Daily Archives: May 19, 2026

TSU poll: Talarico tied with Paxton, one point behind Cornyn

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Time for another poll. A new Texas Southern University survey suggests the race for U.S. Senate in Texas could be far tighter than many voters may expect heading into the November election. Early voting for the Texas primary runoff elections … Continue reading →

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We don’t know how HPD spends its money

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

This is just ridiculous. Houston Police Department auditors examining two dozen of the agency’s top earners of overtime pay in 2022 found they could not fully account for how most of the officers spent their time, noting some divisions within … Continue reading →

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2026 primary runoff EV report, Day One

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

I’m just going to cut to the chase here, as there’s only five days of early voting and my next update will be after Day Five. Here are the Day One totals for the May 2026 runoffs: Party Mail Early … Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of May 18

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas Progressive Alliance is not worried about hantavirus and neither should you be, especially when you could be reading this week’s roundup instead. Off the Kuff presented interviews with Reps. Christian Menefee and Al Green in advance of the … Continue reading →

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