Tag Archives: SBOE

Book rating law blocked

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Good. A federal judge said Thursday he will stop a new Texas law aimed at keeping sexually explicit materials off of school library shelves on the eve of the law going into effect, according to state attorneys and lawyers for … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Legal matters | Tagged American Booksellers Association, Angela Paxton, Association of American Publishers, Authors Guild, Blue Willow Bookshop, BookPeople, Books, censorship, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Election 2024, HD106, Jared Patterson, Keven Ellis, lawsuit, Martha Wong, Mike Morath, SBOE, school libraries, SD08, Texas, Texas Education Agency, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, The Lege | 1 Comment

The bookstores’ view of the book rating lawsuit

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Some useful context from one of the plaintiffs in that lawsuit challenging a new “book rating” law. When Valerie Koehler bought Blue Willow Bookshop, she wanted to offer an expansive selection of children’s books. “We made it our mission to … Continue reading →

Booksellers sue over new book rating law

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

These lawsuits, they are starting to pile up. A coalition of Texas bookstores and national bookseller associations filed suit on Tuesday over House Bill 900, which aims to ban sexually explicit material from school libraries. HB 900 passed in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged American Booksellers Association, Association of American Publishers, Authors Guild, Blue Willow Bookshop, BookPeople, Books, censorship, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Keven Ellis, lawsuit, Martha Wong, Mike Morath, SBOE, school libraries, Texas, Texas Education Agency, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, The Lege | 2 Comments

Another look at Texas redistricting litigation after the Alabama SCOTUS ruling

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

An explainer from the Trib. The state faces an assortment of legal challenges to its congressional and statehouse maps, including allegations of intentional discrimination, vote dilution and racial gerrymandering. For example: In the Rio Grande Valley, the plaintiffs allege map-drawers … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Alabama, Commissioners Court, Congress, Election 2022, Election 2024, Galveston, Georgia, lawsuit, Louisiana, redistricting, SBOE, SCOTUS, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 2 Comments

Will the SCOTUS ruling on Alabama redistricting affect Texas?

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s start here. In a surprise win for voting rights activists, the U.S. Supreme Court breathed new life into the Civil Rights Act and may have paved the way to end Texas’s gerrymandered district. The case, Allen v. Milligan, came … Continue reading →

Precinct analysis: State Senate and SBOE 2022

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

PREVIOUSLY: State House 2022 A comparison with 2012 Congress 2022 As with Congress there won’t be much to see here. The fewer the districts, the more precise the redistricting can be. Here’s the State Senate: Dist Abbott Abb% Beto Beto% … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Angela Paxton, Eddie Lucio, Election 2022, Election 2024, Morgan LaMantia, precinct analysis, redistricting, SBOE, SD02, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD11, SD12, SD19, SD20, SD21, SD25, SD27, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

What I want from the next HCDP Chair

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, the Harris County Democratic Party will soon have a new Chair. And as you know, I am a Democratic precinct chair, which means I’m one of the several hundred people that will vote on who that is. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Beto O'Rourke, Brazoria County, CD02, CD22, Chambers County, Congress, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, First Court of Appeals, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Harris County, HCDP, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Liberty County, Mike Doyle, Montgomery County, Odus Evbagharu, SBOE, SD07, SD17, Senate, Silvia Mintz, Texas, turnout, voter suppression, Waller County | 3 Comments

It’s re-redistricting time

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

More amusing than alarming, with a bit of annoying as well. The Texas Senate voted unanimously on Wednesday to again take up the decennial process of redrawing the boundaries of the state’s political districts a year and a half after … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Census, Constitution, Joan Huffman, lawsuit, redistricting, Roland Gutierrez, Sarah Eckhardt, SBOE, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Omnibus 2022 election results post

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

It’s already midnight as I start writing this. I’m just going to do the highlights with the best information I have at this time. – Nationally, Dems are doing pretty well, all things considered. As of this writing, Dems had … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Adrian Garcia, Beto O'Rourke, bond referendum, bonds, CD15, CD28, CD34, Clifford Tatum, Commissioners Court, Congress, early voting, Election 2022, Election Day, Governor, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Judge, HD118, HD37, HD70, HD92, Houston, judicial races, lawsuit, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, provisional ballots, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 13 Comments

Endorsement watch: Yeah, I’m still mad

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s that Chuck Crews endorsement I thought we were going to get on Wednesday instead of that giant turd the Chron gifted us with. State Rep. Briscoe Cain’s three terms in the Texas House could charitably be described as harmful … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Audrey Young, Briscoe Cain, Chuck Crews, Don Hochman, Election 2022, endorsements, HD128, Michelle Palmer, SBOE, Texas, The Lege, Will Hickman | 5 Comments

Interview with Michelle Palmer

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Happy Day After Labor Day! It is now officially campaign season, and that means it is also now officially Candidate Interview Season. (It’s also Judicial Candidate Q&A season, which you’ve already seen.) I’ll have a lineup of interviews to bring … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Election 2022, interviews, Michelle Palmer, SBOE, Texas | Comments Off

All interviews and judicial Q&As with nominees so far

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Back in February, right before the primary, I posted a list of all of the candidate interviews and judicial Q&As I had done. A couple more Q&A responses came in after that, and I did some further interviews for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Andrea Beall, Andrew Wright, Angela Lancelin, Beverly Armstrong, Carla Wyatt, CD38, Cheri Thomas, Chris Morton, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, Damiane Curvey Banieh, Dedra Davis, District Clerk, Dolores Lozano, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, Erika Ramirez, Gemayel Haynes, Harris County, Harris County Treasurer, HD147, Hilary Unger, interviews, Janet Dudding, Jay Kleberg, John Whitmire, Jolanda Jones, Justice of the Peace, Katherine Thomas, Kelley Andrews, Land Commissioner, Leah Shapiro, Lesley Briones, Lucia Bates, Manpreet Singh, Marilyn Burgess, Natalia Oakes, Porscha Brown, Q&A, SBOE, SD15, Senate, Staci Childs, Steve Duble, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Veronica Nelson | 3 Comments

Of course the redistricting lawsuit trial will be delayed

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

All we ever get is delays. The legal fight over the shape of Texas political representation for the next decade won’t be decided until next year after a federal panel agreed Tuesday to delay a trial over new political maps. … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, Congress, Election 2024, Election 2026, filing deadline, Greg Abbott, Justice Department, lawsuit, LULAC, redistricting, SBOE, SCOTUS, special session, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

Redistricting plaintiffs get a win on discovery

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Every little bit helps. A federal judge on Monday issued a wide-ranging discovery order requiring Texas state lawmakers to turn over documents related to the state’s congressional redistricting plans. The underlying lawsuit, filed by the League of United Latin American … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Congress, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Justice Department, LULAC, redistricting, SBOE, SCOTUS, special session, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

Two redistricting lawsuit updates

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Legislators involved in the most recent redistricting effort can be made to sit for depositions. The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to block the deposition of Texas lawmakers in redistricting suits. Mum as to whether there were any dissents, the order from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Brooks Landgraf, Congress, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, John Lujan, Justice Department, LULAC, Merrick Garland, redistricting, Ryan Guillen, SBOE, SCOTUS, special session, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

Runoff results: Around the state

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

After the primary, I rounded up the Democratic runoffs we’d have in May. I’m going to use that post to round up the results from last night, as best as I can tell as of when I gave up the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Alexandra Guio ·Angel Vega, Attorney General, Bexar County, Cassandra Hernandez, CD01, CD15, CD21, CD24, CD28, CD30, Christian Hayes, Claudia Zapata, Comptroller, Congress, Dawn Buckingham, Democratic primary, Derrik Gay, Election 2022, George P. Bush, HD100, HD114, HD22, HD37, HD70, HD76, Henry Cuellar, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Janet Dudding, Jasmine Crockett, Jay Kleberg, JJ Jefferson, Joe Jaworski, John Bryant, John Rigney, Joseph Trahan, Ken Paxton, Land Commissioner, Laura Marquez, Lite Gov, Luis Villarreal, Melissa Ortega, Michelle Beckley, Michelle Vallejo, Mihaela Plesa, Mike Collier, Morgan LaMantia, Pat Hardy, Pete Garcia, primaries, Railroad Commission, Ricardo Villarreal, Rochelle Garza, Ruben Cortez, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Sandra Crenshaw, Sandragrace Martinez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah Stogner, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Suleman Lalani, Texas, The Lege, Tim Westley, Vanesia Johnson, Venton Jones, Victor Dunn, Victor Morales, Victor Perez, Wayne Christian, Webb County, Zapata County | 1 Comment

Runoff results: Harris County

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

As with the statewide roundup, here are the results from Harris County. As of 10 PM, 99 of 260 voting centers had reported, so while these results aren’t final, it seems likely to me that not much will change. Congressional … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Alexandra Mealer, Andrea Beall, Ben Chou, Beverly Armstrong, CD38, Chip Wells, Commissioners Court, Congress, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Danielle Bess, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, Harris County, HD133, HD147, Jack Morman, Jason Luong, Jolanda Jones, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Kim McTorry, Lesley Briones, Mano DeAyala, Manpreet Singh, primaries, SBOE, Shelley Barineau, Sonia Lopez, Staci Childs, Steve Duble, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Treasea Trevino, Vidal Martinez | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Still in reruns

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron re-endorses Duncan Klussman in the CD38 runoff. Last fall, Texas Republicans drew a new congressional district in western Harris County. This red-red-red seat was designed to specifically advantage Wesley Hunt, an Iraq war veteran who came within four … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged CD38, Congress, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, endorsements, runoff, SBOE, Staci Childs, Texas | Comments Off

Interview with Staci Childs

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

As noted, I have done interviews with the two candidates in the Democratic primary runoff for SBOE4. This is a 72% Biden district that has no Republican candidate for November, so the winner of the runoff will be the next … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Democratic primary, Election 2022, interviews, runoff, SBOE, Staci Childs, Texas | 1 Comment

Where are the endorsements?

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, early voting has begun for the May 7 election, which includes two Constitutional amendments and the special election for HCC District 2. As of last night when I drafted this, I see no endorsements in any of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Chip Wells, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, constitutional amendments, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Danielle Bess, Democratic primary, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, endorsements, Harris County, HCC, HD147, Janet Dudding, Jason Luong, Jay Kleberg, Joe Jaworski, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Kim McTorry, Land Commissioner, Lesley Briones, Lite Gov, Manpreet Singh, Mike Collier, Q&A, runoff, SBOE, Sonia Lopez, special election, Staci Childs, Steve Duble, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Treasea Trevino | 5 Comments

Interview with Coretta Mallet-Fontenot

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I said during the primary season that I would revisit some races for the primary runoffs, and that time has come. I won’t have a whole lot of these, but one I had my eye on from the beginning was … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Democratic primary, Election 2022, interviews, runoff, SBOE, Texas | 1 Comment

Our new school library standards

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I am casting a gimlet eye at this, at least for now. The Texas Education Agency released statewide standards Monday for how school districts should remove and prevent “obscene content” from entering Texas public school libraries. In the agency’s model … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Association of Texas Professional Educators, gay rights, Greg Abbott, libraries, Mike Morath, SBOE, schools, Texas, Texas Education Agency, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, transgender rights | Comments Off

Initial post-election wrapup

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Just a few updates and observations to add onto what I posted yesterday morning. Any deeper thoughts, if I have them, will come later. – Cheri Thomas and William Demond won their races for the 14th Court of Appeals. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, absentee ballots, Aicha Davis, Bexar County, Cam Campbell, Candis Houston, CD15, CD28, Chase West, Commissioners Court, Congress, County Judge, Democratic primary, Dexter McCoy, early voting, Election 2018, Election 2022, Fort Bend County, Grady Prestage, Harold Dutton, Harris County, HD132, HD142, Henry Cisneros, Henry Cuellar, Isabel Longoria, judicial races, Ken DeMerchant, KP George, Marisa Perez, Miguel Gonzalez, Neeta Sane, paper ballots, primaries, Rebecca Bell-Metereau, runoff, SBOE, SD17, Secretary of State, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Titus Benton, turnout, voter suppression | 11 Comments

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

The only constant is change

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

This DMN story is about the wave of changes to the various legislative caucuses in North Dallas, but if you pull the lens back just a little, you can see how universal it is. Proponents of term limits complain that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Al Green, Alma Allen, Ana Hernandez, Armando Walle, Collin County, Commissioners Court, Congress, Dallas County, Denton County, Election 2012, Election 2022, Gene Wu, Harold Dutton, Harris County, Hubert Vo, Jane Nelson, Joan Huffman, John Whitmire, Kel Seliger, Larry Taylor, Lawrence Allen, Mary Ann Perez, Mike McCaul, redistricting, SBOE, Senate, Senfronia Thompson, Sheila Jackson Lee, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Almost all of the big ones

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The Sunday Chron was full of endorsements, which given the timing and the edition is what you’d expect. Most of them are not particularly remarkable, and I’m not going to spend any time on their recommendations for Beto and Mike … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, CD38, Centrell Reed, Congress, Dan Patrick, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, endorsements, Eva Guzman, Frank Aguilar, Governor, Greg Abbott, Greg Glass, Harris County, Kim McTorry, Lite Gov, Mike Collier, primaries, Sam Milledge, SBOE, Staci Childs, Texas | Comments Off

Supreme Court rejects mandamus over Commissioners Court redistricting

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The primary will proceed as scheduled, but the issue could be revisited sometime after the 2022 election. The Texas Supreme Court rejected an effort by Republican commissioners and voters to block Harris County’s recent redistricting plan on Friday, suggesting another … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Andy Taylor, Cameron County, CD38, Census, Commissioners Court, Congress, Constitution, Eddie Lucio, Election 2022, Election 2024, Harris County, HD35, HD37, HD38, Jack Cagle, JM Lozano, lawsuit, Lina Hidalgo, MALC, redistricting, Rodney Ellis, Roland Gutierrez, Ruben Cortez, Sarah Eckhardt, SBOE, Senate, Steve Radack, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Tom Ramsey, Voting Rights Act, Willacy County | Comments Off

The state of the state redistricting lawsuits

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

A good update, and a reminder that not all of the action is in federal court. In two cases heard [December 14 and 15], a group of mostly Democratic, Hispanic lawmakers from both chambers challenged the legality of when and … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Cameron County, Census, Congress, Constitution, Eddie Lucio, Election 2022, HD35, HD37, HD38, JM Lozano, lawsuit, Legislative Redistricting Board, MALC, redistricting, Roland Gutierrez, Ruben Cortez, Sarah Eckhardt, SBOE, Senate, special session, Texas, Texas Multidistrict Litigation Panel, The Lege, Tom DeLay, Willacy County | 2 Comments

Precinct analysis: The new SBOE map

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: New State House map, New Congressional map I probably care more about the SBOE than most normal people do. It’s not that powerful an entity, there are only 15 seats on it, and their elections go largely under the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Collin County, Comal County, Dallas County, Denton County, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2020, Election 2022, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Hood County, Joe Biden, Johnson County, Montgomery County, Parker County, precinct analysis, redistricting, SBOE, Somervell County, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County | Comments Off

Filing update: More candidates than you can count

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

This headline and first paragraph are short by a couple of candidates. A dozen potential challengers to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo were among the scores who filed ahead of Monday’s deadline to run for county offices next year. […] … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Ahmad Hassan, Alexandra Mealer, Andrea Duhon, CD05, CD07, CD22, CD29, Commissioners Court, Congress, County Judge, Danielle Dick, Eddie Lucio, Election 1994, Election 1996, Election 2004, Election 2018, Election 2022, Eric Dick, Erica Davis, filing deadline, Fort Bend County, Georgia Provost, Georgina Perez, Grady Prestage, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Harris County Treasurer, HCDE, HD114, HD22, HD80, Jamie Jordan, Jefferson County, Joe Deshotel, John Bryant, John Turner, Jonathan Cocks, Joseph Trahan, Ken DeMerchant, Kevin Howard, KP George, Lina Hidalgo, Lizzie FLetcher, Maria Garcia, Martin Frost, Martina Dixon, Melissa Ortega, Pete Sessions, Randy Kubosh, redistricting, SBOE, SD08, SD27, Secretary of State, Senate, Sylvia Garcia, Tahir Javed, Texas, The Lege, Tracy King, Vidal Martinez | 1 Comment

The filings I’m still looking for

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Today is Filing Deadline Day. By the end of today, we’ll know who is and isn’t running for what. While we wait for that, let’s review the filings that have not yet happened, to see what mysteries may remain. Congress: … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Alex Cornwallis, Ana-Maria Ramos, Art Fierro, Carl Sherman, Carla Brailey, CD07, CD15, CD16, CD22, CD26, CD30, CD31, CD34, CD35, CD37, CD38, Centrell Reed, Claudia Ordaz-Perez, Commissioners Court, Congress, Court of Criminal Appeals, Daniel Caldwell, Democratic primary, Donna Imam, Eddie Berniece Johnson, Eddie Rodriguez, Election 2022, Erica Davis, filing deadline, George Risner, Georgina Perez, Governor, Greg Casar, Gwenn Burud, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Judge, HD102, HD106, HD109, HD126, HD129, HD133, HD14, HD150, HD22, HD25, HD27, HD28, HD29, HD50, HD52, HD55, HD61, HD66, HD67, HD76, HD79, HD84, HD96, HF57, Innocencio Barrientez, James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett, Joe Deshotel, Jonathan Cocks, Juan Juarez, Julia Maldonado, Julie Oliver, Justice of the Peace, Lawrence Allen, Lite Gov, Lizzie FLetcher, Lloyd Doggett, Luis Sifuentes, Melissa Ortega, Michael Cooper, Michelle Palmer, Miguel Gonzalez, Misty Bishop, Rebecca Bell-Metereau, Rebecca Viagran, redistricting, Robert Johnson, Ron Reynolds, Ruben Cortez, SBOE, SD04, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD17, Supreme Court, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas, The Lege, Veronica Escobar, Vicente Gonzalez | 3 Comments

Filing update: We have an Ag Commissioner candidate

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

But before I can get to that and other news, I have to bring you this: A Fort Worth man is running for the State Board of Education as a Democrat, Republican, Libertarian and Green Party member. Filing for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Ag Commissioner, CD02, CD07, Centrell Reed, Clarence Miller, Commissioners Court, Congress, Daniel Caldwell, Democratic primary, Election 2022, filing deadline, Gary Harrison, Georgia Provost, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Lina Hidalgo, Lizzie FLetcher, Robin Fulford, SBOE, Sid Miller, Susan Hays, Texas | 2 Comments

A brief filing update

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Just a few observations as we head out of the holiday season and into what I expect will be the busier part of the filing period. I’m using the Patrick Svitek spreadsheet, the SOS candidate filing resource, and the candidate … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Alex Dominguez, Alexandra Mealer, Attorney General, Carla Wyatt, CD15, CD30, CD37, CD38, Chase West, Chris Daniel, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, Democratic primary, Desiree Broadnax, District Clerk, Dylan Osborne, Eddie Berniece Johnson, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Elizabeth Markowitz, filing deadline, Garnet Coleman, Harold Dutton, Harris County Judge, Harris County Treasurer, HD132, HD133, HD138, HD142, HD147, HD26, HD28, HD76, James Burnett, Jasmine Crockett, Jeff Stauber, Jerry Davis, Kyle Scott, Lawrence Allen, Lina Hidalgo, Lloyd Doggett, Marilyn Burgess, Michelle Palmer, Mike Fields, Morgan LaMantia, Nam Subramanian, Nelvin Adriatico, primaries, Reagan Flowers, redistricting, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah DeMerchant, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Stephanie Morales, Suleman Lalani, Texas, Vanesia Johnson, Vicente Gonzalez, Vidal Martinez | 4 Comments

Redistricting litigation update

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Reform Austin shows that the state’s legal defense strategy against the various redistricting lawsuits is “You can’t sue us!” Because of the clear racial gerrymandering, multiple groups are launching legal challenges under the Voting Rights Act. The state has now … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Pacific Islander Americans Public Affairs Association, Cameron County, Census, Clean Elections Texas, Common Cause, Congress, Damon Wilson, Emgage, Fair Maps Texas Action Committee, HD35, HD37, lawsuit, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters, MALC, NAACP, National Council of Jewish Women-Greater Dallas Section, OCA Houston, Our Vote Texas, redistricting, Roland Gutierrez, Sarah Eckhardt, SBOE, SCOTUS, Senate, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Texans Against Gerrymandering, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 2 Comments

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