Category Archives: Election 2004

The Chron’s weekly Let’s Check In On The Congressional Elections Report takes a look at Charlie Stenholm versus Randy Neugebauer in CD19. A few things of interest: “This redistricting can do nothing but hurt the agricultural interests of this part … Continue reading → Continue reading →

MyDD has a list of Democratic Congressional candidates who are in line to get help from the DCCC. More details are promised soon. Meanwhile, get ready for some TV ads in a market near you. I note that the Roll … Continue reading → Continue reading →

And the race for District Attorney in Waller County to replace the outgoing Oliver Kitzman is on. The Waller County Democratic Party’s Executive Committee has chosen Sylvia Cedillo, 39, a civil rights attorney who directs the Domestic Violence Project at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My buddy Dan Wallach has an op-ed in the Statesman from a few days ago about Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting systems and how they’re set up to work in Texas. Whatever one thinks about DREs versus other styles of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Richard Morrison Labor Day Bus Ride got some coverage from KHOU. Fluffy coverage, but still better than no coverage. TV news is good for something, I guess. Via The Stakeholder. I note at the end of the story that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Looks like we’ll be getting a weekly dose of Congressional race reports from the Chron now – last week was Lampson v. Poe, and this week is Frost v. Sessions. Not a whole lot of new ground here if you’ve … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Another controversy in Prairie View as the Waller County Commissioners voted along racial and partisan lines to reject a second voting location on the PVAM campus. The 3-to-2 vote surprised minority leaders who thought county Judge Owen Ralston, a white … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Taking on Tom DeLay and The Stakeholder note that Tom DeLay has been kept very much under wraps at this year’s GOP convention, which is not how it was back in 2000. I’ll let you follow their links – here’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Lorenzo Sadun is now an official write-in candidate for CD10, as the Secretary of State certified his petition signatures. He’s been challenging Mike McCaul to debate him, but so far McCaul hasn’t responded. Can’t say I blame him, since the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m still laughing at a bit in Dave McNeely’s blog, which you’ll have to scroll down to see: Choice: the Hammer or the media. No contest. When members of the Texas press were called and uninvited to a convention-eve party … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yesterday, I noted some shenanigans in State Rep. Ray Allen’s office, and mentioned that Allen is being challenged by Katy Hubener. Thanks to some quick work by Byron, you can now learn more about Katy Hubener on Texas Tuesdays. Check … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s a nice little plug for Morris Meyer, spotted in the Dallas Morning News editorial blog: The editorial board interviewed Morris Meyer, the Democratic candidate for Congressional District 6, this afternoon. The incumbent, Republican Joe Barton, declined our invitation to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

More like this, please. U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson, D-Beaumont, one of the Democratic incumbents targeted in the Republican redistricting effort, faces a tough challenge from Republican Ted Poe, who became nationally known for creative sentencing during two decades as a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rick Casey keeps on the Talmadge Heflin beat by taking a look at Heflin’s opponent, Hubert Vo. Candidate Hubert Vo, who has been active in the community and is on the Super Neighborhood Council, is smarter than the state party … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Houston Press (scroll down to “Benchwarmer”) takes note of the judicial bait and switch in Fort Bend. Nothing new there – “Hairballs” is not and was never intended to be a replacement for Tim Fleck – but at least … Continue reading → Continue reading →

State Democratic Party Chair Charles Soechting has requested an investigation of State Rep. Talmadge Heflin, whom Soechting said may have perjured himself during the recent custody fight. In a letter to Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal on Wednesday, Charles … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The protesters were out in force at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, where Tom DeLay was scheduled to speak yesterday. Signs proclaiming “Dump DeLay” and “Exterminate DeLay” showed the theme for some who gathered at the University of Houston Clear … Continue reading → Continue reading →

UT math professor Lorenzo Sadun has taken the next step to getting on the ballot for the CD10 Congressional race in November. At 2 p.m. today, Lorenzo Sadun, professor of mathematics at the University, will deliver the 500 signatures needed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Thank God. A judge today dismissed the case in which state Rep. Talmadge Heflin and his wife were seeking custody of the 20-month-old son of African illegal immigrants. Family District Judge Linda Motheral ordered the boy returned to his mother … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Richard Morrison campaign has produced a TV ad which, if I happen to see it on TV, will be the first such political ad I’ll have seen since the primary season (such is life in a non-swing state). It’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This ought to be fun. CLEAR LAKE — A reception for House Majority Speaker Tom DeLay at the University of Houston-Clear Lake on Tuesday night is expected to draw protesters. An e-mail circulated last week that encouraged recipients to make … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I see that Juanita has given her promised report on the judge juggling in Fort Bend, and there’s still more to come. I’ve found exactly one story in the news on this, which at least had the decency to note … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve been critical of Rick Casey in the past, but give the man his due: when he’s good, he’s good. Today he talks to an unnamed judge, who gives us some color commentary on the strange Heflin custody case. The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Howard Dean is visiting Houston this weekend to help raise some campaign funds for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and Richard Morrison. “People think Texas is George W. Bush country,” Dean told hundreds packed into the Houston International Theatre School on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The judge in the strange custody dispute between Talmadge Heflin and his former maid has declined to rule for now on the matter, which is a victory in a way for the Heflins since the child in question will remain … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rick Casey picks up the White Man’s Burden ball and advances it down the field. And the Heflins’ lawyer argued that the child’s parents couldn’t afford health insurance, and the boy suffered the long waits that Medicaid coverage brings. That … Continue reading → Continue reading →

That sign-stealing hubbub in CD32 sure is getting a lot of coverage. Here’s a typical example. “Pete was picking up signs that were unlawfully placed by his opponent [during] the last days of the campaign,” said Chris Homan, Sessions’ campaign … Continue reading → Continue reading →

All right, the Talmadge Heflin custody case is now on the front page of the Chron, and it’s time to consider a couple of uncomfortable questions. First and foremost is the question of the Heflins’ motivation for bringing a suit … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is a very strange story. A state lawmaker and his wife are to face their former maid in a Houston court today in a battle over custody of the woman’s 20-month-old son. State Rep. Talmadge Heflin and his wife, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If the letters to the editor are any indication, no one is buying Tom DeLay’s flip-flop on METRO. The letters are reproduced below for posterity. In all fairness, it should be noted that one of the letter writers is Mike … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Suppose you’re an incumbent Congressman, and you’re locked in a tight and expensive battle for reelection against another incumbent Congressman (thanks to the magic of redistricting). One day you take your kid to school and see a ton of signs … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Becky Klein is running against Rep. Lloyd Doggett in the new CD25. Nobody thinks she’s going to win, but an array of corporate benefactors are throwing money her way anyway because she might someday be the head of the FCC. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Kerry campaign has given $3 million each to the DCCC and DSCC. Smart move, since money spent on battleground Congressional and Senate races – like Nancy Farmer and Joe Hoeffel – should also give a boost to the top … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Recently, I posted about Tom DeLay’s apparent change of heart regarding METRO. This led to speculation that DeLay’s about-face was caused in part by Richard Morrison‘s aggressive campaigning on local issues such as transportation alternatives. Kevin then commented that Morrison … Continue reading → Continue reading →