Tag Archives: SD30

Can we have a do-over on that impeachment thing?

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

What an interesting question. Republican state Sen. Drew Springer called for Lt. Gov Dan Patrick and the Texas Senate to consider reopening impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton. In a letter to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the state … Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized!, That's our Lege | Tagged Attorney General, Dan Patrick, Drew Springer, Election 2024, impeachment, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, SD30, Senate, Texas, Texas Whistleblower Act, The Lege | 1 Comment

“Living at the office” residency lawsuit update

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Noted for the record. A judge has allowed a Texas Senate candidate backed by state GOP leaders to keep campaigning amid questions about his eligibility. But she has also declined to dismiss the case, letting it move forward ahead of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Andy Taylor, Brent Hagenbuch, Carrie de Moor, Cody Clark, Dave Wilson, Denton County, Drew Springer, Jace Yarbrough, lawsuit, SD30, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

A tale of living at the office

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

I am oddly fascinated by this. A Republican candidate for Texas Senate who is backed by top state leaders is fighting a multifront legal battle against primary opponents who want to remove him from the ballot over residency questions. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024, Legal matters | Tagged Andy Taylor, Brent Hagenbuch, Carrie de Moor, Cody Clark, Dave Wilson, Denton County, Drew Springer, Jace Yarbrough, lawsuit, SD30, Senate, Texas | 4 Comments

Rep. Pat Fallon has a whirlwind 48 hours

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

First there was this on Monday, which was a little weird and meant at the time that three Republicans from Texas were leaving Congress after this term. U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Sherman, is quitting Congress and running for his old … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Carrie de Moor, CD04, CD12, CD26, Congress, Drew Springer, Election 2024, John Ratcliffe, Kay Granger, Michael Burgess, Pat Fallon, primaries, SD30, Senate, Texas | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: The new Senate map

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: New State House map, New Congressional map, new SBOE map. The good news is that all 31 Senate seats will be on the ballot this year, as it is a post-redistricting year. The bad news is that the only … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged demography, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, precinct analysis, redistricting, SD02, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD12, SD17, SD19, SD20, SD27, SD30, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: State Senate district comparisons

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Introduction Congressional districts State Rep districts Commissioners Court/JP precincts Comparing 2012 and 2016 Statewide judicial Other jurisdictions Appellate courts, Part 1 Appellate courts, Part 2 Judicial averages Other cities District Attorney County Attorney Sheriff Tax Assessor County Clerk HCDE Fort … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Barack Obama, Bell County, Coryell County, demography, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Ellis County, Fort Bend County, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Johnson County, Latino voting, Mitt Romney, Montgomery County, precinct analysis, redistricting, SD03, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD12, SD14, SD15, SD16, SD17, SD18, SD19, SD20, SD21, SD22, SD23, SD24, SD25, SD26, SD27, SD29, SD30, Senate, Texas, Travis County, turnout | 6 Comments

Precinct analysis: State Senate districts 2020

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, precinct analysis, redistricting, SD03, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD14, SD16, SD17, SD19, SD20, SD21, SD25, SD26, SD27, SD30, Senate, Texas | 5 Comments

HD68 special election set

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Welcome to your first election of 2021. Gov. Greg Abbott has selected Jan. 23 as the date of the special election to fill the seat of state Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, who recently won a promotion to the Texas Senate. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged David Spiller, Drew Springer, Election 2020, Election 2021, HD68, Jason Brinkley, SD30, special election, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Springer defeats Luther in SD30

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Congratulations. State Rep. Drew Springer of Muenster prevailed over fellow Republican Shelley Luther in a special election runoff for a state Senate seat that was animated by Gov. Greg Abbott and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Luther is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Drew Springer, Election 2020, endorsements, Greg Abbott, HD68, Pat Fallon, runoff, SD30, Senate, Shelley Luther, special election, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

It’s runoff day in SD30

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Truly the final election of 2020. Gov. Greg Abbott stayed out of the September special election for a Texas state Senate seat in rural North Texas, content to let his coronavirus response become a flashpoint between two members of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged coronavirus, Drew Springer, Election 2020, endorsements, Greg Abbott, Pat Fallon, runoff, SD30, Senate, Shelley Luther, special election, Texas | 2 Comments

The next elections

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Just a reminder, there are two elections on the calendar for December: . Reminder: the runoff election for Houston City Council District B will be December 12 https://bit.ly/3ld1nd2 Need to update your voter registration? https://hctax.net/Voter/Registration — Isabel Longoria (@LongoriaTX) 09:48 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Cynthia Bailey, District B, Drew Springer, Election 2019, Election 2020, Houston, Houston City Council, runoff, SD30, Senate, Shelley Luther, special election, Tarsha Jackson, Texas | 1 Comment

When Republicans fight

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Such a sight to see. Gov. Greg Abbott’s most exasperating allies sure chose an awkward time to act up. In the face of a momentous election, with an array of issues that includes the pandemic, the recession, climate change, racial … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Chris Bell, coronavirus, Election 2006, Election 2014, Election 2020, Election 2022, emergency powers, Empower Texans, face masks, Governor, Greg Abbott, John Cornyn, Kinky Friedman, petitions, primaries, quarantine, Republican Party, Rick Perry, SD30, Senate, Shelley Luther, special election, Steve Stockman, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Luther and Springer advance to SD30 runoff

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

By the way, that special election in SD30 to succeed Pat Fallon was on Tuesday, and the two presumed leading contenders were basically tied at the top. Republicans Shelley Luther and Drew Springer are advancing to a runoff in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Drew Springer, Election 2020, Greg Abbott, Jacob Minter, Pat Fallon, SD30, Senate, Shelley Luther, special election, Texas | 2 Comments

Six file in SD30

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

One of these folks will be a State Senator. The most prominent contenders for the solidly red seat are state Rep. Drew Springer of Muenster and fellow Republican Shelley Luther,the Dallas salon owner who was jailed earlier this year over her … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Andy Hopper, CD04, Chris Watts, Congress, Craig Carter, Drew Springer, Election 2020, Jacob Minter, John Ratcliffe, Pat Fallon, SD30, Senate, Shelley Luther, special election, Texas | Comments Off

Special election set for SD30

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Can’t wait till November, apparently. Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday announced the special election to replace state Sen. Pat Fallon, R-Prosper, will be Sept. 29, setting off a sped-up race to fill his seat ahead of the next legislative session … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD04, Chris Watts, Congress, Drew Springer, Election 2020, John Ratcliffe, Pat Fallon, SD30, Senate, Shelley Luther, Shelley Sekula Gibbs, Speaker's race, special election, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Fallon fallout

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Of interest. After Sen. Pat Fallon’s impressive though not unexpected victory this weekend in the insider’s race to be the GOP nominee for Congressional District 4 – being vacated by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe – rumors are flying … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Carol Alvarado, CD04, CD29, Congress, Election 2018, Election 2020, HD145, HD79, Joe Pickett, John Ratcliffe, Pat Fallon, runoff, SD06, SD30, Senate, Speaker's race, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

July 2018 campaign finance reports: State Senate

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

In addition to having a full slate of Congressional candidates for the first time since the 90s, we have a nearly-full slate of contenders for the State Senate as well. Of the twelve Republican-held Senate seats up for election this … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beverly Powell, campaign finance reports, David Romero, Election 2018, fundraising, Gwenn Burud, Kendall Scudder, Kevin Lopez, Mark Phariss, Meg Walsh, Nathan Johnson, Rita Lucido, SD02, SD03, SD05, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD16, SD17, SD25, SD30, Senate, Shirley Layton, Steven Kling, Texas | 1 Comment

2018 primary results: Legislative

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Statewide Dem totals Statewide GOP totals Harris County Dem totals Harris County GOP totals (Please note that all results were coming in very slowly. I expect there will still be some precincts not yet reported by the time this publishes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adam Milasincic, Alex Dominguez, Allison Sawyer, Angela Paxton, Craig Estes, Dawnna Dukes, Democratic primary, Diana Arevalo, Election 2018, Fran Watson, Gina Calanni, Greg Abbott, HD104, HD114, HD116, HD118, HD126, HD132, HD133, HD134, HD138, HD27, HD46, HD54, Jason Villalba, Jessica Gonzalez, Joan Huffman, John Whitmire, Jose Vela, Kel Seliger, Kristin Tassin, Leo Pacheco, Mark Phariss, Martin Schexnayder, Natali Hurtado, Pat Fallon, Phillip Huffines, primaries, Rene Oliveira, Republican Party, Rita Lucido, Robert Alonzo, Ron Reynolds, runoff, Sam Harless, Sandra Moore, Sarah Davis, Scott Cosper, SD08, SD10, SD15, SD17, SD30, SD31, Senate, Sheryl Cole, Susanna Dokupil, Texas, The Lege, Tomas Uresti, Trey Martinez-Fischer | 1 Comment

Filing roundup: State Senate

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

In 2014, Democrats contested five of the eleven Republican-held State Senate seats on the ballot, plus the seat that was vacated by Wendy Davis, which was won by Republican Konni Burton. This year, Democrats have candidates in eleven of these … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Allison Campolo, Angela Paxton, Beverly Powell, Bob Hall, Brian Chaput, Brian Cronin, Charles Schwertner, Craig Estes, David Romero, Democratic primary, Don Huffines, Donna Campbell, Election 2014, Election 2018, Fran Watson, Glenn Williams, Gwenn Burud, Jack Guerra, Joan Huffman, Joe Bogen, Kelly Hancock, Kendall Scudder, Kevin Lopez, Konni Burton, Mark Phariss, Meg Walsh, Nathan Johnson, Phillip Huffines, Rita Lucido, Robert Nichols, SD02, SD03, SD05, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD16, SD17, SD25, SD30, Senate, Shirley Layton, Steven Kling, Texas, Wendy Davis | 2 Comments

Two GOP State Reps seek Senate promotions

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Item One: State Rep. Cindy Burkett, R-Sunnyvale, launched a challenge Tuesday to state Sen. Bob Hall of Edgewood, setting up a Republican primary clash in North Texas. “I am proud of what I have accomplished for Texas and for all … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Angela Paxton, Bob Deuell, Bob Hall, Cindy Burkett, Craig Estes, Dallas County, Election 2016, Election 2018, HD106, HD113, Jonatha Boos, Ken Paxton, Pat Fallon, Phillip Huffines, primaries, Rhetta Andrews Bowers, SD02, SD08, SD30, Senate, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

The numbers in the “deal”

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

As I start to type this I have no idea if the “deal” that was announced earlier today will be in effect or on the trash heap. I think it’s instructive to look at the numbers in the proposed maps … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged CD25, Congress, Craig Estes, DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Election 2008, Election 2012, Greg Abbott, HD26, Joaquin Castro, Justice Department, lawsuit, Lloyd Doggett, MALDEF, Michael Li, redistricting, SCOTUS, SD10, SD30, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act, Wendy Davis | 9 Comments

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