Tag Archives: Election 2026

DaSean Jones to resign from his bench in October

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

This comes as a bit of a surprise. Judge DaSean Jones, the elected Democrat in the 180th District Court and the defendant in Harris County’s last pending 2022 election contest suit, plans to resign in October, his lawyer said Friday. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged DaSean Jones, Election 2026, election contest, First Court of Appeals, Greg Abbott, Harris County, judicial races, lawsuit, Tami Pierce, Texas | Leave a comment

What the Lege has done since redistricting

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Just a couple of headlines to ponder, now that the redistricting bill has been signed. Texas House greenlights ‘bounty hunter’ abortion pill ban Texas House OKs transgender bathroom ban after years of GOP attempts Yep, definitely doing the hard work … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged abortion, ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, Camp Mystic, cannabis, Congress, Constitution, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dan Patrick, diversity, Election 2026, Equality Texas, flooding, Greg Abbott, Guadalupe River, Jim Blackburn, Ken Paxton, Kerr County, lawsuit, mifepristone, redistricting, special session, Texas, Texas Water Development Board, THC, The Lege, transgender rights, veto | Leave a comment

Hearing set on new Congressional map

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Here we go A federal judicial panel will hear arguments beginning Oct. 1 for an injunction against the implementation of new congressional boundaries approved by the Texas Legislature. According to three lawyers who were in the El Paso courtroom Wednesday … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, CD09, CD18, CD22, CD27, CD28, CD30, CD32, CD34, CD35, Congress, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, LULAC, MALC, MALDEF, NAACP, National Redistricting Foundation, redistricting, SCOTUS, special session, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 2 Comments

The scramble begins

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Barring judicial action that I have said I don’t expect, the new Congressional map will be in place for the 2026 election. That means that a lot of people who are not now in Congress will be gearing up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Al Green, CD09, CD18, CD33, CD35, CD37, Congress, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2024, Election 2025, Election 2026, Greg Casar, Lloyd Doggett, redistricting, special election, special session, Texas, The Lege | 3 Comments

Motion to block implementation of new map filed

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Once again, from the inbox: Today, plaintiffs supported by the National Redistricting Foundation (NRF) filed a preliminary injunction to block the implementation of HB 4, which further gerrymanders the Texas congressional map. After filing a supplemental complaint in the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, CD09, CD18, CD22, CD27, CD28, CD30, CD32, CD34, CD35, Congress, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, LULAC, MALC, MALDEF, NAACP, National Redistricting Foundation, redistricting, SCOTUS, Senate, special session, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | Leave a comment

New legal challenge filed against redistricting map

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Fron the inbox: Today, plaintiffs supported by the National Redistricting Foundation (NRF) initiated a legal challenge against the newly enacted congressional gerrymander in Texas in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, asking the court to strike … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, CD09, CD18, CD22, CD27, CD30, CD35, Congress, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, LULAC, MALC, MALDEF, NAACP, National Redistricting Foundation, redistricting, SCOTUS, Senate, special session, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | Leave a comment

The Alvarado filibuster

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Bring it on. State Sen. Carol Alvarado of Houston plans to filibuster the House-passed redistricting map during floor debate on Friday in a last-ditch effort to delay passage of the plan to create five new winnable seats for the GOP. … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Carol Alvarado, Congress, Election 2026, filibuster, Molly Cook, redistricting, Sarah Eckhardt, Senate, special session, Texas, The Lege | Leave a comment

Doggett will not challenge Casar if new map passes

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

For the best. Congressman Lloyd Doggett on Thursday said he would end his 52-year political career and stand aside for fellow Austin Democrat Greg Casar in the 2026 primary if Republicans’ new redistricting plan is upheld in court, a bombshell … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged CD35, CD37, Congress, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Greg Casar, Lloyd Doggett, redistricting, Texas | Leave a comment

California passes its redistricting plan

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Game on. California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature passed bills Thursday setting up a high-profile special election this fall, when voters will decide whether to approve the party’s plan to gerrymander California’s congressional map. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who signed the legislation shortly … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged California, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Gavin Newsom, redistricting, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

House passes redistricting bill

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

I was going to put this as the last item in the earlier post, but I didn’t want to change that post’s title and I also didn’t want to gloss over that this happened. We knew it was going to … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Gene Wu, redistricting, Senate, special session, Texas, The Lege | 4 Comments

Motion for expedited review of proposed Congressional map filed

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox, on Monday night. Today, the National Redistricting Foundation (NRF) filed a motion in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas to ask the court to quickly set a hearing for a preliminary injunction that will … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, CD09, Congress, Election 2024, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, Justice Department, lawsuit, LULAC, MALC, MALDEF, NAACP, National Redistricting Foundation, redistricting, SCOTUS, Senate, special session, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 2 Comments

And they’re back

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Quorum time again. Texas House Democrats announced they would return to Austin Monday, ending a two-week walkout over a GOP mid-decade redistricting plan and paving the way for the map’s passage. “We killed the corrupt special session, withstood unprecedented surveillance … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged California, CD23, Colorado, Congress, DCCC, Donald Trump, Dustin Burrows, Election 2026, flooding, Gene Wu, Greg Abbott, Indiana, Maryland, Nicole Collier, quorum, redistricting, Senate, special session, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Second lawsuit filed against Tarrant County over its mid-decade redistricting

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

This one has an interesting twist. The League of Women Voters of Tarrant County and the League of United Latin American Citizens are suing Tarrant County, the county’s commissioners court and County Judge Tim O’Hare over its mid-decade districting. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Alisa Simmons, Census, Commissioners Court, County Judge, Election 2026, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, LULAC, Matt Krause, redistricting, SCOTUS, Tarrant County, Texas, Tim O'Hare, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

Special Session 2: [Insert dumb sequel name here]

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

As promised/threatened. With the Texas House still frozen by Democrats’ absence from the state, Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday called a second special session to begin less than two hours after the Legislature gaveled out the first overtime round. The … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Ann Johnson, California, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, flooding, Gene Wu, Greg Abbott, Illinois, New York, quorum, redistricting, Senate, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

The end (of the quorum break) is near

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

And getting nearer. The House Democrats who fled Texas to block GOP redistricting appear likely to return in the coming days, according to a press release they issued Thursday. The caucus said its members will return if Republicans follow through … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged California, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Gavin Newsom, Gene Wu, Greg Abbott, Illinois, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, quorum, redistricting, Senate, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

So when might the quorum busters return?

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Before I address that question, here’s an important bit of business to resolve. Illinois courts will not force Texas Democrats back to the state, a judge ruled Wednesday, dealing a blow to Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged California, Congress, Donald Trump, DPS, Dustin Burrows, Election 2026, Gene Wu, Greg Abbott, Illinois, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, New York, quorum, redistricting, Senate, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege | 3 Comments

Everything happens on Tuesday

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, remember when I said yesterday that there was still no quorum and not much had happened? That was then, this is now. The Supreme Court will take its sweet time in deciding on those quo warranto filings to expel … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Al Green, Beto O'Rourke, Carol Alvarado, CD09, CD18, CD35, CD37, Congress, Donald Trump, DPS, Dustin Burrows, El Paso, Election 2026, fundraising, Greg Abbott, Greg Casar, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lloyd Doggett, Powered by People, quorum, redistricting, Senate, special election, special session, Supreme Court, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege | 4 Comments

Republicans prepare to eat their own

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Sometimes all you can do is stare in bug-eyed amazement. The executive committee of the Republican Party of Texas was in Austin on Saturday to finalize its first-ever legislative review, outlining a list of censurable offenses that some within the … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Brad Buckley, Dustin Burrows, Election 2026, Ken King, primaries, Republican Party, Speaker's race, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Still no quorum

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

I’m sitting here waiting for the Supreme Court to take up those ridiculous quo warranto actions by Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton and have been hesitant to start writing something for fear that I’ll have to trash it and start … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Ann Johnson, California, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, flooding, Gavin Newsom, Greg Abbott, Guadalupe River, Kerr County, Kerrville, quorum, redistricting, Senate, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege | 4 Comments

Comparing the districts

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

As I write this on Sunday, there’s a lot we don’t know about how this saga ends. I feel confident saying that at some point there will be a quorum and a new map will be passed. Beyond that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026, That's our Lege | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD11, CD12, CD15, CD16, CD17, CD23, CD25, CD28, CD32, CD34, CD35, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Kamala Harris, Latino voting, precinct analysis, redistricting, special session, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege | 9 Comments

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

Quorum break Day 4 roundup: So what is the FBI doing?

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Nobody knows. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced that the FBI has granted his request to investigate and locate the Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state in an attempt to stop the passage of new GOP-favored congressional maps. A spokesperson … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged California, Congress, Constitution, Donald Trump, Election 2026, FBI, Gene Wu, Greg Abbott, Illinois, Indiana, JD Vance, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, New York, quorum, redistricting, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Quorum break Day 3 roundup: Of course there’s a bomb threat

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

I suppose something like this was inevitable. Texas House Democrats in Illinois to block GOP redistricting were evacuated from their hotel Wednesday morning due to a bomb threat, lawmakers and local police said. A press conference scheduled for 12:30 p.m. … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Ann Johnson, Beto O'Rourke, California, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Erin Zwiener, FBI, fundraising, Gene Wu, Greg Abbott, Illinois, Indiana, John Bucy, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Linda Garcia, New York, quorum, redistricting, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege | 3 Comments

Quorum break Day 2 roundup: Paxton hauls out a big threat

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

He seems destined to fail, but we’re going to go through the motions anyway, I guess. Attorney General Ken Paxton will ask for a court ruling declaring vacant the seats of any lawmakers who are not back to work by … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, California, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, fundraising, Gene Wu, Greg Abbott, Illinois, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, New York, quorum, redistricting, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

If Democrats could gerrymander now in Texas

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

There’s not a lot of news on Day Two of Quorum Break 2025. The session ground to a halt as expected. Greg Abbott shook his fist and threatened to Do Things to the absent Democrats that he does not have … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged California, Congress, Election 2020, Election 2024, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, Illinois, Joe Moody, Kathy Hochul, New York, quorum, redistricting, Texas, The Lege, Tom DeLay, Voting Rights Act | 1 Comment

State House Dems break quorum

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

It’s on. Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state Sunday in a bid to block passage of a new congressional map designed to give the GOP five additional seats in the U.S. House next year, raising the stakes in what’s poised … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Congress, Election 2026, Gene Wu, Illinois, quorum, redistricting, special session, Texas, The Lege | 8 Comments

Tarrant County responds to redistricting lawsuit

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Noted for the record. Tarrant County filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by citizens claiming the county engaged in racial gerrymandering when they approved a map with new precinct boundaries on June 3. The motion argues the court … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Alisa Simmons, Commissioners Court, County Judge, Election 2024, Election 2026, lawsuit, Matt Krause, redistricting, SCOTUS, Tarrant County, Texas, Tim O'Hare, Tony Tinderholt, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

On Ed Pollard’s campaign cash

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a lot, as we have previously noted. It isn’t even close to the time potential candidates will start announcing their intention to run for Houston mayor in 2027. But if campaign finance reports are any indicator, Council Member Edward … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged CD09, CD18, Chris Hollins, Congress, Democratic primary, District J, Edward Pollard, Election 2026, Election 2027, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Houston, Houston City Council, John Whitmire, Mayor, redistricting, resign to run | 1 Comment

A Q&A on redistricting

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

From Bolts Magazine: The Texas legislature began meeting in a special session last week to adopt a new congressional map that will, they hope, provide additional seats to the GOP in next year’s midterms. On Wednesday, Republicans released a draft … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Michael Li, redistricting, special session, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

City Council officially sets At Large #4 special election

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Just dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s here. Houston voters will elect a new City Council member in November who could play a formative role in shaping city policy for the next eight years. The council on Wednesday voted … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2025 | Tagged Al Lloyd, Alejandra Salinas, At Large #4, Dwight Boykins, Election 2025, Election 2026, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Houston, Houston City Council, Letitia Plummer, special election | 1 Comment

Senate again passes THC ban

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

What are we even doing here? The Texas Senate on Wednesday preliminarily approved its second attempt to ban hemp-derived THC, setting up a showdown with the House, where hemp industry members say they’ll be getting more support. Senate Bill 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged cannabis, Charles Perry, Congress, Dan Patrick, Election 2026, Gary VanDeaver, Greg Abbott, hemp, marijuana, Nathan Johnson, Senate, special session, Texas, THC, The Lege, veto | Comments Off

Ken Paxton likes spending money

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

On fancy lawyers. Perhaps because he has to, as a result of his own actions. One day in late May 2024, lawyer Zina Bash spent 6 1/2 hours working on a case against Facebook parent company Meta on behalf of … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, Dan Morales, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, impeachment, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, Texas, Texas Whistleblower Act, Tony Buzbee | Comments Off

Bobby Pulido

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We learn some more about a Democratic Congressional recruit. Tejano superstar Bobby Pulido is forming an exploratory committee for a congressional bid in South Texas as he considers challenging Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Edinburg. Pulido, a Democrat and Edinburg … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Ada Cuellar, Bobby Pulido, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Henry Cuellar, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, redistricting, Texas, Vicente Gonzalez | 9 Comments

July 2025 campaign finance reports – City of Houston

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

PREVOIUSLY: Harris County Senate and Congress When I did the January roundup for the city of Houston, I didn’t expect there to be much activity of interest in July, given that the next regularly scheduled election for the city is … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2025, Election 2027 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Alejandra Salinas, Amanda Edwards, Amy Peck, At Large #4, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Hollins, David Robinson, Edward Pollard, Election 2023, Election 2026, Election 2027, Fred Flickinger, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, John Whitmire, Jordan Thomas, Jovon Tyler, Julian Ramirez, Letitia Plummer, Mario Castillo, Martha Castex-Tatum, Mary Nan Huffman, Mayor, Orlando Sanchez, runoff, Sallie Alcorn, Sheila Jackson Lee, special election, Sylvester Turner, Tarsha Jackson, Tiffany Thomas, Twila Carter, Willie Davis | 1 Comment

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