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Libertarians will remain on the ballot

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Too bad, Republicans. The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican effort to remove a host of Libertarian candidates from the November ballot, saying the GOP did not bring their challenge soon enough. In a unanimous opinion, the all-GOP … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged Dan Patrick, Election 2020, Election 2022, filing fee, Keith Self, lawsuit, Libertarian Party, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, Pat Fallon, Republican Party, Secretary of State, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Troy Nehls | Comments Off

July 2022 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The runoffs are now over, and we’re fully into the fall election season. As before, I’ve consolidated this list down to the elections of interest, which means I’ve dropped CD30 as it was a primary-only affair. I’m also dropping CD10 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, campaign finance reports, Cassandra Garcia, CD02, CD03, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD28, CD30, CD34, CD38, Chip Roy, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, fundraising, Henry Cuellar, Jamie Jordan, Jan McDowell, Jessica Cisneros, John Lira, Keith Self, Linda Nuno, Mayra Flores, Michelle Vallejo, redistricting, Robin Fulford, Sandeep Srivastava, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Van Taylor, Vicente Gonzalez, Wesley Hunt | 3 Comments

April 2022 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The primaries are over, and while we do still have some runoffs plus now a weird special election in CD34, we do have a smaller set of races and candidates to review. Given how many I had to cram into … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, campaign finance reports, Cassandra Garcia, CD02, CD03, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD28, CD30, CD34, CD38, Chip Roy, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Derrik Gay, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, fundraising, Henry Cuellar, Jamie Jordan, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Jasmine Crockett, Jessica Cisneros, John Lira, Keith Self, Linda Nuno, Mayra Flores, Michelle Vallejo, redistricting, Robin Fulford, Ruben Ramirez, Sandeep Srivastava, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls, Van Taylor, Vicente Gonzalez, Wesley Hunt | Comments Off

A roundup of runoffs

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I was going to just do a basic recap of all the primary races that will require runoffs, and then this happened, and I had to do some redesign. U.S. Rep. Van Taylor, R-Plano, has decided to end his reelection … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Alexandra Guio, Alexandra Mealer, Andrea Beall, Angel Vega, Attorney General, Ben Chou, Beverly Armstrong, Bexar County, Cassandra Hernandez, CD01, CD03, CD15, CD21, CD24, CD28, CD30, CD38, Chip Wells, Christian Hayes, Claudia Zapata, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Daniel Caldwell, Danielle Bess, David Patronella, Dawn Buckingham, Democratic primary, Derrik Gay, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, George P. Bush, Greg Glass, Harris County, HD100, HD114, HD147, HD22, HD37, HD70, HD76, Henry Cisneros, Henry Cuellar, James Whitfield, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Janet Dudding, Jasmine Crockett, Jason Luong, Jay Kleberg, JJ Jefferson, Joe Jaworski, John Bryant, John Rigney, Jolanda Jones, Joseph Trahan, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kim McTorry, Land Commissioner, Laura Marquez, Lawrence Allen, Lee Merritt, Lesley Briones, Lite Gov, Lorenzo Sanchez, Luis Sifuentes, Luis Villarreal, Manpreet Singh, Melissa Ortega, Michelle Beckley, Michelle Vallejo, Mihaela Plesa, Mike Collier, Morgan LaMantia, Pat Hardy, Pete Garcia, Pete Sessions, primaries, provisional ballots, Railroad Commission, recount, Ricardo Villarreal, Rochelle Garza, Ruben Cortez, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Sandra Crenshaw, Sandragrace Martinez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah Stogner, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Sonia Lopez, Staci Childs, Starr County, Steve Duble, Suleman Lalani, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Tim Westley, Treasea Trevino, Van Taylor, Vanesia Johnson, Venton Jones, Victor Dunn, Victor Morales, Victor Perez, Vidal Martinez, voter suppression, Wayne Christian, Webb County, Zapata County | 12 Comments

January 2022 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The filing deadline has passed, the primary lineups are set, and we have a new set of races and candidates to review. As was the case in the past two cycles, I’ll follow the contested primaries as well as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Abel Mulugheta, Beth van Duyne, campaign finance reports, Cassandra Garcia, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD28, CD30, CD34, CD35, CD37, CD38, Centrell Reed, Chip Roy, Colin Allred, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Derrik Gay, Diana Alexander, Doc Shelby, Donna Imam, Duncan Klussmann, Ed Cabrera, Eddie Rodriguez, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Eliza Alvarado, fundraising, Greg Casar, Henry Cuellar, Jamie Jordan, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Jasmine Crockett, Jessica Cisneros, Jessica Mason, John Lira, John Rigney, Kathy Fragnoli, Keith Self, Larry Wallace, Linda Nuno, Lizzie FLetcher, Lloyd Doggett, Mauro Garza, Mayra Flores, primaries, Rebecca Viagran, redistricting, Roberto Haddad, Robin Fulford, Ruben Ramirez, Sandeep Srivastava, Scott Sturm, Tannya Benavides, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls, Van Taylor, Vicente Gonzalez, Wesley Hunt, Willie Vasquez Ng | 2 Comments

October 2021 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Another three months have passed, and so we review the Congressional finance reports again. I fear these reports are about to get a lot more boring post-redistricting, but for now we will plow onward. The July 2021 reports are here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged campaign finance reports, CD03, CD05, CD10, CD15, CD24, CD34, CD35, CD37, CD38, Charlie Gearing, Congress, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, fundraising, Julie Oliver, Kathleen Bailey, Keith Self, Larry Wallace, Lloyd Doggett, Michelle Beckley, primaries, redistricting, Rochelle Garza, Texas, Van Taylor, Vicente Gonzalez | 3 Comments

5th Court of Appeals screws Paxton prosecutors

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Ugh. The prosecutors pursuing charges against Attorney General Ken Paxton haven’t been paid in more than a year and a half — and they will continue to wait on a payday. On Monday, the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, Scandalized! | Tagged 5th Court of Appeals, Brian Wice, Collin County, Commissioners Court, Jeff Blackard, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kent Schaffer, lawsuit, Nicole deBorde, special prosecutor, Texas | Comments Off

Collin County would like us to pick up the Paxton prosecutor tab

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

I’ll bet they would. As Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal troubles head into their third year, there’s another question aside from whether he’ll beat the rap — who will pay for it all? Taxpayers in Collin County, where Paxton was … Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | Tagged 5th Court of Appeals, Attorney General, Brian Wice, Collin County, Harris County, Jeff Blackard, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kent Schaffer, Nicole deBorde, special prosecutor, Texas | 3 Comments

Time for the 5th Court to decide on Paxton prosecutor pay

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Do your job, y’all. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s months-long effort to remove the judge in his securities fraud case is coming to a head in a Dallas appeals court. Prosecutors say the 5th Court of Appeals has no jurisdiction … Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | Tagged 5th Court of Appeals, Collin County, Commissioners Court, Harris County, Jeff Blackard, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, special prosecutor, Texas | Comments Off

Collin County punts prosecutor pay question back to appeals court

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Incoming! The Collin County Commissioners Court has voted to not pay the prosecutors pursuing criminal charges against Attorney General Ken Paxton. The 5th Court of Appeals last week directed the commissioners to vote on the prosecutors’ latest bill before it … Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | Tagged 5th Court of Appeals, Collin County, Commissioners Court, Jeff Blackard, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, special prosecutor, Texas | 1 Comment

Appeals court chooses not to decide in Paxton prosecutor pay case

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

This is oddly fitting. The 5th Court of Appeals on Wednesday said they won’t make a decision on whether the three prosecutors’ fees are legal until the county votes to pay their last bill, which topped $205,000. The prosecutors’ pay … Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | Tagged 5th Court of Appeals, Collin County, Commissioners Court, Jeff Blackard, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, special prosecutor, Texas | 1 Comment

Paxton case gets moved out of Collin County

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Well, well, well. Attorney General Ken Paxton’s upcoming trials will be moved out of Collin County, the judge presiding over his criminal fraud case decided Thursday. The ruling is a major victory for the prosecutors, who have for months argued … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Scandalized! | Tagged Brian Wice, Collin County, grand jury, Jeff Blackard, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kent Schaffer, Nicole deBorde, Servergy, special prosecutor, Texas | Comments Off

Twice the trials, twice the fun

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

The Paxton special prosecutors want to separate the charges into two trials. Special prosecutors said Thursday they would like to try Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton first on charges he failed to register as an investment advisor, pushing a lengthy … Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | Tagged Brian Wice, Collin County, Commissioners Court, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kent Schaffer, lawsuit, Nicole deBorde, Servergy, special prosecutor, Texas, The Lege, Wayne Dolcefino | Comments Off

Rep. Sam Johnson to retire

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

One of Texas’ longest-serving members of Congress will call it quits next year. U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson announced Friday morning that he will not seek re-election to represent his Plano-based seat in Congress. Johnson, a Vietnam War veteran, made the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Barack Obama, CD03, Collin County, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Hillary Clinton, Keith Self, Mitt Romney, President, Sam Johnson, Texas, Van Taylor | 1 Comment

Collin County Commissioners Court are a bunch of jerks

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Unbelievable. In an attempt to lay the legal groundwork to quit funding Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s prosecution, Collin County is refusing to pay a longtime local attorney for his work defending indigent clients. On Monday, the Commissioners Court voted … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Scandalized! | Tagged Collin County, Commissioners Court, grand jury, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Texas | 1 Comment

Collin County won’t fight its special prosecutor bill

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

For now, anyway. The Collin County Commissioners Court on Monday voted to take “a careful review” of the cost of prosecuting Attorney General Ken Paxton, while appealing to residents to set aside emotions and avoid attacking the court’s future decisions. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Scandalized! | Tagged Collin County, Commissioners Court, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, special prosecutor, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Court hears arguments over paying Paxton’s prosecutors

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I am rooting for this to be thrown out of court. Dallas County Court at Law Judge Mark Greenberg heard arguments Friday over jurisdictional issues in the civil case brought by taxpayer Jeffory Blackard. Blackard is challenging the $300 per … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, Scandalized! | Tagged Brian Wice, Collin County, Commissioners Court, Jeff Blackard, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kent Schaffer, lawsuit, Nicole deBorde, special prosecutor, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Collin County argues against anti-Paxton prosecutor lawsuit

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Reluctantly. [Collin County Commissioners] Court on Thursday urged a Dallas judge to drop a lawsuit seeking to block payment to the special prosecutors. The suit, filed in December by local real estate developer and Paxton donor Jeffory Blackard, should be … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Scandalized! | Tagged Brian Wice, Collin County, Commissioners Court, Jeff Blackard, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kent Schaffer, lawsuit, Nicole deBorde, special prosecutor, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Collin County agrees to pay Paxton prosecutors

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Grudgingly. For now. The special prosecutors handling the criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will be paid for their work so far at the rate they were promised. Commissioners voted 3-2 on Monday to pay the more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Scandalized! | Tagged Brian Wice, Collin County, Commissioners Court, George Gallagher, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kent Schaffer, Nicole deBorde, special prosecutor, Texas | Comments Off

Another attack on the Paxton prosecution

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

If at first you don’t succeed… A prominent real estate developer has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop payments to the private attorneys appointed to prosecute Attorney General Ken Paxton — the latest twist in the Republican’s securities fraud case. … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, Scandalized! | Tagged Brian Wice, Collin County, George Gallagher, Jeff Blackard, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kent Schaffer, lawsuit, Nicole deBorde, special prosecutor, Texas | 1 Comment

Still working out Paxton prosecution costs

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Collin County is still hoping to do this on the cheap. Collin County officials expect to budget $100,000 to prosecute Attorney General Ken Paxton, but hope to eventually slash that amount by two-thirds. The county Commissioners Court on Monday evening … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Scandalized! | Tagged Brian Wice, Collin County, Commissioners Court, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kent Schaffer, lawsuit, special prosecutor, Texas | Comments Off

How much would you pay to prosecute Ken Paxton?

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Whatever your answer, Collin County Commissioners Court wants to pay less. Collin County officials want to cap the cost of prosecuting Attorney General Ken Paxton at a fraction of the previously discussed price tag of $285,000, and are questioning whether … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Scandalized! | Tagged Collin County, Commissioners Court, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, special prosecutor, Texas | 5 Comments

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