Daily Archives: July 16, 2019

Here come the youths

There are a lot of younger candidates running for Houston City Council this year. Inspired by the recent electoral success of millennial and Generation Z-aged candidates, more young people are running for Houston city council than ever before, a trend … Continue reading

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There’s no reason to trust the Republican study to “reform” the judicial election process

Oh, hell no. After a punishing election for Republican judges, state leaders are set to take a long look at Texas’ often-criticized judicial selection system — a partisan election structure that Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht has described … Continue reading

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Of being “White” or “Other” on the Census

Here’s something I hadn’t thought about before. When Randa Kayyali reached the race and ethnicity portion of the 2010 Census, she stared at the form for a while. Her options were white, Hispanic and/or Latino, black/African-American, Asian, Native Hawaiian and … Continue reading

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