Tag Archives: George P. Bush

The Mayor and the Land Commissioner are buds

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this. On Mayor John Whitmire’s first day in office, he got a call from Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham. Her message? “We want to work with the City of Houston,” Whitmire recounted at an … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Dawn Buckingham, flooding, George P. Bush, Harris County, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, John Whitmire, Land Commissioner, Sylvester Turner, Texas | 3 Comments

No federal action to un-screw Houston on Harvey relief funds

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Not yet, anyway. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around this. The federal government is punting for now on enforcing a finding that Texas discriminated against communities of color when it stiffed Houston in distributing flood mitigation funds stemming from Hurricane Harvey. The Department … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Civil Rights Act, Dawn Buckingham, flooding, George P. Bush, Harris County, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Justice Department, Land Commissioner, Northeast Action Collective, Texas, Texas Housers | 4 Comments

Former Land Commissioners oppose anti-Open Beaches bill

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Among coastal states Texas is unique. The 1959 Texas Open Beaches Act (TOBA), as well as time-honored common law and tradition in existence since long before 1959, provides that Texas beaches are open to the public. In … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Constitution, David Dewhurst, Dawn Buckingham, Garry Mauro, George P. Bush, Jerry Patterson, Land Commissioner, Mayes Middleton, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Open Beaches Act, The Lege | 2 Comments

New Land Commissioner, same screw job for Houston and Harris County

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I didn’t expect any different. I’m still mad about it. When akewayLakeway Republican Dawn Buckingham jumps from the Texas Senate to the helm of the state General Land Office next month, she will inherit control of the state’s Hurricane Harvey recovery, a slow-moving multibillion-dollar … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Dawn Buckingham, Election 2022, flooding, George P. Bush, Harris County, Houston, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Land Commissioner, Sylvester Turner, Texas | Comments Off

Whitmire launches his Mayoral campaign

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

And we’re off. State Sen. John Whitmire formally launched his campaign for Houston mayor Tuesday evening with a fundraiser at the ritzy Post Oak Hotel, attended by dozens of the city’s political luminaries — including the hotel’s billionaire owner, Tilman … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Alexandra Mealer, Amanda Edwards, Chris Hollins, Election 2022, Election 2023, fundraising, George P. Bush, Harris County Judge, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, John Whitmire, Lee Kaplan, Lina Hidalgo, Mayor, Sylvester Turner, Tilman Fertitta | 11 Comments

GLO threatens to take away more Harvey relief funds from Houston

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Oh, hell no. The state General Land Office says it may have to take over more of the city’s Hurricane Harvey housing relief programs, citing what it says is consistently sluggish progress on a slew of the initiatives. The land office said in a … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Congress, Dawn Buckingham, Election 2022, flooding, George P. Bush, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, Jay Kleberg, Land Commissioner, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Tom McCasland | Comments Off

Runoff results: Around the state

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

After the primary, I rounded up the Democratic runoffs we’d have in May. I’m going to use that post to round up the results from last night, as best as I can tell as of when I gave up the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Alexandra Guio ·Angel Vega, Attorney General, Bexar County, Cassandra Hernandez, CD01, CD15, CD21, CD24, CD28, CD30, Christian Hayes, Claudia Zapata, Comptroller, Congress, Dawn Buckingham, Democratic primary, Derrik Gay, Election 2022, George P. Bush, HD100, HD114, HD22, HD37, HD70, HD76, Henry Cuellar, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Janet Dudding, Jasmine Crockett, Jay Kleberg, JJ Jefferson, Joe Jaworski, John Bryant, John Rigney, Joseph Trahan, Ken Paxton, Land Commissioner, Laura Marquez, Lite Gov, Luis Villarreal, Melissa Ortega, Michelle Beckley, Michelle Vallejo, Mihaela Plesa, Mike Collier, Morgan LaMantia, Pat Hardy, Pete Garcia, primaries, Railroad Commission, Ricardo Villarreal, Rochelle Garza, Ruben Cortez, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Sandra Crenshaw, Sandragrace Martinez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah Stogner, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Suleman Lalani, Texas, The Lege, Tim Westley, Vanesia Johnson, Venton Jones, Victor Dunn, Victor Morales, Victor Perez, Wayne Christian, Webb County, Zapata County | 1 Comment

Is there any chance the GLO won’t screw Houston this time around?

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I mean, maybe. Things can happen. I just wouldn’t count on it. Mayor Sylvester Turner on Wednesday commended the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for ordering Texas to fix a Hurricane Harvey recovery plan that the federal agency … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Al Green, Civil Rights Act, Congress, Coryell County, Election 2022, flooding, George P. Bush, Hardin County, Harris County, Houston, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Jefferson County, Justice Department, Land Commissioner, Orange County, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Texas Appleseed, Texas Housers | 1 Comment

GLO prepares to screw Houston again on Harvey recovery funds

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Gird yourselves. Of the more than 300,000 homes in Texas damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, none were in Coryell County. Located 220 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, this small agricultural county was not the place Congress had in … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Al Green, Civil Rights Act, Coryell County, Election 2022, flooding, George P. Bush, Hardin County, Harris County, HGAC, Houston, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Jefferson County, Justice Department, Land Commissioner, Orange County, Texas, Texas Appleseed, Texas Housers | 1 Comment

On the importance of the Democratic AG runoff

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

We have two good choices in this race. Whoever wins, we need to fully support them in November. Rochelle Garza locked hands with her mother and marched through Dallas at a reproductive rights rally this month to let voters know … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged abortion, Attorney General, Democratic primary, Election 2022, George P. Bush, Joe Jaworski, Ken Paxton, Rochelle Garza, runoff, Texas | 2 Comments

Hispanic Policy Foundation: Abbott 50, Beto 42

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

More poll data. In the November 2022 gubernatorial election, Greg Abbott leads Beto O’Rourke by 8% (50% to 42%) among likely voters and by 12% (53% to 41%) among the most likely (almost certain) voters. Among both groups, Libertarian Mark … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Dan Patrick, Election 2022, George P. Bush, Governor, Greg Abbott, Joe Jaworski, Ken Paxton, Lite Gov, Michelle Beckley, Mike Collier, polls, primaries, Rochelle Garza, runoff, Texas | Comments Off

HUD approves updated GLO proposal for Harris County

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting, but there are still a lot of moving pieces out there. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Friday said it would accept the Texas General Land Office’s proposal to give Harris County $750 million in federal … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Al Green, Civil Rights Act, Election 2022, flooding, George P. Bush, Harris County, HGAC, Houston, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Justice Department, Land Commissioner, Lina Hidalgo, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvester Turner, Texas | Comments Off

Keep your hands off of the Harvey money, H-GAC

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Seriously. You’ve done enough already. First, a regional council of government officials left Harris County and most of its cities out of a plan to distribute $488 million in federal flood mitigation funds stemming from Hurricane Harvey. As justification, the Houston-Galveston Area Council … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Civil Rights Act, Election 2022, flooding, George P. Bush, HGAC, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Land Commissioner, Sallie Alcorn, Texas | 1 Comment

HUD finds the GLO’s process to screw Houston out of Harvey funds “discriminatory”

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Now get us the funds we deserve. In a decision that could redirect millions of dollars in flood relief to Houston, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found the Texas General Land Office discriminated against minority residents … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Civil Rights Act, Election 2022, flooding, George P. Bush, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Land Commissioner, Texas | 1 Comment

A roundup of runoffs

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I was going to just do a basic recap of all the primary races that will require runoffs, and then this happened, and I had to do some redesign. U.S. Rep. Van Taylor, R-Plano, has decided to end his reelection … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Alexandra Guio, Alexandra Mealer, Andrea Beall, Angel Vega, Attorney General, Ben Chou, Beverly Armstrong, Bexar County, Cassandra Hernandez, CD01, CD03, CD15, CD21, CD24, CD28, CD30, CD38, Chip Wells, Christian Hayes, Claudia Zapata, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Daniel Caldwell, Danielle Bess, David Patronella, Dawn Buckingham, Democratic primary, Derrik Gay, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, George P. Bush, Greg Glass, Harris County, HD100, HD114, HD147, HD22, HD37, HD70, HD76, Henry Cisneros, Henry Cuellar, James Whitfield, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Janet Dudding, Jasmine Crockett, Jason Luong, Jay Kleberg, JJ Jefferson, Joe Jaworski, John Bryant, John Rigney, Jolanda Jones, Joseph Trahan, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kim McTorry, Land Commissioner, Laura Marquez, Lawrence Allen, Lee Merritt, Lesley Briones, Lite Gov, Lorenzo Sanchez, Luis Sifuentes, Luis Villarreal, Manpreet Singh, Melissa Ortega, Michelle Beckley, Michelle Vallejo, Mihaela Plesa, Mike Collier, Morgan LaMantia, Pat Hardy, Pete Garcia, Pete Sessions, primaries, provisional ballots, Railroad Commission, recount, Ricardo Villarreal, Rochelle Garza, Ruben Cortez, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Sandra Crenshaw, Sandragrace Martinez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah Stogner, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Sonia Lopez, Staci Childs, Starr County, Steve Duble, Suleman Lalani, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Tim Westley, Treasea Trevino, Van Taylor, Vanesia Johnson, Venton Jones, Victor Dunn, Victor Morales, Victor Perez, Vidal Martinez, voter suppression, Wayne Christian, Webb County, Zapata County | 12 Comments

2022 primary results: Statewide

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

That didn’t take long: . JUST IN: Beto O’Rourke wins Texas Democratic primary for governor, @NBCNews projects. http://nbcnews.to/36VOfa3 — NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) 8:01 PM – 1 March 2022 Literally one minute after polls would have closed in El Paso. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Allen West, Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Comptroller, Dan Patrick, Dawn Buckingham, Democratic primary, Don Huffines, Election 2022, Eva Guzman, Evan Young, George P. Bush, Governor, Greg Abbott, Janet Dudding, Jay Kleberg, Joe Jaworski, Ken Paxton, Land Commissioner, Lite Gov, Mike Collier, primaries, Railroad Commission, Rochelle Garza, runoff, Sandragrace Martinez, Scott Walker, Sid Miller, Supreme Court, Susan Hays, Texas, Tim Mahoney, Wayne Christian | 1 Comment

DMN/UT-Tyler: Abbott 45, Beto 38

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

From the DMN, via another source that I can get to. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is leading former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (R-Texas) by 7 points in a new poll tracking November’s gubernatorial race. The survey, conducted by The Dallas … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Carla Brailey, Dan Patrick, Democratic primary, Election 2022, George P. Bush, Governor, Greg Abbott, Joe Jaworski, Ken Paxton, Lite Gov, Michelle Beckley, Mike Collier, polls, primaries, Rochelle Garza, Texas | Comments Off

Republican incumbents are probably going to win their primaries

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Take all primary polls with a grain of salt because polling in primaries is especially tricky. That said, here’s the most recent UT/Texas Tribune polling on the primaries, which also includes a general election gubernatorial matchup. Republican incumbents in statewide … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Carla Brailey, Dan Patrick, Election 2022, Eva Guzman, George P. Bush, Governor, Greg Abbott, Joe Jaworski, Ken Paxton, Lee Merritt, Lite Gov, Louie Gohmert, Michelle Beckley, Mike Collier, Mike Fields, polls, primaries, Rochelle Garza, Texas | 1 Comment

We’ll probably never know who Ken Paxton’s big campaign donors are

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

He has no interest in telling us, and there’s basically no mechanism to make him. Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced a hefty $2.8 million campaign haul, showing the competition he can still raise big bucks while under FBI scrutiny. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, campaign finance reports, Common Cause, Donald Trump, Election 2022, Eva Guzman, fundraising, George P. Bush, Ken Paxton, Louie Gohmert, Texas, Texas Ethics Commission | 1 Comment

Bypass the GLO

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Heck yeah. All five members of Harris County Commissioners Court signed onto a letter Friday asking the local congressional delegation to ensure that future disaster relief bypasses the state government and goes directly to large counties. The letter is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hurricane Katrina, Local politics | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Commissioners Court, Congress, coronavirus, flooding, George P. Bush, Harris County, HGAC, Houston, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Jack Cagle, Land Commissioner, Lina Hidalgo, Rodney Ellis, stimulus, Texas, Tom Ramsey | 5 Comments

Feds halt Harvey relief funds over GLO error

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The continuing saga. The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Friday halted the distribution of $1.95 billion in aid awarded to Texas after Hurricane Harvey because it said the state has failed to send the federal agency required paperwork … Continue reading →

Posted in Hurricane Katrina, The great state of Texas | Tagged flooding, George P. Bush, Harris County, HGAC, Houston, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Land Commissioner, Lina Hidalgo, Sylvester Turner, Texas | 2 Comments

We are making progress on the flood bond projects

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s not lose sight of that. Three years into Harris County’s historic $2.5 billion flood bond program, progress can feel maddeningly slow. After decades of underinvestment in flood protection, however, any completed project is a welcome improvement for nearby residents. … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged bond referendum, bonds, Commissioners Court, Ed Emmett, Election 2018, flooding, George P. Bush, Harris County, Harris County Flood Control District, Hurricane Harvey, Land Commissioner, Lina Hidalgo, property taxes | Comments Off

Joy Diaz

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

A bit of “potential candidate” news is tucked into this story about the current state of the Democratic statewide slate. If Democrats had a mantra, it would probably be something like “diversity and inclusion.” So it’s kind of strange that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2022, Eva Guzman, George P. Bush, Governor, James White, Jerry Patterson, Jim Hogan, Jinny Suh, Joe Jaworski, Joy Diaz, Land Commissioner, Lee Merritt, Lite Gov, Matthew Dowd, Mike Collier, primaries, Rochelle Garza, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Sid Miller, Texas | 2 Comments

Is there no way to fully close the flood bond funding gap?

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Not looking great right now. For three years, Harris County Commissioners Court members have bickered, haggled and negotiated over the $2.5 billion flood bond program voters passed after Hurricane Harvey. Throughout all the discord over how projects should be prioritized … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Adrian Garcia, bond referendum, Election 2018, flooding, George P. Bush, Harris County, Harris County Flood Control District, Houston, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Land Commissioner, Lina Hidalgo, Rodney Ellis, Sylvester Turner, Texas | Comments Off

GLO still screwing Houston on Harvey aid

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

This shit has got to stop. Harris County and the city of Houston this week blasted the Texas General Land Office’s revised plan for distributing billions in federal Hurricane Harvey aid, saying that while it is an improvement over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hurricane Katrina | Tagged Congress, flooding, George P. Bush, Harris County, HGAC, Houston, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Land Commissioner, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner, Texas | 5 Comments

The Republican AG primary just got bigger

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

The more, the more miserable. Attorney General Ken Paxton just got another Republican primary challenger, but this time it is someone who has been close to him for years: state Rep. Matt Krause. The Fort Worth lawmaker and founding member … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Eva Guzman, George P. Bush, HD93, Joe Jaworski, Ken Paxton, Lee Merritt, Matt Krause, primaries, Texas | 1 Comment

Paxton “wins” Trump endorsement

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Former President Donald Trump has backed Attorney General Ken Paxton for reelection, passing over primary challenger George P. Bush in bestowing the highly sought-after endorsement. “It is going to take a PATRIOT like Ken … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Donald Trump, Election 2022, endorsements, George P. Bush, Ken Paxton, primaries, Texas | Comments Off

P Bush slightly outraises Paxton

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Meh. Land Commissioner George P. Bush kicked off his attorney general campaign by outraising the incumbent, fellow Republican Ken Paxton, and another primary challenger, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman. But Paxton has more money saved up for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Election 2022, Eva Guzman, fundraising, George P. Bush, Joe Jaworski, Ken Paxton, Lee Merritt, primaries, Texas | Comments Off

GLO defends P Bush in Congressional hearing

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Dude couldn’t be bothered to show up himself, so he had someone else there to defend him. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush did not play a role in the process that left Houston and Harris County without any federal … Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Tagged Al Green, Aransas County, Congress, flooding, George P. Bush, Harris County, Houston, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Jefferson County, Land Commissioner, Nueces County, Texas | 1 Comment

P Bush files a Paxton-style lawsuit

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

What a wannabe. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, claiming the president is illegally preventing the construction of a wall on the Texas-Mexico border. Bush announced the lawsuit Wednesday, saying his office … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged Alejandro Mayorkas, Attorney General, border, border fence, Donald Trump, Election 2022, George P. Bush, Homeland Security, Joe Biden, Land Commissioner, lawsuit, primaries, Starr County, Texas | Comments Off

Eva Guzman raises a few bucks

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s not bad, but she’s gonna need a lot more than this. Eva Guzman, one of the 2022 Republican primary challengers to Attorney General Ken Paxton, raised more than $1 million in her first 10 days as an announced candidate— … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Election 2022, Eva Guzman, fundraising, George P. Bush, Joe Jaworski, Ken Paxton, primaries, Republican Party, Texas | 1 Comment

Lee Merritt officially joins the AG race

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We now have a contested Democratic primary for Attorney General. Lee Merritt, the nationally known civil rights attorney, is officially running for Texas attorney general as a Democrat. Merritt is set to launch his campaign at a 9 a.m. news … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Democratic primary, Election 2022, Eva Guzman, George P. Bush, Joe Jaworski, Ken Paxton, Lee Merritt, primaries, Texas | 2 Comments

Testify, George P!

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I’m ready for this. A congressional panel is set to review the Texas General Land Office’s denial of federal flood mitigation funding to Houston and Harris County, the latest in an ongoing spat over more than $1 billion in aid … Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Tagged Al Green, Congress, flooding, George P. Bush, Harris County, Houston, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Land Commissioner, Texas | 3 Comments

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