IRS complaint filed against Perry-backing foundation

Interesting.


A project to mobilize faith-based voters to support a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage may have illegally served Gov. Rick Perry's re-election campaign, according to a complaint filed Thursday with the Internal Revenue Service.

The Texas Freedom Network, a religious watchdog group, asked the IRS to investigate a Houston-based foundation that allegedly violated its tax-exempt status by mobilizing Christian voters to support Perry.

The group says that several of Perry's top contributors funneled money through the Niemoller Foundation to the Texas Restoration Project, a group of 2,000 socially conservative pastors.

The Restoration Project held six "policy briefings" in 2005 centered on voter turnout for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Perry spoke at those meetings.

The complaint alleges the foundation operated outside laws that give tax-exempt status only to groups that do not participate in political campaigns.

"The Texas Restoration Project appears to have served as a partisan voter-mobilization tool for the Perry re-election campaign, with affiliated pastors encouraged to use their churches as partisan, political extensions of that campaign," TFN President Kathy Miller said in a letter to Linda Stiff, IRS acting commissioner.

[...]

The tax records show the foundation spent about $1.26 million to fund the Texas Restoration Project.

The closed-door policy briefings occurred at a time when U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and state Comptroller Carole Strayhorn were considering challenging Perry in the March 2006 GOP primary.

Although neither Hutchison nor Strayhorn challenged Perry in the primary, Strayhorn ran as one of two independent candidates, along with Democratic nominee Chris Bell, in the November general election.

"That the governor of Texas was able to speak at each of six briefings -- including two on one day in Fort Worth and Dallas and two on one day in San Antonio and Houston -- clearly suggests careful co- ordination between Texas Restoration Project organizers and Gov. Perry's office and campaign," Miller said in the complaint.

Quinn said the governor's campaign and supporters sent out communications and had conference calls with pastors on the Restoration Project's list. The pastors were invited to Perry's inauguration in last year.


I've no idea what if any action the IRS will take on this. Between this and the Chris Bell lawsuit, Perry's going to have his hands full for awhile. Good thing for him he may not be too busy with the Presidential election much longer, given how things are going for his preferred candidate. BOR has more.

01/13/08 | permalink | comments [0]

"No ducking truth behind Perry's gift"

From the weekend, the Statesman lays out the issue of Rick Perry's RGA troubles.


Even by Texas standards, the Republican Governors Association's argument that it isn't a political committee is absurd. Not only absurd, it's obscene.

Just before last year's election, the association gave Gov. Rick Perry $1 million in his hard-fought bid for re-election. But the group didn't report the donation to the Texas Ethics Commission as required under Texas law. And Perry didn't list the individual donors behind the large gift.

Turns out that most of that money came from controversial Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, who has had his fingers in a lot of GOP fundraising pies in recent years. Bob Perry's money was behind the scurrilous Swift Boat Veterans for Truth political ads that undercut Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry in 2004.

Now the governor is saying that concealing Bob Perry's name was an oversight, a clerical error. And the Republican Governors Association is saying it isn't a political committee, so it didn't have to disclose the donors. Sorry, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck.

This year-old episode not only quacks, it stinks. And Travis County Attorney David Escamilla is reviewing the circumstances of the two $500,000 contributions dumped into Perry's treasury in the final two weeks of the campaign.

[...]

In addition to a possible $2 million penalty, the candidate accepting the money also could be guilty of a criminal misdemeanor. That is a heavy weight hanging over Perry's head.

More bizarre still is the Republican Governors Association's argument that, although it raises and donates money to GOP candidates, it isn't a political committee. The law isn't precise in its definition, says Ben Ginsberg, the association's attorney.

He argues that Texas law wasn't properly crafted to include every entity that might contribute to a candidate. If the law is so flawed that a political committee that gives $1 million to a candidate for governor isn't defined as a political committee, then that law needs a serious overhaul.

The courts aren't likely to agree with Ginsberg and the governors association. Indeed, if the Republican Governors Association isn't a political committee when it contributes to candidates, then nothing is. And millions in secret donations can flood Texas elections.


This has the potential to be all kinds of fun. I'll be keeping an eye on it.

11/26/07 | permalink | comments [0]

NASA chief rebuked for DeLay endorsement

You may recall back in March that NASA Administrator Michael Griffin stirred up some trouble when he gave a public address that included an exhortation to the audience to keep Tom DeLay in office. This is because of the Hatch Act, which forbids government employees from endorsing political candidates. It took awhile, but the federal Office of Special Counsel, which investigates and enforces alleged violations of the Hatch Act has reprimanded Griffin for his statements. Muse and Bay Area Houston have the details.

01/31/07 | permalink | comments [0]

Janette Sexton

I'm not sure why this has come up right now, but both Perry and Stace are using the case of Janette Sexton in HD144 to make a point in a larger argument about who did and didn't do what to help Democratic candidates up and down the ballot in 2006. I don't have any quibble with their basic point, that there wasn't nearly enough support being given by the various power brokers within the party to candidates who were not in races deemed top tier, but I have a serious disagreement with the way they're using the data to make their point. Perry, who ranks all Democratic State House challengers from Harris and Montgomery Counties by their vote percentage, says:


It's worth noting that Cohen raised $500,000 for her campaign, with the assistance of many of the previously named legislators, an army of volunteers and the wherewithal to take a ten-month leave of absence from her position as the director of the Houston Area Women's Center. Thibaut, an adroit fundraiser, collected $150,000 and also a core of vigorous volunteer support. Matula, who ran in neighboring HD-129, benefited from the teachers PAC and strong efforts from the Bay Area New Democrats, Area 5 Democrats and Battleground Democrats -- all clubs that could have chipped in volunteer assistance to Padilla-Sexton as well -- enabling her to have extensive blockwalking and phonebanking. BAND, to their credit, provided robocalls to Janette's campaign. John Cobarruvias, the president of the club, admitted that BAND's efforts were stretched too thin over the Bell, Lampson and Matula campaigns to provide much in the way of anything extra. So with virtually no help and no resources - no money, no volunteers, consequently no direct mail, blockwalking or phonebanking, not even any campaign literature - Padilla-Sexton performed fourth of eleven political novices. Trautman, McDavid, and Khan all had greater resources and performed less well in their districts.

To which Stace says:

Considering we had other "favorites" that raised so much more and performed just as well as Padilla-Sexton I wonder if they did as well because of effective campaigning, or just for being the alternative on the ballot.

I'm sorry, but comparing candidates in this fashion is not illuminating. It's like ranking baseball players by batting average without taking into account league and park effects. Putting it another way, the overall National League batting average in 1930 was .303, and in 1968 it was .243. Calling a .300 hitter in 1930 better than a .280 hitter in 1968 would be completely misguided - hell, a .300 hitter in 1930 was, compared to his peers, mediocre, while in 1968 a .280 hitter was an All Star. Context matters.

I say if you really want to know how a State House candidate did, you need to compare her to her peers on the ballot. Here's how the nine Harris County State House challengers did relative to the other countywide Democrats in their districts:


Candidate Dist Pct County% Diff Rank
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Trautman 127 40.78 32.25 +8.53 1
Cohen 134 55.75 48.42 +7.33 1
Matula 129 42.31 37.55 +4.76 1
Thibaut 133 42.80 42.05 +0.75 8
Brann 136 29.89 29.96 -0.07 9
Khan 126 33.47 33.83 -0.36 12
Sexton 144 41.87 43.04 -1.17 17
Nelson-Turnier 150 29.71 31.67 -1.86 18
McDavid 138 39.86 42.77 -2.91 18

"County% is the average percentage of the 18 countywide Dems. As I've discussed before, the Harris County candidates did about three points better overall than the statewides did, and there was less variation among them, so I consider this to be the most accurate measure of how blue or red a given district is. "Diff" is the difference, positive or negative, between the State Rep's performance and the average countywide candidate's performance. (All percentages are for the two-candidate GOP/Dem race; all third parties are dropped from consideration.) "Rank" means where out of 19 total candidates (themselves included) in the district the candidate's performance rates.

These numbers speak for themselves. Trautman, Cohen, and Matula significantly overperformed relative to their districts, as I showed before. Sexton ran a little more than a point worse than average, and did better than only two others on the ballot - John Shike and Goodwille Pierre. Thibaut, who did have significant resources but barely beat average, can fairly be said to have underperformed, but to say Sexton did better than Trautman is just wrong.

Again, none of this obviates the point Perry and Stace made about the commitment or lack thereof made by the powers that be to the candidates on the ballot. I'm disputing the notion that Sexton's performance is comparable to those of the candidates who did get insitutional backing of some kind. Maybe she would have done better if she'd had that kind of backing; maybe the same is true for Scott Brann, Mark McDavid, Dot Nelson-Turnier, and Chad Khan as well. They didn't get it, so we'll never know. I have a lot of respect for these folks and the effort they put forth. But as we criticize the establishment for abandoning these candidates, bear in mind the possibility that the real abdication was in not recruiting candidates they were willing to support and thus leaving the race to unfunded novices.

01/25/07 | permalink | comments [5]

CD29 results thread

I'm following the CD29 results here. The folks who are embedded with the DiNovo campaign are doing the same here and here. With all of Matagorda and about half of Brazoria in, the standings are here, and K-T's assessment at this juncture is here. Stay tuned.

UPDATE: It's over. Runoff yes, DiNovo no. Alas.

12/19/06 | permalink | comments [0]

HD29 special election today

Today is the day for the last election of 2006, the special election in HD29 to fill the seat of the late Rep. Glenda Dawson. I've got a writeup on it over at Kuff's World, and to that I'll add links to Muse and Cobarruvias. If you live in Brazoria or Matagorda Counties, you might need to vote today. Check Dr. DiNovo's page for a listing of polling locations. I'll have updates on this race later today.

12/19/06 | permalink | comments [0]

No love from the National Journal

Last Thursday, I blogged about how the National Journal twice quoted an incorrect assertion that Tom DeLay's 2003 re-redistricting netted the GOP a mere two seats. PerryVsWorld has also blogged about this - though I disagree about his assessment of Henry Bonilla's future, I think he's right to say that Bonilla was a dead duck under the old lines.) So far, the comment I left here has never been approved (though one by Ryan Goodland making the same point was), and I've never gotten a response to the email I sent to John Mercurio. I don't know why such a silly, easily-debunked error has gained such currency, but my respect for the National Journal has gone down a notch because of it. Don't be fooled: Tom DeLay paid a high price for his scheme, but even with the loss of CD22 this year (whether for one cycle or long-term), he got a decent payoff for it. Anyone who says otherwise is just wrong.

12/18/06 | permalink | comments [0]

One more to go: HD29

The last election of 2006 (but not necessarily the last election of this cycle) will take place on Tuesday. It's the special election for HD29 to fill the seat left vacant by the death of State Rep. Glenda Dawson. There are multiple Republicans and one Democrat in this race, Dr. Anthony DiNovo, who ideally would make it to a January runoff (*that* would be the last election of this cycle). If nothing else, if DiNovo just makes it to the runoff, that's one less assured vote for Tom Craddick as Speaker. Anything that makes Craddick sweat is good, and who knows? After Ciro Rodriguez's laugher last week, can anyone say for sure what might happen in a runoff?

Various folks are currently involved in the GOTV work for DiNovo. If you've got the time and the inclination, please join in with Muse, Coby, Kaos, Karl-T, and Hal at DiNovo headquarters. Especially Hal. Dems started the year with a special election win. Wouldn't it be great to end it that way, too?

12/17/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Williamson County election update

Eye on Williamson brings the latest news about the major voting problems they had in that county this year.


Williamson County officials took a major step Thursday to restore residents' trust in the voting system after numerous problems in the November election led to a partial recount and the resignation of the county elections administrator.

At least 100 election workers and staff members voiced concerns Thursday at a meeting called by the county's elections commission.

"This election did not go as smoothly as previous elections had gone when I had been a judge," election judge Eric Whitfield said after the hearing. "We need a way to make sure that people who move here and are interested enough in voting, that they can do that."

After the hearing, acting Elections Administrator John Willingham said the main complaints were about staffing, training and technical support. He will make recommendations to officials in the next six to eight weeks, including calling for the formation of a panel of election workers that will regularly report to the commission.

"I think it's difficult for someone who's not involved in elections every day . . . to hold the officials and staff accountable," he said. "I think election judges do have that opportunity, and they can see things that are going wrong."

[...]

Several workers said Thursday that staffing was inadequate and that their requests for additional help weren't met.

"If you don't have enough clerks at a polling place, voters are going to leave," Willingham said. "We need to make sure there are procedures in place (so) that staffing concerns won't be ignored. It's something that could have been handled fairly easily."

Workers also repeated complaints that they did not receive proper training in handling electronic voting machines and what election judge Betty Brown called "problem citizens," who disturb the voting process in some way.


I'd like to know more about what Ms. Brown meant by "problem citizens". Maybe there's a law enforcement issue in here as well.

EoW thinks Willingham did a good job when he was elections supervisor and has hope that he can get things straightened out. We'll see. There's some video of the meeting as well. Check it out.

12/16/06 | permalink | comments [0]

DeLay's net gain

Long as I'm in a quibbling mood, I need to point out an error in this Hotline post about CD23.


[Congressional guru Rich] Cohen also makes one other point. This is now the second seat in TX this cycle that has switched hands from the GOP to the Dems as a result of Tom DeLay's re-redistricting efforts. The other seat, of course, was DeLay's. So the net result for the GOP based on DeLay's re-redistricting was all of 2 seats. Was that really worth all the hassle and the subpoenas and courtroom dramas? Many a Republican is probably wondering that same thing tonight, in particular, soon-to-be-ex-Rep. Henry Bonilla.

Far be it from me to offer any balm to Tom DeLay, but Cohen's math is funny, to say the least. I left the following comment on the post, which apparently hasn't been approved yet:

Two?

The Dems lost TX-01 (Sandlin), TX-02 (Turner), TX-04 (Hall, who switched parties), TX-09 (Lampson, who ran in the new TX-02), TX-19 (Stenholm), and TX-32 (Frost). They went from 17 members to 11. Now that Lampson is in TX-22 and Rodriguez has ousted Bonilla in TX-23, they have 13 members. That looks a lot like a net four seat loss. Even if you discount Hall, who was a true DINO that should have switched along with Phil Gramm in the 80s, that's three seats down. Cohen's math makes no sense.


Maybe a four seat gain isn't worth it, either - ideally, for DeLay, the GOP would have netted seven seats, but Chet Edwards spoiled that plan in 2004. And I, at least, believe that some other districts might be susceptible to a better-funded Democratic attack in 2008, which would render DeLay's scheme even less meaningful. But let's not overdo it just yet. His scheme was very costly to the Democrats, both in terms of caucus size and seniority. Some of that has now been regained, but there's still a long way to go.

12/14/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Ciro wins!

12/12/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Clinton and Cisneros

12/11/06 | permalink | comments [0]

HD29 weekend activities

12/08/06 | permalink | comments [0]

CD23 roundup

12/07/06 | permalink | comments [0]

SurveyUSA says: Bonilla leads by seven

12/06/06 | permalink | comments [1]

The HDCC

12/06/06 | permalink | comments [2]

The best and worst of 2006

12/05/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Precinct analysis: The overachievers

12/04/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Richmond Rail Effect followup

12/04/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Richmond rail effect revisited

12/03/06 | permalink | comments [7]

Follow the bouncing election dates

12/01/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Precinct analysis: One more thing about Danno

12/01/06 | permalink | comments [7]

Cuellar backs Ciro

11/30/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Precinct analysis: SD07

11/29/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Precinct review: CD07

11/28/06 | permalink | comments [3]

WSJ on CD23

11/28/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Dallas and Williamson

11/27/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Time to start a tour through the precinct data

11/27/06 | permalink | comments [3]

CD23 (and HD29) runoff date set

11/22/06 | permalink | comments [3]

CD23 and HD29 updates

11/21/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Problems with electronic voting in Hidalgo County

11/21/06 | permalink | comments [2]

More Williamson election problems

11/18/06 | permalink | comments [0]

The Richmond Rail effect

11/17/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Cohen's key precincts

11/17/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Harris County canvass results are out

11/17/06 | permalink | comments [0]

A reason for the Williamson weirdness

11/17/06 | permalink | comments [1]

HD127 numbers

11/16/06 | permalink | comments [0]

The HD29 runoff

11/16/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Houston fundraiser for Ciro Rodriguez

11/16/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Shelley in Washington

11/15/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Leininger's wasted millions

11/14/06 | permalink | comments [0]

How much are those endorsements worth?

11/14/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Williamson weirdness

11/14/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Thank you, Chris Bell

11/13/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Hammered

11/13/06 | permalink | comments [3]

HD134 and the Houston GLBT Political Caucus

11/11/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Karen Carter for Congress

11/11/06 | permalink | comments [3]

The CD23 runoff

11/11/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Harris and Dallas

11/10/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Looking forward in CD22

11/09/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Perry talks bipartisanship

11/09/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Who speaks for you?

11/09/06 | permalink | comments [3]

More on Garcia's win

11/09/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Garcia wins!

11/09/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Garcia claims victory in HD32

11/08/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Shelley goes to Washington

11/08/06 | permalink | comments [4]

City propositions all win

11/08/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Initial thoughts on the Wave of 2006

11/08/06 | permalink | comments [10]

Good night - no, great night

11/08/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Fight!

11/07/06 | permalink | comments [1]

The finish line

11/07/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Van Taylor accused of overstating war record

11/07/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Too much blogging, not enough sleep

11/07/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Perry to voters: Go to hell!

11/06/06 | permalink | comments [7]

Robocalls

11/06/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Andy Meyers: Still an idiot

11/06/06 | permalink | comments [1]

The race to replace Glenda Dawson

11/06/06 | permalink | comments [0]

KNCT reverses course, agrees to show NOW on Monday

11/05/06 | permalink | comments [1]

A data point in the "Run Everywhere" files

11/05/06 | permalink | comments [0]

36% turnout predicted

11/05/06 | permalink | comments [1]

More misplaced endorsements

11/04/06 | permalink | comments [1]

KNCT refuses to run PBS NOW on CD31 race

11/04/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Lowry spreads a rumor

11/04/06 | permalink | comments [5]

We're winning! No, we're winning!

11/03/06 | permalink | comments [6]

"Getting Schooled"

11/03/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Grease is the word, is the word that I heard

11/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Andy Meyers is an idiot

11/03/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Harrell on PBS tonight

11/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Bell: Still on TV

11/02/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Can you compare Zogby polls?

11/02/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Endorsement watch: Heresies

11/01/06 | permalink | comments [4]

"Parent PAC Strikes Back"

11/01/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Missing in action

11/01/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Endorsement watch: Puzzlement

10/31/06 | permalink | comments [0]

TV or not TV?

10/31/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Chron poll #3: Senate

10/31/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Will there be a rail effect in CD07?

10/31/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Candidate Q&A: Jim Sharp

10/30/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Chron CD22 poll

10/30/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Mother Jones on Martha Wong

10/30/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Chron polls Governor's race

10/29/06 | permalink | comments [7]

Abbott uses taxpayer money for campaign ads

10/29/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Shelley accused of breaking election law

10/28/06 | permalink | comments [8]

They still don't like Ron Paul in Victoria

10/28/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Blame Canada!

10/27/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Endorsement watch: The final four

10/27/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Coming back to Bell

10/27/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Endorsement watch: More judges

10/26/06 | permalink | comments [1]

HD129 debate report

10/26/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Poll in CD04

10/26/06 | permalink | comments [0]

"Ineffective Paul must be replaced"

10/26/06 | permalink | comments [2]

KBH poll report debunked

10/25/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Endorsement watch: The propositions

10/25/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Early voting stuff

10/25/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Matula-Davis debate is today

10/25/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Barr to stump for Smither

10/25/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Breaking: Hutchison poll shows Bell within 5

10/24/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Bell's revival

10/24/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Cato supports Richard Garcia

10/24/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Ralph, Sam, and the Dog

10/24/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Early voting begins today for 2006 elections

10/23/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Use it or lose it

10/23/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Another special poll from Shelley

10/23/06 | permalink | comments [2]

DallasBlog interviews Will Pryor

10/23/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Endorsement watch: Lecturing

10/22/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Ol' What's His Name

10/22/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Debate Duckery 101

10/22/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Emerging races: Sklar and Pryor

10/21/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Endorsement watch: Proportions

10/21/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Endorsement watch: Statesman stumps for Harrell

10/20/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Diane Trautman on the air

10/20/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Endorsement watch: Cohen, Ortiz, Garcia

10/19/06 | permalink | comments [2]

More debate ducking

10/19/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Endorsement watch: The Chron tabs Strayhorn

10/19/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Endorsement watch: AusChron goes for Bell

10/19/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Nelson-Turnier questions Riddle's finance reports

10/19/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Harrell's new ad

10/19/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Vo accuses Heflin of violating campaign law

10/19/06 | permalink | comments [0]

A twofer on Radnofsky

10/18/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Rip that bodice!

10/18/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Sklar's TV ads

10/18/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Endorsement watch: The Chron likes incumbent judges

10/17/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Martha still misrepresenting

10/17/06 | permalink | comments [4]

NRCC abandoning Van Taylor

10/17/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Matula and Davis to debate

10/17/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Kinky and the blogs

10/17/06 | permalink | comments [8]

Endorsement watch: Now that's what I call enthusiastic

10/16/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Shelley's money

10/16/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Endorsement watch: More State House races

10/16/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Republicans for Henley

10/16/06 | permalink | comments [10]

He opposes what?

10/16/06 | permalink | comments [1]

The NRCC and CD22

10/15/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Seaman whines some more about truthful ad

10/14/06 | permalink | comments [0]

ParentPAC endorses Diane Trautman

10/13/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Report from the Cohen-Wong debate at Rice

10/13/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Endorsement watch: Two for Chet

10/12/06 | permalink | comments [1]

More on Wong's phantom endorsement

10/12/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Van Os whistle stop details for Houston

10/12/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Cohen-Wong debate today

10/12/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Fundraising watch: Thirty days out

10/12/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Bell and Friedman

10/11/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Anti-toller endorsements

10/11/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Endorsement watch: The lightly contested candidates

10/10/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Van Os courthouse whistle stop tour comes to an end

10/10/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Sleepers

10/10/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Last day to register is tomorrow

10/09/06 | permalink | comments [1]

The battle for the State House

10/09/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Interview with Scott Brann

10/09/06 | permalink | comments [0]

KHOU covers John Davis' mystery expenses

10/09/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Endorsement watch: Cohen and four incumbents

10/08/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Stockman strikes out in court again

10/08/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Debate reactions

10/07/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Shelley says no to Hastert

10/07/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Wong's misplaced endorsement

10/07/06 | permalink | comments [0]

ParentPAC endorses Phillip Shinoda

10/07/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Seaman complains about truthful ad

10/06/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Press release for ParentPAC endorsement of Matula

10/06/06 | permalink | comments [0]

New DMN poll

10/05/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Big Time for Shelley

10/05/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Making money the Joe Crabb way

10/05/06 | permalink | comments [1]

I haven't nagged you to register to vote yet

10/04/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Henley party Sunday

10/04/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Burnt Orange Report's electoral predictions

10/04/06 | permalink | comments [0]

ParentPAC's bipartisanship

10/03/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Interview with Chad Khan

10/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

ParentPAC endorses Sherrie Matula

10/02/06 | permalink | comments [3]

In which I offer a solution to Martha Wong's sign shortage problem

10/02/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Ol' what's-her-name

10/02/06 | permalink | comments [4]

John Davis: No explanations needed

10/01/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Parading in Fort Bend

10/01/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Hutchison and Radnofsky to debate

10/01/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Culberson to debate...somebody else

09/30/06 | permalink | comments [2]

More on the Wong sign story

09/29/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Still more Zogbys

09/28/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Only $2.9 million to go

09/28/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Shame on you, Shelley

09/28/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Why they call it "gossip"

09/28/06 | permalink | comments [0]

A Williamson twofer

09/28/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Senate candidates invited to debate at Rice

09/28/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Candidate Q&A: Farhan Shamsi

09/27/06 | permalink | comments [1]

"Ineffective and embarrassing"

09/27/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Ethics complaint filed against Seaman

09/27/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Martha Wong and the Case of the Missing Party Identifier

09/26/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Interview with Rep. Ana Hernandez

09/26/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Lampson poll

09/26/06 | permalink | comments [9]

Those meddling kids!

09/26/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Interview with Janette Sexton

09/25/06 | permalink | comments [0]

ParentPAC endorses Juan Garcia

09/25/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Facts are for politicians

09/25/06 | permalink | comments [0]

The persona problem

09/24/06 | permalink | comments [3]

KPRC on the Treasurer's race

09/23/06 | permalink | comments [7]

Another bad news cycle for Kinky

09/22/06 | permalink | comments [4]

ParentPAC endorses Joe Farias

09/22/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Capitol Annex interviews Karen Felthauser

09/22/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Matula accepts debate invitation

09/22/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Culberson ducks debates

09/22/06 | permalink | comments [2]

These are not the budget cuts you're looking for

09/21/06 | permalink | comments [3]

ParentPAC endorses Valinda Bolton

09/21/06 | permalink | comments [1]

More foot-in-mouth problems for Kinky

09/21/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Interview with Mark McDavid

09/20/06 | permalink | comments [1]

One poll, two views

09/20/06 | permalink | comments [3]

ParentPAC endorses Allen Vaught

09/20/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Perry sued by Indiana

09/20/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Walking across Texas

09/19/06 | permalink | comments [1]

ParentPAC endorses Kristi Thibaut

09/19/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Endorsement watch: The Chron gets in the game

09/18/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Interview with Sammie Miller

09/18/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Hobby on the DeLay ballot situation

09/17/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Libertarian included in Cohen-Wong debate at Rice

09/17/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Is this the end for Gene Seaman?

09/15/06 | permalink | comments [1]

ParentPAC endorses Joe Heflin

09/15/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Guess the Chron Endorsements game

09/15/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Interview with Bob Smither

09/14/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Endorsement watch (DMN edition): A Democratic sighting!

09/13/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Candidate Q&A: Veronica Torres

09/13/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Endorsements for Matula

09/13/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Friedman gets slapped

09/13/06 | permalink | comments [9]

Won't you please come home, John Carter?

09/13/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Roll out the write-ins

09/12/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Zogby and Rasmussen in the news

09/12/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Interview with Sherrie Matula

09/12/06 | permalink | comments [0]

New Zogbys and Rasmussens

09/11/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Endorsement season begins

09/11/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Interview with Dot Nelson-Turnier

09/11/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Know thy enemy

09/11/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Candidate Q&A: Rudy Velasquez

09/08/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Kinky on the border and the budget

09/08/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Interview with Rep. Hubert Vo

09/07/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Just how much is going to be spent in CD22?

09/07/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Early voting locations questioned

09/07/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Time again for the TexRoots

09/06/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Fort Bend Democrats' TV ad

09/06/06 | permalink | comments [8]

Bell endorsed by League of Conservation Voters

09/06/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Polling in CD22?

09/06/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Interview with Kristi Thibaut

09/05/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Martha Wong versus the "soccer moms"

09/05/06 | permalink | comments [1]

News coverage of the Very Special Election

09/02/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Smither and Stockman

09/01/06 | permalink | comments [0]

John Carter, meet Clayton Williams

09/01/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Chad Khan on KPFT

09/01/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Libertarian response to CD22 special election

08/31/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Lampson will not run in CD22 special election

08/31/06 | permalink | comments [8]

Ciro dropping out

08/31/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Third write-in for CD22

08/31/06 | permalink | comments [1]

On the enthusiasm gap

08/31/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Poll in CD10

08/30/06 | permalink | comments [5]

How special is this election anyway?

08/30/06 | permalink | comments [8]

Interview with State Rep. Scott Hochberg

08/30/06 | permalink | comments [0]

ParentPAC endorses Ellen Cohen

08/29/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Three! Three special elections!

08/29/06 | permalink | comments [1]

CQ updates its ranking in CD22

08/29/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Updated list of candidates for special Congressional elections

08/29/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Why not Kinky

08/28/06 | permalink | comments [23]

Candidate Q&A: Neeta Sane

08/28/06 | permalink | comments [1]

The CD22 wrap-up story

08/27/06 | permalink | comments [4]

The mouse that roared in CD10

08/27/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Poll favors Ciro in CD23

08/27/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Would you believe there could still be a special election in CD22?

08/27/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Casey on Radnofsky

08/26/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Tom DeLay: Still unclear on the concept

08/26/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Questions and answers in CD22

08/25/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Another contender in CD23

08/25/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Debate deciding is hard work

08/25/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Another debate for Cohen and Wong

08/25/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Candidate Q&A: Albert Hollan

08/24/06 | permalink | comments [0]

"Sure Bet for Texas" fundraiser for Harrell and Van Os

08/24/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Another contender in CD21

08/23/06 | permalink | comments [0]

The DCCC welcomes Sekula-Gibbs to the race

08/23/06 | permalink | comments [1]

What about Bob (Smither)?

08/22/06 | permalink | comments [1]

More on Wallace's withdrawal

08/22/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Wallace withdraws

08/21/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Interview with Diane Trautman

08/21/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Thode points a finger

08/21/06 | permalink | comments [0]

The many faces of Carole Strayhorn

08/20/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Wallace to make his announcement on Monday

08/20/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Ron Paul's other unlovely guest

08/20/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Bonilla: I want more money!

08/20/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Is Wallace still in?

08/19/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Ron Paul's unlovely guest

08/18/06 | permalink | comments [4]

And the One True Write-In Candidate Is...

08/17/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Bettencourt says he's not a candidate

08/17/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Gillen goes off on his own

08/17/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Q&A with Richard Garcia

08/17/06 | permalink | comments [1]

It's unity time!

08/17/06 | permalink | comments [1]

John Carter: I am the debate decider!

08/17/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Cohen and Wong invited to debate at Rice

08/16/06 | permalink | comments [0]

An unofficial official gathering

08/15/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Have I mentioned the Texroots lately?

08/15/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Interview with Shane Sklar

08/15/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Bentzin drops out in HD48

08/14/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Ortiz chosen to run in HD33

08/14/06 | permalink | comments [1]

What the Democrats should do in CDs 22 and 23

08/14/06 | permalink | comments [1]

The experts' take on CD22

08/13/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Will Cuellar have a challenger?

08/12/06 | permalink | comments [0]

DeLay endorses Lampson!

08/11/06 | permalink | comments [6]

Kinky goes after Strayhorn

08/11/06 | permalink | comments [1]

DeLay speaks

08/11/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Today's write-in madness

08/11/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Henley poll

08/11/06 | permalink | comments [5]

CD23: Ciro's in

08/10/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Quick CD22 link roundup

08/10/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Texroots candidates: Celebrate!

08/10/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Waiting on the experts

08/10/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Intern opportunity

08/10/06 | permalink | comments [0]

What's next in CD22?

08/09/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Strayhorn's creative use of employees

08/09/06 | permalink | comments [0]

More on the end of the DeLay ballot replacement lawsuit

08/08/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Announcing the TexRoots candidates list: Round One

08/07/06 | permalink | comments [0]

On the court decisions

08/07/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Garcia versus Seaman: The money race

08/06/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Reports from Harrell's "Band of Brothers" press conference

08/05/06 | permalink | comments [0]

AusChron on Harrell v. Carter

08/04/06 | permalink | comments [0]

DeLay loses appeal

08/03/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Guest post: Nick Lampson

08/02/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Veterans rally for Harrell

08/02/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Adopt a Sign in Fort Bend

08/01/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Interview with David Harris

07/31/06 | permalink | comments [0]

More briefs in the DeLay replacement lawsuit

07/27/06 | permalink | comments [0]

The Press on the Cohen-Wong race

07/27/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Richard Garcia's web ad

07/26/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Jim Henley fundraiser tomorrow

07/26/06 | permalink | comments [0]

A twofer on Strayhorn

07/25/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Leora Kahn Q&A

07/25/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Fifth Circuit to hear DeLay appeal next Monday

07/25/06 | permalink | comments [1]

And more polls

07/25/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Nick Lampson talks about space

07/24/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Van Os conference call

07/24/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Trautman and Nelson-Turnier

07/22/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Chron slaps Woodfill and Abbott

07/21/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Houston Press talks to Bell

07/21/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Carter goes on the attack against Harrell

07/21/06 | permalink | comments [0]

McDavid outpacing Bohac in contributions

07/21/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Abbott files amicus brief for DeLay

07/20/06 | permalink | comments [0]

One last chance to vote in PAC for Change

07/20/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Not straying, campaigning

07/20/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Bell's environmental tour

07/19/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Profile of David Harris

07/19/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Kneel before the might of our petitions!

07/19/06 | permalink | comments [12]

ActBlue officially active in Texas

07/19/06 | permalink | comments [0]

The money race - State Reps

07/18/06 | permalink | comments [1]

A look at HD133

07/18/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Interview with Jim Henley

07/18/06 | permalink | comments [1]

More campaign finance report news

07/18/06 | permalink | comments [0]

The petitions of Harris County

07/17/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Preliminary report on DeLay

07/16/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Sunday campaign finance report update

07/16/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Juan Garcia and the state race money reports

07/16/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Quarterly report time

07/15/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Cohen's big fundraising quarter

07/14/06 | permalink | comments [0]

DeLay says he "cannot run" in Texas

07/13/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Blockwalk with Kristi Thibaut

07/13/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Strayhorn sues (again)

07/12/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Three million bucks

07/12/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Winter wins Mapchangers

07/11/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Is there a third act for Tom DeLay?

07/11/06 | permalink | comments [5]

One litigious Grandma

07/11/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Events and happenings this week

07/11/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Yes to Kinky, no to Grandma

07/10/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Chris Bell meetup

07/10/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Interview with Ted Ankrum

07/10/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Last chance to vote for Mapchangers

07/10/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Those who forget the past are doomed to sound like Ron Paul

07/10/06 | permalink | comments [8]

Matula, Trautman, Cohen, and Khan

07/10/06 | permalink | comments [0]

The best possible reason to support Nick Lampson

07/08/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Have we seen the last of DeLay or not?

07/08/06 | permalink | comments [9]

If you must blame someone, blame DeLay

07/07/06 | permalink | comments [5]

More on the DeLay ballot ruling

07/07/06 | permalink | comments [7]

Courage and Radnofsky

07/07/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Still looking at CD23

07/07/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Judge rules for Democrats in DeLay replacement lawsuit

07/06/06 | permalink | comments [15]

A candidate by any other name

07/06/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Filings in the DeLay replacement suit

07/06/06 | permalink | comments [4]

More on Luna

07/06/06 | permalink | comments [6]

Vilma Luna to resign

07/05/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Tax attorneys love Strayhorn, builders love Greg Abbott

07/05/06 | permalink | comments [2]

A tour of CD23 - Part One

07/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Is it a loophole or not?

07/03/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Mapchangers: The final frontier

07/02/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Harris County CD22 selector selected

07/01/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Diane Trautman in the news

07/01/06 | permalink | comments [3]

More on the re-re-redistricting timetable

06/30/06 | permalink | comments [2]

MyDD interviews Radnofsky

06/30/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Four hours left to vote for Mapchangers

06/29/06 | permalink | comments [0]

We have a schedule

06/29/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Meanwhile, in that other case...

06/29/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Orlando: It's all about meeeeeeeee!!!

06/28/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Last chance to vote for Mapchangers

06/28/06 | permalink | comments [0]

The political is the personal

06/28/06 | permalink | comments [1]

It's Orlando!

06/27/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Judge says DeLay "withdrew"

06/27/06 | permalink | comments [9]

Poll in CD21

06/27/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Ron Paul, rhetorical contortionist

06/27/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Q&A: James Goodwille Pierre

06/26/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Making a push for Juan Garcia

06/26/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Pass the hat for Chet

06/24/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Strayhorn and Kinky Yes, Stockman No

06/23/06 | permalink | comments [13]

Straight ticket Texan

06/23/06 | permalink | comments [0]

One helpful grandma

06/21/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Another contender for Treasurer

06/21/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Fundraising update - State House

06/21/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Mapchangers, Round 2

06/21/06 | permalink | comments [0]

SOS to rule on Strayhorn and Friedman

06/20/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Twenty days

06/20/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Libertarians!

06/19/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Candidate Q&A: Chuck Silverman

06/19/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Don't Get Stapled

06/19/06 | permalink | comments [1]

It's a precinct chair's world

06/18/06 | permalink | comments [1]

DeLay lawsuit shifts to federal court

06/17/06 | permalink | comments [7]

Turn on ActBlue in Texas

06/16/06 | permalink | comments [2]

The money race

06/15/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Chad Khan in the news

06/15/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Chet Edwards' new look

06/14/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Annie's List endorses Thibaut

06/14/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Bell attacks Strayhorn

06/13/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Blue notes from Dot

06/13/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Candidate Q&A: Bill Connolly

06/12/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Many more interviews from the convention

06/11/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Analysis of the TDP lawsuit on DeLay's removal from the ballot

06/11/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Shane Sklar Q & A

06/10/06 | permalink | comments [2]

One ridiculed grandma

06/10/06 | permalink | comments [2]

More on the Dems' TRO

06/09/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Interview with Ellen Cohen

06/08/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Dems get temporary restraining order against replacing DeLay on November ballot

06/08/06 | permalink | comments [2]

One unknown grandma

06/08/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Eversole jumps on the Treasurer abolishment bandwagon

06/07/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Mapchangers

06/07/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Bell to speak at stem cell summit

06/07/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Chet's chances

06/07/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Kinky: I do too have issues!

06/06/06 | permalink | comments [6]

"Outdated office"

06/06/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Radack-Sanchez smackdown

06/03/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Hey, Kay Bailey, how about a debate?

06/02/06 | permalink | comments [1]

What about Bob (Talton)?

06/02/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Sklar gets kudos for renewable energy pledges

06/01/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Falling clout and the Bush effect

06/01/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Lamar Smith was against judges before he was for them

06/01/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Fundraisers for Khan and Thibaut

05/31/06 | permalink | comments [0]

CD22 candidate forum in Fort Bend

05/28/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Radnofsky in Smith County

05/26/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Days late and dollars short

05/24/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Orlandomania!

05/24/06 | permalink | comments [5]

New SurveyUSA Governor's poll

05/24/06 | permalink | comments [2]

On running against DeLay

05/23/06 | permalink | comments [2]

The Unofficial Fort Bend Survey is out

05/21/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Texas Monthly on Chris Bell

05/19/06 | permalink | comments [0]

From the "How can we miss you if you won't go away?" files

05/15/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Running scared in HD32

05/13/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Kinky's signatures

05/11/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Stockman says he's in

05/11/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Strayhorn loses lawsuit

05/10/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Strayhorn's signatures

05/10/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Frontrunners?

05/10/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Bell gets AFL-CIO endorsement

05/10/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Petition pedantry

05/08/06 | permalink | comments [1]

The fifty-state strategy

05/08/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Candidate selection is hard work

05/07/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Three against one?

05/04/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Good news for Sklar in CD14 poll

05/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Harris on Net Neutrality

05/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Breakfast for Chad Khan, barbecue for Mark McDavid

05/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Strayhorn's day in court

05/02/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Strayhorn lawsuit against SOS to be heard today

05/01/06 | permalink | comments [0]

The squeeze on Wong

05/01/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Harris and Radnofsky

04/30/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Henley campaign headquarters opening

04/27/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Bell asks Earle to investigate Perry

04/27/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Photo oops

04/26/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Rick Perry, record breaker

04/25/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Meet Ellen Cohen Wednesday night

04/24/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Garcia and Nelson-Turnier

04/24/06 | permalink | comments [0]

CD10 and straight ticket voting

04/24/06 | permalink | comments [0]

A new twist in the DeLay resignation saga

04/22/06 | permalink | comments [1]

The latest Resmussen result

04/21/06 | permalink | comments [5]

On the signature trail

04/21/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Eckels reportedly not running in CD22

04/20/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Two quick hits on John Carter

04/20/06 | permalink | comments [0]

On the second tier

04/20/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Madla to leave Senate early

04/18/06 | permalink | comments [0]

A little Libertarian fantasy

04/17/06 | permalink | comments [6]

More events in Austin this week

04/16/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Term limits, schmerm limits

04/14/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Victory is still sweet two days later

04/13/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Not all fundraising stories have happy endings

04/13/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Sklar in DC, Feingold in Austin

04/13/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Busby to runoff in CA-50 special election

04/12/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Runoff results roundup

04/12/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Miles and Radnofsky win

04/11/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Off to watch the returns

04/11/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Ballot screwup in Maverick County

04/11/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Also today - the CA-50 special election

04/11/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Once again, it's time to vote

04/11/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Sorry, no refunds

04/11/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Ignorance may be bliss, but it isn't competence

04/10/06 | permalink | comments [6]

Some DeLay reading to start your week

04/10/06 | permalink | comments [2]

On the road to Fort Bend

04/09/06 | permalink | comments [2]

HD146 runoff profile

04/09/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Parting is such sweet sorrow

04/08/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Early voting ends today

04/07/06 | permalink | comments [2]

My take on where we stand in CD22

04/07/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Miscellaneous events and happenings

04/07/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Perry gets aboard the "No special election" bandwagon?

04/06/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Congressional representation is overrated

04/06/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Fundraisers for Sherrie Matula and Mark McDavid

04/06/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Why leave now, Tom?

04/05/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Have you voted in the runoff yet?

04/05/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Day Three Morning DeLay Roundup

04/05/06 | permalink | comments [6]

CD10 runoff article

04/04/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Afternoon update on DeLay

04/04/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Two links to hold you off for now

04/04/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Morning DeLay roundup

04/04/06 | permalink | comments [3]

DeLay to drop out

04/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Statement from Borris Miles

04/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Statement from Ted Ankrum

04/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Statement from Ben Grant

04/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Statement from Maria Alvarado

04/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Statement from Barbara Radnofsky

04/03/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Smith sues, Casteel concedes

04/02/06 | permalink | comments [0]

It takes only a plurality

04/02/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Chron runoff endorsements

04/02/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Quarter time

03/31/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Courage challenges Smith on immigration

03/31/06 | permalink | comments [0]

From the "Why every vote counts" file

03/30/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Endorsement? What endorsement?

03/30/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Projecting the Governor's race

03/29/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Libertarian candidate in CD22

03/28/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Radnofsky and Harris

03/27/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Stockman is in it to win it

03/26/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Strayhorn sues over petition checking

03/25/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

03/25/06 | permalink | comments [4]

You sure about that endorsement?

03/24/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Requesting a mail ballot for the runoff

03/24/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Another item for the electronic voting critics

03/23/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Wrath of the Soccer Moms

03/23/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Radnofsky headquarters opening Friday

03/22/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Fundraiser for Shane Sklar in Houston

03/22/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Dan Patrick back on the air

03/21/06 | permalink | comments [8]

Roger Owen open letter followup

03/21/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Another rousing round of indifference from the Chron

03/20/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Et tu, Bob?

03/19/06 | permalink | comments [6]

Why Frank Madla lost

03/18/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Smith wants more info on Tarrant voting glitch

03/17/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Sklar and Harris

03/17/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Bennett endorses Miles in HD146 runoff

03/16/06 | permalink | comments [5]

"Sour grapes" in CD22

03/16/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Open letter to Roger Owen

03/16/06 | permalink | comments [4]

David Van Os event at Drexler's

03/16/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Webb County officials complain about voting machine problems

03/15/06 | permalink | comments [3]

If not now, then when?

03/15/06 | permalink | comments [7]

The sweet sound of dissension in the ranks

03/14/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Podcast this!

03/14/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Casteel officially seeks recount

03/13/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Let's get ready to runoff

03/13/06 | permalink | comments [0]

The uphill battle

03/12/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Petition time

03/10/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Radnofsky's runoff

03/09/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Primary notes

03/09/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Primary results: Republican non-statewide

03/08/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Primary results: Democratic non-statewide

03/08/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Primary results: Statewide

03/08/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Adios, Mofos.

03/07/06 | permalink | comments [0]

CD7 Scuttlebutt

03/07/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Takin' care of the constituents

03/07/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Demo Incognito v. The Mighty Slime Machine

03/07/06 | permalink | comments [1]

More Leininger lieutenants

03/04/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Political forensics in CD22

03/02/06 | permalink | comments [6]

Statement from Borris Miles

03/01/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Statement from Al Bennett

03/01/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Ciro gaining on Cuellar

02/28/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Hubener loses in HD106

02/28/06 | permalink | comments [1]

"The most meaningless office" in Harris County

02/28/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Oh dear.

02/28/06 | permalink | comments [9]

Turnout for Tom

02/28/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Statement from Jim Henley

02/28/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Statement from David Murff

02/28/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Go, Katy!

02/28/06 | permalink | comments [0]

At least they're covering some primaries

02/27/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Carter and DeLay, BFFs

02/25/06 | permalink | comments [0]

DeLay's Texas colleagues have his back

02/24/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Environmental issues forum in San Antonio

02/24/06 | permalink | comments [6]

Cuellar's consultants

02/23/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Roger Owen self-destructs

02/23/06 | permalink | comments [1]

More endorsements and one non-endorsement

02/21/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Leininger's lineup

02/21/06 | permalink | comments [2]

My endorsements for the Dem primary

02/21/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Why bother?

02/20/06 | permalink | comments [9]

Interview with Garnet Coleman

02/20/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Non-Rasmussen poll numbers for TX-Gov

02/19/06 | permalink | comments [5]

How much is that candidate in the window?

02/18/06 | permalink | comments [1]

I don't even know how to title this one

02/17/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Henry Cuellar, serial Bush hugger

02/17/06 | permalink | comments [7]

Why Howard won

02/17/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Pro-DeLay ad denied

02/16/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Let's not overdo this just yet

02/16/06 | permalink | comments [2]

February numbers from Rasmussen

02/15/06 | permalink | comments [6]

Donna Howard wins runoff

02/15/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Club for Growth pushes Cuellar

02/15/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Hackett's departure

02/14/06 | permalink | comments [2]

On the trail of hackdom

02/14/06 | permalink | comments [11]

CD10 misconception

02/14/06 | permalink | comments [1]

HD48 election is tomorrow, and other notes

02/13/06 | permalink | comments [0]

"You still like me! You really still like me!"

02/12/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Daily Ciro update

02/11/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Bell v Gammage on the air

02/10/06 | permalink | comments [2]

A tale of two counties

02/10/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Hubener endorsed, and more

02/09/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Ciro debates, and other notes

02/08/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Howard-Bentzin debate podcast

02/07/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Interviews with Bell and Gammage

02/07/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Why she runs

02/06/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Early voting starts in HD48 runoff

02/06/06 | permalink | comments [0]

The Rodriguez-Cuellar debate

02/06/06 | permalink | comments [2]

The new face of reform

02/04/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Band of Brothers

02/03/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Lampson interview on Talking Points Memo

02/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

CB on CNN tonight

02/02/06 | permalink | comments [0]

It's Pile On Henry Cuellar Day

02/02/06 | permalink | comments [4]

One thing DeLay still is good for

02/02/06 | permalink | comments [1]

DeLay's fundraising woes

02/02/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Wednesday campaign roundup

02/01/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Eat 'em up, Republicans

01/31/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Report from the Juan Garcia campaign kickoff

01/30/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Ballot battles resolved

01/29/06 | permalink | comments [0]

A profile of Kathi Thomas in SD25

01/27/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Bentzin's flop

01/27/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Interviews with Madla and Uresti

01/26/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Bell hits Strayhorn on vouchers

01/25/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Gammage gets endorsements

01/25/06 | permalink | comments [0]

"DeLay's Last Disciple"

01/25/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Libertarians against Ron Paul

01/24/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Cohen's campaign kickoff

01/24/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Keir Murray responds to DeLay poll criticism

01/23/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Date set for HD106 special election

01/21/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Greeting the Gravy Train

01/21/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Q&A with Jim Henley and David Murff

01/20/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Goin' off the rails on a gravy train

01/20/06 | permalink | comments [1]

The special elections keep on coming: HD106

01/20/06 | permalink | comments [2]

What happened in HD48?

01/20/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Alvarado off the ballot

01/20/06 | permalink | comments [3]

David Harris interview

01/20/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Who's the Democratic frontrunner for Governor?

01/19/06 | permalink | comments [7]

Lindsay endorses Hamric

01/19/06 | permalink | comments [2]

You got whose endorsement?

01/18/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Runoff in HD48

01/18/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Clark to support Juan Garcia

01/18/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Focusing on veterans' issues

01/18/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Also appearing in this district: Tom DeLay

01/17/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Special election today in Austin

01/17/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Reactions to the CD22 survey

01/16/06 | permalink | comments [7]

Still more primary follies

01/16/06 | permalink | comments [0]

A few opening thoughts on the DeLay poll

01/15/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Bad poll for DeLay

01/15/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Campbell and Lampson

01/13/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Running everywhere, Libertarian style

01/13/06 | permalink | comments [7]

Ellen Cohen campaign kickoff

01/13/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Carlisle back on the ballot in Amarillo

01/13/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Shapleigh endorses Uresti

01/13/06 | permalink | comments [1]

More primary challenges

01/12/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Give a hand to Garnet Coleman

01/12/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Meet Dot Nelson-Turnier

01/12/06 | permalink | comments [1]

The primary follies continue

01/11/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Gammage gets going

01/10/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Rasmussen polls Texas

01/10/06 | permalink | comments [12]

Bentzin and Colyandro

01/09/06 | permalink | comments [1]

How many petitions can you sign?

01/08/06 | permalink | comments [6]

Roundtable on the Governor's race

01/08/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Family feud primary update

01/08/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Stockman speaks

01/07/06 | permalink | comments [5]

A message from David Harris

01/07/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Family feud primary apparently cancelled

01/06/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Dewhurst fundraises for Madla

01/06/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Filing news: Republican missed opportunities

01/06/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Filing news: Democratic missed opportunities

01/05/06 | permalink | comments [4]

Filing news: Dems 40, GOP 15

01/05/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Stockman story

01/05/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Strayhorn's impact

01/04/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Filing news: Missing in action

01/04/06 | permalink | comments [0]

DeLay vs Lampson blog

01/04/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Filing news: Fort Bend foulup

01/03/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Filing news: Coverage

01/03/06 | permalink | comments [2]

Filing news: The lineup

01/02/06 | permalink | comments [5]

Filing news: Closing time

01/02/06 | permalink | comments [7]

Filing news: One pro-Strayhorn faction identified

01/02/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Filing news: Strayhorn goes independent

01/02/06 | permalink | comments [3]

Filing news: Murff, Ankrum, and Lampson

01/02/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Filing news: Deadline

01/02/06 | permalink | comments [0]

Filing news: Garcia and Franklin

01/01/06 | permalink | comments [1]

Filing news: Miscellania

12/31/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Filing news: More mixed signals from Strayhorn

12/31/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Filing news: Stuff I forgot the first time

12/30/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Filing news: Friday frenzy

12/30/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Filing news: Piling on in CD22

12/29/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Filing news: Two more for SD18

12/27/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Orlando Sanchez on the comeback trail

12/23/05 | permalink | comments [8]

What exactly is the Strayhorn campaign up to?

12/22/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Filing news: There's more than one race?

12/22/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Have your people call my people

12/21/05 | permalink | comments [8]

Filing news: Hammer Time

12/21/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Closing out the quarter with Radnofsky

12/21/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Filing news: Armbrister to retire

12/20/05 | permalink | comments [0]

The Kinky strategy

12/20/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Filing news: SD7 and more

12/19/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Filing news: Brownout

12/17/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Filing news: Heflin chooses, Gammage files

12/15/05 | permalink | comments [0]

SD7 notes

12/15/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Filing news: Richard Raymond drops CD28 bid

12/14/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Strayhorn says she's not an Independent

12/14/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Filing news: A challenger for Grusendorf

12/14/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Filing news: Round 'em up

12/13/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Filing news: Who's not filing

12/12/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Bell files

12/10/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Choose carefully, Talmadge

12/09/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Friedman files

12/09/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Filing news: More, more, more

12/08/05 | permalink | comments [7]

Strayhorn the independent?

12/08/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Radnofsky on TV

12/08/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Students for Henley

12/08/05 | permalink | comments [1]

From the "Ain't gonna happen" files

12/07/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Filing news: Aaron Pena and his colleagues

12/07/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Which way will Heflin go?

12/07/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Filing news: We have a surprise

12/07/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Mary Beth Harrell on sending her son to Iraq

12/06/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Let the filings begin!

12/06/05 | permalink | comments [6]

Texas poll: Governor's race

12/06/05 | permalink | comments [1]

More bad news for DeLay

12/06/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Henley kicks off campaign for CD07

12/05/05 | permalink | comments [5]

Talmadge Heflin rises from the dead

12/05/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Top Ten Reasons to Vote For Barbara Radnofsky

12/04/05 | permalink | comments [2]

If this is how it's gonna be, wake me up on November 8

12/03/05 | permalink | comments [10]

Laney retiring

12/02/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Uresti gunning for Madla

12/01/05 | permalink | comments [2]

HD48 special election set

11/30/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Meet Larry Stallings

11/30/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Fighting Dem David Harris

11/29/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Mary Denny retiring

11/29/05 | permalink | comments [1]

David Harris on Air America tonight

11/29/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Victor Morales???

11/26/05 | permalink | comments [5]

Two for CD32

11/22/05 | permalink | comments [4]

More GOP self-targeting

11/21/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Pena and Gonzales

11/18/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Henley jumps into CD07

11/17/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Hubener, Stallings, and Thibault

11/17/05 | permalink | comments [3]

CD14 - Possible primary opponent for Ron Paul

11/16/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Radnofsky officially announces

11/16/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Bob Gammage?

11/15/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Where's Carole?

11/15/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Armbrister to retire?

11/15/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Shane Sklar fundraiser in Galveston

11/15/05 | permalink | comments [0]

CD28 poll followup

11/14/05 | permalink | comments [3]

HD26: Contested primary for Charlie Howard?

11/12/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Radnofsky gets a little help from her would-be future colleagues

11/12/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Veterans for Harrell, Harris for veterans

11/11/05 | permalink | comments [1]

The case for Ciro

11/10/05 | permalink | comments [0]

HD78: Gunning for Haggerty

11/08/05 | permalink | comments [0]

David Harris website is up

11/08/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Anti-toll road activist announces candidacy in SD18

11/07/05 | permalink | comments [1]

In the end, it's always about meeting chicks

11/02/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Who's running where

11/02/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Zogby fills in the blanks

10/30/05 | permalink | comments [1]

So much for the bounce

10/30/05 | permalink | comments [0]

A little piling on Kay

10/26/05 | permalink | comments [1]

HD48: Baxter to resign

10/21/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Year of the Independent...or not

10/17/05 | permalink | comments [1]

CD28: Ciro's in

10/16/05 | permalink | comments [0]

GOP targets for the State House: HD03 and HD41

10/13/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Harrell's announcement

10/13/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Bell's ethics platform

10/12/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Friedman's restructuring

10/10/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Ted Lyon for Governor?

10/06/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Polling followup - Is there a basis for comparison?

10/06/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Harrell's rescheduled announcement

10/05/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Poll time

10/04/05 | permalink | comments [11]

Buzbee update

09/30/05 | permalink | comments [0]

David Murff in CD07

09/30/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Congrats to John Courage

09/29/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Speaking of rumors

09/28/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Sharp named to Perry panel, unlikely to run for Governor

09/21/05 | permalink | comments [0]

A chat with John Courage

09/20/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Sliva-Thibault in HD133

09/19/05 | permalink | comments [1]

A question for Friedman supporters

09/18/05 | permalink | comments [6]

Dan Patrick throws his mike in the ring

09/16/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Courage, Harrell, and Harris

09/16/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Courage to announce on Saturday

09/15/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Martin Frost says: Run Everywhere!

09/14/05 | permalink | comments [2]

And then there were three in CD17

09/13/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Lucio and Meyer

09/12/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Shane Sklar kicks off his campaign

09/08/05 | permalink | comments [6]

Richard Raymond announces for CD28

09/08/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Almost snuck those poll numbers past me

09/08/05 | permalink | comments [3]

A brief political update

09/07/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Suzanna Hupp not running for reelection

09/01/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Sherrie Matula in HD129

08/31/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Real reform

08/30/05 | permalink | comments [0]

More like this, please

08/30/05 | permalink | comments [1]

A few words with Nick Lampson

08/29/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Griggs retiring

08/27/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Ellis announces in SD7

08/27/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Dance, Tom, dance!

08/26/05 | permalink | comments [4]

More campaign announcements

08/25/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Another endorsement for Bell

08/25/05 | permalink | comments [6]

Comment spam - Future dirty campaign trick?

08/25/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Is there an effect in these poll numbers?

08/25/05 | permalink | comments [5]

Rick versus Carole: Let's get it started

08/23/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Gallego endorses Bell

08/22/05 | permalink | comments [2]

David Harris in CD06

08/21/05 | permalink | comments [5]

Mary Beth Harrell in CD31

08/20/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Debate in CD28

08/19/05 | permalink | comments [1]

From the "Run Everywhere" files

08/19/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Where's Kay?

08/18/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Targeting Cuellar

08/18/05 | permalink | comments [0]

StemPAC

08/17/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Strayhorn's strategy

08/15/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Tony Buzbee

08/15/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Coverage of Bell's announcement

08/15/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Liveblogging Bell

08/14/05 | permalink | comments [0]

New campaign site for Janette Sexton

08/14/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Bell's launch on Sunday

08/11/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Two points in the Run Every Race discussion

08/10/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Courage and Fjetland

08/10/05 | permalink | comments [0]

More on "Draft Sharp"

08/09/05 | permalink | comments [0]

DeLay's dilemma

08/08/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Radnofsky interview

08/07/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Hamric to run in SD7

08/05/05 | permalink | comments [7]

"Draft Sharp" website

08/05/05 | permalink | comments [10]

Dan Barrett in HD97

08/04/05 | permalink | comments [11]

Watson eyes Barrientos' seat

08/03/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Crabb: Not retiring

07/30/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Bell's announcement

07/28/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Meet Shane Sklar

07/28/05 | permalink | comments [8]

Bell to announce tomorrow

07/27/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Not just Crabb

07/26/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Crabb to retire?

07/26/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Step Up Texas

07/23/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Once again: Run every race

07/21/05 | permalink | comments [11]

Matt speaks

07/21/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Jon Lindsay to retire

07/20/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Matt Glazer for HD122

07/19/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Opponents for Edwards

07/18/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Perry: Still unpopular

07/14/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Lampson and Raymond

07/13/05 | permalink | comments [2]

All Out War, Redux: Can You Hear Me Now?

07/04/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Kinky vs. Obscene

07/02/05 | permalink | comments [8]

Sharp to enter the race?

07/01/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Really really last minute giving

06/30/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Your liberal media at work

06/28/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Mythbusting

06/26/05 | permalink | comments [6]

Janette Sexton Campaign Kickoff Reception

06/25/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Would KBH have beaten Perry in the primary?

06/25/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Quan not running in CD22

06/21/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Juan Garcia speaks

06/20/05 | permalink | comments [2]

My take on the Perry-Strayhorn matchup

06/18/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Two opponents for Edwards

06/18/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Hutchison will run for re-election

06/17/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Pete Gallego

06/17/05 | permalink | comments [1]

What will Carole do?

06/16/05 | permalink | comments [7]

A stir in SD3

06/16/05 | permalink | comments [4]

It's semi-official: Strayhorn to run for Governor

06/15/05 | permalink | comments [6]

A laundry list from Cap Inside

06/15/05 | permalink | comments [8]

Meet Janette Sexton

06/15/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Pass-the-hat time

06/14/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Ins, outs, and elsewheres

06/14/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Sandlin for State Senate?

06/11/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Putting some faces to names

06/11/05 | permalink | comments [3]

HD47: Keel drops out

06/10/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Rumors in HD134 and HD146

06/09/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Is Sharp jumping in?

06/09/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Courage for Congress, continued

06/08/05 | permalink | comments [0]

What kind of primary do you think we're going to have?

06/06/05 | permalink | comments [2]

DeLay starting early

06/03/05 | permalink | comments [5]

Combs and Staples make their moves

06/02/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Courage in CD21?

06/02/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Not so fast for KBH

06/01/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Announcement from KBH?

05/31/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Announcement in HD48

05/31/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Thinking about Kinky

05/31/05 | permalink | comments [10]

Juan Garcia update

05/31/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Announcement in HD52

05/26/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Aren't you overlooking someone?

05/20/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Kay's temptation

05/18/05 | permalink | comments [5]

An update on Barbara Radnofsky

05/16/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Chris Bell conference call

05/13/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Another poll on Perry

05/12/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Perry's pathetic poll numbers

05/11/05 | permalink | comments [2]

An interview with Nick Lampson

05/11/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Fjetland's challenge

05/09/05 | permalink | comments [5]

Judis on DeLay

05/09/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Lampson announces, Quan explores

05/05/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Lampson's official filing

05/04/05 | permalink | comments [1]

New Senate contender

05/03/05 | permalink | comments [4]

McCloskey's mission

05/02/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Reflecting on Morrison's withdrawal

04/26/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Morrison withdraws from CD22 race

04/25/05 | permalink | comments [3]

How risk averse are they?

04/25/05 | permalink | comments [1]

The next face of CD22

04/25/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Catching up on the Morrison campaign

04/24/05 | permalink | comments [11]

Contested Republican primary in CD22?

04/21/05 | permalink | comments [9]

Morrison update and other trivia

04/16/05 | permalink | comments [1]

What are these "Republican moderates" of which you speak?

04/11/05 | permalink | comments [5]

The targets

04/11/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Lampson speaks

04/11/05 | permalink | comments [7]

Take Two with Richard Morrison

04/09/05 | permalink | comments [7]

Team Bell

04/06/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Talking with Richard Morrison

04/06/05 | permalink | comments [6]

Do you care what Clayton Williams wants?

04/06/05 | permalink | comments [3]

More thoughts on CD22

04/05/05 | permalink | comments [1]

The more, the merrier?

04/05/05 | permalink | comments [16]

Send Richard Morrison to DC

03/29/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Meanwhile, on the substantive side of the campaign...

03/29/05 | permalink | comments [0]

The Hillary Menace grows

03/29/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Oh, won't you stay, just a little bit longer?

03/28/05 | permalink | comments [3]

Hey, it was the Nineties, you had to be there

03/25/05 | permalink | comments [0]

What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding in the Senate?

03/24/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Bell campaign posts on Kos

03/21/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Morrison makes his pitch

03/12/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Morrison 2006

03/10/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Bell fires 'em up in Austin

03/03/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Van Os announces for Attorney General

02/28/05 | permalink | comments [0]

An evening with Barbara Radnofsky

02/27/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Raymond, Cuellar, and Rodriguez

02/25/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Barnes and Hutchison deny rumors

02/24/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Chris Bell on credit scoring

02/23/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Sounds like he's running to me

02/23/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Hutchison and Barnes

02/22/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Is this a sign from KBH?

02/12/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Interview with Chris Bell

02/11/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Kinky is in

02/02/05 | permalink | comments [5]

Bonilla is in if Hutchison is out

02/02/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Is Carole just teasing us now?

01/25/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Taking back Congress, one step at a time

01/24/05 | permalink | comments [2]

More CHIP carping from KBH

01/20/05 | permalink | comments [6]

It's like high school all over again

01/19/05 | permalink | comments [2]

Strayhorn's money

01/14/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Radnofsky makes it official

01/11/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Perry's endorsements so far

01/09/05 | permalink | comments [0]

The underground primary

01/07/05 | permalink | comments [0]

Morrison gears up

01/05/05 | permalink | comments [4]

Hutchison on CHIP

01/02/05 | permalink | comments [1]

Perry endorsement update

12/21/04 | permalink | comments [3]

Perry trolling for support

12/18/04 | permalink | comments [0]

Kinkster to declare for Gov in February

12/16/04 | permalink | comments [4]

An issue for whoever does eventually run against Rick Perry

12/15/04 | permalink | comments [3]

Hutchison gets testy

12/12/04 | permalink | comments [1]

Hutchison calls for stem cell research

12/11/04 | permalink | comments [0]

Rick Perry Versus The World

12/07/04 | permalink | comments [4]

Once more with Kinky

12/07/04 | permalink | comments [1]

Is there a political consultant in the house?

11/17/04 | permalink | comments [0]

And so we look ahead

11/08/04 | permalink | comments [4]

Looking ahead

09/30/04 | permalink | comments [5]

Perry's poor popularity

09/04/04 | permalink | comments [1]

Hutchison criticizes CHIP cutbacks

09/01/04 | permalink | comments [2]

The horror! The horror!

08/18/04 | permalink | comments [0]

Cisneros not running in 06

07/30/04 | permalink | comments [2]

Barbara Radnofsky

07/30/04 | permalink | comments [6]

Big donors prefer Perry

07/21/04 | permalink | comments [3]

No run for Gov for Evans

07/02/04 | permalink | comments [1]

Another Bushie seeking office in Texas?

06/29/04 | permalink | comments [0]

Don Evans??

06/26/04 | permalink | comments [0]

Kinky op-ed

06/14/04 | permalink | comments [0]

Getting Kinky again

03/04/04 | permalink | comments [1]

Kinky Friedman still talking about running for Governor

01/29/04 | permalink | comments [3]

Kinky Friedman for Governor

09/23/03 | permalink | comments [25]