Tag Archives: redistricting

First redistricting lawsuit

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Faster than a speeding bullet… The first volley in what is expected to be a fierce war over Texas redistricting kicked off Wednesday in the form of a federal lawsuit filed by two Democratic state senators who argue that state … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Census, Constitution, Election 2022, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, redistricting, Roland Gutierrez, Sarah Eckhardt, Senate, special session, Tejano Democrats, Texas, The Lege, Wallace Jefferson | 2 Comments

What about City Council and redistricting?

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Of interest: . NEW: Except for #DistrictD, all the #CouncilDistricts held by minorities need to add people to equalize population in #Houston’s #political jurisdictions. #redistricting @MarcCommentary @jcortina @PabloMPinto @houtopia @ReneeCrossTX @UHPoliticalSci @MarkPJonesTX @bjrottinghaus — hectordeleon (@hdl_perspective) 9:54 PM – 21 … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Census, Election 2011, Election 2021, Election 2023, HISD, Houston, Houston City Council, redistricting, Texas | 1 Comment

A look ahead to Commissioners Court redistricting

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

As we know, the Census redistricting data is out, and that means a whole lot of map-drawing is in our future. The main focus on this will be in Austin where the Congressional and legislative maps are re-drawn, but those … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Beto O'Rourke, Census, Commissioners Court, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Harris County, HCDE, Jack Cagle, Joe Biden, Lina Hidalgo, precinct analysis, redistricting, Rodney Ellis, Texas, Tom Ramsey, Voting Rights Act | 4 Comments

Census data is out

Posted on August 14, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Get ready, there’s about to be a whole lot more legislative activity. Setting the stage for what is expected to be a bruising battle over political representation, the results of the 2020 census released Thursday showed that Texas’ explosive growth … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Census, Congress, demography, Harris County, Houston, Lloyd Potter, redistricting, Texas, Texas State Demographer, The Lege | 3 Comments

Special session 2.0 coming right up

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Here we go again. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that the second special legislative session will begin at noon Saturday — and with an expanded agenda. The 17-item agenda still includes well-known Abbott priorities like the election bill that caused … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged budget, coronavirus, Dan Patrick, filibuster, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, Legislative Budget Board, line item veto, quorum, redistricting, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, veto, voter suppression, Voting Rights Act | 1 Comment

“I’ve lost track of what day it is” quorum-busting post: What next?

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, guess what: The current special session will be over soon, like this Saturday. What happens next? Uncertainty is running rampant among Texas Democrats and Republicans as the final days of the special legislative session dwindle away. The session officially … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged budget, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, line item veto, quorum, redistricting, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, veto, voter suppression | Comments Off

July 2021 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s July, and that means its campaign finance report season. I’m going to do a tour through the finance reports as I have done before, beginning with Congressional reports. I have posted reports from January 2021, which is the completion … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, CD32, CD34, Chip Roy, Colin Allred, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Derrik Gay, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Filemon Vela, John Carter, John Lira, Larry Wallace, Matthew Berg, Michelle Beckley, Mike McCaul, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, Morgan Luttrell, redistricting, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls, Van Taylor, Vicente Gonzalez | 4 Comments

Day 9 quorum busting post: See you in August

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s your endgame, more or less. Texas House Democrats will not return to the state until after the special session of the Legislature is over, one of the leaders of their walkout confirmed Tuesday. State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged AT&T, Congress, Constitution, fundraising, Glenn Hegar, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, Legislative Redistricting Board, line item veto, quorum, redistricting, SBOE, Senate, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Legislative Council, The Lege, Trey Martinez-Fischer, veto, voter suppression | 10 Comments

Day 2 quorum busting omnibus post

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Gonna round up a few stories here. Don’t know how often I’ll be this energetic, or how often there will be this many stories that I see that are worth commenting on, but it is Day Two. We’re just getting … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged abortion, bail, Bryan Hughes, budget, Chris Turner, critical race theory, Dade Phelan, Eddie Morales, Garnet Coleman, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, Joe Manchin, John Turner, Jon Rosenthal, Killer Ds, Kyrsten Sinema, line item veto, Morgan Meyer, Odus Evbagharu, Penny Shaw, quorum, Rafael Anchia, redistricting, Rhetta Bowers, Ryan Guillen, Senate, Senfronia Thompson, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Tracy King, transgender rights, veto, voter suppression, Voting Rights Act, Will Metcalf | 13 Comments

Here’s your special session agenda

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

They call this “red meat”, but it’s really just bullshit. Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the agenda for the special legislative session that begins Thursday, asking lawmakers to prioritize 11 issues that largely appeal to conservatives who wanted more out … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged bail, blackouts, budget, coronavirus, critical race theory, ERCOT, Facebook, Freeze 2021, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, line item veto, local control, Public Utility Commission, quorum, redistricting, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, transgender rights, veto, voter suppression | 13 Comments

Precinct analysis: State House district changes by county

Posted on July 6, 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 →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Barack Obama, Bexar County, Brazoria County, Chambers County, Collin County, Denton County, Donald Trump, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Fort Bend County, Galveston, HD03, HD05, HD06, HD101, HD106, HD116, HD117, HD118, HD119, HD120, HD121, HD122, HD123, HD124, HD125, HD136, HD15, HD16, HD23, HD24, HD25, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD29, HD33, HD52, HD63, HD64, HD65, HD66, HD67, HD70, HD83, HD84, HD85, HD89, HD90, HD91, HD92, HD93, HD94, HD95, HD96, HD97, HD98, HD99, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Lubbock, Mitt Romney, Montgomery County, precinct analysis, President, redistricting, Smith County, Tarrant County, Texas, Tyler, Williamson County | 3 Comments

Sen. Jane Nelson to retire

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

More changes coming. State Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, announced Monday she is not running for reelection. Nelson has been the top budget writer in the Senate and is the most senior Republican in the chamber. “It has been a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Election 2020, Election 2022, James White, Jane Nelson, primaries, redistricting, SD08, SD09, SD12, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: State House district changes by demography

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Barack Obama, Bexar County, Cameron County, Dallas County, Donald Trump, El Paso, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Fort Bend County, Harris County, HD100, HD102, HD103, HD104, HD105, HD107, HD108, HD109, HD110, HD111, HD112, HD116, HD117, HD118, HD119, HD120, HD121, HD123, HD124, HD125, HD131, HD137, HD139, HD140, HD141, HD142, HD143, HD144, HD145, HD146, HD147, HD148, HD149, HD22, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD31, HD32, HD34, HD35, HD36, HD37, HD38, HD39, HD40, HD41, HD42, HD43, HD46, HD47, HD49, HD50, HD66, HD67, HD74, HD75, HD76, HD77, HD78, HD79, HD80, HD90, HD95, Hidalgo County, Hillary Clinton, Jefferson County, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, Nueces County, precinct analysis, redistricting, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Travis County, turnout, Webb County | 2 Comments

Everyone’s waiting on Beto

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Pardon me while I brew myself a cup of tea and stare meaningfully out the window. Texas’ Republican statewide primaries are heating up as challengers emerged in recent weeks for both Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Congress, Don Huffines, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Eva Guzman, George P. Bush, Greg Abbott, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, Lina Hidalgo, primaries, redistricting, Senate, Steve Stockman, Texas, The Lege | 16 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

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

Buckingham to run for Land Commissioner

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

That’s the sound of opportunity knocking. State Sen. Dawn Buckingham, R-Lakeway, is set to run for land commissioner, according to two sources familiar with the decision not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Buckingham has made calls to potential supporters … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Allen West, CD32, Congress, Dawn Buckingham, Election 2022, George P. Bush, Governor, Land Commissioner, Lite Gov, primaries, redistricting, SD24, Senate, Texas | 4 Comments

Can Abbott actually veto the legislative budget?

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Who knows? We’ll see if he actually does it. Fresh off the defeat of two of his legislative priorities Sunday night when Democrats abandoned the Texas House to block a sweeping elections bill, Gov. Greg Abbott flexed his executive muscle … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged budget, Constitution, Dade Phelan, Greg Abbott, line item veto, Lyle Larson, quorum, redistricting, Rick Perry, special session, 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

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

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

Census apportionment numbers are in

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Texas will gain two seats in Congress, which is one fewer than had been expected based on population growth estimates. Texas will continue to see its political clout grow as it gains two additional congressional seats — the most of … Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Tagged Arizona, California, Census, Colorado, Congress, coronavirus, demography, Donald Trump, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, redistricting, SCOTUS, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act, West Virginia | 24 Comments

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

Bill to delay primaries passes Senate

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

As expected. The 2022 primary elections in Texas could be pushed back to April or May under a bill moving through the state Legislature. Because of delays in U.S. Census Bureau data needed to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Census, Election 2012, Election 2022, Joan Huffman, primaries, redistricting, Senate, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

DCCC starts with two targets in Texas

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Consider this to be written in chalk on the pavement, pending the new Congressional maps. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Tuesday that it will target two Republican-held districts in Texas — the ones currently held by Reps. Tony Gonzales … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Barack Obama, Beth van Duyne, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD28, CD31, CD32, CD34, Congress, DCCC, Donald Trump, economy, Election 2010, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Filemon Vela, Joe Biden, NRCC, President, redistricting, Texas, Tony Gonzales | 27 Comments

Appellate court redistricting bill withdrawn

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I had a post all ready to go yesterday with more on the bill to redistrict the appellate courts, and then this happened on Thursday night: . #SB11 redistricting the Texas appellate courts from 14 to 7 has been withdrawn. … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Election 2018, Election 2020, First Court of Appeals, Joan Huffman, Juan Hinojosa, judicial races, Nathan Johnson, redistricting, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals | 5 Comments

Let’s get rid of Democratic appellate court justices

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

If that’s the Legislature’s goal, then this would be an effective way of accomplishing it. A Texas Senate committee [heard] public comment Thursday on a controversial proposal to consolidate the state’s 14 intermediate appellate courts into just seven, a move … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, 4th Court of Appeals, 5th Court of Appeals, Election 2008, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Elsa Alcala, First Court of Appeals, Joan Huffman, judicial races, Nathan Johnson, redistricting, Scott Brister, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals | 4 Comments

Another report on the South Texas vote in 2020

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Some interesting stuff in here. Cambio Texas, a progressive organization whose mission is to increase voter turnout and elect leaders that reflect the community, has released a post-election report that relies on extensive interviews with elected officials, campaign workers, consultants, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Cambio Texas, coronavirus, demography, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Filemon Vela, Joe Biden, Latino voting, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, redistricting, Texas, turnout | 9 Comments

Rep. Vela not running for re-election

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We have our first interesting Congressional race of 2022. U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, a Brownsville Democrat, announced Monday he is retiring from Congress at the end of this term. Vela was first elected in 2012 and represents much of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged CD34, Congress, Election 2012, Election 2020, Election 2022, Filemon Vela, redistricting, Texas | 1 Comment

January 2021 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Should have done this a long time ago, just to close the books on the 2020 election cycle, but for a variety of reasons I didn’t. With the forthcoming special election in CD06, I now have a reason to care … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, DCCC, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Elizabeth Hernandez, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Julie Oliver, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, redistricting, Rick Kennedy, Senate, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: Brazoria County

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, Brazoria County, CD14, CD22, Cody Vasut, Commissioners Court, Congress, Ed Thompson, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, HD25, HD29, Patrick Henry, precinct analysis, President, Railroad Commission, Randy Weber, redistricting, Senate, Sri Kulkarni, Texas, The Lege, Travis Boldt, Troy Nehls | Comments Off

Republicans want to ban voting at night

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Give me a break. Texas Republicans have made it clear that voter suppression is a legislative priority, and one of their biggest targets involves Harris County. State Rep. Jared Patterson filed a bill last week that would restrict voting hours at … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Chris Hollins, Congress, Donald Trump, early voting, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Jared Patterson, Ken Paxton, redistricting, Texas, voter registration, Voting Rights Act | 4 Comments

Another look at how redistricting may go

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

RG Ratcliffe analyzes the geographic and political realities the Republicans face as they try to maximize their haul from the 2021 reapportionment. Rick Perry famously called West Texas—a sparse land with few trees or humans—the Big Empty. The 92,016 square … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged CD02, CD07, CD10, CD11, CD13, CD19, CD21, CD23, CD32, Census, Collin County, Congress, demography, Denton County, Election 2018, Election 2020, Harris County, Lloyd Potter, redistricting, Texas, Texas State Demographer, The Lege, Travis County | Comments Off

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