Tag Archives: Amy Clark Meachum

Appeals court upholds injunction that halted DFPS investigations of trans kids’ families

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Today, the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, upheld injunctions in two related cases against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and Commissioner Masters, barring them from implementing the agency’s rule expanding the definition … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Amber Briggle, Amy Clark Meachum, Department of Family and Protective Services, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, PFLAG, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, transgender rights, Travis County | Comments Off

Appealing the injunction that halted DFPS investigations of trans kids’ families

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Just keeping you informed. Attorney General Ken Paxton, in an appeal, is asking the courts to lift an injunction that stopped the state from conducting child abuse investigations over transition-related medical care for transgender youth. Paxton argued that the families … Continue reading →

Broader injunction issued to halt DFPS investigations of trans kids’ families

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Texas’ child welfare agency is once again blocked from investigating parents who provide gender-affirming care to their transgender children. The injunction applies to any family that belongs to PFLAG, an LGBTQ advocacy group with more than 600 members in … Continue reading →

Another injunction issued to halt DFPS investigations of trans kids’ families

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

New case, different families. A Travis County judge on Friday granted a narrow injunction against the state of Texas that will continue to block investigations of child abuse for two families who allowed their children to receive gender-affirming care. The … Continue reading →

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez to switch to CD34

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

And in doing so, he’s probably going to make it harder to hold onto CD15, the swingiest district in the state (as far as we can tell from 2020 data). U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, announced Tuesday he is running … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, CD15, CD34, Chrysta Castaneda, Congress, DCCC, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Eliza Alvarado, Elizabeth Frizell, Filemon Vela, fundraising, Gisela Triana, Joe Biden, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, redistricting, Rochelle Garza, Ruben Ramirez, Texas, Vicente Gonzalez | 3 Comments

Precinct analysis: Congress, part 2

Posted on September 21, 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 Amy Clark Meachum, Barack Obama, CD07, CD15, CD28, CD32, CD34, Christi Craddick, Chrysta Castaneda, Congress, Dale Henry, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Hillary Clinton, Jim Wright, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, judicial races, Mitt Romney, MJ Hegar, Nathan Hecht, Paul Sadler, precinct analysis, Railroad Commission, redistricting, Senate, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz, Texas | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: Fort Bend County, part 2

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Amparo Guerra, Amy Clark Meachum, CD09, CD22, Christian Becerra, Commissioners Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Election 2020, Elizabeth Frizell, Eric Fagan, First Court of Appeals, Fort Bend County, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD85, Jane Robinson, Jim Shoemake, judicial races, Maggie Jaramillo, precinct analysis, Staci Williams, Supreme Court, Tameika Carter, Tamika Craft, Texas, turnout, Veronica Rivas-Molloy | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: Statewide judicial

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Introduction Congressional districts State Rep districts Commissioners Court/JP precincts Comparing 2012 and 2016 We’re going to take a look at the seven statewide judicial races in this post, with all of the districts considered so far grouped together. You’re about … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, Bert Richardson, Brandon Birmingham, Brett Busby, Court of Criminal Appeals, David Newell, Election 2020, Elizabeth Frizell, Gisela Triana, Harris County, Jane Bland, Jeff Boyd, judicial races, Kathy Cheng, Kevin Yeary, Libertarian Party, Nathan Hecht, precinct analysis, Staci Williams, Supreme Court, Texas, Tina Clinton, turnout | 1 Comment

A focus on the SCOTX races

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

With so much litigation over a variety of voting issues, the Supreme Court of Texas is in the news a lot these days. Will that mean more attention being paid to the four races for SCOTX positions? The sleepy contests … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, Beto O'Rourke, Brett Busby, Court of Criminal Appeals, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gisela Triana, Jane Bland, Jeff Boyd, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, judicial races, Kathy Cheng, MJ Hegar, Nathan Hecht, polls, Staci Williams, straight ticket voting, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout | 2 Comments

UH-Hobby: Trump 50, Biden 45

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a poll result that stands in contrast to the others we have seen lately. President Donald Trump is leading Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden by more than five points among likely voters in Texas, according to a poll released … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, The making of the President | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, Bert Richardson, Chrysta Castaneda, Court of Criminal Appeals, Donald Trump, early voting, Election 2020, Elizabeth Frizell, Jim Wright, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, MJ Hegar, Nathan Hecht, polls, President, Railroad Commission, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, turnout, UH | 29 Comments

30 Day 2020 campaign finance reports: State races, part 1

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Time once again to look at campaign finance reports. I don’t usually review the 30-day reports but this is a special year, and there’s a lot of money sloshing around, so let’s keep an eye on it. As before, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, Brett Busby, campaign finance reports, Chrysta Castaneda, Donald Trump, Election 2020, fundraising, Gisela Triana, Jane Bland, Jeff Boyd, Jim Wright, Joe Biden, judicial races, Kathy Cheng, Lani Popp, Larry Taylor, Marsha Burnett-Webster, Michelle Palmer, Nathan Hecht, Pete Flores, Railroad Commission, Rebecca Bell-Metereau, Robert Morrow, Roland Gutierrez, Ryan Sitton, SBOE, SD11, SD19, Senate, Staci Williams, Supreme Court, Susan Criss, Texas, Tom Maynard, Will Hickman | 3 Comments

Endorsement watch: For (just a little) more diversity

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron says a few words about the need to diversify the Supreme Court, then mostly endorses the status quo. When talk turns to Texas’ highest civil court — as it must, given voters’ opportunity to select four of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, Brett Busby, Election 2020, endorsements, Gisela Triana, Jane Bland, Jeff Boyd, judicial races, Kathy Cheng, Nathan Hecht, Staci Williams, Supreme Court, Texas | 1 Comment

More challenges to Green Party candidates

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From Patrick Svitek: . @ChrystaForTexas, @wendydavis sue to remove their Green Party opponents from the ballot, saying they didn’t pay filing fees on time: http://search.txcourts.gov/SearchMedia.aspx?MediaVersionID=6f9426d1-7b86-4718-b99a-8356e5d806a6&coa=coa03&DT=Brief&MediaID=297d5426-ee45-4039-8bfc-dc8891686f76 The Green Party candidate in Davis’ race is @Wakely2020, who was the 2016 Democratic nominee … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, CD21, Charles Waterbury, Chrysta Castaneda, Congress, David Collins, DCCC, DSCC, Election 2020, filing fee, Green Party, Katija Gruene, lawsuit, Libertarian Party, MJ Hegar, Railroad Commission, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, Tom Wakely, Travis County, Wendy Davis | 5 Comments

Green Party candidate for Supreme Court withdraws

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

It’s not an election without a bit of ballot drama. Charles Waterbury, the Green Party candidate for Texas Supreme Court chief justice, has dropped out of the race after an opponent questioned his eligibility to run. Waterbury’s withdrawal notice was … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, ballot access, Charles Waterbury, David Collins, Democratic primary, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2020, Green Party, judicial races, Katija Gruene, Libertarian Party, Martina Salinas, Nathan Hecht, Railroad Commission, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas | 8 Comments

July 2020 campaign finance reports: State races, part 1

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I’m going to take a look at the July finance reports from the various state races, which I will split into three parts. Part one will be statewide, SBOE, and State Senate, part two will be State House races from … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, Brett Busby, campaign finance reports, Chrysta Castaneda, Election 2020, fundraising, Gisela Triana, Jane Bland, Jeff Boyd, Jim Wright, judicial races, Kathy Cheng, Lani Popp, Larry Taylor, Marsha Burnett-Webster, Michelle Palmer, Nathan Hecht, Pete Flores, Railroad Commission, Rebecca Bell-Metereau, Robert Morrow, Roland Gutierrez, Ryan Sitton, SBOE, SD11, SD19, Senate, Staci Williams, Supreme Court, Susan Criss, Texas, Tom Maynard, Will Hickman | 2 Comments

Coronavirus and the State Supreme Court

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Just a reminder, nearly half of the State Supreme Court is up for election this November. You know, in case you had opinions about their recent opinions. Typically not top of mind for voters, the nine Republican justices of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Amy Clark Meachum, bail, Brett Busby, coronavirus, Debra Lehrmann, Election 2020, Gisela Triana, Greg Abbott, Jane Bland, Jeff Boyd, judicial races, Kathy Cheng, Nathan Hecht, quarantine, Shelley Luther, Staci Williams, Supreme Court, Texas | 6 Comments

Endorsement watch: Four more

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron endorses Rodney Ellis for County Commissioner, Precinct 1, and then proceeds to spend the endorsement mostly talking about his opponent. Count us among those who were a little surprised when felony court Judge Maria T. Jackson resigned her … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, Brandy Voss, Chrysta Castaneda, Commissioners Court, Democratic primary, Election 2020, endorsements, Harris County, Jerry Zimmerer, Kelly Stone, Maria Jackson, Railroad Commission, Rodney Ellis, Staci Williams, Supreme Court, Texas | 10 Comments

Statesman overview of the statewide judicial races

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

It’s good to have a full slate of qualified candidates. After years of trouble scraping together enough candidates to run for seats on both statewide courts, Texas Democrats have the opposite situation in 2020 — contested primaries in almost every … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, Brandy Voss, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dan Wood, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Elizabeth Frizell, Gisela Triana, Jerry Zimmerer, judicial races, Kathy Cheng, Lawrence Praeger, Peter Kelly, Staci Williams, Steve Miears, Supreme Court, Texas, Tina Clinton, William Demond | Comments Off

Judicial Q&A: Judge Amy Clark Meachum

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

(Note: As I have done in past elections, I am running a series of Q&As for judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. This is intended to help introduce the candidates and their experiences to those who plan to vote in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, Democratic primary, Election 2020, judicial races, Q&A, Supreme Court, Texas | 3 Comments

January 2020 campaign finance reports: Statewide

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a whole lot of candidates of interest for state offices. I’m going to break them down into several groups, to keep things simple and the posts not too long. Today we will look at the candidates for statewide office. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, Bert Richardson, Brandon Birmingham, Brandy Voss, Brett Busby, campaign finance reports, Chrysta Castaneda, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dan Wood, David Newell, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Elizabeth Frizell, fundraising, Gina Parker, Gisela Triana, Jane Bland, Jeff Boyd, Jerry Zimmerer, Kathy Cheng, Kelly Stone, Kevin Yeary, Lawrence Praeger, Mark Watson, Nathan Hecht, Peter Kelly, Railroad Commission, Republican Party, Robert Alonzo, Ryan Sitton, Staci Williams, Steve Miears, Supreme Court, Texas, Tina Clinton, William Demond | 1 Comment

After-deadline filing review: Courts

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s return to the wonderful world of scoping out our candidates. Today we will concentrate on judicial races. Previous entries in this series are for the greater Houston area, Congress, state races, and the Lege. Supreme Court and Court of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Amparo Guerra, Amy Clark Meachum, Ana Martinez, Brandon Birmingham, Brandy Voss, Brennen Dunn, Brittanye Morris, Bryan Acklin, Candance White, Cheri Thomas, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Colleen Gaido, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dan Wood, Daryl Moore, David Vuong, Dawn Rogers, Democratic primary, Dinesh Singhal, Election 2020, Elizabeth Frizell, filing deadline, First Court of Appeals, George Powell, Gisela Triana, Grant Harvey, Harris County, Jeralynn Manor, Jerry Zimmerer, Jim Sharp, Jimmie Brown, judicial races, Julia Maldonado, Kathy Cheng, Larry Weiman, Lawrence Praeger, Megan Daic, Natalia Cornelio, Nikita Harmon, Peter Kelly, Randy Roll, Robert Johnson, Robert Morales, Sonny Phillips, Staci Williams, Steve Miears, Steven Kirkland, Supreme Court, Tamika Craft, Teiva Bell, Texas, Tim Hootman, Tina Clinton, Ursula Hall, Veronica Rivas-Molloy, Veronica Sanders, Wally Kronzer, William Demond | 3 Comments

We should have a full statewide slate

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Nice. For Brandon Birmingham, a state district judge in Dallas, the 2020 race for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals started on election night 2018. As he watched Beto O’Rourke win more votes than any Texas Democrat ever had in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, Beto O'Rourke, Brandon Birmingham, Brandy Voss, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dan Wood, Democratic primary, Election 2002, Election 2008, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Frizell, Gisela Triana, Glen Maxey, Jerry Zimmerer, judicial races, Kathy Cheng, Lawrence Praeger, Margaret Mirabal, Peter Kelly, Sam Houston, Staci Williams, Steve Miears, Supreme Court, Texas, Tina Clinton, William Demond | 1 Comment

Filing period preview: Statewide

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: Congress. As before, I am using the Patrick Svitek spreadsheet as my primary reference. Statewide elections are much less exciting in Presidential years in Texas, since the state offices are on the ballot in the off years. We do … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, Bert Richardson, Brandy Voss, Brett Busby, Chrysta Castaneda, Court of Criminal Appeals, David Newell, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gisela Triana, Jane Bland, Jeff Boyd, Jeff Brown, Jerry Zimmerer, Kathy Cheng, Kelly Stone, Kevin Yeary, Lawrence Praeger, Nathan Hecht, Railroad Commission, Ryan Sitton, Staci Williams, Supreme Court, Texas | 2 Comments

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