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Polling Texas 2020
UT/Trib, Apr 25: Trump 49, Biden 44
DT/PPP, Apr 29: Biden 47, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, May 3: Trump 43, Biden 43
Emerson, May 13: Trump 47, Biden 41
Quinnipiac, June 3: Trump 44, Biden 43
PPP, June 5: Trump 48, Biden 48
PPP/PT, June 23: Trump 48, Biden 46
Fox, June 25: Biden 45, Trump 44
UT/Trib, July 2: Trump 48, Biden 44
PPP/Emily’s List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43
CBSNews, July 12: Trump 46, Biden 45
Quinnipiac, July 22: Biden 45, Trump 44
Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45
Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46
Polling Texas 2018
WPA, Jan 5: Cruz 52, O'Rourke 34
PPP, Jan 27: Cruz 45, O'Rourke 37
Quinnipiac, April 19: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, May 31: Cruz 50, O'Rourke 39
PPP, June 8: Cruz 48, O'Rourke 42
GQR, June 16: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
CBS/YouGov, June 24: Cruz 44, O'Rourke 36
UT/Trib, June 25: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 36
Gravis, July 10: Cruz 51, O'Rourke 42
Lyceum, July 31: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 39
Quinnipiac, July 31: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
PPP, August 2: Cruz 46, O'Rourke 42
NBC News, August 23: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 45
ECPS, August 27: Cruz 38, O'Rourke 37
Crosswinds, September 12: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, September 18 (LV): Cruz 54, O'Rourke 45
Ipsos, September 19 (LV): O'Rourke 47, Cruz 45Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50.3, Clinton 42.4Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38-
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Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50,3, Clinton 42.4
Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37
Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38
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Colony Ridge developers settle with the state
This more or less wraps up the story. The owners of Colony Ridge, a Houston-area developer accused of running a predatory lending scheme that deceived Latinos, agreed to a sweeping legal settlement that will require them to invest in law … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Knox, Colony Ridge, Consumer Financial Protection Act, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Dan Patrick, DPS, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Housing Act, foreclosure, Greg Abbott, immigration, Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, Jay Dean, Jay Knight, John Harris, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Liberty County, Steve McCraw, Texas, The Lege, Trey Harris
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Fifth lawsuit filed against Camp Mystic
This one goes a little farther. The family of an 8-year-old girl who remains missing after being swept away by Hill Country flooding that struck Camp Mystic last summer is suing its owners and demanding a judge prevent its reopening. … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Camp Mystic, Cile Steward, Dick Eastland, flooding, Guadalupe River, Kerr County, lawsuit, Mikal Watts, Texas, The Lege
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Paxton turns his harassment to CAIR
At the urging of Greg Abbott. Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday sued the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group, and the Muslim Brotherhood, an international Sunni Muslim group, alleging they are working in concert … Continue reading
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Tagged CAIR, Collin County, Dan Patrick, Greg Abbott, Jolt Initiative, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Muslim Brotherhood, Texas
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Lawsuit filed challenging “Kavanaugh stops”
Good. A group of Hispanic Texans are asking a federal judge to rule that ICE agents can’t detain U.S. citizens or require those people to prove their citizenship in order to be freed from custody. In a complaint filed in … Continue reading
Posted in La Migra, Legal matters
Tagged Harris County, Homeland Security, Houston, ICE, immigration, lawsuit, SCOTUS
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Anti-fossil fuel boycott law ruled unconstitutional
Good. A federal district judge on Wednesday declared a 2021 law restricting state investments in companies boycotting the fossil fuel industry unconstitutional, calling it “facially overbroad” and citing First and Fourteenth Amendment concerns. Legislators passed Senate Bill 13 as a … Continue reading
Lawsuit against out of state mifepristone provider amended to include latest bounty hunter law
Welp. A Galveston County man has filed a lawsuit against a California doctor he accuses of providing abortion-inducing pills to his partner, leveraging for the first time a new Texas law that allows private citizens to sue abortion providers for up … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, California, Comstock Act, Galveston, lawsuit, mifepristone, Remy Coeytaux, SCOTUS, Texas, The Lege
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SCOTUS green-lights California redistricting map
Checkmate. The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new congressional map that will undermine President Donald Trump’s effort to keep control of the House of Representatives, marking a defeat for Republicans who claimed one of the new districts was redesigned … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Gavin Newsom, Justice Department, lawsuit, redistricting, SCOTUS, Texas
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Menefee wins CD18 runoff, Rehmet wins SD09
The early Chron headline hedged things, but Christian Menefee was leading Amanda Edwards by almost exactly a two to one margin after early voting – he had 66.64% to her 33.36% as of the first results drop. That total only … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Edwards, CD18, Christian Menefee, Congress, early voting, Election 2026, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, lawsuit, Leigh Wambsganss, provisional ballots, runoff, SD09, Senate, special election, Tarrant County, Taylor Rehmet, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas
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Paxton’s Jolt harassment shut down
Good. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton failed to offer “any plausible proof” that Jolt Initiative, a nonprofit that aims to increase civic participation among Latinos, is violating the law, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Paxton had filed a lawsuit in … Continue reading
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Tagged Election 2026, immigration, Jolt Initiative, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Request to Examine, Texas, voter registration, voter suppression
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Final early vote totals for the CD18 runoff
Here they are, but they come with an asterisk: Important Notice: Daily in-person check-in numbers will not be available for the court-ordered extended early voting dates of January 28 and January 29. Final voter participation numbers will be reflected in … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Edwards, CD18, Christian Menefee, Congress, early voting, Election 2026, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, lawsuit, provisional ballots, runoff, special election, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas
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Paxton sues another mifepristone provider
Ugh. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has accused a Delaware nurse practitioner of prescribing abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents in what is now the second lawsuit the state has filed against an out-of-state provider over such medications. “The day of … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Debra Lynch, Delaware, Her Safe Harbor, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, mifepristone, New York, SCOTUS, Texas
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Lawsuit against lab-grown meat ban may proceed
Good. A federal judge in McLennan County delivered a setback to the State of Texas on Jan. 20, denying its motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on lab-grown meat sales. U.S. District Judge Alan Albright ruled from … Continue reading
Lawsuit successfully filed to add back early voting days for CD18
Seems reasonable. A pair of voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit Sunday seeking an emergency court order to extend early voting in Harris County past Tuesday after severe weather forced the closure of polling locations in the runoff election for Texas’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Edwards, CD18, Christian Menefee, Commissioners Court, Congress, early voting, Election 2026, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Jonathan Fombonne, lawsuit, Lina Hidalgo, Pure Justice, runoff, special election, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project
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Harris County joins anti-ICE amicus in Minnesota lawsuit
From the inbox: Harris County has joined an amicus brief in the case Minnesota v. Noem, supporting the state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in a lawsuit against the federal government’s “Operation Metro Surge” … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, ICE, immigration, Jonathan Fombonne, lawsuit, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Tim Walz
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Full Fifth Circuit hears SB4 appeal
As always, brace yourselves. Three years ago, Texas lawmakers passed a landmark law that would let state police arrest people suspected of having entered the country illegally by crossing the border. Such authority has long been the sole responsibility of the federal … Continue reading
Posted in La Migra, Legal matters
Tagged ACLU of Texas, American Gateways, Bastrop County, Congress, Donald Trump, DPS, El Paso, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Hidalgo County, ICE, immigration, Joe Biden, Justice Department, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, lawsuit, MALDEF, McLennan County, Mexico, SCOTUS, Senate, Steve McCraw, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas National Guard, The Lege
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SCOTx to hear cable franchise fees appeal
This is a big deal, with direct impacts on the finances of multiple cities. Texas Supreme Court justices will decide whether two state laws are giving unlawful discounts to cable and telecommunication service providers, resulting in millions in lost revenue … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, cable, franchise fees, Houston, Kelly Hancock, lawsuit, local control, San Antonio, Supreme Court, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals
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Fifth Circuit hears Ten Commandments appeal
Brace yourselves…From the inbox: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, heard oral arguments in two cases challenging state laws in Texas and Louisiana that require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Greg Abbott, HISD, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Louisiana, Mara Nathan, Mike Morath, SCOTUS, ten commandments, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege
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Three abortion stories
Two of them at least have the potential to be positive. That’s good, right? Texas court clears path for Planned Parenthood lawsuit challenging state abortion law A Texas appeals court has allowed three Texas Planned Parenthood affiliates to move forward … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine, Aid Access, Ashley Maxwell, Bryan Hughes, California, Gavin Newsom, Jack County, Kamyon Conner, Kathy Hochul, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Letitia James, Lilith Fund, Liz Merrill, Louisiana, Margaret Carpenter, mifepristone, Neesha Dave, New York, Planned Parenthood, Remy Coeytaux, Sadie Weldon, SCOTUS, Second Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, telemedicine, Texas, Texas Equal Access Fund, Texas Right to Life, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, Whole Woman’s Health Alliance
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Ashby 2.0 is now open
And boy howdy is it expensive. A long-anticipated apartment tower rising on the former Ashby high-rise site is set to open next month with rents that could set a new ceiling for luxury apartments in Houston. Residents are expected to … Continue reading
California redistricting map upheld
Good news for Democrats. A federal court Wednesday ruled against a Republican challenge to California’s redistricting plan, rejecting the GOP claim that the state had engaged in illegal racial gerrymandering when drawing up its new congressional map. The three-judge panel denied the GOP’s motion to … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Gavin Newsom, Justice Department, lawsuit, redistricting, SCOTUS, Texas
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DNC threatens to sue over surrendered voter files
We’ll see. Democrats warned 10 states Friday that they may have violated federal election law after entering into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share sensitive voter data. In response, Harmeet Dhillon, head of the DOJ’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, DNC, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Justice Department, lawsuit, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Secretary of State, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, voter registration, voter suppression
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Dems call on Paxton to investigate Grok
That’s what I’m talking about. Texas House Democrats on Monday dared Attorney General Ken Paxton to take on Elon Musk. Led by Rep. Mihaela Plesa of Dallas, more than 40 Democrats demanded an inquiry into allegations that Musk’s social media … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial intelligence, Attorney General, Election 2026, Elon Musk, Grok, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Mihaela Plesa, pornography, Texas, Twitter
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SOS hands over voter roll to Trump DOJ
Surrender time. Texas officials have turned over the state’s voter roll to the U.S. Justice Department, according to a spokesperson for the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, complying with the Trump administration’s demands for access to data on millions of … Continue reading
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Tagged DNC, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Justice Department, lawsuit, Secretary of State, Texas, voter registration, voter suppression
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San Antonio to install rainbow sidewalks
Can’t have rainbow crosswalks, so this will have to do. The City of San Antonio has started preparing the sidewalks on N. Main Avenue to be painted in rainbow colors. The decision comes after the city was forced to remove … Continue reading
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Tagged crosswalks, Donald Trump, gay rights, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, Pride San Antonio, San Antonio, sidewalks, TxDOT, US Department of Transportation
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So when will Ken Paxton sue Grok?
This year sure is off to a strong start. We’re now into the first full week of January, and not only are Grok users still able to manipulate the bot into generating inappropriate images of minors, but many of the offending deepfakes … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial intelligence, Attorney General, Election 2026, Elon Musk, Grok, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, pornography, Texas, Twitter
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Drainage, demolition, what’s the difference?
It’s all vibes, man. Houston officials on Wednesday authorized an eyebrow-raising deal allowing $30 million to be spent from the city’s stormwater fund to demolish blighted buildings. Council Members Edward Pollard, Sallie Alcorn, Abbie Kamin, Tiffany D. Thomas, Mario Castillo, … Continue reading
Dallas County sues to regain lost federal health funds
Better late than never. Dallas County, buoyed by a recent Harris County court win, has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over the clawback of $70 million in public health funds. Dallas County’s lawsuit, filed in Washington, D.C. … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, Dallas County, Donald Trump, Harris County, lawsuit, National Institutes of Health, Texas
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Texas AFT files lawsuit over C*****e K**k investigations
Hell yeah. One of Texas’ largest teacher unions wants a federal court to block Education Commissioner Mike Morath and the state education agency from investigating teachers accused of making inappropriate remarks about conservative activist C*****e K**k’s assassination on social media, saying … Continue reading
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Tagged lawsuit, Mike Morath, Texas, Texas AFT, Texas Education Agency
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Four fewer contested judicial primaries
Sometimes the fiercest action occurs outside of public view. Four judicial candidates withdrew from their 2026 election bids after incumbent judges and other Democratic opponents filed lawsuits alleging their candidacy filings contained forged signatures and other irregularities. Allison Mathis, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Allison Jackson Mathis, Angela McKinnon, Anna Eady, Beau Miller, Carlos Aguayo, Democratic primary, Donna Roth, filing fee, Harris County, HCDP, judicial races, lawsuit, petitions, Secretary of State, Stephanie Morales, Texas, Velda Faulkner
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Appeals court upholds restraining order on prosecutor reporting requirements
From the inbox: The newly created 15th Court of Appeals has upheld a temporary injunction blocking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to force local district attorneys to give him sweeping access to their prosecutorial data, marking the second time … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th Court of Appeals, Attorney General, Bexar County, Dallas County, District Attorney, El Paso, Harris County, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Sean Teare, Texas, The Lege, Travis County
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How alarmed should I be by these?
News item one: Texas launched a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week over the agency’s approval of mifepristone, marking the state’s latest effort to crack down on access to abortion pills. Joined by Florida, Texas Attorney … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Dianne Hensley, FDA, Florida, gay marriage, gay rights, Justice of the Peace, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Liberty Institute, McClennan County, mifepristone, SCOTUS, State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Texas
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Feds settle lawsuit with Colony Ridge developers
Noted for the record. Federal authorities and the Houston-area developer Colony Ridge have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which the government accused the company of duping Latino homebuyers into seller-financed mortgages that many defaulted on in a scheme that … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Knox, Colony Ridge, Consumer Financial Protection Act, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Dan Patrick, DPS, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Housing Act, foreclosure, Greg Abbott, immigration, Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, Jay Dean, Jay Knight, John Harris, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Liberty County, special session, Steve McCraw, Texas, The Lege, Trey Harris
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