Tag Archives: Bill King

No one asked you, Tony

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Oh good Lord. Tony Buzbee, the millionaire businessman and trial attorney who unsuccessfully challenged Mayor Sylvester Turner in 2019, is considering another run for City Hall’s top job. Buzbee on Wednesday said supporters are urging him to run again, and he believes he is … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Bill King, Chris Hollins, Election 2019, Election 2023, Gilbert Garcia, Houston, John Whitmire, Lee Kaplan, Mayor, Robert Gallegos, runoff, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 5 Comments

Hollins and Edwards report big Mayoral fundraising numbers

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Yes, we’re going to need to start paying attention to this. Houston’s next mayoral election is not for another 18 months, but the early contenders already are raising heaps of cash. Former Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins has taken in more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Amanda Edwards, Bill King, Chris Hollins, Election 2015, Election 2023, fundraising, Houston, John Whitmire, Lee Kaplan, Mayor, Robin Williams, Sylvester Turner | 1 Comment

More 2022 speculation

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From Campos: I was watching “What’s Your Point” yesterday and the 2022 election was brought up. Rice University political scientist Mark Jones said Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo would face an opponent in the Democratic Primary. My friend Bill King … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Annise Parker, Bill King, Commissioners Court, Democratic primary, Ed Emmett, Election 2018, Election 2022, Harris County, Lina Hidalgo, redistricting, Texas | 2 Comments

January 2020 campaign finance reports: City of Houston

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

We’re done with the 2019 Houston election cycle, but there are still things we can learn from the January 2020 campaign finance reports that city of Houston candidates and officeholders have to file. Other finance report posts: My two-part look … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amanda Edwards, Amy Peck, Annise Parker, Bill King, Bill White, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Brown, Citizens to Keep Houston Strong, Cynthia Bailey, Dave Martin, David Robinson, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, Election 2020, Election 2021, Election 2022, Election 2023, Election 2024, Greg Travis, Houston, Houston City Council, Jerry Davis, Karla Cisneros, Letitia Plummer, Martha Castex-Tatum, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Orlando Sanchez, Raj Salhotra, Robert Gallegos, Sallie Alcorn, Sylvester Turner, Tarsha Jackson, Tiffany Thomas, Tony Buzbee | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: 2019 HD148 special election

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I started this post while doing other precinct analysis stuff. Didn’t finish it with the others, but now that the legislative special election runoffs are next up on the calendar, I thought I’d finish it off. First, here’s how the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Anna Eastman, Bill King, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, Harris County, HD148, Houston, Lui LaRotta, Mayor, precinct analysis, special election, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, Tony Buzbee, turnout | Comments Off

KHOU/HPM runoff poll: Turner 56, Buzbee 34

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Feels about right. Mayor Sylvester Turner leads Tony Buzbee among likely voters in the December 14 runoff election for Mayor by 56 percent to 34 percent, with 6 percent of voters undecided. Another 5 percent of respondents refused to reveal … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Election 2019, Houston, Mayor, polls, runoff, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 6 Comments

The quiet runoff

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Have you been enjoying this little break from the Mayor’s race? Break’s over, but then we’re now into early voting, so we don’t have much longer to go. After a colorful first round defined by biting attack ads, mudslinging debates … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Dwight Boykins, early voting, Election 2015, Election 2019, Houston, Mayor, runoff, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, turnout | 5 Comments

Precinct analysis: 2019 Mayor’s race

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I know you’ve been waiting for this. I have the draft canvass, I’ve been doing the Excel things, so let’s get down to it. Dist Lovell King Turner Buzbee Boykins Others ==================================================== A 217 3,002 6,481 7,061 646 727 B … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Dwight Boykins, Election 2015, Election 2019, Houston, Mayor, precinct analysis, runoff, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, Victoria Romero | 15 Comments

Get ready for more Buzbee ads

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Keep that remote handy. Self-funding millionaire lawyer Tony Buzbee on Wednesday said he would spend whatever it takes to unseat Sylvester Turner and predicted a “full-on slugfest” during the five-week runoff to decide Houston’s mayoral race. The runoff will test … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Dwight Boykins, Election 2015, Election 2019, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, HPFFA, Mayor, runoff, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, turnout | 6 Comments

Initial thoughts on Election 2019

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

All bullet points, all the time… – Here’s my opening statement on the election returns debacle. We have more information about this now, but we still need more before we can go anywhere else with it. – All incumbents want … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Adrian P. Garcia, Amanda Wolfe, Anthony Dolcefino, Bill King, Candelario Cervantez, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, District A, District B, District C, District D, District E, District F, District G, District J, Dwight Boykins, Edward Pollard, Election 2015, Election 2019, Eric Dick, HCC, HD148, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Janaeya Carmouche, Jessica Farrar, Letitia Plummer, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Monica Flores Richart, Raj Salhotra, runoff, Sallie Alcorn, Sandra Rodriguez, Shelley Kennedy, special election, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, Tiffany Thomas, Tony Buzbee, turnout, Willie Davis | 4 Comments

2019 election results: Houston and Metro

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Unfortunately, we have to start with this: Results of Tuesday’s election could take until 2 a.m. Wednesday after the Texas Secretary of State issued a new regulation that upended plans by the Harris County Clerk’s Office to speed vote counting. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amy Peck, Anna Eastman, Anthony Dolcefino, Bill King, Brad Jordan, Carla Brailey, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Brown, Cynthia Bailey, Dani Hernandez, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, Diana Davila, Diane Trautman, Dwight Boykins, early voting, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, Eric Dick, George Zoes, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, HCC, HD148, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Isabel Longoria, Janaeya Carmouche, John Curtis Gibbs, Judith Cruz, Karla Cisneros, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Letitia Plummer, Lui LaRotta, Matt Barnes, Mayor, Metro, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Monica Flores Richart, Patricia Allen, Raj Salhotra, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, runoff, Sallie Alcorn, Sandra Rodriguez, Secretary of State, Sergio Lira, Shelley Kennedy, special election, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tarsha Jackson, Texas, The Lege, Tiffany Thomas, Tony Buzbee, Van Huynh, Willie Davis | 7 Comments

A wrapup for early voting

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron story on the end of early voting. Early voting ended Friday with a late surge in turnout among Harris County voters, surpassing voter participation in some prior mayoral election years but falling short of totals seen during … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Diane Trautman, early voting, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, HCC, Houston, Mayor, Stan Stanart, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, TSU, turnout, UH | 1 Comment

Final 2019 EV totals: With a bit of bonus poll-analyzing

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting for the 2019 election is officially over. Let’s look at those numbers one last time: Year Early Mail Total Mailed ====================================== 2019 137,460 15,304 152,764 26,824 2015 164,104 29,859 193,963 43,280 2013 87,944 21,426 109,370 30,572 The 2019 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bill King, early voting, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, Harris County, Houston, Mayor, polls, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, turnout | 1 Comment

8 Day finance reports: Mayor and Controller

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The Erik Manning spreadsheet is here, the July reports from Mayoral candidates are here, the July reports from Controller candidates (which in this case was just Chris Brown) are here, and the 30 day reports for both Mayorals and Controllers … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged advertising, attack ads, Bill King, Chris Brown, Derek Broze, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Controller, Kendall Baker, Mayor, Naoufal Houjami, Orlando Sanchez, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | Comments Off

Trib overview of the Houston Mayor’s race

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Not really anything here you don’t already know, but a good summary of the race so far. With early voting underway, the Houston mayoral race is not lacking for drama, but through it all, a fundamental question has persisted: Whatever … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, Houston, Mayor, polls, runoff, Steven Hotze, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, turnout | Comments Off

UH poll: Turner 43, Buzbee 23, King 8

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Another encouraging poll for Mayor Turner as early voting starts. Mayor Sylvester Turner retains a wide lead over his opponents, most of whom have failed to gain traction with weeks left until Election Day, according to a University of Houston … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Donald Trump, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, Houston, Mayor, polls, runoff, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 3 Comments

Endorsement watch: Turner and Brown

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron saved its biggest endorsement editorials for the Sunday edition. I did expect them to endorse Mayor Turner for another term, and they delivered, with more of an emphasis on the campaign than I would have thought. Bats aren’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Chris Brown, Election 2019, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Controller, Mayor, Orlando Sanchez, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 8 Comments

30 Day finance reports: Mayor and Controller

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

All right, I’ve made some progress in the endless number of city candidate finance reports. We’re in crunch time, and the 30 day reports can tell us not just what kind of momentum candidates have had, but also whether the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, campaign finance reports, Chris Brown, Derek Broze, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Controller, Kendall Baker, Mayor, Naoufal Houjami, Orlando Sanchez, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | Comments Off

Big Bucks Buzbee

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

It is, by far, his best asset. Mayoral candidate Tony Buzbee put another $2.5 million into his campaign last month, widening his financial edge over Mayor Sylvester Turner heading into the stretch run of the race for Houston’s top elected … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, campaign finance reports, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Mayor, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 21 Comments

The Chron’s overview of the Mayor

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a fair picture. Mayor Sylvester Turner hugged his way through three dozen staff and supporters, reached the podium, and smiled. It was May 2017, and Turner’s landmark pension reform bill had just passed the Legislature, validating his decision to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, flooding, HFD, Houston, HPFFA, Hurricane Harvey, Mayor, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, The Lege, Tony Buzbee | 12 Comments

KHOU/HPM poll: Turner 37, Buzbee 20, King 10

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We must be getting into the serious part of Houston Election Season, because we have our first public poll of the Mayor’s race. Mayor Sylvester Turner leads trial lawyer and businessman Tony Buzbee by 17 points, according to a KHOU/Houston … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Ben Hall, Bill King, Chris Bell, Dwight Boykins, Election 2015, Election 2019, Harris County, Houston, Mayor, Metro, polls, Stephen Costello, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 19 Comments

No, crime is not up in Houston

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Facts are stubborn things. Like the rest of the country, crime in Houston has plummeted over the last 30 years, as has residents’ fear of crime being the city’s most pressing problem. FBI data show that most categories of crime … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged Bill King, crime, Election 2019, FBI, Houston, HPD, Mayor, murder, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 3 Comments

Checking in on the Mayor’s race

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Remember the Mayor’s race? Yeah, that. “The candidates have been running for months but were focused on fundraising and defining their message,” said Nancy Sims, a Houston political analyst. “Labor Day is when people tune into the election.” The stretch-run … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Annise Parker, Bill King, Bill White, Dwight Boykins, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2009, Election 2015, Election 2019, gay marriage, gay rights, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor, Metro, Peter Brown, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, transgender rights, turnout | 5 Comments

The 2019 lineups are set

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Barring any late disqualifications or other unexpected events, we have the candidates we’re getting on our 2019 ballot. More than 125 candidates turned in paperwork to run for city office by Monday’s filing deadline, setting up a packed November ballot … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Brendon Singh, Chris Brown, Cris Moses, Cynthia Gary, Dani Hernandez, Dave Wilson, Diana Davila, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, Eric Dick, Griff Griffin, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Mayor, Michael Maloney, Monica Flores Richart, Neeta Sane, Orlando Sanchez, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Rodrick Davison, Sergio Lira, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, term limits, Tony Buzbee | 2 Comments

Metro referendum is set

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Here we go. Metropolitan Transit Authority board members voted Tuesday to ask voters in November for permission to borrow up to $3.5 billion, without raising taxes. The money would cover the first phase of what local leaders expect to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Bill King, BRT, buses, Carrin Patman, commuter rail, Election 2019, Federal Transit Administration, Fort Bend County, Gulf Coast Rail District, Harrisburg line, high speed rail, Hobby Airport, Houston, HOV, I-10, I-45, light rail, Main Street line, Mayor, Metro, Northwest Transit Center, Southeast line, Sylvester Turner, Texas Central High-Speed Railway, Tony Buzbee, University line, US290, US59, US90A | 4 Comments

Previous interviews with current candidates

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve said a few times that I’m going to be doing just a few interviews this fall. I will start publishing them tomorrow. I may pick up some more for the runoffs, but for now my schedule just does not … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Amy Peck, Bill King, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Brown, David Robinson, Dwight Boykins, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, Georgia Provost, Greg Travis, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, interviews, Jim Bigham, Jolanda Jones, Judith Cruz, Karla Cisneros, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Letitia Plummer, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Monica Flores Richart, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Robert Gallegos, Sergio Lira, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner | Comments Off

I for one am happy to be anti-drowning

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I’m almost irrationally furious about this. Wednesday’s event by the Bayou City Initiative was billed “Flood Resiliency and the State of City Infrastructure.” So, it was no surprise to see featured speaker Carol Haddock, head of Houston Public Works, get … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Carol Haddock, drowning, Election 2019, flooding, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, Mayor, Public Works Commission | 5 Comments

July 2019 campaign finance reports: Mayoral candidates

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

All right, now that we are past the 15th, most of the campaign finance reports are in, so let’s start reviewing them. Because there are several thousand candidates running for office in Houston, I’m going to split them into several … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, campaign finance reports, Derek Broze, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Kendall Baker, Mayor, Naoufal Houjami, petitions, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 2 Comments

“Pay to play” petition drive falls short

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Womp womp. The political action committee that launched a petition drive aimed at limiting the influence of contractors and vendors at Houston City Hall failed to gather enough signatures to put the measure on the November ballot, the group’s director … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, campaign finances, Election 2019, Houston, Mayor, petitions, Sylvester Turner | 8 Comments

Metro and the Mayor’s race

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

This went pretty much as one would expect. Delivering his fourth State of Mobility speech to Transportation Advocacy Group-Houston Chapter, Mayor Sylvester Turner echoed previous years, noting the region needs more options than solo driving if it is to handle … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Bill King, buses, Carrin Patman, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, Houston, HOV lanes, light rail, Mayor, Metro, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 5 Comments

Here comes another referendum no one will understand

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Be careful what petitions you sign, that’s my advice. A political action committee is launching a petition drive Sunday aimed at limiting how much city contractors and vendors can contribute to municipal candidates, marking the start of a month-long effort … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, campaign finances, Election 2019, Houston, Mayor, petitions, sexually oriented businesses, Sylvester Turner | 11 Comments

Metro’s challenge

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

It’s all about BRT. Houston transit officials are betting on bus rapid transit as a big part of the region’s long-term plans, at times going as far as calling it the “wave of the future.” If seeing is believing, however, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Bill King, BRT, buses, campaign finances, Election 2003, Election 2019, Houston, John Culberson, light rail, Mayor, Metro, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 1 Comment

Off and running for Council

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I confess I haven’t paid very much attention to the Houston city races so far. Part of that is the existential angst I feel at being forced to take seriously anything Bill King or Tony Buzbee says, and part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #5, Bill King, District A, District B, District C, District D, District G, District H, District I, District J, District K, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, filing deadline, Greg Travis, Houston, Houston City Council, Karla Cisneros, Martha Castex-Tatum, Mayor, Robert Gallegos, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 2 Comments

Turner officially announces his re-election bid

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

And he’s off. Mayor Sylvester Turner made it official Wednesday, launching his re-election campaign for Houston’s top elected office. Turner announced the news in a 96-second video that appeared on a revamped campaign website, where the mayor also posted notice … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Election 2018, Election 2019, HFD, Houston, HPFFA, Mayor, pension fund, Sylvester Turner, The Lege, Tony Buzbee | 8 Comments

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