Tag Archives: Penny Shaw

More on the improper use of funds allegations against Mike Miles

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Other outlets are on this now. A state lawmaker and Houston teachers are calling for Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles to be investigated after a Spectrum News report revealed that millions in Texas public school tax dollars may … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Ana Hernandez, budget, charter schools, Christina Morales, Colorado, deficit, Gene Wu, HFT, HISD, Houston, Jackie Anderson, Jarvis Johnson, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, Molly Cook, New Education System, Paul Colbert, Penny Shaw, schools, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, Third Future Schools | 4 Comments

Several Dem legislators want to investigate HISD

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll see if this goes anywhere. Several Houston-area Democratic legislators are calling for a formal hearing to address “potential violations of state law” in Houston ISD in the aftermath of the Texas Education Agency stripping elected leaders from the school … Continue reading →

Posted in School days, That's our Lege | Tagged Ann Johnson, Board of Managers, Christina Morales, Gene Wu, HISD, Houston, Hubert Vo, Jarvis Johnson, Jon Rosenthal, Mary Ann Perez, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, New Education System, Penny Shaw, schools, Shawn Thierry, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege | Comments Off

Would you please fix that Verizon debacle, HISD?

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

It sure would be nice. Twelve state legislators representing the Houston ISD area sent a letter to Superintendent Mike Miles on Monday asking him to reconsider a decision to end a program that provided free Verizon internet access to tens … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, Digital Promise, HISD, Houston, Internet, Mike Miles, New Education System, Penny Shaw, schools, The Lege, Verizon | Comments Off

Grassroots pollution monitoring

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Great story about a problem that deserves mush more attention from the state. One by one, the residents filtered into the small community center and found seats in the rows of plastic chairs. Some were teenagers wearing yellow-and-black Galena Park … Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | Tagged Air Alliance Houston, Environmental Community Advocates of Galena Park, Environmental Protection Agency, Galena Park, Penny Shaw, pollution, TCEQ, Texas | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: It’s Beto, and very much not Abbott

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron endorses Beto O’Rourke for Governor by taking Greg Abbott to the woodshed. Not many years ago, a newly elected Texas governor told cheering supporters, “You voted for hope over fear, for unity over division, for the majesty of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Dennis Paul, Election 2022, endorsements, Governor, Greg Abbott, HD129, HD133, HD148, HD149, Hubert Vo, Mano DeAyala, Penny Shaw, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

More on the 11th Street project

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron editorial board mostly approves of the city’s plans for 11th Street in the Heights. Ever since Mayor Sylvester Turner unveiled his Vision Zero Action Plan — an ambitious program to end traffic fatalities by 2030 — the city … Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | Tagged bicycles, Bike Houston, Christina Morales, construction, density, Election 2006, Heights, Houston, John Culberson, John Whitmire, Karla Cisneros, light rail, pedestrians, Penny Shaw, Richmond, sidewalks, Sylvester Turner, University line, urbanism, Vision Zero | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: The new State House map

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Like it or not, we have new State House districts. We may as well acquaint ourselves with them. The coverage we’ve had so far has focused on the 2020 election numbers to say whether a district will be red or … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Alex Dominguez, Barack Obama, Bell County, Beto O'Rourke, Brazoria County, Brazos County, Collin County, Denton County, Donald Trump, Eddie Lucio, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Fort Bend County, Hays County, HD106, HD108, HD112, HD118, HD121, HD122, HD126, HD127, HD129, HD132, HD133, HD134, HD138, HD14, HD144, HD148, HD150, HD20, HD25, HD26, HD28, HD29, HD33, HD34, HD35, HD36, HD37, HD39, HD41, HD45, HD47, HD52, HD54, HD55, HD57, HD61, HD63, HD65, HD66, HD70, HD74, HD76, HD80, HD84, HD89, HD93, HD94, HD96, HD97, HD99, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, Penny Shaw, precinct analysis, redistricting, Rockwall County, Texas, The Lege, Williamson County | 3 Comments

House approves its map

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We’re getting close to the finish line. The Texas House on Wednesday approved proposed political boundaries for the lower chamber’s 150 districts that aim to fortify Republicans’ strength in the state House for the next decade. House Bill 1, authored … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Bell County, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Election 2022, HD145, HD148, HD54, HD55, Heights, Joe Biden, Penny Shaw, redistricting, SBOE, Senate, special session, Texas, The Lege, Todd Hunter | 2 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

2020 primary runoff results: SBOE, Senate, House

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Again, bullet points. Get used to it. SBOE6 Dem: Michelle Palmer had a 65-35 lead after early voting, and that was pretty much all there was to it. SBOE5 GOP: It’s much more boring and sedate, but the Republican candidate … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Akilah Bacy, Anna Eastman, Bryan Slaton, Dan Flynn, Democratic primary, Eddie Lucio, Election 2020, Election 2022, Harold Dutton, HD02, HD100, HD119, HD138, HD142, HD148, HD26, HD59, HD67, Jacey Jetton, Jasmine Crockett, JD Sheffield, Jerry Davis, Lani Popp, Liz Campos, Lorenzo Sanchez, Lorraine Birabil, Michelle Palmer, Penny Shaw, primaries, redistricting, Robert Morrow, Roland Gutierrez, runoff, Sarah DeMerchant, SBOE, SD19, SD27, Senate, Shelby Slawson, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Runoff reminder: State House

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: Statewide, Congress, SBOE and State Senate. There are seven Democratic primary runoffs for State House districts. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got. HD26 Located in Fort Bend County, HD26 is an open seat now held by Rep. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adam Milasincic, Akilah Bacy, Anna Eastman, Annie's List, Beto O'Rourke, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, endorsements, Eric Johnson, Harold Dutton, HD100, HD119, HD138, HD142, HD148, HD26, HD67, Jasmine Crockett, Jenifer Pool, Jennifer Ramos, Jerry Davis, Jessica Farrar, Latino Victory Fund, Liz Campos, Lorenzo Sanchez, Lorraine Birabil, Natasha Ruiz, Penny Shaw, Roland Gutierrez, runoff, Sarah DeMerchant, Suleman Lalani, Texas, The Lege, Tom Adair | 3 Comments

More runoff debates

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

In case you had not seen this, as I myself had not before Sunday. Watch Democratic Candidate Debates Here! Every Tuesday and Thursday in May, join us for our debate series: Debate Schedule: Tuesday, May 5 – Harris County Precinct … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Akilah Bacy, Anna Eastman, candidate forum, CD10, Chrysta Castaneda, Commissioners Court, Congress, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, Election 2020, Facebook, Harold Dutton, Harris County, HD138, HD142, HD148, Jenifer Pool, Jerry Davis, Kimberly McLeod, Michael Moore, Michelle Palmer, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Penny Shaw, Pritash Gandhi, Railroad Commission, Robert Alonzo, Royce West, runoff, SBOE, Senate, Texas, The Lege, video | Comments Off

Does getting to 40% make you likely to win the runoff?

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I was talking with some fellow political nerds last week, and one of the topics was the forthcoming runoffs. As is usually the case, this year we have some runoffs between candidates who finished fairly close together in round one, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Akilah Bacy, Al Edwards, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Anna Eastman, Borris Miles, Candace Valenzuela, CD03, CD10, CD13, CD15, CD17, CD23, CD24, CD27, CD31, CD32, CD34, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Congress, David Jaramillo, Democratic primary, Eddie Lucio, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gabby Garcia, Governor, Greg Sagan, Gus Trujillo, Harold Dutton, HD105, HD109, HD119, HD133, HD137, HD138, HD142, HD146, HD148, HD27, HD37, HD42, HD45, HD47, HD64, HD76, HD95, Helen Delgadillo, Jenifer Pool, Jennifer Ramos, Jerry Davis, judicial races, Kim Olson, Kimberly McLeod, Lite Gov, Liz Campos, Lulu Seikaly, Michelle Palmer, Mike Siegel, Penny Shaw, Pritash Gandhi, Railroad Commission, Rick Kennedy, Roland Gutierrez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, SBOE, SD17, SD19, SD27, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Xochil Peña Rodriguez | 1 Comment

Runoff roundup

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Here, as best as I can determine, are the runoffs of interest for May: US Senate – MJ Hegar versus Royce West CD02 – Sima Ladjevardian versus Elisa Cardnell CD03 – Lulu Seikaly versus Sean McCaffity CD10 – Mike Siegel … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Akilah Bacy, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Anna Eastman, Bryan Slaron, Candace Valenzuela, Candance White, Carrie Isaac, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD10, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, Cheri Thomas, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Chris Diaz, Christine Eady Mann, Chrysta Castaneda, Cody Vasut, Commissioners Court, Congress, Constable, Dan Flynn, David Jaramillo, Democratic primary, Dennis Bonnen, Diana Alexander, Don Zimmerman, Donna Imam, Eddie Lucio, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Gina Ortiz Jones, Glenn Rogers, Harold Dutton, HD02, HD100, HD119, HD138, HD142, HD148, HD25, HD26, HD45, HD47, HD59, HD60, HD67, Jacey Jetton, Jasmine Crockett, JD Sheffield, Jenifer Pool, Jennifer Fleck, Jennifer Ramos, Jerry Davis, Jerry Garcia, Jon Francis, judicial races, Kathaleen Wall, Kent Wymore, Kim Olson, Kimberly McLeod, Lani Popp, Liz Campos, Lorenzo Sanchez, Lorraine Birabil, Lulu Seikaly, Matt Morgan, Michael Moore, Michelle Palmer, MJ Hegar, Penny Shaw, Pete Sessions, primaries, Railroad Commission, Raul Reyes, recount, Renee Swann, Rick Kennedy, Ro'Vin Garrett, Robert Alonzo, Robert Morrow, Rocio Hernandez, Roland Gutierrez, Royce West, runoff, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah DeMerchant, SBOE, SD11, SD19, SD27, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Shelby Slawson, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Suleman Lalani, Susan Criss, Tamika Craft, Teiva Bell, Texas, The Lege, Tom Adair, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls, Wendy Davis, Wesley Hunt, Xochil Peña Rodriguez | 2 Comments

2020 primary results: State races

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I’m going to direct you to the Texas Tribune results page, which combines both parties’ results and is a couple orders of magnitude less sucky than the revamped SOS election night results pages. Good Lord, whoever designed that “upgrade” from … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Akilah Bacy, Ann Johnson, Anna Eastman, Borris Miles, Chrysta Castaneda, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dan Flynn, Democratic primary, Eddie Lucio, Harold Dutton, Harris County, HD02, HD126, HD134, HD138, HD142, HD148, HD26, HD59, JD Sheffield, Jenifer Pool, Jerry Davis, Jim Wright, Kimberly McLeod, Lani Popp, Marsha Burnett-Webster, Michelle Palmer, Natali Hurtado, Penny Shaw, primaries, Railroad Commission, Rebecca Bell-Metereau, Robert Alonzo, Robert Morrow, Roland Gutierrez, runoff, Ryan Sitton, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, SBOE, SD13, SD19, SD27, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Xochil Peña Rodriguez | 4 Comments

The interviews I didn’t do

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

As was the case with the 2019 Houston elections, there were too many candidates and too many races (and in this case, too little time as well) to do a full slate of interviews. I did what I could, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Al Green, Anna Eastman, Ashton Woods, Borris Miles, CD02, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD22, Congress, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, Garnet Coleman, Harold Dutton, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, HCDE, HD126, HD142, HD146, HD147, HD148, interviews, Jerome Moore, Jerry Davis, Laura Jones, Mike Siegel, Natali Hurtado, Nyanza Moore, Penny Shaw, Pritash Gandhi, runoff, SD11, SD13, Senate, Shannon Hutcheson, Shawn Thierry, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Susan Criss, Texas, The Lege, Travis Olsen, Undrai Fizer | 3 Comments

Endorsement watch: Some State Reps

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron made seven endorsements in contested Democratic State Rep primaries on Thursday, plus two in contested Republican State Rep primaries. This must be Part One, because there are multiple races left for them to do. I’ll get to that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Alma Allen, Ann Johnson, Anna Eastman, Ashton Woods, Democratic primary, Election 2020, endorsements, Garnet Coleman, HD128, HD131, HD134, HD141, HD146, HD147, HD148, Josh Markle, Lanny Bose, Penny Shaw, Ruby Powers, Senfronia Thompson, Shawn Thierry, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

January 2020 campaign finance reports: State House, part 1

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I’m going to take a two-part look at the finance reports in State House districts. Part One will be from Harris County, looking at both contested primaries and contested November races. Part Two will focus on races in the counties … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Akilah Bacy, Alma Allen, Angeanette Thibodeaux, Angelica Garcia, Ann Johnson, Anna Eastman, Ashton Woods, Aurelia Wagner, Briscoe Cain, Bryan Henry, campaign finance reports, Carey Lashley, Claver Kamau-Imani, Colin Ross, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, Democratic primary, Dennis Paul, Deondre Moore, Election 2020, Elvonte Patton, Emily Wolf, fundraising, Garnet Coleman, Gina Calanni, Harold Dutton, HD126, HD128, HD129, HD130, HD131, HD132, HD133, HD134, HD135, HD138, HD139, HD141, HD142, HD146, HD147, HD148, HD150, Jarvis Johnson, Jenifer Pool, Jerry Davis, Jim Murphy, Jon Rosenthal, Josh Flynn, Josh Markle, Josh Wallenstein, Justin Ray, Kayla Alix, Lacey Hull, Lanny Bose, Lui LaRotta, Mary Williams, Merrilee Beazley, Michael Walsh, Mike Schofield, Natali Hurtado, Natasha Ruiz, Penny Shaw, Republican Party, Richard Bonton, Robert Hoskins, Ruby Powers, Ryan Lee, Sam Harless, Sandra Moore, Sarah Davis, Senfronia Thompson, Shawn Thierry, Texas, The Lege, Tom Oliverson, Undrai Fizer, Valoree Swanson, Willie Franklyn | 4 Comments

After-deadline filing review: Houston area

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a lot to digest following Monday’s filing deadline, and as I’ve said I’m going to take some time and go over it in as much obsessive detail as you’ve probably come to expect from me. As a reminder, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Al Green, Alma Allen, Andrea Duhon, Anna Eastman, Ashton Woods, Bill Morris, Bimal Patel, Borris Miles, Brian Rogers, Bryan Henry, CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD29, CD36, Commissioners Court, Congress, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, David Brown, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, Election 2020, Elizabeth Hernandez, Emily Wolf, Erica Davis, Erik Hassan, Garnet Coleman, Harold Dutton, Harris County, HCDE, HD03, HD126, HD128, HD129, HD130, HD131, HD132, HD133, HD135, HD137, HD138, HD139, HD140, HD141, HD142, HD143, HD144, HD145, HD146, HD147, HD148, HD149, HD15, HD150, HD23, HD24, HD25, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD29, HD85, Hubert Vo, Jasper, Jay Stittleburg, Jeff Antonelli, Jerry Davis, Joey Cardenas, Josh Flynn, Josh Markle, Kristi Thibaut, Laura Jones, Lorena McGill, Marc Flores, Margarita Johnson, Martin Shupp, Michael Antalan, Michael Moore, Morris Overstreet, Natali Hurtado, Obes Nwabara, Patrick Henry, Penny Shaw, Rashad Lewis, Rodney Ellis, Ron Reynolds, Sandra Moore, SBOE, SD04, SD06, SD11, SD13, SD18, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Stevens Orozco, Susan Criss, Texas, The Lege, Travis Boldt, Undrai Fizer, Willie Dennis, write-in candidate, Zaher Eisa | 5 Comments

Filing update: Focus on Harris County

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

One more look at who has and hasn’t yet filed for stuff as we head into the final weekend for filing. But first, this message: Hi y’all, as we approach the filing deadline in Texas, this is a reminder that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Al Green, Alan Rosen, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Andrea Duhon, Ann Harris Bennett, Ann Johnson, Anna Eastman, Audia Jones, Carvana Cloud, CD02, CD07, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD29, Christian Menefee, Commissioners Court, Congress, Constable, Curtis Todd Overstreet, David Brown, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, District Attorney, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Erica Davis, filing deadline, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Sheriff, Harris County Tax Assessor, Harry Zamora, HCDE, HD134, HD148, HD27, Jack Terence, Jennifer Cantu, judicial races, Julia Maldonado, Justice of the Peace, Kim Ogg, Kristi Thibaut, Lanny Bose, Lizzie FLetcher, Maria Jackson, Melissa Wilson-Williams, Michael Moore, Mike Siegel, Neeta Sane, Penny Shaw, Rodney Ellis, Ron Reynolds, Ruby Powers, Shannon Hutcheson, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sheriff, Steven Kirkland, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege, Travis Olsen, Troy Nehls, Vince Ryan, Zaher Eisa | 3 Comments

2019 election results: State

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Nine out of ten Constitutional amendments are on their way to passing. Amendments to the state constitution that would make it harder to enact a state income tax, stabilize funding for state parks and allow retired law enforcement animals to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Allred, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, Carol Denson, Chris Carmona, Christopher Watt, Constitution, constitutional amendments, Daniel Davis Clayton, Democratic primary, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Eric Johnson, Gary Gates, HD100, HD148, HD28, income tax, James Armstrong, Jessica Farrar, John Zerwas, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Lorraine Birabil, Lui LaRotta, Mia Mundy, Michele Leal, Penny Shaw, Rob Block, runoff, Ryan McConnico, Sandra Crenshaw, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | 7 Comments

8 Day Finance Reports: Special legislative elections

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

As I said yesterday, I’m not going to go through all of the city of Houston 8 day finance reports. I will however present the 8 day reports from the two area legislative special elections, as those races had such … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Allred, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, campaign finance reports, Carol Denson, Chris Carmona, Christopher Watt, Clinton Purnell, Election 2019, Elizabeth Markowitz, fundraising, Gary Gates, Gary Hale, HD148, HD28, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Lui LaRotta, Mia Mundy, Michele Leal, Penny Shaw, Rob Block, Ryan McConnico, Sarah Laningham, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | Comments Off

Chron overview of HD148

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

So many candidates, so little time to get to campaign. Voters in the reliably blue, Houston-area Texas House District 148 will have plenty of candidates to choose from to replace the recently retired Democratic incumbent. After longtime State Rep. Jessica … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, Carol Denson, Chris Carmona, Christopher Watt, Election 2019, HD148, Jessica Farrar, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Lui LaRotta, Mia Mundy, Michele Leal, Penny Shaw, Rob Block, Ryan McConnico, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

All the Legislative interviews

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Just to collect them all in one convenient place for you: HD28 Eliz Markowitz HD148 Anna Eastman Alva Treviño Penny Shaw Chris Watt Terah Isaacson Kendra Yarbrough Camarena Rob Block Michele Leal Adrian P. Garcia Carol Denson And there you … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Eastman, Carol Denson, Christopher Watt, Election 2019, Elizabeth Markowitz, HD148, HD28, interviews, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Michele Leal, Penny Shaw, Rob Block, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

30 Day finance reports: Special legislative elections

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

As I said earlier, I’m still working my way through the unfathomably ginormous number of 30-day campaign finance reports for City of Houston candidates. There are other elections of interest for which 30 day reports are required, so we’ll take … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Allred, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, campaign finance reports, Carol Denson, Chris Carmona, Christopher Watt, Clinton Purnell, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, fundraising, Gary Gates, Gary Hale, HD148, HD28, Jessica Farrar, John Zerwas, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Lui LaRotta, Mia Mundy, Michele Leal, Penny Shaw, Rob Block, Ryan McConnico, Sarah Laningham, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | 2 Comments

Interview with Penny Shaw

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Most of the candidates who are running in the HD148 special election are first time candidates. One who is not is Penny Shaw, who ran a strong race in 2018 for County Commissioner in Precinct 3, the most Republican precinct … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Election 2019, HD148, interviews, Penny Shaw, special election, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

Where to find the HD148 candidates

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

One of the things I observed as I was frantically updating lists of who had filed to run in the HD148 special election was that some of the candidates were easier to find online than others, and that some had … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, Christopher Watt, Election 2019, Election 2020, HD148, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Mia Mundy, Michele Leal, Penny Shaw, Rob Block, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

The special election lineups are set

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

From the Trib: Democrats in HD-28 have coalesced around Elizabeth “Eliz” Markowitz, who was the only Democrat to file. Markowitz, a Katy teacher, unsuccessfully ran last year for State Board of Education District 7, which overlaps with HD-28. Six Republicans, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Allred, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, Carol Denson, Chris Carmona, Christopher Watt, Clinton Purnell, Election 2018, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Eric Johnson, filing deadline, Gary Gates, Gary Hale, HD100, HD148, HD28, Jessica Farrar, John Zerwas, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Lui LaRotta, Mia Mundy, Michele Leal, Penny Shaw, Rob Block, Ryan McConnico, Sarah Laningham, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | 4 Comments

The HD148 field keeps growing

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the current list of people who have filed CTAs for HD148, not including Rep. Jessica Farrar and her 2018 opponent Ryan McConnico: 83999 COH Isaacson, Terah C. 08/20/2019 State Representative Dist 148 65547 COH Yarbrough Camarena, Kendra J. 08/21/2019 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019, Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, Chris Carmona, Christopher Watt, Democratic primary, Election 2019, Election 2020, HD148, Jessica Farrar, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Lui LaRotta, Mia Mundy, Penny Shaw, runoff, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege, turnout | Comments Off

HD148 update

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

From TX Elects: HD148 special: Houston physician Terah Isaacson established a campaign committee for a potential run for the seat being vacated by Rep. Jessica Farrar (D-Houston) as a Democrat. Houston resident Lui LaRotta established a campaign committee for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019, Election 2020 | Tagged Anna Nunez, Ciro Rodriguez, Election 2019, Election 2020, HD148, Jessica Farrar, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Lui LaRotta, Mia Mundy, Penny Shaw, Pete Flores, runoff, Ryan McConnico, SD19, Senate, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege, Xochil Peña Rodriguez | 1 Comment

Special election set for HD148

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Straight from the source. Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation announcing Tuesday, November 5, 2019 as the special election date to fill the Texas House of Representatives District 148 seat recently vacated by former Representative Jessica Farrar. Candidates who … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019, Election 2020 | Tagged Democratic primary, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Santos, Eric Johnson, HD100, HD148, HD28, Jessica Farrar, John Gorczynski, John Zerwas, Penny Shaw, special election, Texas, The Lege | 4 Comments

Cagle and Garcia hire Morman and Shaw

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Fine by me. Jack Morman, who was defeated for re-election as Harris County Precinct 2 commissioner in November, will remain on the county’s payroll in January as an employee of Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle, a fellow Republican. Morman, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Commissioners Court, Election 2018, Harris County, Jack Cagle, Jack Morman, Penny Shaw | 2 Comments

On straight tickets and other votes

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I have and will continue to have more to say about straight ticket votes. Part of me is reluctant to talk about this stuff, because I feel like we’ve reached a point where straight ticket votes are seen as less … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adam Milasincic, Adrian Garcia, Allison Sawyer, Andrea Duhon, CD02, CD07, Commissioners Court, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Dwayne Bohac, Election 2018, Gary Elkins, Gina Calanni, Harris County, HCDE, HD126, HD132, HD134, HD135, HD138, Jack Cagle, Jack Morman, John Culberson, Jon Rosenthal, Josh Flynn, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike Schofield, Natali Hurtado, Penny Shaw, Sam Harless, Sarah Davis, straight ticket voting, Texas, The Lege, Todd Litton | 15 Comments

Endorsement watch: County time

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron circles back to the county races they didn’t get to the first time around, and for reasons I cannot fathom, they still love them some Orlando Sanchez. The race for Harris County treasurer always seems to raise the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Andrea Duhon, Commissioners Court, Dylan Osborne, Election 2018, endorsements, Harris County, Harris County Treasurer, HCDE, Jack Cagle, Jack Morman, Orlando Sanchez, Penny Shaw, Richard Cantu | Comments Off

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