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Polling Texas 2020
UT/Trib, Apr 25: Trump 49, Biden 44
DT/PPP, Apr 29: Biden 47, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, May 3: Trump 43, Biden 43
Emerson, May 13: Trump 47, Biden 41
Quinnipiac, June 3: Trump 44, Biden 43
PPP, June 5: Trump 48, Biden 48
PPP/PT, June 23: Trump 48, Biden 46
Fox, June 25: Biden 45, Trump 44
UT/Trib, July 2: Trump 48, Biden 44
PPP/Emily’s List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43
CBSNews, July 12: Trump 46, Biden 45
Quinnipiac, July 22: Biden 45, Trump 44
Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45
Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46
Polling Texas 2018
WPA, Jan 5: Cruz 52, O'Rourke 34
PPP, Jan 27: Cruz 45, O'Rourke 37
Quinnipiac, April 19: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, May 31: Cruz 50, O'Rourke 39
PPP, June 8: Cruz 48, O'Rourke 42
GQR, June 16: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
CBS/YouGov, June 24: Cruz 44, O'Rourke 36
UT/Trib, June 25: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 36
Gravis, July 10: Cruz 51, O'Rourke 42
Lyceum, July 31: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 39
Quinnipiac, July 31: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
PPP, August 2: Cruz 46, O'Rourke 42
NBC News, August 23: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 45
ECPS, August 27: Cruz 38, O'Rourke 37
Crosswinds, September 12: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, September 18 (LV): Cruz 54, O'Rourke 45
Ipsos, September 19 (LV): O'Rourke 47, Cruz 45Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50.3, Clinton 42.4Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38-
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- “MLB for softball”
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- Beryl’s effect on the Texas coast
- The Ashby Highrise is getting close to being finished
- Looking ahead for Rep.-elect Sylvester Turner
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Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50,3, Clinton 42.4
Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37
Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38
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- C.L. on “MLB for softball”
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- Wolfgang P. Hirczy de Mino on Dispatches from Dallas, November 30 edition
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Recent Posts
- Something calling itself “Enron” claims to be back
- We may learn more about how much power cryptominers are using
- “MLB for softball”
- A couple of thoughts about moving forward
- The wild turkeys of East Texas
- Weekend link dump for December 1
- Beryl’s effect on the Texas coast
- The Ashby Highrise is getting close to being finished
- Looking ahead for Rep.-elect Sylvester Turner
- Dispatches from Dallas, November 30 edition
- The legislative attacks on mifepristone are coming
- High speed rail II proposed in the Lege
- Thanksgiving video break: Goodbye, Alice
- Porsha Ngumezi
- The HVAC and lighting effect
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Tag Archives: Texas Whistleblower Act
Abbott and Patrick ask SCOTx to take up Paxton’s whistleblower appeal
They sort of have a point, but they should still butt out. Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Monday urged the Supreme Court of Texas to take up Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appeal to throw out a … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Attorney General, Blake Brickman, Brandon Cammack, Brent Webster, bribery, Dan Patrick, David Maxwell, FBI, Greg Abbott, Jeff Mateer, Ken Paxton, Kent Hance, lawsuit, Mark Penley, Nate Paul, Ryan Vassar, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Whistleblower Act, Third Court of Appeals
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I regret to inform you that Ken Paxton may not be an honest broker
You should maybe be sitting down for this. The whistleblowers who sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after he fired them for accusing him of bribery and abuse of office are speaking out against him publicly for the first time … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Attorney General, Brandon Cammack, Brent Webster, bribery, David Maxwell, FBI, Jeff Mateer, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Nate Paul, Ryan Vassar, Texas, Texas Whistleblower Act
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Paxton asks Supreme Court to toss that pesky whistleblower lawsuit
Same argument, different court. Either Ken Paxton can be held accountable, or he gets a free pass to do whatever he wants. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the Texas Supreme Court to toss out a whistleblower lawsuit by … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Attorney General, Blake Brickman, Brandon Cammack, Brent Webster, bribery, David Maxwell, FBI, Jeff Mateer, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Mark Penley, Nate Paul, Ryan Vassar, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Whistleblower Act, Third Court of Appeals
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Third Court rejects Paxton attempt to kill whistleblower lawsuit
Good. A state appeals court found Thursday that former deputies of Attorney General Ken Paxton who were fired after accusing the Republican official of abusing his office are protected under the state’s whistleblower law, allowing their lawsuit against Paxton to … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Attorney General, Blake Brickman, Brandon Cammack, Brent Webster, bribery, David Maxwell, FBI, Jeff Mateer, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Mark Penley, Nate Paul, Ryan Vassar, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Whistleblower Act, Third Court of Appeals
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Appeals court appears skeptical about Paxton’s whistleblower defense
As well they should be. A panel of Texas 3rd Court of Appeals justices expressed skepticism of an argument from Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawyers on Wednesday that he is exempt from the state’s whistleblower act because he’s not a … Continue reading
More on the Paxton self-exoneration report
More and more ridiculous. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office refuses to release the names of the authors or the taxpayer cost of the internal report published Tuesday that concluded that whistleblowers’ accusations that Paxton broke the law were unfounded. … Continue reading
Stop investigating yourself, you’ll go blind
There’s not enough snark on the Internet for this. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office on Tuesday released an internal report that found that Paxton did not accept bribes and did not misuse his office to benefit his friend and … Continue reading
Another ruling to allow whistleblower lawsuit against Paxton to proceed
So much for all the lawyers to do. A state judge has rejected a bid to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit filed by four former executives at Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office who said they were fired in retaliation after accusing … Continue reading
Whistleblowers respond to Paxton’s appeal brief
That title is a dry way of saying that they basically accused him of lying in his filing to the 3rd Court of Appeals. A group of former top aides to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton reiterated in a court … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Attorney General, Brandon Cammack, Brent Webster, bribery, Election 2022, FBI, George P. Bush, Jeff Mateer, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Nate Paul, Ryan Vassar, Texas, Texas Whistleblower Act, Third Court of Appeals
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Paxton appeals to 3rd Court to dismiss whistleblower lawsuit
Next stop on the train. In an 85-page brief filed Tuesday with the 3rd Court of Appeals, Paxton’s lawyers argue that under state law, a whistleblower must believe someone has broken the law, but the aides only reported that “they … Continue reading
Paxton whistleblower lawsuit can proceed
First step in a long road. The 3rd Court of Appeals on Friday denied a petition from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office to stop a trial court hearing in a suit filed by whistleblowers who claim they were wrongfully … Continue reading
Has Ken Paxton been lying about his travel schedule?
Would anyone be surprised if he had been? When the media reported that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had flown to Utah with his wife in the middle of the state’s power crisis last week, Paxton called it a business … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters, Scandalized!
Tagged Attorney General, Blake Brickman, Brandon Cammack, bribery, David Maxwell, Freeze 2021, Joe Brown, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Mark Penley, Nate Paul, Ryan Vassar, Texas, Texas Whistleblower Act, The Lege, Travis County
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Quid pro Paxton
How tawdry. And I can’t wait to hear more. Late last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fired multiple senior aides who accused him of accepting a bribe. A court filing obtained by The Texas Tribune reveals for the first … Continue reading
Posted in Scandalized!
Tagged Attorney General, Blake Brickman, Brandon Cammack, bribery, David Maxwell, Joe Brown, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Mark Penley, Nate Paul, open records, Ryan Vassar, Texas, Texas State Securities Board, Texas Whistleblower Act
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Ken Paxton couldn’t be more on brand if he tried
News item: Texas laws protecting whistleblowers don’t apply to Attorney General Ken Paxton, his agency argues in bid to quash lawsuit. Who among us didn’t already know that Ken Paxton doesn’t think the law applies to him? The Texas Attorney … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters, Scandalized!
Tagged Attorney General, Brandon Cammack, Brent Webster, bribery, FBI, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Nate Paul, Texas, Texas Whistleblower Act
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Paxton denies whistleblower allegations
Pretty standard response. The Texas attorney general’s office will pay outside counsel $540 an hour to defend the state agency against accusations that it was retaliating against top aides when it fired them just weeks after they reported their boss, … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters, Scandalized!
Tagged Attorney General, Blake Brickman, Brian Wice, bribery, David Maxwell, FBI, Ken Paxton, Kent Schaffer, lawsuit, Mark Penley, Nate Paul, Ryan Vassar, special prosecutor, Texas, Texas Whistleblower Act
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The last whistleblower
Nothing like a fully cleaned house. The Texas attorney general’s office has fired the last remaining whistleblower who alleged Ken Paxton broke the law in doing favors for a political donor — just days after aides had sued the agency … Continue reading
Paxton sued by four whistleblowers
Start popping the corn. Despite his role as the state’s top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Ken Paxton “believes he is above the very law” he is supposed to uphold, several whistleblowers say in a new lawsuit seeking damages after … Continue reading
Oh, yeah, more Paxton news
The damn election has made it so hard to keep up with L’Affaire Paxton, and I use that term with a bit of a wink, as you’ll soon see. I’ve got four stories to catch you up on, and the … Continue reading
Paxton completes his housecleaning
Only loyalists left. The last of the seven top aides who accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of criminal violations has resigned from the agency. Ryan Bangert, who served in one of the agency’s highest posts as deputy first assistant … Continue reading
Posted in Scandalized!
Tagged Attorney General, bribery, Ken Paxton, Nate Paul, Ryan Bangert, Texas, Texas Whistleblower Act
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Time to check in on Ken Paxton again
It’s good to know, in times of crisis, that there are friendly fake media outfits one can run to to deny all the allegations against you. When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton decided to break his silence about accusations by … Continue reading
Posted in Scandalized!
Tagged Attorney General, Blake Brickman, bribery, Jeff Mateer, Ken Paxton, Lacey Mase, Nate Paul, Texas, Texas Whistleblower Act
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Greg Abbott sure doesn’t like whistleblowers
He sure does seem to have a lot of them, though. The office of Attorney General Greg Abbott — the Republican gubernatorial candidate — is appealing a whistleblower’s lawsuit and $1.2 million verdict, arguing that an El Paso jury was … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2014
Tagged Attorney General, child support, El Paso, Election 2014, Governor, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, Texas, Texas Whistleblower Act
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