Category Archives: Texas Tuesdays

This is our last Texas Tuesday of the 2004 election cycle. We wrap things up today with a look at the senior Democrat of the Texas delegation, Charlie Stenholm. He may have the toughest fight of all the redistricted incumbents, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You just never know what can happen in an election. Jim Bunning melts down in Kentucky, Tom Coburn goes crazy for teenage lesbians in Oklahoma, Alan Keyes…well, you know. And now we have an incumbent Republican State Rep in West … Continue reading → Continue reading →

For our penultimate Texas Tuesday of this cycle, we bring you an update on the campaign of Rep. Max Sandlin, running a strong race for reelection in CD01. This promises to be a tight race, and though Sandlin continues to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today’s Texas Tuesday feature is Rep. Nick Lampson, running to keep his seat in the new CD02. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: Lampson is the first candidate I ever gave money to, back in 1996 when … Continue reading → Continue reading →

And here we are again for another exciting Texas Tuesday, with our special guest star Chet Edwards. Get the latest scoop and a Q&A here and here. We’re officially in the home stretch now, with four weeks to go, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yes, it’s time for another edition of Texas Tuesdays, this time featuring special guest star Martin Frost. Byron has a state of the race overview and a chat with the Frost campaign that you should check out. We’re about to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Time for another Texas Tuesdays Twofer, this week starring Morris Meyer and Lorenzo Sadun, two creative and hardworking candidates fighting the good fight on tough terrain. Check it all out: Meyer intro Meyer interview Donate to Meyer Sadun intro Sadun … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We got a huge response yesterday to Richard Morrison‘s appearance on Texas Tuesdays. Who knew so many people didn’t like Tom DeLay? There’s a long list of thank-yous here and a personal message from Richard here. As always, it’s never … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve been flogging the various Tom DeLay scandals and outrages for some time now. I do this for two reasons. One is that I think DeLay is a corrupt, morally bankrupt charlatan who can’t be removed from power quickly enough. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Admit it – yesterday felt like Monday, right? If so, then today must be Texas Tuesday, with our special guest star Jim Nickerson, running against Ralph “I Was DINO Before DINO Was Cool” Hall in CD04. Learn more about Jim … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We wind up our tour through the State House today with a look at Stephen Frost, running to replace the retiring Killer D Barry Telford in HD1. This is a seat that the Democrats should hold, but just as we … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We’re getting close to the end of our tour through the State House, but that doesn’t mean we’re close to running out of good candidates to highlight. Today’s special guest star is David Leibowitz, who’s running in a very winnable … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today’s special guest star is Rep. Scott Hochberg from SD 137. Scott is a Rice grad, a go-to player in the House on all things education, and one of the all around good guys in Austin. Check out the brief … Continue reading → Continue reading →

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that goes for our Tuesdays as well. This week’s Texas Tuesday is so big, it covers all of Wednesday. Meet Hubert Vo, our featured candidate for today, read his intro and his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Due to technical difficulties with the TexasTuesdays.com webhost, which kept the site unavailable to us until a few minutes ago, we are postponing this week’s Texas Tuesday until tomorrow. It may look like Wednesday to you, but it’ll still be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s Twofer Tuesday on Texas Tuesdays today, as we feature Charlotte Coffelt and Wade Weems, two Houston-area candidates who are trying to conquer some challenging territory. Read about Wade here and here, and about Charlotte here and here, and if … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I know everyone’s eyes are focused on Boston right now, but back here in Austin we’ve got another fine Texas Tuesdays candidate for your approval in Kelly White, former executive director of SafePlace. Though this is her first run at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve set up an ActBlue page for all of the Texas Tuesdays Congressional candidates (ActBlue is for federal candidates only, so no State Rep hopefuls). It’ll serve as a repository for links to the profile/interview posts that we’ve done and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Time for another Texas Tuesday, this time featuring Harris County’s own Jim Dougherty. He’s running against the notorious Martha “No Thong” Wong in SD 134, and he should have a decent shot of making a race out of it. Greg … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today’s featured candidate on Texas Tuesdays is Jeanette Popp, a woman who became politically active after the wrong men were convicted of her daughter’s murder. If that makes her sound like an unconventional candidate, she is. Read her story and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

More Texas Tuesdays goodness from Mark Strama, who gave us a nice interview. Here’s a taste, on the question “what have you learned from your experience working in State Sen. Rodney Ellis’ office?” Probably the most important lesson I learned … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Another Tuesday, another fine candidate to check out on Texas Tuesdays. Today’s feature is Mark Strama, running against first-term incumbent Jack Stick in Austin’s SD 50. This is a race that has been targeted by the state Democratic Party, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Thanks as always to everyone who helped spread the word about Jake Gilbreath, a name I’m sure you’ll be hearing many times in the future. Be sure to check out this report on Jake that Byron filed later in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

And we start our look at the State House candidates with Jake Gilbreath, who as a student at George Washington University is the youngest candidate running for state office in Texas this year. We’ve got an intro to Jake, an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rep. Max Sandlin‘s campaign site has undergone a redesign, and the index page now features a blog. Check it out, it looks pretty cool. Continue reading →

Now that the state convention is behind us (there’s a slightly updated list of convention reports here), it’s time to regroup and focus even more on the many important races going on in Texas. Towards that end, Texas Tuesdays will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Richard Morrison meets the bloggers at Kaveh Kanes and answers a few questions. Check it out. Continue reading →

Just when I thought we’d have a quiet week at the Texas Tuesdays site, we received a guest post from Max Sandlin‘s campaign manager. Check it out. Continue reading →

Texas Tuesdays is taking the week off due to the Democratic convention, which starts this Thursday. I’ve mentioned the Friday Blogger Caucus before, so consider this a reminder to come by and meet up with some of your favorite Texas … Continue reading → Continue reading →

For obvious reasons, I’ll be pretty much a no-show at the Democratic convention, but I will be able to make it to the first ever Texas political bloggers caucus next Friday the 17th from 1-3 PM at Kaveh Kanes downtown. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor sleep deprivation caused by new babies can stop us from bringing you another Texas Tuesday, with this week’s feature being Rep. Martin Frost. We’ve also got a reposting of the interviews that Byron … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My Texas Tuesdays colleage Gary Beason has a nice interview with Rep. Max Sandlin up on the TT site. Check it out. If nothing else, this ought to impress you about Sandlin: Chili Pepper Magazine called you the “Zestiest Legislator.” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Morat says: For the record, I think Texas Tuesdays is a great resource to those of us living in Texas, and hope similar sites spring up for the other 49 states. Nothing beats an informed electorate. Nothing would please me … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Props to Byron for doing such a great job with yesterday’s Texas Tuesday posts on Rep. Chet Edwards, and thanks to all the bloggers who participated. Special thanks to Richard Morrison for giving back to the effort with a blog … Continue reading → Continue reading →