Tag Archives: CD21

San Marcos settles “Trump Train” lawsuit

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I really hope this leaves a mark, because it should. San Marcos police officers and professional staff must receive training on responding to political violence and voter intimidation and ways to develop community trust as part of a legal settlement … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Brandon Winkenwerder, CD21, Chase Stapp, Congress, David Gins, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Eric Cervini, FBI, Joe Biden, lawsuit, President, Protect Democracy, San Marcos, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Timothy Holloway, Wendy Davis | 1 Comment

San Marcos sanctioned in Trump Train lawsuit

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

What a cluster. A federal judge has sanctioned San Marcos for failing to preserve phone and email records from a former employee related to the October 2020 “Trump Train” incident involving a Biden-Harris campaign bus. Campaign staffers and volunteers filed … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Brandon Winkenwerder, CD21, Chase Stapp, Congress, David Gins, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Eric Cervini, FBI, Joe Biden, lawsuit, President, San Marcos, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Timothy Holloway, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Two “Trump Train” defendants settle

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting. Two of the eight Trump supporters accused of participating in a “politically-motivated conspiracy” by closely following, honking at and slowing down a campaign bus for President Joe Biden on a Texas highway in the weeks leading up to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged CD21, Chase Stapp, Congress, David Gins, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Eric Cervini, FBI, Hannah Ceh, Joe Biden, Kyle Kruger, lawsuit, President, Protect Democracy, San Marcos, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Timothy Holloway, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

July 2022 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The runoffs are now over, and we’re fully into the fall election season. As before, I’ve consolidated this list down to the elections of interest, which means I’ve dropped CD30 as it was a primary-only affair. I’m also dropping CD10 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, campaign finance reports, Cassandra Garcia, CD02, CD03, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD28, CD30, CD34, CD38, Chip Roy, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, fundraising, Henry Cuellar, Jamie Jordan, Jan McDowell, Jessica Cisneros, John Lira, Keith Self, Linda Nuno, Mayra Flores, Michelle Vallejo, redistricting, Robin Fulford, Sandeep Srivastava, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Van Taylor, Vicente Gonzalez, Wesley Hunt | 3 Comments

Runoff results: Around the state

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

After the primary, I rounded up the Democratic runoffs we’d have in May. I’m going to use that post to round up the results from last night, as best as I can tell as of when I gave up the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Alexandra Guio ·Angel Vega, Attorney General, Bexar County, Cassandra Hernandez, CD01, CD15, CD21, CD24, CD28, CD30, Christian Hayes, Claudia Zapata, Comptroller, Congress, Dawn Buckingham, Democratic primary, Derrik Gay, Election 2022, George P. Bush, HD100, HD114, HD22, HD37, HD70, HD76, Henry Cuellar, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Janet Dudding, Jasmine Crockett, Jay Kleberg, JJ Jefferson, Joe Jaworski, John Bryant, John Rigney, Joseph Trahan, Ken Paxton, Land Commissioner, Laura Marquez, Lite Gov, Luis Villarreal, Melissa Ortega, Michelle Beckley, Michelle Vallejo, Mihaela Plesa, Mike Collier, Morgan LaMantia, Pat Hardy, Pete Garcia, primaries, Railroad Commission, Ricardo Villarreal, Rochelle Garza, Ruben Cortez, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Sandra Crenshaw, Sandragrace Martinez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah Stogner, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Suleman Lalani, Texas, The Lege, Tim Westley, Vanesia Johnson, Venton Jones, Victor Dunn, Victor Morales, Victor Perez, Wayne Christian, Webb County, Zapata County | 1 Comment

April 2022 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The primaries are over, and while we do still have some runoffs plus now a weird special election in CD34, we do have a smaller set of races and candidates to review. Given how many I had to cram into … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, campaign finance reports, Cassandra Garcia, CD02, CD03, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD28, CD30, CD34, CD38, Chip Roy, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Derrik Gay, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, fundraising, Henry Cuellar, Jamie Jordan, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Jasmine Crockett, Jessica Cisneros, John Lira, Keith Self, Linda Nuno, Mayra Flores, Michelle Vallejo, redistricting, Robin Fulford, Ruben Ramirez, Sandeep Srivastava, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls, Van Taylor, Vicente Gonzalez, Wesley Hunt | Comments Off

First “Trump Train” lawsuit to proceed

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good news. Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled in favor of plaintiffs in Cervini v. Cisneros, the “Texas Trump Train” lawsuit filed against individuals in a convoy of Trump supporters who conspired to mount … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Brandon Winkenwerder, CD21, Chase Stapp, Congress, David Gins, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Eric Cervini, FBI, Joe Biden, lawsuit, President, San Marcos, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Timothy Holloway, Wendy Davis | 1 Comment

A roundup of runoffs

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I was going to just do a basic recap of all the primary races that will require runoffs, and then this happened, and I had to do some redesign. U.S. Rep. Van Taylor, R-Plano, has decided to end his reelection … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Alexandra Guio, Alexandra Mealer, Andrea Beall, Angel Vega, Attorney General, Ben Chou, Beverly Armstrong, Bexar County, Cassandra Hernandez, CD01, CD03, CD15, CD21, CD24, CD28, CD30, CD38, Chip Wells, Christian Hayes, Claudia Zapata, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Daniel Caldwell, Danielle Bess, David Patronella, Dawn Buckingham, Democratic primary, Derrik Gay, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, George P. Bush, Greg Glass, Harris County, HD100, HD114, HD147, HD22, HD37, HD70, HD76, Henry Cisneros, Henry Cuellar, James Whitfield, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Janet Dudding, Jasmine Crockett, Jason Luong, Jay Kleberg, JJ Jefferson, Joe Jaworski, John Bryant, John Rigney, Jolanda Jones, Joseph Trahan, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kim McTorry, Land Commissioner, Laura Marquez, Lawrence Allen, Lee Merritt, Lesley Briones, Lite Gov, Lorenzo Sanchez, Luis Sifuentes, Luis Villarreal, Manpreet Singh, Melissa Ortega, Michelle Beckley, Michelle Vallejo, Mihaela Plesa, Mike Collier, Morgan LaMantia, Pat Hardy, Pete Garcia, Pete Sessions, primaries, provisional ballots, Railroad Commission, recount, Ricardo Villarreal, Rochelle Garza, Ruben Cortez, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Sandra Crenshaw, Sandragrace Martinez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah Stogner, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Sonia Lopez, Staci Childs, Starr County, Steve Duble, Suleman Lalani, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Tim Westley, Treasea Trevino, Van Taylor, Vanesia Johnson, Venton Jones, Victor Dunn, Victor Morales, Victor Perez, Vidal Martinez, voter suppression, Wayne Christian, Webb County, Zapata County | 12 Comments

2022 primary results: Legislative races

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

You might start with the Daily Kos rundown of races of interest, which includes all of the Congressional races worth watching. One of those got an early resolution, as former Austin City Council member Greg Casar declared victory before 9 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Alma Allen, Art Fierro, Bert Keller, Candis Houston, CD02, CD03, CD08, CD15, CD21, CD23, CD28, CD30, CD34, CD35, CD37, CD38, Christian Hayes, Claudia Ordaz-Perez, Claudia Zapata, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Daniel Lee, Danielle Bess, Democratic primary, Derrik Gay, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, Erin Gamez, Greg Casar, Greg Travis, Harold Dutton, HD100, HD114, HD124, HD125, HD131, HD133, HD142, HD147, HD22, HD26, HD37, HD38, HD50, HD51, HD70, HD75, HD76, HD79, HD92, Henry Cuellar, James Talarico, Jan McDowell, Jasmine Crockett, Jessica Cisneros, John Lira, John Whitmire, Jolanda Jones, Joseph Trahan, Josey Garcia, Lawrence Allen, Lloyd Doggett, Luis Villarreal, Lulu Flores, Mary Gonzalez, Mayra Flores, Miguel Gonzalez, Molly Cook, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, Morgan LaMantia, Morgan Luttrell, primaries, Ray Lopez, Reagan Flowers, Ruben Cortez, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Salman Bhojani, Sandeep Srivastava, Sandra Crenshaw, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, SD15, SD17, SD27, Senate, Suleman Lalani, Texas, The Lege, Titus Benton, Van Taylor, Vanesia Johnson, Venton Jones, Vicente Gonzalez, Wesley Hunt | Comments Off

January 2022 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The filing deadline has passed, the primary lineups are set, and we have a new set of races and candidates to review. As was the case in the past two cycles, I’ll follow the contested primaries as well as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Abel Mulugheta, Beth van Duyne, campaign finance reports, Cassandra Garcia, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD28, CD30, CD34, CD35, CD37, CD38, Centrell Reed, Chip Roy, Colin Allred, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Derrik Gay, Diana Alexander, Doc Shelby, Donna Imam, Duncan Klussmann, Ed Cabrera, Eddie Rodriguez, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Eliza Alvarado, fundraising, Greg Casar, Henry Cuellar, Jamie Jordan, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Jasmine Crockett, Jessica Cisneros, Jessica Mason, John Lira, John Rigney, Kathy Fragnoli, Keith Self, Larry Wallace, Linda Nuno, Lizzie FLetcher, Lloyd Doggett, Mauro Garza, Mayra Flores, primaries, Rebecca Viagran, redistricting, Roberto Haddad, Robin Fulford, Ruben Ramirez, Sandeep Srivastava, Scott Sturm, Tannya Benavides, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls, Van Taylor, Vicente Gonzalez, Wesley Hunt, Willie Vasquez Ng | 2 Comments

It would seem that the San Marcos Police Department has some major problems

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Geez. The city of San Marcos admits in new court documents to text exchanges among its police officers about the Joe Biden bus incident in October 2020. But it denies what it calls a “characterization” of the exchanges by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Brandon Winkenwerder, CD21, Chase Stapp, Congress, David Gins, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Eric Cervini, FBI, Joe Biden, lawsuit, President, San Marcos, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Timothy Holloway, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: The new Congressional map

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: New State House map We will now take a look at how the districts of interest in the new Congressional map have changed over the past decade. Same basic idea, looking at the closer districts from 2020 to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Barack Obama, CD03, CD07, CD10, CD12, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD26, CD28, CD31, CD34, CD38, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2020, Election 2022, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, precinct analysis, redistricting, Texas | 2 Comments

Trump Train lawsuit update

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

San Marcos Police Department, wyd? As supporters of then-President Donald Trump surrounded and harassed a Joe Biden campaign bus on a Central Texas highway last year, San Marcos police officials and 911 dispatchers fielded multiple requests for assistance from Democratic … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged CD21, Congress, David Gins, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Eric Cervini, FBI, Joe Biden, lawsuit, President, San Marcos, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Timothy Holloway, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

More redistricting stuff

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Just a roundup of some redistricting stories. We’ll start with the DMN. The new map, part of a process of redrawing legislative boundaries every 10 years, makes significant changes in North Texas, where Democrats likely will gain a seat held … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Al Green, Angie Chen Button, Beth van Duyne, CD03, CD04, CD05, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD13, CD15, CD18, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD27, CD28, CD31, CD32, CD34, CD36, Census, Collin County, Common Cause, Congress, Dallas County, Denton County, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Election 2022, Gerrymandering Project, HD100, HD104, HD108, HD110, HD112, HD63, HD65, HD92, Jasmine Crockett, Jeff Cason, Jessica Gonzalez, Joan Huffman, Joe Biden, John Turner, lawsuit, Michelle Beckley, Morgan Meyer, redistricting, RepresentUs, SBOE, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Toni Rose, Voting Rights Act | 2 Comments

Precinct analysis: Congress, part 1

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Introduction Congressional districts State Rep districts Commissioners Court/JP precincts Comparing 2012 and 2016 Statewide judicial Other jurisdictions Appellate courts, Part 1 Appellate courts, Part 2 Judicial averages Other cities District Attorney County Attorney Sheriff Tax Assessor County Clerk HCDE Fort … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Barack Obama, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD28, CD31, CD32, CD34, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, judicial races, Mitt Romney, MJ Hegar, precinct analysis, redistricting, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

July 2021 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s July, and that means its campaign finance report season. I’m going to do a tour through the finance reports as I have done before, beginning with Congressional reports. I have posted reports from January 2021, which is the completion … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, CD32, CD34, Chip Roy, Colin Allred, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Derrik Gay, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Filemon Vela, John Carter, John Lira, Larry Wallace, Matthew Berg, Michelle Beckley, Mike McCaul, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, Morgan Luttrell, redistricting, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls, Van Taylor, Vicente Gonzalez | 4 Comments

The next level of vaccine resistance

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I’m speechless. Some Texas Republicans are pushing back against President Joe Biden’s push for greater outreach to get more Americans to receive COVID-19 shots, as vaccination drives in states like Texas have stagnated. “Not on my watch!” Attorney General Ken … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Attorney General, CD04, CD21, Chip Roy, Congress, coronavirus, Joe Biden, Ken Paxton, Pat Fallon, polls, Texas, vaccinations | 1 Comment

Suing the “Trump Train”

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Good. A group of people traveling on a President Joe Biden campaign bus on a Texas highway last fall when it was surrounded and followed by former President Donald Trump’s supporters have filed a lawsuit against at least seven people … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged CD21, Congress, David Gins, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Eric Cervini, FBI, Joe Biden, lawsuit, President, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Timothy Holloway, Wendy Davis | 8 Comments

DCCC starts with two targets in Texas

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Consider this to be written in chalk on the pavement, pending the new Congressional maps. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Tuesday that it will target two Republican-held districts in Texas — the ones currently held by Reps. Tony Gonzales … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Barack Obama, Beth van Duyne, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD28, CD31, CD32, CD34, Congress, DCCC, Donald Trump, economy, Election 2010, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Filemon Vela, Joe Biden, NRCC, President, redistricting, Texas, Tony Gonzales | 27 Comments

January 2021 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Should have done this a long time ago, just to close the books on the 2020 election cycle, but for a variety of reasons I didn’t. With the forthcoming special election in CD06, I now have a reason to care … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, DCCC, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Elizabeth Hernandez, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Julie Oliver, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, redistricting, Rick Kennedy, Senate, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Another look at how redistricting may go

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

RG Ratcliffe analyzes the geographic and political realities the Republicans face as they try to maximize their haul from the 2021 reapportionment. Rick Perry famously called West Texas—a sparse land with few trees or humans—the Big Empty. The 92,016 square … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged CD02, CD07, CD10, CD11, CD13, CD19, CD21, CD23, CD32, Census, Collin County, Congress, demography, Denton County, Election 2018, Election 2020, Harris County, Lloyd Potter, redistricting, Texas, Texas State Demographer, The Lege, Travis County | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: Presidential results by Congressional district

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

From Daily Kos Elections, the breakdown of how Presidential voting went in each of Texas’ 36 Congressional districts: Two districts did in fact flip on the presidential level: Trump lost the 24th District in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs while recapturing … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Barack Obama, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD28, CD31, CD32, CD34, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Filemon Vela, Henry Cuellar, Hillary Clinton, Jessica Cisneros, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, precinct analysis, President, redistricting, Texas, Vicente Gonzalez | 3 Comments

A closer look at county races, Part 2

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Part One is here. As before, this is about taking a closer look at the counties where Democrats made gains from 2016. Collin County: Our reach may have exceeded our grasp, but it’s important to note that progress was made. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Brazoria County, CD03, CD21, CD22, CD24, CD25, CD26, Collin County, Commissioners Court, Congress, Constable, Court of Criminal Appeals, Denton County, Election 2004, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2020, Erin Zwiener, Hays County, HD106, HD33, HD45, HD63, HD64, HD65, HD66, HD67, HD70, HD89, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, President, Rebecca Bell-Metereau, SBOE, Sheriff, Supreme Court, Tax Assessor, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

October 2020 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

This is it, the last quarterly finance report roundup for the cycle. It’s been quite the time, hasn’t it? Let’s do this and see where we are as voting continues. The January 2019 roundup is here, which closed out the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, DCCC, Donna Imam, Election 2012, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Elizabeth Hernandez, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Julie Oliver, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, redistricting, Rick Kennedy, Senate, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Chip Roy calls on Paxton to resign

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting. U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, a former top aide to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, called on his former boss to resign from his post after top members of Paxton’s staff said the attorney general should be investigated for multiple … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Scandalized!, Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Attorney General, bribery, CD21, Chip Roy, Congress, Election 2020, Election 2022, Greg Abbott, Jeff Mateer, Ken Paxton, Nate Paul, Texas | 2 Comments

Bexar County poll: Biden 52, Trump 35

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From the San Antonio Report: The new Bexar Facts/KSAT/San Antonio Report poll showed former Vice President Joe Biden with a sizable lead over President Donald Trump among registered Bexar County voters. Poll results released Tuesday, two weeks before early voting … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Bexar County, CD21, CD23, Chip Roy, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gina Ortiz Jones, HD121, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Joe Kopser, John Cornyn, MJ Hegar, polls, President, SBOE, SD19, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege, Wendy Davis, Will Hurd | 1 Comment

A matter of timing

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

That’s the stated reason why SCOTX overturned the earlier decision that booted three Green Party candidates off the ballot. The Texas Supreme Court in a new opinion Friday explained its decision to reinstate to the November ballot Green Party candidates … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, CD21, Charles Waterbury, Chrysta Castaneda, Congress, David Collins, Election 2020, filing fee, Green Party, Katija Gruene, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Libertarian Party, MJ Hegar, Railroad Commission, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, Tom Wakely, Travis County, Wendy Davis | 2 Comments

The Green Party owes Ken Paxton a thank-you note

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

He did them a solid, that’s for sure. In the legal fight to exclude minor party candidates from the November ballot, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton took a flexible view of time and deadlines. After the Texas GOP filed suit … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged CD21, Charles Waterbury, Chrysta Castaneda, Congress, David Collins, DCCC, DSCC, Election 2010, Election 2020, filing fee, Green Party, Kat Swift, Katija Gruene, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Libertarian Party, MJ Hegar, Railroad Commission, ranked choice voting, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, Tom Wakely, Travis County, Wendy Davis | 2 Comments

SCOTX puts Greens back on the ballot

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

That sound you hear is my head spinning. The Texas Supreme Court has ordered three Green Party candidates to be restored to the November ballot after Democrats successfully sued to remove them. Last month, a state appeals court sided with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged CD21, Charles Waterbury, Chrysta Castaneda, Congress, David Collins, DCCC, DSCC, Election 2010, Election 2020, filing fee, Green Party, Kat Swift, Katija Gruene, lawsuit, Libertarian Party, MJ Hegar, Railroad Commission, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, Tom Wakely, Travis County, Wendy Davis | 23 Comments

CD31 poll: Carter 43, Imam 37

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Another interesting Congressional race poll. With less than two months to go until Election Day, an increasing number of eyes are looking toward Texas, where Republicans are fighting to keep their grip on the once-reliably conservative state. There is perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Barack Obama, Beto O'Rourke, CD21, CD31, Chip Roy, Congress, DCCC, Donald Trump, Donna Imam, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Joe Kopser, John Carter, John Cornyn, Libertarian Party, Mitt Romney, MJ Hegar, polls, precinct analysis, President, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wendy Davis, Williamson County | 1 Comment

CD21 poll: Davis 48, Roy 47

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Second poll in this district. Between August 31 and September 4, Garin-Hart-Yang interviewed a representative sample of 401 likely general election voters in Texas-21st CD. The survey, which was conducted on both landlines and cell phones, was fully representative of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD21, Chip Roy, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Joe Biden, Lamar Smith, polls, precinct analysis, Ted Cruz, Texas, Tom Wakely, Wendy Davis | 1 Comment

CD17 poll: Sessions 45, Kennedy 42

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Another mind-blowing poll result, in a district that no one has seen as competitive. In a district where 56 percent of voters supported President Donald Trump in 2016, Democratic congressional candidate Rick Kennedy is in a strong position to challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Akilah Bacy, CD17, CD21, Chip Roy, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2020, HD138, Joe Biden, Lacey Hull, Pete Sessions, polls, President, Rick Kennedy, Texas, The Lege, Wendy Davis | 1 Comment

DCCC expands the field in Texas again

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

This is as wide as it goes. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is adding three more districts to its Texas target list, expanding an already ambitious battlefield in the state. The new targets of the House Democratic campaign arm are … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Candace Valenzuela, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, DCCC, Donald Trump, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Joe Biden, Julie Oliver, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, polls, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Texas, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Republicans try and fail to remove Libertarian candidates from the ballot

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From Patrick Svitek: . Texas appeals court rejects last-minute lawsuits by @NRCC, @TravisGOP to kick Libertarian candidates off November ballot for not paying filing fees: http://search.txcourts.gov/SearchMedia.aspx?MediaVersionID=fee8c1fc-f70a-4d57-baf0-5775ccdea786&coa=coa03&DT=Opinion&MediaID=9242cd19-73c0-441c-bc1f-786be9ec000f — Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) 12:00 AM – 26 August 2020 The Third Court of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged CD03, CD21, Chrysta Castaneda, Congress, Election 2008, Election 2020, filing fee, Green Party, Kim Brimer, lawsuit, Libertarian Party, MJ Hegar, NRCC, Railroad Commission, SD10, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, Travis County, Van Taylor, Wendy Davis | 12 Comments

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