on the Democratic side is the close loss by longtime Rep. Lon Burnam in HD90, who fell by 111 votes to Ramon Romero Jr. I know basically nothing about Rep.-elect Romero, but I do know that Rep. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged Ben Streusand, Bennett Ratliff, Bob Deuell, Brian Babin, CD04, CD14, CD22, CD23, CD25, CD30, CD32, CD33, CD36, Cesar Blanco, Congress, Democratic primary, Diane Patrick, Don Brown, Don Huffines, Eddie Berniece Johnson, Election 2014, Frank Briscoe, George Lavender, HD01, HD04, HD102, HD105, HD115, HD55, HD75, HD90, HD94, John Carona, John Ratcliffe, Konni Burton, Lance Gooden, Libby Willis, Linda Harper Brown, Linda Koop, Lon Burnam, Marc Shelton, Marc Veasey, Marco Montoya, Mary Gonzalez, Pete Sessions, primaries, Ralph Hall, Ralph Sheffield, Ramon Romero, Rodney Anderson, runoff, SD02, SD10, SD16, Senate, Stefani Carter, Texas, Texas Parent PAC, The Lege | 3 Comments

Endorsement watch: Davis for Alameel

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

This was unexpected, at least by me. Texas Democrats may be working on drafting a 2014 dream team. State Sen. Wendy Davis announced today that she’s backing David Alameel in his bid for the U.S. Senate nomination. The wealthy Dallas … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged CD33, David Alameel, Democratic primary, Election 2012, Election 2014, endorsements, Marc Veasey, Maxey Scherr, Mike Fjetland, Senate, Texas, Wendy Davis | 4 Comments

More primary thoughts

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

I wonder if Big John Cornyn will come to rue this interview. BDS: At the kickoff for your reelection campaign in November, Governor Perry said that you are “the epitome of what I look for in a U.S. senator.” He … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged Bill Moody, CD33, Cesar Blanco, Chuck Peartree, Congress, David Alameel, El Paso, Election 2012, Election 2014, HD75, HD76, HD77, HD78, HD79, Joe Moody, Joe Pickett, John Cornyn, Kesha Rogers, Lyda Ness-Garcia, Marc Veasey, Marisa Marquez, Mary Gonzalez, Maxey Scherr, Mike Fjetland, Naomi Gonzalez, Nathan Hecht, Norma Chavez, Rey Sepulveda, Robert Talton, Senate, Steve Stockman, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Final filings: We have a statewide Democrat

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Boy, I didn’t see this coming. Longtime Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Lawrence “Larry” Meyers announced Monday that he is leaving the Republican Party to run as a Democrat for the Texas Supreme Court. Meyers, of Fort Worth, filed … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Ann Harris Bennett, Carol Alvarado, CD33, CD36, Congress, Court of Criminal Appeals, Domingo Garcia, Election 2014, filing deadline, Gayle Mitchell, Gilbert Pena, Harold Dutton, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, HCDE, HD142, HD144, HD145, John Cornyn, judicial races, Kinky Friedman, Larry Meyers, Lily Leal, Marc Veasey, Melissa Noriega, Michael Cole, Senate, Steve Stockman, Supreme Court, Susan Delgado, Texas, The Lege, Traci Jensen | 7 Comments

Tactics are nice, but turnout is key

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

The main thing I learned in this story about Wendy Davis’ national connections is that at least one person in the state gets what she will really need to win. “I’m going back home to Texas and walking door to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged CD33, Congress, Election 2012, Election 2014, fundraising, Governor, Leticia Van De Putte, Marc Veasey, Texas, turnout, Wendy Davis | 1 Comment

Third lawsuit filed against the voter ID law

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

The more, the merrier. Two groups representing minority voters and officeholders sued to block the state’s new Voter ID law, which will be used for the first time in a statewide Texas election this November — barring intervention by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Election 2014, Justice Department, lawsuit, MALC, Marc Veasey, NAACP, Texas, Trey Martinez-Fischer, voter ID, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

Dallas County to sue state over voter ID

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

The shoe is on the other foot. Democratic Dallas County commissioners narrowly agreed [Tuesday] afternoon to join a lawsuit against Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry over state efforts to enforce a controversial voter identification law. Democratic Commissioner Elba Garcia stepped … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Clay Jenkins, Commissioners Court, Craig Watkins, Dallas County, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, Marc Veasey, Rick Perry, Texas, voter ID, Voting Rights Act | 1 Comment

Not so fast on voter ID enforcement

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Oops. Top Texas leaders acted without legal authority when they claimed to be moving forward with implementing the state’s controversial voter ID law, a veteran Supreme Court watcher said today. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Secretary of State John … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Greg Abbott, lawsuit, Marc Veasey, SCOTUS, Texas, voter ID, Voting Rights Act | 5 Comments

Veasey v Garcia, Round Two?

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Looks like we’ll have at least one high profile Democratic primary next year. Domingo Garcia’s pursuit of the national presidency of the League of United Latin American Citizens has just as much to do with politics as activism. The former … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged CD33, Congress, Democratic primary, Domingo Garcia, Election 2012, Election 2014, LULAC, Marc Veasey, redistricting, Texas, Yvonne Davis | 1 Comment

On Latinos not winning Latino Congressional districts

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

I have a problem with this analysis by Nathan Gonzales, at least as it pertains to the three Texas districts included. Even though a record number of Latinos are serving in the 113th Congress, Hispanic candidates are significantly underperforming in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD09, CD16, CD18, CD29, CD30, CD33, CD35, Congress, Domingo Garcia, Election 2012, Gene Green, Latino voting, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, redistricting, Silvestre Reyes, Sylvia Romo, Texas | 2 Comments

Keeping the push for immigration reform

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

From the Texas House: Democratic Texas House members [have] filed an immigration resolution that could serve as a litmus test for Republican support for reforms being suggested at the national level. House Concurrent Resolution 44, which urges the U.S. Congress … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Beto O'Rourke, Congress, Filemon Vela, immigration, Joaquin Castro, Marc Veasey, Pete Gallego, Rafael Anchia, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Optimism abounds at inauguration time

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Inauguration time is always a good time to be optimistic. Texas Democrats haven’t had a lot to cheer about in recent years. As San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro is quick to remind you, the political score in Texas is 29-0. … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Battleground Texas, Beto O'Rourke, Governor, Joaquin Castro, Julian Castro, Marc Veasey, Pete Gallego, Senate, Texas, Wendy Davis | 2 Comments

All the interviews for 2012

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

As we begin early voting for the November election, here are all the interviews I conducted for candidates who are on the ballot as well as for the referenda. These include interviews that were done for the primary as well … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Alan Rosen, Alma Allen, Ann Harris Bennett, Ann Johnson, Annise Parker, Borris Miles, Brad Neal, Candace Duval, CD02, CD07, CD10, CD14, CD20, CD21, CD23, CD27, CD29, CD33, CD36, Christof Spieler, Cody Pogue, Congress, Constable, Craig Eiland, Diane Trautman, Election 2012, Erica Lee, Garnet Coleman, Gene Green, Gene Wu, Gilbert Garcia, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Sheriff, Harris County Tax Assessor, HCC, HCDE, HD127, HD131, HD134, HD137, HD144, HD146, HD147, HD150, HD21, HD26, HISD, Houston, interviews, James Cargas, Jim Dougherty, Joaquin Castro, John Courage, Marc Veasey, Mary Ann Perez, Max Martin, Metro, Nick Lampson, Paul Sadler, Pete Gallego, Richard Schechter, Rose Meza Harrison, SBOE, SD10, SD25, Senate, Steve Radack, Tawana Cadien, Terry Grier, Texas, The Lege, Traci Jensen, Vince Ryan, vy nguyen, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Fall interview season begins tomorrow

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

I know that we just finished the primary runoffs, but we’re also now more than halfway through August, so it’s time to start doing interviews with candidates for the fall. I’ll be up candid, I don’t know exactly how many … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Alan Rosen, Alma Allen, Borris Miles, CD07, CD10, CD14, CD20, CD23, CD27, CD33, Congress, Constable, Diane Trautman, Election 2012, Erica Lee, Garnet Coleman, Gene Wu, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, HCDE, HD131, HD137, HD144, HD146, HD147, interviews, James Cargas, Joaquin Castro, Marc Veasey, Mary Ann Perez, Nick Lampson, Paul Sadler, Pete Gallego, Rose Meza Harrison, SBOE, SD10, Senate, Tawana Cadien, Texas, The Lege, Traci Jensen, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

2012 Democratic primary runoffs

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

All state results here. Best news of the night was Paul Sadler‘s easy win. Can we please raise some money for this guy? Congressional results: James Cargas in CD07, Pete Gallego in CD23, Rose Meza Harrison in CD27, Marc Veasey … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Alan Rosen, Annie's List, CD07, CD23, CD27, CD33, CD34, Ciro Rodriguez, Congress, Constable, Democratic primary, Domingo Garcia, Election 2012, endorsements, Erica Lee, Filemon Vela, Gene Wu, Harris County, HCDE, HD117, HD137, HD95, James Cargas, lawsuit, Marc Veasey, Nicole Collier, Paul Sadler, Pete Gallego, Philip Cortez, Rose Meza Harrison, runoff, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Zerick Guinn | 8 Comments

Runoff Day

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

At long last, the 2012 primary season is about to be over in Texas, other than perhaps the HCDE race. To say the least, it’s been a long, strange trip, one that I hope goes down in the books as … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged CD20, CD23, CD33, CD34, Congress, David Dewhurst, Democratic primary, Donna Campbell, early voting, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Filemon Vela, Gene Wu, Harris County, HD137, HD43, Jamaal Smith, Jeff Wentworth, JM Lozano, Joaquin Castro, Marc Veasey, Paul Sadler, Pete Gallego, Republican Party, runoff, SD25, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Parent PAC, The Lege, turnout | 2 Comments

Democratic results, statewide

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Let me get this off my chest first: In tonight’s Texas primary, President Obama faces another set of red-state voters — and with it the possibility that some little known challenger could wrack up some significant portion of the Democratic … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Barack Obama, Beto O'Rourke, CD14, CD16, CD23, CD30, CD33, CD34, CD35, Ciro Rodriguez, Democratic primary, Denise Saenz Blanchard, Domingo Garcia, Eddie Berniece Johnson, Election 2012, Filemon Vela, Grady Yarbrough, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, Nick Lampson, Paul Sadler, Pete Gallego, President, Ruben Hinojosa, runoff, Sean Hubbard, Senate, Silvestre Reyes, Texas, The Campaign for Primary Accountability | 2 Comments

Interview with Marc Veasey

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

In Week 2 of my contested Congressional tour of Texas, I have one interview from the most heavily populated primary, and two from the second most heavily populated. First up is State Rep. Marc Veasey, who is running in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged CD33, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2012, interviews, lawsuit, Marc Veasey, redistricting, Texas, The Lege | 5 Comments

March fundraising reports for Congressional candidates

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a roundup of campaign finance reports for Congressional races and candidates of interest. I’ve been collecting links to the reports for contested Democratic races on my 2012 primary pages. Area races Nick Lampson had a typically strong fundraising report, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Anthony Troiani, Armando Villalobos, Barbara Mallory Carawway, Beto O'Rourke, campaign finance reports, CD04, CD06, CD07, CD16, CD20, CD23, CD27, CD30, CD33, CD34, CD35, CD36, Chrysta Castaneda, Ciro Rodriguez, Congress, David Alameel, Democratic primary, Denise Saenz Blanchard, Domingo Garcia, Eddie Berniece Johnson, Election 2012, fundraising, Itamar Gelbman, Joaquin Castro, Joe Barton, Joe Chow, John Culberson, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, Mike Jackson, Pete Gallego, Quico Canseco, Ralph Hall, Ramiro Garza, Republican Party, Ronnie McDonald, Rose Meza Harrison, Silvestre Reyes, Steve Salazar, Sylvia Romo, Taj Clayton, Texas, The Campaign for Primary Accountability | 7 Comments

The home stretch for interviews

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Barring anything unusual, I’ve done all of the Harris County interviews I’m going to do at this point. You can see who I’ve spoken to and listen to them all on the Harris County primary page. You may have noticed … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Anthony Troiani, CD16, CD23, CD33, CD34, Ciro Rodriguez, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2012, interviews, Marc Veasey, Ramiro Garza, redistricting, Silvestre Reyes, Texas | 5 Comments

It’s Williams on Williams time again

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

I would not call it a good thing to come out of the updated interim maps since there’s a good chance one of these jokers will get elected, but for those of you with a morbid fascination with sideshows, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged CD23, CD25, CD33, Ciro Rodriguez, City Council, Congress, Dallas, Democratic primary, Domingo Garcia, Election 2012, Fort Worth, Kathleen Hicks, Marc Veasey, Michael Williams, Pete Gallego, Robert Alonzo, Roger Williams, Steve Salazar, Texas | 3 Comments

State agrees to leave SD10 unchanged

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

This is big. Negotiators in San Antonio — trying to find common ground on state legislative and congressional districts so a primary date in Texas that can stick may finally be set — agreed to leave unchanged state Senate District … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged CD25, CD27, CD33, Congress, Election 2012, Greg Abbott, HD137, HD149, HD26, Justice Department, lawsuit, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, redistricting, SD10, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act, Wendy Davis | 1 Comment

January finance reports: Congress and Senate

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

The last batch of finance reports to come in are the federal reports, which for the most part don’t get posted till a full month after they’re due, which in this case was February 1. I’ve created a Google spreadsheet … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Armando Villalobos, Beto O'Rourke, campaign finance reports, CD06, CD10, CD14, CD16, CD20, CD23, CD25, CD27, CD33, CD35, CD36, Ciro Rodriguez, Congress, David Alameel, David Dewhurst, Election 2012, Felicia Harris, James Old, Jim Turner, Joe Barton, Kathleen Hicks, lawsuit, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, Michael Truncale, Michael Williams, Mike Jackson, Nick Lampson, Paul Sadler, Pete Gallego, Ramiro Garza, Randy Weber, redistricting, Roger Williams, Rose Meza Harrison, Senate, Silvestre Reyes, Sylvia Romo, Ted Cruz, Texas, Tom Leppert | 5 Comments

First thoughts on the new Congressional map

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

OK, down to business. Here’s a map of the new plan, which was unanimously approved by the three judges, the 2008 election data, and here’s 2010 election data. Going by the 2012 data, I break it down as follows: Strong … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Blake Farenthold, CD06, CD10, CD14, CD25, CD33, CD34, CD35, CD36, Congress, Election 2012, Geanie Morrison, Joaquin Castro, Kathleen Hicks, lawsuit, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, Michael Williams, Mike Jackson, redistricting, Roger Williams, Texas, Todd Hunter | 16 Comments

Will we get some interim maps Monday?

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Maybe. A panel of three federal judges in San Antonio announced Thursday they would postpone a trial over the redistricting plan for the Texas Senate so they can focus on developing interim redistricting maps for the 2012 election. Texas Redistricting … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Congress, DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Election 2012, lawsuit, Marc Veasey, redistricting, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Wendy Davis | 2 Comments

The interim plans

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Monday was the deadline for parties in the redistricting lawsuit being heard in San Antonio to file interim plans for the court to consider in the event preclearance is not granted in time for candidate filing. Texas Redistricting summarizes the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged CD23, CD25, Congress, lawsuit, Lloyd Doggett, LULAC, MALC, Marc Veasey, NAACP, Quico Canseco, redistricting, Senate, Texas, Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force, The Lege, Travis County, Wendy Davis | 5 Comments

DOJ says redistricting plans purposely discriminated

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Game on. The Justice Department said late Friday that based on their preliminary investigation, a congressional redistricting map signed into law by Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry appears to have been “adopted, at least in part, for the purpose of … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged CD23, CD27, Congress, DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Greg Gonzales, HD117, HD149, HD33, HD35, HD41, Justice Department, MALC, Marc Veasey, NAACP, redistricting, Texas, Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force, Texas Legislative Black Caucus, The Lege, voter ID, Voting Rights Act, Wendy Davis | 6 Comments

Davis and Veasey will be allowed to intervene in redistricting litigation

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

From the Lone Star Project, via the inbox: Sen. Davis, Rep. Veasey Win Key Redistricting Ruling Federal Court rejects Texas Republican argument and grants North Texas Intervenors the right to participate in redistricting trial A group of North Texas citizens … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Congress, DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, Marc Veasey, redistricting, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Wendy Davis | 1 Comment

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