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More on the Denton experience with marijuana decriminalization

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

A long story from the Dallas Observer. Nick Stevens stood before the Denton City Council looking equally frustrated and determined. The activist had helped to lead the grassroots charge to decriminalize marijuana in the North Texas college town. Now he … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Attorney General, Bell County, City Council, Decriminalize Denton, Denton, Election 2022, Election 2023, fracking, Ground Game Texas, Harker Heights, Hays County, Killeen, lawsuit, marijuana, Mike Siegel, recall, San Antonio, San Marcos, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Lege targets Harris County election administrator

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

We knew something like this was coming. House and Senate bills filed by Republican lawmakers in response to Harris County’s mismanagement of its recent elections could give the Texas secretary of state the authority to step in, suspend county election … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Bell County, Cameron County, Clifford Tatum, Commissioners Court, Election 2022, elections administrator, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Hays County, League of Women Voters, Paul Bettencourt, Secretary of State, Senate, Stan Stanart, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas, Texas Association of Elections Administrators, The Lege, Tom Oliverson, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

The Denton experience with marijuana decriminalization

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

It’s been a challenge. Four months after a majority of voters approved Proposition B, Denton’s misdemeanor marijuana decriminalization ordinance continues to be a difficult issue for city staff to implement completely, according to City Manager Sara Hensley on Tuesday. Hensley, … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Bell County, Decriminalize Denton, Denton, Election 2022, Election 2023, Ground Game Texas, Harker Heights, Hays County, Killeen, lawsuit, marijuana, San Antonio, San Marcos, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Bell County to sue over Killeen’s marijuana ordinance

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Something like this was surely inevitable. Bell County commissioners, along with the district attorney, are determined to settle the question of whether Killeen’s Proposition A is lawful, making the governing body the first in Texas to sue one of its … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Bell County, Election 2022, Election 2023, Ground Game Texas, Harker Heights, Hays County, Henry Garza, Julie Oliver, Killeen, lawsuit, marijuana, Texas, The Lege, Wes Mau | 1 Comment

Hays County DA questions San Marcos marijuana ordinance passed by voters

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Add this to the pile. San Marcos voters passed a marijuana ordinance this November that would halt San Marcos police from arresting people for low-level marijuana offenses. Now, the Hays County district attorney is looking to Texas leaders for their … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, City Council, Election 2022, Ground Game Texas, Hays County, marijuana, San Marcos, Texas, Wes Mau | 1 Comment

Kirk Watson again elected Mayor of Austin

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Party like it’s 1997, y’all. In a tight race, Austin voters picked a familiar face Tuesday night to guide the capital city over the next two years as the region deals with skyrocketing housing costs and explosive growth. In a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Austin, Celia Israel, Dan Patrick, Election 2002, Election 2022, Hays County, homelessness, Kirk Watson, local control, Mayor, runoff, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Travis County, Williamson County | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: Early voting versus Election Day

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

In his pre-election analyses of the early vote, Republican consultant Derek Ryan (whose numbers I have used in the past) suggested that there was still a significant number of regular Republican voters who had not voted yet, which could make … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Bastrop County, Beto O'Rourke, Bowie County, Dallas County, early voting, Election 2022, Election Day, Fort Bend County, Governor, Greg Abbott, Gregg County, Harris County, Hays County, Lubbock, precinct analysis, Texas, Travis County, Waller County, Williamson County | Comments Off

I think you know the root cause of the problem, John

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I was fascinated by this Texas Monthly feature on Secretary of State John Scott, who is being pushed to reckon with the insane and dangerous levels of election denial and anti-democratic activism. I’m pretty sure he gets it, he just … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Brennan Center, Election 2020, Election 2022, electronic voting machines, fraudit, Gillespie County, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Hays County, Heider Garcia, John Scott, Secretary of State, Smartmatic, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, voter registration, voter suppression | 4 Comments

I wish I knew how to turn the heat down

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

But I do know that I’m not the responsible party for this crap. About a dozen activists demanding responses to conspiracy theories about election integrity this week disrupted what is typically an uneventful public testing of voting machines ahead of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Election 2022, electronic voting machines, France, Hays County, John Scott, Secretary of State, Texas, voter suppression | Comments Off

More data about mail ballot rejections

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Keep it coming. Thousands of Texans who attempted to vote by mail in the March primary were disenfranchised in the state’s first election conducted under a new Republican voting law. The state’s largest counties saw a significant spike in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, Bryan Hughes, Collin County, Dallas County, Donald Trump, drivers licenses, El Paso, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Hays County, Hidalgo County, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, Nueces County, Parker County, primaries, Secretary of State, Social Security number, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, The Lege, Travis County, voter ID, voter suppression, Williamson County | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: Final 2022 primary vote totals from those counties of interest

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

At the end of early voting, I posted some totals from various counties around the state. I noted at the time it was an imprecise comparison since I included final 2018 turnout numbers as the comparison point for 2022 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bell County, Bexar County, Brazoria County, Brazos County, Cameron County, Collin County, Comal County, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, early voting, El Paso, Election 2018, Election 2022, Ellis County, Fort Bend County, Hays County, Hidalgo County, Johnson County, Lubbock, Maverick County, Montgomery County, Nueces County, primaries, Smith County, Starr County, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, turnout, voter suppression, Webb County, Williamson County | 1 Comment

2022 primary early voting statewide

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Turnout information for early voting for all counties is available on the Secretary of State website. They used to only have this for the 30 most populous counties, which skewed things in a Democratic direction, but a law passed in … Continue reading →

On to the next mail ballot problem

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

A lot of the people who managed to fill out the mail ballot application form correctly have failed to fill in the newly-required voter ID information on the ballot and have to get that fixed or have their ballot tossed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Chambers County, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Harris County, Hays County, Isabel Longoria, Texas, The Lege, voter ID, voter suppression | 3 Comments

Precinct analysis: The new State House map

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

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

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

The proposed State House map is out

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

The last of the bunch. Texas House members on Thursday released the first proposal for a new map redrawing the chamber’s 150-member districts. The initial draft would both increase Republicans’ strength across the state and the number of districts in … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Bexar County, Collin County, Comal County, Dallas County, Denton County, Donald Trump, El Paso, Election 2020, Election 2022, Erin Zwiener, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Hays County, HD145, HD148, HD19, HD31, HD45, HD57, HD60, HD73, HD74, HD76, HD92, Heights, James Talarico, Jeff Cason, Joe Biden, redistricting, Ryan Guillen, special session, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Todd Hunter, Travis County | 3 Comments

The mask rebellion

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Sweet, sweet music to the ears. The local mask rebellion, coupled with the fresh threat of legal action from President Joe Biden’s administration, poses the most serious challenge yet to [Gov. Greg] Abbott’s emergency powers, which he has wielded in … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Bexar County, Cameron County, coronavirus, Dallas County, Election 2021, Election 2022, face masks, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Hays County, Hidalgo County, HISD, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, local control, Nueces County, Paris ISD, polls, schools, Supreme Court, Texas, Travis County, vaccinations | 18 Comments

An alternate route to Medicaid expansion

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I’m okay with this. Texas Democrats have tried for years to convince Republican state leaders to increase access to Medicaid. Now they think they have found a way to do it with or without their help. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett … Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Tagged Bexar County, Cameron County, Collin County, Congress, Dallas County, Denton County, El Paso, Election 2022, Fort Bend County, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Hays County, health care, health insurance, Medicaid, Nueces County, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Travis County, Webb County, Williamson County | Comments Off

Counties of interest, part three: Around Travis

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Part 1 – Counties around Harris Part 2 – Counties around Dallas/Tarrant Travis County has been at the forefront of the Democratic renaissance in Texas, punching well above its weight with both performance and turnout. Its blue essence has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Bastrop County, Blanco County, Burnet County, Caldwell County, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2020, Hays County, precinct analysis, President, Texas, Travis County, Williamson County | 3 Comments

A high level look at the changing suburbs

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The Trib takes a broad and high-level look at what I’m digging into now. Although they didn’t get the blue wave they expected, Democrats narrowed the gap with Republicans in five of the most competitive and populous suburban counties in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Bexar County, Chambers County, Collin County, Dallas County, demography, Denton County, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Fort Bend County, Hays County, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Johnson County, Liberty County, Montgomery County, Parker County, President, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, turnout, Williamson County | 3 Comments

A closer look at county races, Part 2

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Part One is here. As before, this is about taking a closer look at the counties where Democrats made gains from 2016. Collin County: Our reach may have exceeded our grasp, but it’s important to note that progress was made. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Brazoria County, CD03, CD21, CD22, CD24, CD25, CD26, Collin County, Commissioners Court, Congress, Constable, Court of Criminal Appeals, Denton County, Election 2004, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2020, Erin Zwiener, Hays County, HD106, HD33, HD45, HD63, HD64, HD65, HD66, HD67, HD70, HD89, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, President, Rebecca Bell-Metereau, SBOE, Sheriff, Supreme Court, Tax Assessor, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

The “blue spine” and the rural counties

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Point: For the third consecutive election cycle, Democrats saw their advantage over Republicans grow in the 21 counties along Interstate 35, allowing them to further chip into the Republican dominance that has lasted for nearly three decades. The result was … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2020, Harris County, Hays County, Hillary Clinton, I-35, Joe Biden, John McCain, Jones County, Mitt Romney, President, Tarrant County, Texas, turnout, voter registration, Williamson County | 3 Comments

A few thoughts about Election 2020 before Tuesday

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Just a brain dump, to get this all out there before we find out what happened. Let’s start with this: After the conclusion of three weeks of early voting, 9.7 million Texans have cast ballots, crushing previous early voting totals … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Chris Hollins, Collin County, Comal County, coronavirus, Denton County, Donald Trump, drop off boxes, early voting, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Ellis County, Fort Bend County, Greg Abbott, Guadalupe County, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Hays County, Joe Biden, lawsuit, Montgomery County, polls, President, Texas, Travis County, turnout, voter ID, voter registration, Williamson County | 16 Comments

It’s Julie Oliver week

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Julie Oliver, the Democratic candidate in CD25, is getting a fair bit of attention this week. First, there’s this Statesman story about what her path to victory looks like. On a recent Zoom fundraiser with Beto O’Rourke, Democratic congressional candidate … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Bell County, Bosque County, CD25, Congress, Coryell County, DCCC, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Erath County, fundraising, Hamilton County, Hays County, Hill County, Johnson County, Julie Oliver, Lampasas County, polls, Roger Williams, Somervell County, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, voter registration | Comments Off

Despite it all, voter registration keeps increasing

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

You love to see it. Not even the worst pandemic to hit Texas in a century was enough to stem the surge in voter registrations that has remade the state’s electorate over the past four years. Just since March, Texas … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Battleground Texas, Beto O'Rourke, Bexar County, Brazos County, Comal County, Congress, coronavirus, Dallas County, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Tax Assessor, Hays County, Jolt Initiative, Powered by People, President, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Travis County, turnout, voter registration, Williamson County | 3 Comments

Primary precinct analysis: Who did what in the RRC race

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The Railroad Commissioner primary was a bit like the Senate primary – multiple candidates (though not nearly as many), not a whole lot of money, but the candidate who did best in fundraising was also the leading votegetter. Here’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Bell County, Bexar County, Brazoria County, Brazos County, Cameron County, Chrysta Castaneda, Collin County, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, El Paso, Election 2020, Ellis County, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Harris County, Hays County, Hidalgo County, Jefferson County, Kelly Stone, Lubbock, Mark Watson, McLennan County, Montgomery County, Nueces County, precinct analysis, Railroad Commission, Robert Alonzo, runoff, Smith County, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, Webb County, Williamson County | 2 Comments

Primary precinct analysis: Everyone did something in the Senate primary

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

So while we wait for actual precinct data from the primary, I thought I’d take a look at some county-level data from the non-Presidential races, as they have the county-by-county breakdown on the SOS election night pages. The US Senate … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian Ocegueda, Amanda Edwards, Annie Garcia, Bastrop, Bexar County, Brazoria County, Brazos County, Cameron County, Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Chris Bell, Collin County, Comal County, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, DR Hunter, El Paso, Election 2020, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Guadalupe County, Harris County, Hays County, Hidalgo County, Jack Foster, Jefferson County, Lubbock, Maverick County, Michael Cooper, MJ Hegar, Montgomery County, Nueces County, precinct analysis, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Smith County, Tarrant County, Texas, Victor Harris, Webb County, Williamson County | 2 Comments

Primary early voting: Comparing 2020 to 2016

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron looks into the early voting numbers around the state. Experts cautioned that early voting data should be taken with a grain of salt — for one because the subset of people who vote early aren’t necessarily representative of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bell County, Bexar County, Brazoria County, Brazos County, Collin County, Comal County, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, early voting, El Paso, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Guadalupe County, Harris County, Hays County, Hidalgo County, Lubbock, McLennan County, Montgomery County, Nueces County, primaries, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, turnout, Williamson County | 1 Comment

Our all-important metro areas

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Another look at the trouble Republicans face in Texas now. The key to Texas’ political future is whether it finally follows the geographic realignment that has transformed the politics of many other states over the past quarter century. Across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Abilene, Amarillo, Beto O'Rourke, Bexar County, Brazoria County, College Station, Collin County, Comal County, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, Donald Trump, El Paso, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Fort Bend County, Guadalupe County, Harris County, Hays County, John Cornyn, Killeen, Lubbock, Midland, Montgomery County, Odessa, President, San Angelo, Senate, Tarrant County, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege, Travis County, turnout, voter registration, Waco | 3 Comments

Raising money to register Republicans

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Just keeping an eye on things. A new super PAC focused on registering new Republican voters in Texas has raised nearly $10 million from some of the state’s biggest GOP donors, according to its first report to the Federal Election … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Bell County, Blanco County, Collin County, Dallas County, Denton County, Election 2018, Election 2020, Engage Texas, Fort Bend County, fundraising, Harris County, Hays County, Lampasas County, Republican Party, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, voter registration, Williamson County | 2 Comments

The main concern about voting centers

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

This Trib story, which is about the implementation of voting centers in multiple counties across Texas for the 2020 election, delves into one of the main concern about them: Voting centers can change from one election to the next, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Bexar County, Dallas County, Diane Trautman, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Hays County, Henderson County, Lubbock, NAACP, Tarrant County, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Organizing Project, voting centers | 1 Comment

How Dems took Hays County

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Three cheers for Texas State University. As the dust settles after last week’s election, the political identity of Hays County hangs in the balance: Is it red or blue? The rapidly growing Central Texas suburban county — Texas’ 22nd-largest by … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Bastrop County, Beto O'Rourke, demography, early voting, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Harris County, Hays County, lawsuit, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas State University, Travis County, turnout | 1 Comment

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

More campus voting issues

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Hello, Texas State. The long early voting line that wrapped around the LBJ Student Center earlier this week was a welcome sign to those at Texas State University who were hoping for strong enthusiasm among young voters on campus. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged early voting, Election 2018, Hays County, Prairie View A&M, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas State University, turnout | Comments Off

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