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April 2026 campaign finance reports: Senate and Congress

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

We are now past the primary, so we have whittled down the field a bit and gotten a better idea about how some of the candidates that we hope will be strong challengers are doing with fundraising. The January 2026 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Al Green, Caitlin Rourk, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD09, CD10, CD15, CD18, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD28, CD29, CD31, CD33, CD34, CD35, CD38, Colin Allred, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2026, Ernest Lineberger, Evan Hunt, Henry Cuellar, James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett, Johnny Garcia, Jon Buchwald, Julie Johnson, Justin Early, Katy Padilla Stout, Kevin Burge, Kristin Hook, Leticia Gutierrez, Lizzie FLetcher, Marc Veasey, Marquette Greene-Scott, Melissa McDonough, redistricting, runoff, Senate, Shaun Finnie, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Vicente Gonzalez, William Marks | Comments Off

2026 primary results: Harris County

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Going to bullet point this one, with updates to come later, as most Election Day votes are still out as I write this: – Christian Menefee and Al Green appear headed to a runoff in CD18. Menefee had a sizeable … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Abbie Kamin, Al Green, Alex Maldonado, Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, Audrie Lawton, CD09, CD18, CD29, CD38, Charlene Ward Johnson, Christian Menefee, Congress, County Judge, Darlene Breaux, Darrell Jordan, Democratic primary, District Clerk, Election 2026, Fort Bend County, Harold Dutton, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Judge, HCDP, HD131, HD139, HD142, HD144, HD149, Hubert Vo, Jim Kovach, Jon Bonck, judicial races, KP George, Lawrence Allen, Leticia Gutierrez, Letitia Plummer, Marty Lancton, Mary Ann Perez, Matt Salazar, Melissa McDonough, Michael Adams-Hurta, Mike Doyle, Orlando Sanchez, Pernell Davis, primaries, runoff, Sarah Beth Landau, Shelly DeZavallos, Staci Childs, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege, Traci Gibson, Warren Howell, William Demond | 5 Comments

Interview with Rep. Sylvia Garcia

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

And here we are again with what I really do expect to be the last interview of the cycle. I’ll be back before we both know it with the District C special election and probably a couple of primary runoff … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged CD29, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2026, interviews, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | Comments Off

All of my primary interviews and judicial Q&As for the 2026 primary

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

All in one convenient location, sorted by what kind of race it is, including today’s bonus interview. Give a listen to the candidates of interest and pay attention to those judicial races. Also, too, as an added bonus, my pal … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Abbie Kamin, Andrew Wright, Annise Parker, Audrie Lawton, Brian Warren, CD08, CD09, CD18, CD22, CD29, CD31, CD36, CD38, Charlene Ward Johnson, Christian Menefee, Congress, Danyahel Norris, Democratic primary, Ebony Williams, Election 2026, Erik Wilson, Gordon Goodman, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Judge, HCDP, HD139, HD142, HD144, interviews, James Horwitz, James Hu, Jarvis Johnson, Jim Kovach, Jimmie Brown, Jorge Garcia Diaz, Josh Hill, judicial races, Julia Maldonado, Justin Early, Katie Wilson, Kristen Hawkins, Laura Jones, Lawrence Allen, Leah Shapiro, Leticia Gutierrez, Letitia Plummer, Lite Gov, Marquette Greene-Scott, Marvalette Hunter, Mary Ann Perez, Matt Salazar, Melissa McDonough, Michael Adams-Hurta, Mike Doyle, ND131, Q&A, Rhonda Hart, Rustin Foroutan, Sarah Beth Landau, Staci Childs, Supreme Court, Sylvia Garcia, Tanya Garrison, Terry Virts, Texas, The Lege, Theresa Courts, Todd Ivey, Traci Gibson | Comments Off

UH/Hobby poll: Menefee 52, Green 28

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Very interesting. U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee holds a commanding lead over U.S. Rep. Al Green in the Democratic primary for Texas’ 18th Congressional District, according to a new University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs poll. The survey, released … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Al Green, Amanda Edwards, CD09, CD18, CD29, Christian Menefee, Congress, Democratic primary, Earnest Clayton, Jarvis Johnson, Leticia Gutierrez, polls, Robert Slater, runoff, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Terry Virts, Texas | Comments Off

January 2026 campaign finance reports: Senate and Congress

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

PREVIOUSLY: Harris County Houston We’re heading into the primary with some wind at our backs. We’ve still got a large field of candidates to follow, but that will get whittled down for April and again for July. The October 2025 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Ada Cuellar, Al Green, Caitlin Rourk, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD09, CD10, CD15, CD18, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD28, CD29, CD30, CD31, CD33, CD34, CD35, CD37, CD38, Colin Allred, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2026, Ernest Lineberger, Evan Hunt, Gretel Enck, Henry Cuellar, James Talarico, Jarvis Johnson, Jasmine Crockett, John Lira, Johnny Garcia, Jon Buchwald, Julie Johnson, Justin Early, Katy Padilla Stout, Kevin Burge, Leticia Gutierrez, Lizzie FLetcher, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, Marquette Greene-Scott, Marvalette Hunter, Melissa McDonough, redistricting, Santos Limon, Senate, Shaun Finnie, Stephen Huey, Stuart Whitlow, Sylvia Garcia, Terry Virts, Texas, Theresa Courts, Todd Ivey, Vicente Gonzalez, Whitney Masterson-Moyes, William Marks, Zeeshan Hafeez | Comments Off

Deadline Day roundup, part 1

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

I’m putting Part 1 in the headline because there’s always some delays between filings at county headquarters and what you can see on the SOS candidate filings page. I was waiting on the Jasmine Crockett announcement as I began this, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Adrian Garcia, Al Green, Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, Audrie Lawton, Benjamin Flores, Carla Wyatt, CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD29, CD30, CD33, CD36, CD38, Charlene Ward Johnson, Christian Menefee, Colin Allred, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, Democratic primary, District Clerk, Election 2026, filing deadline, Governor, Gretchen Brown, Harold Dutton, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Judge, Harris County Treasurer, HD131, HD139, HD142, HD144, HD149, Hubert Vo, James Talarico, Jarvis Johnson, Jasmine Crockett, Julie Johnson, Land Commissioner, Lesley Briones, Letitia Plummer, Lizzie FLetcher, Marc Veasey, Mary Ann Perez, Sarah Eckhardt, Senate, Shaun Finnie, Sylvia Garcia, Tarrant County, Teneshia Hudspeth, Terry Virts, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

So who might be running for what now?

Posted on November 20, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a scramble going on, that’s for sure. In August, when the Texas Legislature passed a new congressional map intended to yield five additional seats for the GOP, a mass of Republicans stepped forward to run in the newly gerrymandered … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Al Green, Amanda Edwards, Briscoe Cain, CD09, CD18, CD28, CD29, CD30, CD32, CD33, CD34, CD35, CD37, Christian Menefee, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2026, Greg Casar, Henry Cuellar, Jarvis Johnson, Jasmine Crockett, Julie Johnson, lawsuit, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, primaries, redistricting, SCOTUS, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Vicente Gonzalez | Comments Off

More on the November election

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a Chron story from the weekend that annoyed me a little. Early voting in Harris County wrapped up Friday with some of the lowest voting turnouts in recent years for Texas’ most populous county. but still higher than in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2025 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #4, Bitcoin, CD18, CD29, Christian Menefee, Congress, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2017, Election 2019, Election 2021, Election 2023, Election 2025, Harris County, Hood County, Houston, Houston City Council, Jarvis Johnson, Jolanda Jones, Leigh Wambsganss, Mitchell Bend, polls, Robert Slater, runoff, SD09, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Taylor Rehmet, Texas, turnout | 4 Comments

October 2025 campaign finance reports – Senate and Congress (Not CD18)

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

I’m doing this one a little differently, for two reasons. One is that I want to include non-Democratic candidates in the CD18 special election, just so we’re all on the same page. And two, as of this past weekend when … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Ada Cuellar, Al Green, Caitlin Rourk, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD09, CD10, CD15, CD16, CD18, CD20, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD28, CD29, CD30, CD31, CD32, CD33, CD34, CD35, CD37, CD38, Colin Allred, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2026, Ernest Lineberger, Evan Hunt, Greg Casar, Henry Cuellar, James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett, Joaquin Castro, John Lira, Johnny Garcia, Jon Buchwald, Jordan Wheatley, Julie Johnson, Justin Early, Kevin Burge, Lizzie FLetcher, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, Marquette Greene-Scott, Marvalette Hunter, Melissa McDonough, Michael Swanson, redistricting, Santos Limon, Senate, Shaun Finnie, Stephen Huey, Stuart Whitlow, Sylvia Garcia, Tayhlor Coleman, Terry Virts, Texas, Veronica Escobar, Vicente Gonzalez, Whitney Masterson-Moyes, William Marks | 1 Comment

Still no maps

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

It’s weird. Not unexpected – the Republicans have always loved some secrecy in the redistricting process – but weird. The Texas House’s redistricting committee visited Houston on Saturday to hear out local residents’ concerns on the state Legislature’s plans to … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Al Green, Amanda Edwards, Armando Walle, CD07, CD09, CD18, CD29, CD33, Cody Vasut, Congress, Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, Isaiah Martin, Joan Huffman, Jolanda Jones, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lizzie FLetcher, Marc Veasey, redistricting, Senfronia Thompson, special session, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 1 Comment

July 2025 campaign finance reports – Senate and Congress

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

PREVOIUSLY: Harris County Back in April I just took a look at who had already started raising money for CD18. There wasn’t much else to report so I thought I’d wait till the July report to see what was going … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Ada Cuellar, Al Green, Amanda Edwards, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD09, CD10, CD15, CD16, CD18, CD20, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD28, CD29, CD30, CD32, CD33, CD34, CD35, CD37, CD38, Christian Menefee, Colin Allred, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Democratic primary, Election 2024, Election 2026, Evan Hunt, Greg Casar, Henry Cuellar, Isaiah Martin, Jasmine Crockett, Joaquin Castro, Jolanda Jones, Jon Buchwald, Jordan Wheatley, Julie Johnson, Kevin Burge, Lizzie FLetcher, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, Marquette Greene-Scott, Marvalette Hunter, Melissa McDonough, Michael Swanson, Rain Eatmon, redistricting, Santos Limon, Senate, Shaun Finnie, special session, Stephen Huey, Steve Toth, Sylvia Garcia, Tayhlor Coleman, Terry Virts, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Veronica Escobar, Vicente Gonzalez, Zoe Cadore | Comments Off

Opening look at the re-redistricting effort

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

They’re coming for our districts. More than one million Houstonians could have new congressional representation as early as next year under Gov. Greg Abbott’s push to redraw the state’s political maps. Abbott has ordered the Texas Legislature into a special … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026, That's our Lege | Tagged Al Green, Beto O'Rourke, CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD28, CD29, CD33, CD34, CD36, CD38, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2024, Election 2026, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Galveston, Greg Abbott, Justice Department, Kamala Harris, lawsuit, Lizzie FLetcher, MALDEF, precinct analysis, redistricting, SCOTUS, special session, Sylvia Garcia, Ted Cruz, Texas, Voting Rights Act | 3 Comments

January 2025 campaign finance reports – Senate and Congress

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

PREVIOUSLY: Harris County offices City of Houston And the cycle starts anew. There will be new names coming and current ones departing in the coming months, but to close the circle here’s where things stood after Election Day. The October … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024, Election 2026 | Tagged campaign finance reports, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD09, CD15, CD16, CD18, CD20, CD21, CD24, CD29, CD30, CD32, CD33, CD35, CD37, CD38, Colin Allred, Congress, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Erica Lee, fundraising, Greg Casar, Jasmine Crockett, Joaquin Castro, John Love, Julie Johnson, Kristin Hook, Lizzie FLetcher, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, Melissa McDonough, Michelle Vallejo, Sam Eppler, Sandeep Srivastava, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvester Turner, Sylvia Garcia, Ted Cruz, Texas, Veronica Escobar | Comments Off

The CenterPoint criticism

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Lots more people in positions of power with things to say about CenterPoint’s performance this week. Here’s Rep. Sylvia Garcia: U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia is tired of feeling left in the dark by CenterPoint Energy – both literally and figuratively. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hurricane Katrina | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Astros, blackouts, Edward Pollard, Freeze 2021, Greg Abbott, Houston, Houston City Council, Hurricane Beryl, John Whitmire, Public Utility Commission, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege | 12 Comments

HISD asks for $4.4 billion in bonds

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

That sure is a lot. Houston ISD unveiled a $4.4 billion bond proposal, the largest in HISD history and likely the largest package any Texas school district has taken to voters. Much of the bond, $2.05 billion, would go to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024, School days | Tagged Al Green, Board of Managers, bond referendum, bonds, charter schools, Colorado, Community Voices for Public Education, Election 2024, HFT, HISD, Houston, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, NAACP, Ron Reynolds, schools, Sylvia Garcia, Texas Education Agency, Third Future Schools | 7 Comments

Former Mayor Parker “considering” a run for County Judge in 2026

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

The next election is always closer than you think. Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker has been talking to friends and supporters in recent months about making another run for elected office. Parker, a Democrat who led City Hall from 2010 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Annise Parker, Carol Alvarado, Democratic primary, Ed Emmett, Election 2013, Election 2018, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Erica Davis, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Houston, Ken Paxton, Kim Ogg, Lina Hidalgo, Mayor, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 9 Comments

Endorsement watch: Hidalgo for SJL

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t usually pay much attention to “elected official endorses candidate” news, mostly because most of the time it makes little difference, but in this Mayor’s race I’m more interested than usual, so I will note this for the record. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Carol Alvarado, Election 2023, endorsements, Gilbert Garcia, Houston, John Whitmire, Lee Kaplan, Lina Hidalgo, Mayor, Robert Gallegos, Rodney Ellis, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvia Garcia | 20 Comments

Endorsement watch: A smattering

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron endorses Stephanie Morales, the Democratic challenger in HD138. Stephanie Morales began her interview with the editorial board with a story about children who wind up in the care of Child Protective Services, fleeing harsh conditions at home only … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged CD22, CD29, Congress, Court of Criminal Appeals, Election 2022, endorsements, HD135, HD138, Jon Rosenthal, judicial races, Stephanie Morales, Supreme Court, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Vote No and take the credit anyway

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a tale as old as time. Republicans in Texas are proud to stand and announce local grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The problem is they all voted against it. All of them. For the second time in two … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Congress, Dan Crenshaw, electric buses, Houston, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Mayra Flores, Metro, Ronny Jackson, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, stimulus, Sylvia Garcia, Ted Cruz, Telephone Road, Texas, US Department of Transportation | 1 Comment

Metro gets electric bus money

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Metro’s plan to gradually get rid of gasoline-powered buses took a step forward this week, when federal officials awarded the transit agency nearly $21.6 million to replace 20 diesel buses with electric ones, and the equipment needed to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Automated Bus Consortium, buses, climate change, driverless cars, electric buses, Federal Transit Administration, HGAC, Houston, Metro, Sylvia Garcia | 1 Comment

Congressional Dems ask Paxton to release Uvalde info

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

He won’t, because he sucks, but you gotta ask. Nine Democratic members of the U.S. House from Texas on Tuesday called on Attorney General Ken Paxton to order the release of government records related to the May 24 school shooting … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Al Green, Colin Allred, Congress, Dade Phelan, dead suspect loophole, DPS, Eddie Bernice Johnson, gun control, guns, Joaquin Castro, Ken Paxton, Lizzie FLetcher, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, open records, Pete Arredondo, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Texas Public Information Act, The Lege, Tony Gonzales, Uvalde, Veronica Escobar | Comments Off

Treasury Department opens investigation into Abbott’s use of federal funds for border mission

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good, though I have a hard time believing there will be any real consequences. Gov. Greg Abbott’s use of COVID-19 relief dollars to support his border security mission has come under scrutiny in Washington this week as questions grow about … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, National news | Tagged Al Green, border, budget, Colin Allred, Congress, coronavirus, DPS, Greg Abbott, Janet Yellen, Joaquin Castro, Lizzie FLetcher, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, Sheila Jackson Lee, stimulus, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Texas Military Department, Texas National Guard, US Treasury, Veronica Escobar | 1 Comment

Please watch over the fraudit

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good idea. A group of Democratic members of Congress from Texas has sent a letter to the Department of Justice requesting that it closely monitor the ongoing election audit in four Texas counties. Last September, Texas Republicans began an audit in Harris, Tarrant, … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged absentee ballots, Al Green, Colin Allred, Collin County, Dallas County, Donald Trump, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Election 2020, Filemon Vela, fraudit, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Joaquin Castro, John Scott, Lizzie FLetcher, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, President, Secretary of State, Senate, Sylvia Garcia, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Veronica Escobar | Comments Off

An early look at the primary for Commissioners Court, Precinct 4

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I have a few thoughts about this. With a new Harris County precinct map in place, Democrats may have their best chance in a dozen years of capturing Precinct 4. That’s set up a fierce, three-way contest in the Democratic … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Ann Williams, Ben Chou, Clarence Miller, Commissioners Court, Democratic primary, Election 2010, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Gina Calanni, Harris County, Jack Cagle, Jack Morman, Jeff Stauber, Lesley Briones, primaries, redistricting, Sandra Pelmore, Steve Radack, Sylvia Garcia, The Lege | Comments Off

Filing update: This is why we have to wait a few days before we know for sure who’s running

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

In the end, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher avoided a contested primary. In less than 24 hours, U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher went from having a competitive primary election in March to getting a free pass to the November general election for Houston’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged CD07, CD29, CD38, Centrell Reed, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2018, Election 2022, Lizzie FLetcher, Sylvia Garcia, Tahir Javed, Texas | 4 Comments

Filing update: More candidates than you can count

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

This headline and first paragraph are short by a couple of candidates. A dozen potential challengers to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo were among the scores who filed ahead of Monday’s deadline to run for county offices next year. […] … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Ahmad Hassan, Alexandra Mealer, Andrea Duhon, CD05, CD07, CD22, CD29, Commissioners Court, Congress, County Judge, Danielle Dick, Eddie Lucio, Election 1994, Election 1996, Election 2004, Election 2018, Election 2022, Eric Dick, Erica Davis, filing deadline, Fort Bend County, Georgia Provost, Georgina Perez, Grady Prestage, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Harris County Treasurer, HCDE, HD114, HD22, HD80, Jamie Jordan, Jefferson County, Joe Deshotel, John Bryant, John Turner, Jonathan Cocks, Joseph Trahan, Ken DeMerchant, Kevin Howard, KP George, Lina Hidalgo, Lizzie FLetcher, Maria Garcia, Martin Frost, Martina Dixon, Melissa Ortega, Pete Sessions, Randy Kubosh, redistricting, SBOE, SD08, SD27, Secretary of State, Senate, Sylvia Garcia, Tahir Javed, Texas, The Lege, Tracy King, Vidal Martinez | 1 Comment

The Women’s March, the next generation

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I look forward to a day when these aren’t necessary, but in the meantime I am grateful to all who cared enough to participate or were there in spirit. A crowd of more than 10,000 turned out Saturday in downtown … Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Tagged abortion, Al Green, Congress, Election 2022, filibuster, Greg Abbott, Lizzie FLetcher, SCOTUS, Sylvester Turner, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege, voter registration | 1 Comment

First proposed Congressional map is out

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a thing. Texas lawmakers on Monday released their first draft of a new congressional map for the next decade that includes two new districts in Austin and Houston — metropolitan areas with diverse populations tht fueled much of the … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Al Green, Beth van Duyne, CD02, CD07, CD09, CD15, CD18, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD28, CD29, CD31, CD32, CD37, CD38, Census, Colin Allred, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, demography, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Election 2022, Harris County, Henry Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros, Joan Huffman, Joe Biden, John Carter, Lizzie FLetcher, redistricting, Roger Williams, Sheila Jackson Lee, special session, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege, Travis County, Vicente Gonzalez, Wesley Hunt | 9 Comments

More on the AG response to the “heartbeat” bill

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Yes, like this. Democrats on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee are calling on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to prosecute people who are now empowered to file lawsuits against abortion seekers under Texas’ new abortion … Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Tagged abortion, Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, Justice Department, lawsuit, Merrick Garland, SCOTUS, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege, Veronica Escobar | 2 Comments

The Texas Dem legislators and the push for federal voting rights legislation

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We know this happened. Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pointed to Texas Republicans’ push for sweeping new voting restrictions as a key illustration of the need to restore federal oversight of elections. While meeting at the White House with … Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Tagged Al Green, Congress, filibuster, Greg Abbott, Henry Cuellar, Jasmine Crockett, Jessica Gonzalez, Joe Manchin, Jose Menendez, Kamala Harris, quorum, SCOTUS, Senate, special session, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege, Trey Martinez-Fischer, voter suppression, Voting Rights Act | 3 Comments

Harris County and Houston appeal to HUD for flood funds

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Hope this helps. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Friday asked U.S. Housing Secretary Marcia Fudge to set a 30-day deadline for the Texas General Land Office to formally request $750 million in federal flood … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Al Green, flooding, George P. Bush, Harris County, Harris County Flood Control District, Houston, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Land Commissioner, Lina Hidalgo, Lizzie FLetcher, Rodney Ellis, Sylvester Turner, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 2 Comments

More than one way to fund the Ike Dike

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

As long as it gets funded, that’s what matters. When President Joe Biden proposed a nearly $2 trillion infrastructure bill, some Texas officials had high hopes that it might include funding for the long-awaited “Ike Dike” project to protect the … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Brian Babin, Congress, Gulf of Mexico, Ike Dike, Joe Biden, Larry Taylor, Lizzie FLetcher, Randy Weber, Senate, stimulus, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege | 6 Comments

Precinct analysis: Congressional districts

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Introduction All right, let’s get this party started. In the past I’ve generally done the top races by themselves, but any race involving Trump provides challenges, because his level of support just varies in comparison to other Republicans depending on … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD29, CD36, Chrysta Castaneda, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Harris County, Jim Wright, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike McCaul, MJ Hegar, precinct analysis, President, Railroad Commission, redistricting, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Wendell Champion, Wesley Hunt | 5 Comments

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