Tag Archives: SD10

Senate re-passes its redistricting map

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Mostly political theater, as there’s little reason to believe they actually need to cover their butts at this point. A year and half after it was first approved, the Texas Senate on Monday voted to rubber-stamp a map setting the … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Census, Constitution, Election 2022, Election 2024, Joan Huffman, lawsuit, redistricting, Roland Gutierrez, Sarah Eckhardt, SD10, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Sen. Powell ends her re-election bid

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Disappointing but understandable. State Sen. Beverly Powell, D-Burleson, ended her reelection campaign Wednesday morning, citing an “unwinnable race” in a district that Republican lawmakers had redrawn to make a Democratic win impossible. “Under the new map that will remain intact … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beverly Powell, Election 2018, Election 2022, lawsuit, Phil King, primaries, redistricting, SD10, Secretary of State, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: The new Senate map

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: New State House map, New Congressional map, new SBOE map. The good news is that all 31 Senate seats will be on the ballot this year, as it is a post-redistricting year. The bad news is that the only … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged demography, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, precinct analysis, redistricting, SD02, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD12, SD17, SD19, SD20, SD27, SD30, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

No restraining order in SD10 lawsuit

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The March primary will officially proceed as scheduled. A federal three-judge panel in El Paso on Tuesday denied a request by Tarrant County residents to block a reconfigured state Senate district from being used in the upcoming March primary election … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Beverly Powell, early voting, Election 2022, Election 2024, lawsuit, primaries, redistricting, SD10, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 1 Comment

The SD10 redistricting lawsuit gets off to a rousing start

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I did not see this coming. In a sworn declaration submitted as part of an ongoing federal court challenge, a senior Republican state senator with redistricting experience said he believes his party violated federal voting laws when it drew new … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Beverly Powell, Election 2022, Joan Huffman, Kel Seliger, lawsuit, primaries, redistricting, SD10, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 4 Comments

SD10 lawsuit gets its hearing

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The last possible obstacle to a March primary, and the first redistricting lawsuit to get a merits hearing. A federal district judge in El Paso on Tuesday will preside over one of several challenges against the state of Texas and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged Beverly Powell, Election 2022, lawsuit, primaries, redistricting, SD10, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 2 Comments

Supreme Court to hear whether state redistricting lawsuit can proceed

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the update I’ve been waiting for. Not what I was hoping for, but it is what it is. The state’s bid to toss a legal challenge arguing last year’s GOP-led redistricting effort violated the Texas Constitution is headed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Beverly Powell, Cameron County, Census, Commissioners Court, Congress, Constitution, Election 2022, Harris County, HD35, HD37, HD38, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, MALC, Rafael Anchia, redistricting, Roland Gutierrez, Ruben Cortez, Sarah Eckhardt, SD10, Senate, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Willacy County | 4 Comments

Sen. Powell sues over SD10

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Number six and counting. Tarrant County state Sen. Beverly Powell filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the state Senate redistricting plan, marking the latest court challenge to Texas’ Republican-drawn political maps that secure the GOP’s grip on power for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Beverly Powell, lawsuit, redistricting, SD10, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

The Lege is now 3/4 done with redistricting

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

All but the Congressional maps are done. They’re just plowing through it. The Texas Legislature is nearing the end of its work to incorporate a decade’s worth of population growth into new political maps — pressing forward with efforts to … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Beverly Powell, CD03, CD04, CD06, CD33, Census, Collin County, Congress, demography, Eddie Lucio, Election 2020, Election 2022, Greg Abbott, Harris County, HD132, HD133, HD135, HD138, Jim Murphy, Joan Huffman, Jon Rosenthal, Lacey Hull, lawsuit, Mike Schofield, redistricting, SBOE, SCOTUS, SD10, Senate, special session, Texas, The Lege, Todd Hunter, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

Senate approves its map

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

They wasted no time, which is another way of saying that they didn’t bother giving anyone else much time to provide input or feedback. The Texas Senate has approved a new political map for its own members that would entrench … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Beverly Powell, Census, demography, Eddie Lucio, Election 2022, Joan Huffman, Jose Menendez, Juan Hinojosa, Judith Zaffirini, Kel Seliger, redistricting, SBOE, SD10, Senate, special session, Texas | 7 Comments

Initial Senate and SBOE maps approved by committee

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Still a lot of changes likely to come. A panel of lawmakers on Tuesday advanced draft maps of the Texas Senate and State Board of Education, sending both to the full upper chamber for further debate. The maps, both authored … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Beverly Powell, Brian Birdwell, Harris County, Joan Huffman, Johnson County, Judith Zaffirini, Mark Keough, Montgomery County, Parker County, redistricting, Royce West, SBOE, SD03, SD04, SD07, SD10, SD17, SD22, SD23, Senate, special session, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

Here’s your first proposed Senate map

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Behold. This dropped on Saturday afternoon while normal people were running errands or watching college football, so commentary and coverage is limited at this time. Here’s one view: . Some pretty drastic reconfigurations of state senate districts in Dallas and … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Beverly Powell, Dallas County, Denton County, Election 2022, Joan Huffman, Johnson County, lawsuit, Nathan Johnson, Parker County, redistricting, SD10, SD16, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, Wendy Davis, Wise County | 8 Comments

Precinct analysis: State Senate district comparisons

Posted on May 24, 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, 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

Republicans try and fail to remove Libertarian candidates from the ballot

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From Patrick Svitek: . Texas appeals court rejects last-minute lawsuits by @NRCC, @TravisGOP to kick Libertarian candidates off November ballot for not paying filing fees: http://search.txcourts.gov/SearchMedia.aspx?MediaVersionID=fee8c1fc-f70a-4d57-baf0-5775ccdea786&coa=coa03&DT=Opinion&MediaID=9242cd19-73c0-441c-bc1f-786be9ec000f — Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) 12:00 AM – 26 August 2020 The Third Court of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged CD03, CD21, Chrysta Castaneda, Congress, Election 2008, Election 2020, filing fee, Green Party, Kim Brimer, lawsuit, Libertarian Party, MJ Hegar, NRCC, Railroad Commission, SD10, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, Travis County, Van Taylor, Wendy Davis | 12 Comments

As goes Tarrant, 2020 edition

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Hello, old friend. Shortly after Democrat Beto O’Rourke launched his campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018, he made several visits to Tarrant County in North Texas to press the message that if he could flip this county, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Beverly Powell, CD06, CD24, Congress, demography, Donald Trump, Election 2004, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2020, Joe Biden, Konni Burton, polls, President, redistricting, SD10, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

Precinct analysis: 2018 State Senate

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The day I look forward to since November has finally arrived – all the data from the last election is now available on the Texas Legislative Council webpage. You know what that means: It’s statewide precinct analysis time! Let’s start … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Angela Paxton, Barack Obama, Beto O'Rourke, Charles Schwertner, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Hillary Clinton, Joan Huffman, Justin Nelson, Lupe Valdez, Mark Phariss, Mike Collier, Pete Flores, precinct analysis, Roman McAllen, SD02, SD05, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD11, SD12, SD16, SD17, SD19, SD25, Senate, Texas, turnout | 3 Comments

Omnibus election report

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

It’s after midnight, I’ve mostly posted stuff on my long-dormant Twitter account (@kuff), and I will have many, many thoughts in the coming days. For now, a brief recap. – As you know, neither Beto nor any other Dem won … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged 13th Court of Appeals, 14th Court of Appeals, 4th Court of Appeals, 5th Court of Appeals, Adrian Garcia, Ana-Maria Ramos, Beto O'Rourke, Beverly Powell, Brian Middleton, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Commissioners Court, Congress, Dallas County, Denton County, District Attorney, Ed Emmett, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Erin Zwiener, First Court of Appeals, Fort Bend County, Gina Ortiz Jones, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Hays County, HD102, HD105, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD135, HD136, HD45, HD47, HD52, HD65, Houston, Jack Morman, James Talarico, Jan McDowell, Jana Sanchez, Joe Kopser, John Bucy, John Turner, Jon Rosenthal, judicial races, Julie Johnson, Julie Oliver, Lina Hidalgo, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Michelle Beckley, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Nathan Johnson, Rhetta Andrews Bowers, SD10, SD16, Senate, Sri Kulkarni, Terry Meza, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, Todd Litton, turnout, Vikki Goodwin, Williamson County | 13 Comments

The other Senate races that Republicans are worried about

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

They’re concerned about the State Senate, too. Republican lawmakers in the Texas Senate were sitting pretty last year. For years, the GOP had faced roadblocks to passing some conservative measures by the chamber’s two-thirds rule, which normally required the support … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beverly Powell, Dan Patrick, Don Huffines, Election 2018, Joan Huffman, Konni Burton, Nathan Johnson, Rita Lucido, SD10, SD16, SD17, Senate, Texas, two thirds rule | 1 Comment

July 2018 campaign finance reports: State Senate

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

In addition to having a full slate of Congressional candidates for the first time since the 90s, we have a nearly-full slate of contenders for the State Senate as well. Of the twelve Republican-held Senate seats up for election this … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beverly Powell, campaign finance reports, David Romero, Election 2018, fundraising, Gwenn Burud, Kendall Scudder, Kevin Lopez, Mark Phariss, Meg Walsh, Nathan Johnson, Rita Lucido, SD02, SD03, SD05, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD16, SD17, SD25, SD30, Senate, Shirley Layton, Steven Kling, Texas | 1 Comment

SD10 poll: Powell 46, Burton 42

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From the Trib’s email newsletter: State Sen. Konni Burton’s Democratic challenger, Beverly Powell, has a 4-point lead over the Colleyville Republican, according to a new poll from Powell’s campaign. The survey of 600 likely voters found Powell, a former Burleson … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beverly Powell, Election 2014, Election 2018, Konni Burton, polls, SD10, Senate, Texas | 1 Comment

2018 primary results: Legislative

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Statewide Dem totals Statewide GOP totals Harris County Dem totals Harris County GOP totals (Please note that all results were coming in very slowly. I expect there will still be some precincts not yet reported by the time this publishes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adam Milasincic, Alex Dominguez, Allison Sawyer, Angela Paxton, Craig Estes, Dawnna Dukes, Democratic primary, Diana Arevalo, Election 2018, Fran Watson, Gina Calanni, Greg Abbott, HD104, HD114, HD116, HD118, HD126, HD132, HD133, HD134, HD138, HD27, HD46, HD54, Jason Villalba, Jessica Gonzalez, Joan Huffman, John Whitmire, Jose Vela, Kel Seliger, Kristin Tassin, Leo Pacheco, Mark Phariss, Martin Schexnayder, Natali Hurtado, Pat Fallon, Phillip Huffines, primaries, Rene Oliveira, Republican Party, Rita Lucido, Robert Alonzo, Ron Reynolds, runoff, Sam Harless, Sandra Moore, Sarah Davis, Scott Cosper, SD08, SD10, SD15, SD17, SD30, SD31, Senate, Sheryl Cole, Susanna Dokupil, Texas, The Lege, Tomas Uresti, Trey Martinez-Fischer | 1 Comment

Republicans “against” Dan Patrick

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

RG Ratcliffe reports on a “loose coalition” of business and education interests who are seeking to clip Dan Patrick’s wings. [FBSID Board President Kristin] Tassin is now running for a seat in the state Senate, and she is just one … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Bob Hall, Cindy Burkett, Dan Patrick, Don Huffines, Election 2018, immigration, Joan Huffman, Konni Burton, Kristin Tassin, Lite Gov, primaries, SD02, SD10, SD16, SD17, Senate, Texas, Texas Association of Business, Texas Parent PAC, transgender rights, vouchers | Comments Off

Lots of female candidates running this year

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

It’s that kind of year. Inside a classroom at a community college in downtown Dallas, a group of two dozen women took turns sharing their names, hometowns and what they hoped would be their future titles: Congresswoman. Dallas County judge. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Annie's List, Beverly Powell, Congress, Election 2018, Emily's List, HD115, Julie Johnson, Kim Olson, Konni Burton, Matt Rinaldi, SD10, Senate, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Filing roundup: State Senate

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

In 2014, Democrats contested five of the eleven Republican-held State Senate seats on the ballot, plus the seat that was vacated by Wendy Davis, which was won by Republican Konni Burton. This year, Democrats have candidates in eleven of these … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Allison Campolo, Angela Paxton, Beverly Powell, Bob Hall, Brian Chaput, Brian Cronin, Charles Schwertner, Craig Estes, David Romero, Democratic primary, Don Huffines, Donna Campbell, Election 2014, Election 2018, Fran Watson, Glenn Williams, Gwenn Burud, Jack Guerra, Joan Huffman, Joe Bogen, Kelly Hancock, Kendall Scudder, Kevin Lopez, Konni Burton, Mark Phariss, Meg Walsh, Nathan Johnson, Phillip Huffines, Rita Lucido, Robert Nichols, SD02, SD03, SD05, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD16, SD17, SD25, SD30, Senate, Shirley Layton, Steven Kling, Texas, Wendy Davis | 2 Comments

July 2017 campaign finance reports: State Senate targets

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

The Trib highlights a couple of races of interest. Senate District 8 State Sen. Van Taylor, R-Plano, has not yet announced he’s running for Congress — he is expected to after the special session — but the race to replace … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ahmad Hassan, Allison Campolo, Beverly Powell, campaign finance reports, CD03, Don Huffines, Election 2018, Fran Watson, fundraising, Joan Huffman, Joe Bogen, Kelly Hancock, Konni Burton, Matt Shaheen, Nathan Johnson, Phillip Huffines, Sam Johnson, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD16, SD17, Senate, Texas, Van Taylor | 1 Comment

Let’s do talk about Democratic legislative candidates

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

I have so many things to say about this. The hottest new trend in Democratic politics these days is running for Congress — everybody’s doing it. So far, more than 200 Democrats have filed to challenge Republican incumbents and raised … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged campaign finance reports, CD07, CD32, Congress, Dallas County, Deaf Smith County, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, fundraising, Glen Maxey, Harris County, HD126, HD132, HD135, HD138, HD86, John Culberson, Latino voting, Pete Sessions, SD10, SD16, SD17, Senate, Texas, The Lege | 6 Comments

Two (so far) for SD10

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s what we learn in this Star-Telegram story about incumbent Sen. Konni Burton’s intent to run for re-election. At least two Democrats already have announced their intention to seek Burton’s seat. Allison Campolo, a research scientist and teaching assistant at … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Allison Campolo, Beverly Powell, Dan Patrick, Democratic primary, Election 2014, Election 2018, Greg Abbott, Jeff Whitfield, Konni Burton, Leticia Van De Putte, Libby Willis, precinct analysis, SD10, Senate, Texas, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Our first look at Senate district data

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

The Trib looks at the data we now have. In the state Senate, one Republican — Don Huffines of Dallas — is now representing a district that Clinton easily won, while two more — Konni Burton of Colleyville and Joan … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged Brazoria County, Collin County, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dallas County, Don Huffines, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Hillary Clinton, Joan Huffman, Kelly Hancock, Konni Burton, precinct analysis, President, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD16, SD17, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, Van Taylor | 2 Comments

As goes Tarrant

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

The Trib ponders the one big urban county that is not like the others. Among the state’s five biggest counties, Tarrant is the only one that hasn’t backed a Democratic presidential candidate in the past decade. The 2016 presidential election … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged Barack Obama, demography, Donald Trump, Election 2004, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Fort Worth, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, John McCain, Konni Burton, Marc Veasey, Mitt Romney, precinct analysis, President, SD10, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Counting to 19 on SB6

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

That’s the number of votes needed to move the Patrick potty bill to the floor of the Senate for a full vote. At times, it seemed like Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was a bit like a man on an island … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Dan Patrick, Don Huffines, Election 2018, Joan Huffman, Kelly Hancock, Konni Burton, Lois Kolkhorst, SD09, SD10, SD16, SD17, Senate, Texas, The Lege, transgender rights | 1 Comment

It’s all bathrooms, all the time

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

People are paying attention to Dan Patrick’s anti-LGBT bathroom bill, and for the most part they do not like it. In early February, the Super Bowl will be in Houston and in late March, the women’s Final Four will be … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged boycott, Dan Patrick, Don Huffines, Election 2018, gay rights, Joan Huffman, Kelly Hancock, Konni Burton, Lois Kolkhorst, North Carolina, SD09, SD10, SD16, SD17, Senate, Texas, Texas Association of Business, The Lege, transgender rights | 1 Comment

More Congressional seats are likely on the way

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

If current trends continue, that is. Texas could pick up two, perhaps three, new congressional seats following the 2020 decennial Census if current population growth continues through the decade, political and demographic experts said Thursday. With continued growth in Texas’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Carlos Uresti, CD23, Census, Congress, Dallas County, Election 2016, Elliott Naishtat, Gina Hinojosa, Harris County, HD102, HD114, HD115, HD132, HD26, HD54, Kirk Watson, lawsuit, Lloyd Doggett, redistricting, SD10, SD14, SD16, SD19, Senate, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

On BGTX, Wendy Davis, and the future

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

This has been a pretty busy Christmas break, as far as blog-worthy news has gone, so in order to preserve the small illusion that I’m taking a breather and recharging my batteries, I’m just going to give three quick thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged Battleground Texas, Bexar County, Dallas County, Election 2002, Election 2004, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Governor, Harris County, SD10, Senate, Tarrant County, Travis County, turnout, Wendy Davis | 5 Comments

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