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30 Day 2020 campaign finance reports: State races, part 2

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Continuing to look at the 30-day campaign finance reports. A lot of candidates have been reporting big hauls, especially in the hot State Rep races. As before, I will split these into four parts. Part one, with statewide, SBOE, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Akilah Bacy, Ann Johnson, Brazoria County, Brian Rogers, campaign finance reports, Cecil Bell, Cody Vasut, Dennis Bonnen, Dennis Paul, Ed Thompson, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Fort Bend County, fundraising, Gary Gates, Gina Calanni, Greg Bonnen, Harris County, HD03, HD126, HD129, HD132, HD133, HD134, HD135, HD138, HD15, HD23, HD24, HD25, HD26, HD28, HD29, HD85, Jeff Antonelli, Jim Murphy, Joey Cardenas, Jon Rosenthal, Justin Ray, Kayla Alix, Lacey Hull, Lorena McGill, Martin Shupp, Matt Morgan, Mayes Middleton, Mike Schofield, Montgomery County, Natali Hurtado, Patrick Henry, Phil Stephenson, primaries, runoff, Sam Harless, Sandra Moore, Sarah Davis, Sarah DeMerchant, Steve Toth, Texas, The Lege, Travis Boldt | 4 Comments

Win one, lose one at SCOTX

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The win: Early voting in Texas can begin Oct. 13, following the timeline the governor laid out months ago, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, rejecting a request from several top Texas Republicans to limit the timeframe for voters to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, Allen West, Attorney General, Bill Zedler, Bryan Slaton, Cecil Bell, Charles Perry, Chris Hollins, coronavirus, Dan Flynn, drop off boxes, early voting, Election 2020, Election 2022, emergency powers, Governor, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Clerk, Jared Woodfill, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, local control, Matt Rinaldi, Molly White, Pat Fallon, primaries, Reliant Arena, Republican Party, Rick Green, Secretary of State, Sharon Hemphill, special session, Steve Toth, Steven Hotze, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | 6 Comments

Paxton opposes Hotze mandamus to curb early voting

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From Reform Austin: In a brief filed with the Texas Supreme Court, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argues that the GOP group suing Gov. Greg Abbott to prevent him from extending early voting for the November election has no standing … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, Allen West, Bill Zedler, Bryan Slaton, Cecil Bell, Charles Perry, Chris Hollins, coronavirus, Dan Flynn, drop off boxes, early voting, Election 2020, Election 2022, emergency powers, Governor, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Jared Woodfill, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Matt Rinaldi, Molly White, Pat Fallon, primaries, Reliant Arena, Republican Party, Rick Green, Secretary of State, Sharon Hemphill, special session, Steve Toth, Steven Hotze, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | 6 Comments

Hotze and crew appeal to SCOTX to stop the extra week of early voting

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Here we go again. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is facing a lawsuit over his extension of early voting for the November election from prominent members of his own party — including state party Chairman Allen West, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged Allen West, Bill Zedler, Bryan Slaton, Cecil Bell, Charles Perry, coronavirus, Dan Flynn, Donna Campbell, early voting, Election 2020, Election 2022, emergency powers, Governor, Greg Abbott, Jared Woodfill, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Matt Rinaldi, Molly White, Pat Fallon, primaries, Republican Party, Rick Green, Secretary of State, Sharon Hemphill, special session, Steve Toth, Steven Hotze, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | 9 Comments

July 2020 campaign finance reports: State races, part 2

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s move on to finance reports from the State House, which I will break up into two parts. Today’s look is on the various races in the greater Houston area, and after that I’ll look at the other races of … Continue reading →

Here come the anti-Texas Central bills

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: [Tuesday], a group of key state lawmakers filed a slate of legislation to push back against Texas Central Railway’s controversial proposal to construct a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston. Senators Birdwell (R-Granbury), Creighton (R-Conroe), Kolkhorst … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, That's our Lege | Tagged Brandon Creighton, Brian Birdwell, Byron Cook, Cecil Bell, Charles Perry, Charles Schwertner, eminent domain, high speed rail, John Wray, Leighton Schubert, Lois Kolkhorst, Senate, Texas, Texas Central High-Speed Railway, The Lege, Trent Ashby, TxDOT | 2 Comments

Republicans gear up for full blown gay panic in 2017

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

You have been warned. Still angry about the Supreme Court’s mandate, some conservative lawmakers hope that it is someday overturned. In the meantime, they expect to propose a series of what they call religious liberty bills to blunt its impact. … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Cecil Bell, Charles Perry, Dan Patrick, gay marriage, gay rights, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Senate, Texas, The Lege, transgender rights | 4 Comments

And the battle moves to Irion County

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

“Where the heck is Irion County?” I hear you cry. Just the home of the next County Clerk that needs to be schooled on the Constitution, and not her dime store “understanding” of it. The county clerk in tiny Irion … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Cecil Bell, County Clerk, Election 2016, gay marriage, gay rights, Hood County, Irion County, Liberty Counsel, marriage license, Molly Criner, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

The wedding industry is rubbing its hands with glee

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Nothing like having your market dramatically expanded overnight. Within hours after the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in Texas and across the country, local wedding businesses and venues already began getting orders and bookings from same-sex couples. Those in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness | Tagged Austin, Cecil Bell, Charles Perry, County Clerk, economy, gay marriage, gay rights, Greg Abbott, Houston, marriage license, New York, Senate, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

No special session on same sex marriage

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Sorry, wingnuts. Gov. Greg Abbott apparently really meant it when he said last week he will not call a special session of the Legislature. In an interview with San Antonio’s WOAI-AM on Monday, Abbott said calls for a session on … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Cecil Bell, County Clerk, gay marriage, gay rights, Greg Abbott, marriage license, special session, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

The new closet

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

From this Observer story about how Democrats finally managed to put a stake through Rep. Cecil Bell’s awful anti-same-sex-marriage-license bill, comes word of the legislative preference that dare not speak its name: [Rep. Jason] Villalba’s statements were a clear reminder … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged abortion, Cecil Bell, gay marriage, gay rights, Jason Villalba, Rafael Anchia, Republican Party, Sarah Davis, Senate, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

Bell’s anti-same sex marriage license bill lives again

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

WTF? A Democratic state senator has dredged up anti-gay marriage legislation that advocates thought was dead this session, attaching the language to an uncontroversial county affairs bill under the noses of his fellow Democrats. While gay rights advocates decried the … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Cecil Bell, Eddie Lucio, Equality Texas, Garnet Coleman, gay marriage, gay rights, marriage license, Senate, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Pointless “pastor protection” bill comes to the House

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

From the Observer. Rep. Cecil Bell (R-Magnolia) said Wednesday he doesn’t plan to introduce an anti-gay marriage amendment to the so-called Pastor Protection Act scheduled for a House vote Thursday. However, with 12 days remaining in the session, Bell said … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged activism, Cecil Bell, Craig Estes, Dave Welch, gay marriage, gay rights, Houston Area Pastors Council, marriage license, Senate, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Bell’s anti-marriage bill goes down

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox, a celebration of victory: Civil liberties and LGBT rights groups tonight are hailing the failure by the Texas House of Representatives to pass HB 4105, which would bar the state from granting, enforcing or recognizing marriage licenses … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Cecil Bell, chubbing, gay marriage, gay rights, marriage license, SCOTUS, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

House passes stricter judicial bypass bill

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Unfortunate but expected. After about four hours of debate and a barrage of failed amendments by Democrats, the House passed House Bill 3994 by Republican state Rep. Geanie Morrison of Victoria on a 98-47 vote. The measure would enact several … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged abortion, Cecil Bell, Eddie Rodriguez, Geanie Morrison, judicial bypass, Mary Gonzalez, Rafael Anchia, Senate, special session, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Here comes that anti-gay marriage bill

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Ready or not. “Texas is pioneering a legislative effort to subvert a potential Supreme Court ruling on marriage and lock in discrimination against gay and transgender people and their families,” Kathy Miller, president of the left-leaning Texas Freedom Network, told … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Cecil Bell, Craig Estes, Equality Texas, gay marriage, gay rights, marriage license, Rodney Ellis, Senate, Texas, Texas Freedom Network, The Lege | 6 Comments

Anti-gay marriage bill set for House vote on Tuesday

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here it comes. House Bill 4105 would prohibit state or local tax money from being spent to “issue, enforce or recognize” a same-sex marriage. It also would ban any government employee in Texas from issuing a same-sex marriage license or … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Cecil Bell, County Clerk, gay marriage, gay rights, marriage license, SCOTUS, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Two anti-gay bills advance

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Look out. Gay rights advocates began sounding the alarm Wednesday after two anti-LGBT bills cleared House committees and another received a favorable hearing. Kathy Miller, president of the Texas Freedom Network, said if LGBT groups and their corporate allies don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged adoption, Arkansas, birth certificate, Byron Cook, Cecil Bell, County Clerk, gay marriage, gay rights, Indiana, lawsuit, Louisiana, marriage license, Rafael Anchia, Scott Sanford, SCOTUS, Texas, Texas Association of Business, Texas Competes, The Lege | Comments Off

Backlash anti-gay marriage bill heard in committee

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Turns out bigotry has a price tag. House Bill 1745, by Rep. Cecil Bell (R-Magnolia), seeks to bar Texas officials from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples or recognizing their marriages—regardless of whether courts determine the state’s ban is unconstitutional. … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Byron Cook, Cecil Bell, Charlie Geren, County Clerk, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, gay marriage, gay rights, lawsuit, marriage license, SCOTUS, Secretary of State, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

The backlash has begun

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Item one. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to void a marriage license issued to two Austin women who became the first same-sex couple to legally wed in the state. Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, That's our Lege | Tagged Attorney General, Cecil Bell, Charles Perry, County Clerk, Debbie Riddle, gay marriage, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, marriage license, Sarah Goodfriend, SCOTUS, Secretary of State, Senate, Supreme Court, Suzanne Bryant, Texas, The Lege, transgender rights, Travis County | 3 Comments

The national fight against equality

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Once again, Texas leads the way in an undesirable category. In Georgia, where lawmakers are considering a bill that critics fear could allow businesses to discriminate against gay customers, the former head of the country’s largest Protestant denomination recently urged … Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Tagged Cecil Bell, gay marriage, gay rights, Georgia, SCOTUS, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Shoveling sand against the same sex marriage tide

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Rep. Cecil Bell is threatening to hold his breath till he turns purple if those nasty federal courts give the go ahead to same sex marriage in Texas. State or local government employees giving out same-sex marriage licenses would stop … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Cecil Bell, Equality Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, gay marriage, gay rights, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

January finance reports for area legislative offices

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Just to complete the tour of semiannual finance reports, here’s a look at the cash on hand totals for area legislators. First up, the Harris County House delegation. Patricia Harless, HD126 – $308,221 Dan Huberty, HD127 – $69,058 Wayne Smith, … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Bill Callegari, Brandon Creighton, campaign finance reports, Cecil Bell, Craig Eiland, Dan Patrick, Dennis Bonnen, Ed Thompson, Election 2014, Gary Elkins, Glenn Hegar, John Whitmire, John Zerwas, Sarah Davis, Senate, Texas, Texas Parent PAC, The Lege | 1 Comment

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