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Quorum break Day 5 roundup: Help an ideological enemy out?

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Hilarious. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows are asking an Illinois court to enforce arrest warrants against Democratic lawmakers who have left the state to delay passage of a GOP-backed congressional map. Burrows issued civil arrest … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Ana-Maria Ramos, Beto O'Rourke, Chris Turner, Christina Morales, Congress, Constitution, Donald Trump, Dustin Burrows, El Paso, Election 2026, FBI, Gene Wu, Gina Hinojosa, Greg Abbott, Illinois, James Talarico, JB Pritzker, Jessica Gonzalez, John Bucy, Josey Garcia, Kathy Hochul, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lulu Flores, Mihaela Plesa, New York, Powered by People, quorum, redistricting, Ron Reynolds, special session, Suleman Lalani, Supreme Court, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Vikki Goodwin | 3 Comments

Start of the special session flooding roundup

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Just a reminder of why we’re supposedly here, the non-THC reason. Texas lawmakers largely ignored recommendations aimed at helping rural areas like Kerr County prepare for flooding Sixteen months had passed since Hurricane Harvey tore through the Texas coast in … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Ana-Maria Ramos, Camp Mystic, Dan Patrick, flooding, Greg Abbott, Guadalupe County, Hurricane Harvey, Kerr County, Kerrville, special session, Texas, Texas Water Development Board, The Lege | 1 Comment

Burrows elected Speaker

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Gotta admit, I’m a little surprised. Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was voted speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, elevating him to one of the most powerful positions in state government. Burrows’ win marks a disappointing defeat for the insurgent … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Ana-Maria Ramos, Dade Phelan, Dan Patrick, David Cook, Dustin Burrows, Speaker's race, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

Some Republicans consolidate around one Speaker candidate

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

As is always the case, the field has narrowed. In the most concerted attack to date on Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan from within the GOP House ranks, 48 representatives and nominees for House districts selected Rep. David Cook … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Ana-Maria Ramos, Dade Phelan, David Cook, Election 2024, James Frank, John Smithee, Shelby Slawson, Speaker's race, Texas, The Lege, Tom Oliverson | 1 Comment

How about a Dem for Speaker?

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos, come on down! A Texas House Democrat is joining the crowded field to challenge Republican Rep. Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, for the speakership. Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos, D-Richardson, told The Texas Tribune she felt energized to run for … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Ana-Maria Ramos, Dade Phelan, David Cook, Election 2024, James Frank, John Smithee, Ken Paxton, Senfronia Thompson, Shelby Slawson, Speaker's race, Texas, The Lege, Tom Oliverson | 2 Comments

State Rep. Julie Johnson announces for CD32

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

As expected. State Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Carrollton, announced Tuesday she’s running to replace U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, kicking off her campaign with a significant show of support from inside her party. In an announcement video, Johnson highlighted her experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Ana-Maria Ramos, Brian Williams, Cassandra Hernandez, CD03, CD24, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2022, Election 2024, HD115, Jan McDowell, Julie Johnson, Justin Moore, Rhetta Bowers, Sandeep Srivastava, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

This is definitely a “root for the meteor” situation

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Also a “pop some corn” situation. Two state lawmakers have called for the resignation of Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, after The Texas Tribune reported that he is being investigated after allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a Capitol intern. … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Ana-Maria Ramos, Briscoe Cain, Bryan Slaton, HD02, Jolanda Jones, Steve Toth, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

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

You can’t arrest the quorum-busters, at least not yet

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Good to know. A state district judge in Travis County issued an order blocking the arrest of House Democrats who have broken quorum by leaving the state, paving the way for those who remain outside of Texas to return home … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, That's our Lege | Tagged Alma Allen, Ana-Maria Ramos, Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, Celia Israel, Christina Morales, Craig Washington, Dade Phelan, Eddie Rodriguez, Gina Hinojosa, Greg Abbott, Ina Minjarez, James White, Jasmine Crockett, Joe Deshotel, lawsuit, Mando Martinez, Mary Ann Perez, Michelle Beckley, quorum, Ramon Romero, Ray Lopez, Richard Raymond, Ron Reynolds, special session, Texas, The Lege, Travis County, Trey Martinez-Fischer, Vikki Goodwin | 4 Comments

Dissension in the ranks

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

sigh Some of the Texas House Democrats who are still in Washington, D.C., did not hold back Monday as they watched more of their colleagues return to Austin and bring the chamber within single digits of a quorum. “You all … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Ana-Maria Ramos, Art Fierro, Gina Hinojosa, James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett, Joe Moody, Mary Gonzalez, quorum, special session, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Special Session 2.0: Still no quorum yet

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll see how long that lasts. Texas Democrats on Saturday blocked a quorum in the House for the third time this year as the Legislature kicked off its second special legislative session called to pass the GOP elections bill, among … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged abortion, Alma Allen, Ana-Maria Ramos, Bobby Guerra, Charles Schwertner, coronavirus, Dan Patrick, Eddie Lucio, Gina Hinojosa, Greg Abbott, quorum, Roland Gutierrez, Senate, special session, Texas, The Lege, transgender rights, Travis Clardy, Trey Martinez-Fischer, voter suppression | 4 Comments

Meet the new special session

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Same as the old special session, at least at first. It appears likely that not enough Democrats will show up for the Texas House to conduct business when a second special legislative session convenes Saturday. Some of the more than … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Alma Allen, Ana-Maria Ramos, Attorney General, Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, budget, Celia Israel, Chris Turner, Christina Morales, Craig Washington, Dade Phelan, Donna Howard, Eddie Rodriguez, Gene Wu, Gina Hinojosa, Greg Abbott, Jake Ellzey, James White, Jarvis Johnson, Jasmine Crockett, Jon Rosenthal, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Legislative Budget Board, line item veto, Liz Campos, Mary Ann Perez, Nicole Collier, quorum, Ray Lopez, Ron Reynolds, Senfronia Thompson, Shawn Thierry, special session, Supreme Court, Terry Meza, Texas, The Lege, Trey Martinez-Fischer, veto, Vikki Goodwin, voter suppression, Voting Rights Act | 3 Comments

30 Day 2020 campaign finance reports: State races, part 4

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Last but not least, here are the 30-day finance reports from the 10 non-Houston-area seats that Dems flipped in 2018, plus four others of interest. Part One of my stroll through the 30-day finance reports, for statewide, SBOE, and State … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Abel Herrero, Ana-Maria Ramos, campaign finance reports, Carrie Isaac, Eddie Morales, Election 2020, Erin Zwiener, fundraising, Gerson Hernandez, HD017, HD103, HD105, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD136, HD31, HD34, HD45, HD47, HD53, HD65, HD74, James Hernandez, James Talarico, Jennifer Fleck, John Bucy, John Turner, Julie Johnson, Justin Berry, Karyn Brownlee, Kronda Thimesch, Linda Koop, Lucio Valdez, Luisa Del Rosal, Marian Knowlton, Michelle Beckley, Mike Guevara, Rhetta Bowers, Ruben Falcon, Ryan Guillen, Samuel Smith, Terry Meza, Texas, The Lege, Victoria Neave, Vikki Goodwin, Will Douglas | 1 Comment

July 2020 campaign finance reports: State races, part 4

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

So yeah, after my previous entry I went and talked myself into checking on the finance reports from the 10 non-Houston-area seats that Dems flipped in 2018, plus four others of interest. It’s a sickness, I admit it, but here … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Abel Herrero, Ana-Maria Ramos, campaign finance reports, Carrie Isaac, Eddie Morales, Election 2020, Erin Zwiener, fundraising, Gerson Hernandez, HD017, HD103, HD105, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD136, HD31, HD34, HD45, HD47, HD53, HD65, HD74, James Hernandez, James Talarico, Jennifer Fleck, John Bucy, John Turner, Julie Johnson, Karyn Brownlee, Kronda Thimesch, Linda Koop, Lucio Valdez, Luisa Del Rosal, Marian Knowlton, Michelle Beckley, Mike Guevara, Rhetta Bowers, Ruben Falcon, Ryan Guillen, Samuel Smith, Terry Meza, Texas, The Lege, Victoria Neave, Vikki Goodwin, Will Douglas | 1 Comment

Texas GOP accidentally releases its 2020 strategy

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Oops. In a bizarre political blunder, a document laying out the Republican Party of Texas’s election strategy for the 2020 elections has ended up in the hands of Texas Democrats. Attacking Democratic candidates through websites and mitigating “the polarizing nature” … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Ana-Maria Ramos, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Erin Zwiener, Gina Calanni, James Talarico, John Bucy, John Turner, Jon Rosenthal, Julie Johnson, Michelle Beckley, Republican Party, Rhetta Bowers, straight ticket voting, Terry Meza, Texas, The Lege, Vikki Goodwin | 4 Comments

TDP sues over Bonnen-MQS secret meeting

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s an interesting turn. The Texas Democratic Party is suing House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan, alleging they created an unregistered political action committee and violated other state election laws. The lawsuit, filed in Travis County … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Ana-Maria Ramos, Dennis Bonnen, Dustin Burrows, Empower Texans, lawsuit, Michael Quinn Sullivan, TDP, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Bonnen blinks

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

OMG. Speaker Dennis Bonnen on Tuesday apologized to his 149 colleagues for “terrible things” he said about some of them, just hours after more details emerged about slurs against fellow House members uttered by him and his chief GOP sidekick … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Ana-Maria Ramos, Dennis Bonnen, Direct Action Texas, Dustin Burrows, Empower Texans, Jon Rosenthal, Michael Quinn Sullivan, Michelle Beckley, Speaker's race, Texas, The Lege, Travis Clardy | 4 Comments

Omnibus election report

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

It’s after midnight, I’ve mostly posted stuff on my long-dormant Twitter account (@kuff), and I will have many, many thoughts in the coming days. For now, a brief recap. – As you know, neither Beto nor any other Dem won … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged 13th Court of Appeals, 14th Court of Appeals, 4th Court of Appeals, 5th Court of Appeals, Adrian Garcia, Ana-Maria Ramos, Beto O'Rourke, Beverly Powell, Brian Middleton, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Commissioners Court, Congress, Dallas County, Denton County, District Attorney, Ed Emmett, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Erin Zwiener, First Court of Appeals, Fort Bend County, Gina Ortiz Jones, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Hays County, HD102, HD105, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD135, HD136, HD45, HD47, HD52, HD65, Houston, Jack Morman, James Talarico, Jan McDowell, Jana Sanchez, Joe Kopser, John Bucy, John Turner, Jon Rosenthal, judicial races, Julie Johnson, Julie Oliver, Lina Hidalgo, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Michelle Beckley, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Nathan Johnson, Rhetta Andrews Bowers, SD10, SD16, Senate, Sri Kulkarni, Terry Meza, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, Todd Litton, turnout, Vikki Goodwin, Williamson County | 13 Comments

Endorsement watch: Nine from Obama

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t know what the practical effect of this is, but I’m happy for the attention. Former President Barack Obama has backed nine more Democratic candidates in Texas as part of his second round of midterm endorsements. The nine candidates … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, Ana-Maria Ramos, Barack Obama, CD07, CD14, CD16, CD23, CD29, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, Election 2018, endorsements, Eric Johnson, Gina Ortiz Jones, HD100, HD102, HD105, HD113, HD115, Julie Johnson, Lizzie FLetcher, Rhetta Andrews Bowers, Sylvia Garcia, Terry Meza, Texas, The Lege, Veronica Escobar | 1 Comment

July 2018 campaign finance reports: State House

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We’e seen a lot of very good campaign finance reports, all of which speak to the enthusiasm and engagement of Democrats this cycle. This batch of reports is not as good. These are July reports from State House candidates, take … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adam Milasincic, Alexander Karjeker, Allison Sawyer, Amanda Jamrok, Ana-Maria Ramos, Annie's List, Beth McLaughlin, Brandy Chambers, campaign finance reports, Dee Ann Torres Miller, Election 2018, Erin Zwiener, fundraising, Gina Calanni, HD102, HD105, HD107, HD108, HD112, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD126, HD129, HD132, HD134, HD135, HD136, HD138, HD23, HD28, HD43, HD45, HD47, HD52, HD65, HD66, HD97, James Talarico, Joanna Cattanach, John Bucy, John Turner, Jon Rosenthal, Julie Johnson, Meghan Scoggins, Michelle Beckley, Natali Hurtado, Rhetta Andrews Bowers, Sharon Hirsch, Terry Meza, Texas, The Lege, Victoria Neave, Vikki Goodwin | 1 Comment

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