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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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- Whitmire finally admits that HPD is cooperating with ICE
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Tag Archives: San Antonio
San Antonio and Dallas to fight the rainbow crosswalk ban
Good for them! San Antonio has formally asked the Texas Department of Transportation to approve an exemption allowing the city to keep its rainbow-colored crosswalks at North Main Avenue and East Evergreen Street, arguing that the intersection has become safer … Continue reading
Where the rainbow crosswalk ends
This is deeply stupid and deadly serious at the same time. At the intersection of North Main Avenue and West Evergreen Street just north of downtown San Antonio, semi-faded rainbows connect each street corner in place of standard, white crosswalks. … Continue reading
“Death Star” lawsuit filed in Dallas
Welp. Two years after state lawmakers passed a sweeping law aimed at preventing Texas cities from adopting progressive policies, that law may finally get its first major test. Three Dallas residents sued the city in Denton County District Court Wednesday … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Dallas, Denton County, El Paso, Greg Abbott, Houston, lawsuit, local control, San Antonio, Senate, Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals
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Michelin 2.0
They’re back, with more stars. The Michelin Guide announced its picks for top Texas restaurants at the Wortham Theater Center Tuesday night. Last year, 15 Texas restaurants earned a Michelin star, including six in the Houston area. Michelin recognized 117 restaurants in total last year. Stars … Continue reading
Posted in Food, glorious food
Tagged Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Houston First, Michelin Guide, restaurants, San Antonio, Texas, Travel Texas
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A different approach to Austin-San Antonio commuter rail
Very interesting. Deeply flawed, as far as I can tell, but interesting. Travis County leaders are exploring new ways to connect Austin to San Antonio. On Tuesday morning, county commissioners approved a $124,953 study from HNTB, an engineering company, to … Continue reading
Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Tagged Andy Brown, Austin, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, commuter rail, I-10, I-35, Lone Star Rail District, San Antonio, SH 130, SH71, Texas, Travis County, TxDOT
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Metro makes its excuses
Weak. Metro board chair Elizabeth Brock on Thursday stood by the agency’s decision to remove the Montrose rainbow crosswalk this week after a Houston resident asked why it was erased so quickly. “My primary concern is how quickly y’all allowed … Continue reading
Austin seeks waiver for its rainbow crosswalk
All the cool kids are doing it. The city of Austin is exploring a waiver that would allow its current street art to stay in place. In a message board post on Monday, Mayor Kirk Watson said the city plans … Continue reading
We could have asked!
I am smacking my forehead so hard, you guys. The City of San Antonio will seek an exemption from the State of Texas in order to keep the city’s rainbow crosswalk. The decision comes after the state issued a mandate … Continue reading
Harris County sues over Solar For All funds
Good. Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee filed a lawsuit Monday contesting the Trump administration’s cancellation of more than $400 million in solar energy grants earmarked for Texas-based organizations. The federal funding, part of a $7 billion Biden-era program known as Solar for All, was meant … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Austin, Christian Menefee, Clean Energy Fund of Texas, Commissioners Court, Dallas, Dallas County, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Environmental Protection Agency, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Houston, lawsuit, Rhode Island, San Antonio, solar energy, Tarrant County, Travis County
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A brief recap of the whole rainbow crosswalk situation
Let me see if I’ve got this right: Greg Abbott gets his knickers in a twist over the recently-repainted rainbow crosswalk on Westheimer at Taft, after having been spun up about it by some online wingnuts. These crosswalks are no … Continue reading
Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Tagged Donald Trump, gay rights, Greg Abbott, Houston, Metro, San Antonio, Texas, TxDOT, US Department of Transportation
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The second life of old EV batteries
Very cool. East of San Antonio in Bexar County, 500 electric vehicle batteries at the end of their automotive lives will soon be repurposed to provide energy storage for Texas’ electric grid, a California company, B2U Storage Solutions, announced on … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, science, and math
Tagged B2U Storage Solutions, batteries, electric cars, San Antonio, solar energy, Texas
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Waymo comes to Nashville, driverless trucks come to I-10
Two for the price of one today. Story #1: Robotaxi leader Waymo on Wednesday announced that its driverless vehicles will begin transporting passengers in Nashville, Tennessee, next year while heading in a new direction by teaming up with Lyft instead … Continue reading
Nirenberg’s choice
I know what I’m rooting for. Former Mayor Ron Nirenberg is mulling his political future, even as he’s adjusting to his new day job — lecturing Trinity University students on communications. The two main paths he is considering are Bexar … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2026
Tagged Benjamin Flores, Bexar County, Bobby Cole, County Judge, Democratic primary, Election 2026, Governor, Greg Abbott, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, Texas
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On expansion and realignment
Some big changes could be coming to MLB in the next couple of years. In an interview during ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcast from the Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pa. on Sunday night, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred reiterated his … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball
Tagged Astros, Austin, Baseball, Dallas, MLB, Rob Manfred, San Antonio
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Appeals court upholds “Death Star” law
Bad, though not yet actually damaging. Two years after a district court declared that a new state law diluting the policy-making power of blue urban areas was unconstitutional, an appeals court on Friday overruled that decision. Texas lawmakers in 2023 … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Austin, Dustin Burrows, El Paso, Greg Abbott, Houston, lawsuit, local control, San Antonio, Senate, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals
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SCOTx rules for San Antonio in the Brackenridge Park religious liberties case
Noted for the record. The Texas Supreme Court has sided with the City of San Antonio in a dispute involving a Native American church that worships at Brackenridge Park. The case centers on the Lipan- Apache Native American Church, who … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Constitution, coronavirus, Election 2021, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Gary Perez, lawsuit, Lipan-Apache Native American Church, Matilde Torres, quarantine, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, Supreme Court, Texas, trees
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What’s next for Ron Nirenberg?
Hopefully something political. In his last official address as mayor, Ron Nirenberg described how a global pandemic shook the one of the country’s most impoverished large cities into action on addressing poverty — and shaped his own approach to leadership … Continue reading
Posted in Show Business for Ugly People
Tagged Election 2025, Mayor, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, Texas
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San Antonio to start construction on its first BRT line
Exciting times. Work starts next month on VIA Metropolitan Transit’s biggest construction project to date — a system of corridors designed to get riders faster to their destination using dedicated bus lanes, prioritized traffic signals, and more frequent pickups and … Continue reading
Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Tagged Advanced Rapid Transit, Bexar County, BRT, construction, Houston, Peter Sakai, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, Texas, transit-oriented development, urbanism
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Gina Ortiz Jones wins SA mayoral runoff
Good. San Antonio’s next mayor will be Gina Ortiz Jones, a 44-year-old West Side native who rose from John Jay High School to the top ranks of the U.S. military on an ROTC scholarship. Jones defeated Rolando Pablos, a close ally of … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2025
Tagged Election 2025, Gina Ortiz Jones, Greg Abbott, Mayor, Rolando Pablos, Ron Nirenberg, runoff, San Antonio, Texas
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Waymo “road trip” coming
Company’s coming. Houstonians have the opportunity to see driverless vehicles in action. Google’s autonomous-driver sister company, Waymo, announced Tuesday that it’s initiating road trips this summer for testing and exploration in Houston, Orlando and San Antonio. The road trip consists … Continue reading
Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Tagged Austin, driverless cars, Houston, Orlando, San Antonio, Texas, Waymo
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More on Austin’s MLB ambitions
Veteran Longhorn sports-knower Kirk Bohls, formerly of the Statesman and now of the Chron, has a long look at the team working to bring an MLB franchise to Austin. Matt Mackowiak has a plan. The long-time Austin political strategist and … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball
Tagged Astros, Austin, Austin Baseball Commission, Baseball, I-35, MLB, Nashville, Oregon, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Rangers, Utah
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Pour one out for the Houston Landing
CityCast Houston sends off the non-profit local news organization that deserved better. The Houston Landing made a huge splash when it launched as a local non-profit newsroom in 2023. But this week, it’s closing down. So, what went wrong? Host … Continue reading
Posted in Other punditry
Tagged El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, Houston Landing, journalism, San Antonio
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Some May election results
And then there were two for San Antonio Mayor. The race to become San Antonio’s next mayor is headed toward a partisan showdown between one candidate loved by national Democratic Party leaders and another who has close ties to the … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2025
Tagged Afshi Charania, Angie Wierzbicki, Brittnai Brown, censorship, Clear Creek ISD, Election 2025, Fort Bend ISD, Gina Ortiz Jones, Gracie de Leon, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, Humble ISD, James Cross, Jessica Cejka, Katy ISD, Keller ISD, libraries, Mansfield ISD, Mayor, Natalie Carter, Oscar Silva, Rebecca Lilley, Rolando Pablos, runoff, San Antonio, school libraries, Spring Branch, Texas, Victor Perez
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Early voting for the May elections starts today
I don’t have a written press release from the Harris County Clerk about early voting for the May 3 election to share with you, but they did send out this all-graphics email that tells you what you need to know. … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2025
Tagged City Council, Dallas, early voting, Election 2025, Fort Bend County, Fort Bend ISD, Fort Worth, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Humble ISD, Katy ISD, Mansfield, Mayor, Pasadena ISD, San Antonio, Spring Branch, Texas
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Paxton sues San Antonio over abortion funding
First, this happened. In an election-year reversal, San Antonio city leaders voted 6-5 Thursday to fast-track distribution of $100,000 to organizations that provide reproductive services, including emergency contraception and transportation for out-of-state abortion care. Just months ago, city staff shut down a … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged abortion, Adriana Rocha Garcia, Austin, City Council, Election 2025, John Courage, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Manny Pelaez, Mayor, Melissa Cabello Havrda, San Antonio, Texas
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Yeah, that’s too many candidates
There are how many people running for Mayor of San Antonio?!? San Antonio is barreling toward the most bizarre mayoral election in recent memory. A massive field of 27 candidates has no clear frontrunners. State and national PAC money is flowing into … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2025
Tagged Beto Altamirano, Election 2025, Gina Ortiz Jones, Mayor, Rolando Pablos, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, Texas
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Smaller number of federal buildings on the chopping block
Progress? I dunno. Less than two weeks after posting – and abruptly pulling down – a list of federally owned office buildings to be sold, the U.S. General Services Administration has released a much shorter list that includes one property in Houston. A … Continue reading
Posted in National news
Tagged DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, General Services Administration, Houston, Mickey Leland, National Register of Historic Places, San Antonio, Texas
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Make America hungry again
They’re working on it. The San Antonio Food Bank expects to lose $3 million due to federal funding cuts, leaving officials at the nonprofit saying they’re not sure how they’ll make up for that shortfall and that they are worried … Continue reading
Posted in Food, glorious food, National news
Tagged Brooke Rollins, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Feeding Texas, Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, San Antonio, San Antonio Food Bank, Sid Miller, Texas, Texas Food Bank Network, USDA
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