Category Archives: Elections

Texas 2026 Republican Primaries: Comptroller and Railroad Commissioner Races

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Lawrence Person

As promised, here’s a look a the Republican primary races for Comptroller and Railroad Commissioner. The Comptroller race features incumbent Kelly Hancock (who was appointed comptroller by Governor Greg Abbott after Glenn Hegar resigned to become Texas A&M system chairman), … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2026 Election, Bo French, Brandon Waltens, Charlie Geren, Christi Craddick, Don Huffines, Elections, Endorsements, Grassroots America: We The People (GAWTP), H. Ross Perot Jr., Jim Wright (Republican), Kelly Hancock, Michael Berlanga, Railroad Commission, Republicans, Ted Cruz, Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom (TURF), Texas, Texas Comptroller, Texas Family Project, Texas Gun Rights, Texas Right to Life, True Texas Project, Vivek Ramaswamy | 4 Comments

LinkSwarm For February 20, 2026

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Everyone favors Voter ID except Democrats trying to cling to power, America’s big stick gets bigger, Trump’s tariffs hit a setback at the Supreme Court, another insane tranny shooter, Ukraine recaptures more land from Russia, another Pulitzer Prize winning leftist … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Economics, Elections, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, Technology, Texas, video, Waste and Fraud | Tagged 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Senate Race, 35th Congressional District, 38th Congressional District, 9th Congressional District, active shooter, Adriana De La Rosa, AI, aircraft carrier, Al Green, Alex Mealer, Babylon Bee, Books, Border Controls, Brandon Herrera, Briscoe Cain, Bryan A. Garner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Candida auris, Carlos De La Cruz, Central Command (CENTCOM), Chicago, Chicago Bears, China, Cisco, Clownfish TV, Colorado, Crime, Dallas, Dallas Police Department, Dan Mims, Dead Internet Theory, Deddrick Wilmer, Democrats, Dnipro River, dogs, Donald Trump, drones, Dwayne Stovall, Economics, Eddie Murphy, Elections, Facebook, Foreign Policy, fungus, Guns, hacking, hard drives, Harris County, Ian McCollum, Illegal Aliens, India, International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Iran, Jack Ireland Jr., James Talarico, Jay Fondren, Jeffrey Epstein, Jesse Jackson, Jessica Hart Steinmann, Jews, Jihad, John Cornyn, John Roberts, Jon Bonck, Ken Paxton, Kherson, Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, Kurt Schlichter, LinkSwarm, lock-picking, Lock-Picking Lawyer, Massachusetts, Matt Mackowiak, Media Watch, Michael Wilson (Texas Scorecard), Military, Nancy Krause, New York City, NFL, Nick Tran, NRA, Obama, Obituary, Ohio, Oswaldo “Oz” Perez, pedophilia, police, polls, Prince Andrew, rape, Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, Renisha Touche Wilkins, Reporting from Ukraine, Republicans, Restore Britain, Rick Beato, Robert Dorgan, Rupert Lowe, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Sarah Ambria Anderson, Saturday Night Live, SAVE Act, Scott Pinkser, Second Amendment, Social Justice Warriors, Stephen Colbert, Stephen Long, Suchomimus, Supreme Court, tariffs, Taxes, technology, Temu, Texas, Texas 23rd Congressional District, Turning Point USA, UK, Ukraine, USS Gerald R. Ford, Veterans Administration, video, Voter Fraud, Washington Post, Wesley Hunt, Wesley Lowrey, Western Digital, Zero Hedge, Zohran Mamdani | 10 Comments

Texas 2026 Primary Election Roundup For February 17, 2026

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Texas early voting started today, so here’s a roundup of Texas primary links, along with something that might vaguely resemble endorsements in a “one-eyed man in the land of the blind” sort of way, since I haven’t been paying terribly … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Gubernatorial Race, 2026 Texas Senate Race, 22nd Congressional District, 32nd Congressional District, Abteen Vaziri, Agricultural Commissioner, Aimee Carrasco, Bobby Guerra, Brandon Herrera, Brandon Waltens, Chris Spencer, coronavirus, Dade Phelan, Dan Patrick, Darrell Day, Democrats, Donald Trump, Elections, fundraising, Gary VanDeaver, Gina Hinojosa, Gordon Heslop, Greg Abbott, Greg Cesar, Jace Yarbrough, James Ussery, John Cornyn, Josh Bray, Julie Johnson, McAllen, Monty Montanez, Nathan Sheets, NRA, Paul Bondar, Rebecca Clark, Republicans, Ruth Hughs, Ryan Binkley, Sid Miller, Texas 23rd Congressional District, Texas House District 1, Texas House District 41, Texas Scorecard, The Texan News, Tony Gonzales, Trever Nehls, Troy Nehls | 3 Comments

Texas 2026 Primaries: Mayes Middleton Vs. Chip Roy For Attorney General

Posted on February 16, 2026 by Lawrence Person

People have asked me to do some election roundup/endorsements, since early voting starts on Tuesday. I’m going to try, but, to quote Calvin & Hobbes, the days are just packed. So let’s start with a race that’s most interesting because … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Attorney General Race, Aaron Reitz, Chip Roy, Elections, Endorsements, George Soros, Gun Owners of America, Guns, Joan Huffman, Mayes Middleton, Mike Lee, polls, Rand Paul, Republicans, Second Amendment, Social Justice Warriors, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Eagle Forum, Turning Point USA, Wayne Christian, Young Conservatives of Texas | 2 Comments

LinkSwarm For February 13, 2026

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Happy Friday the 13th, everyone! Good job numbers drop, a court win for Trump on deportations, more California fraud, more Chinese researchers stealing secrets, and the cure for global warming is global warming. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! Naturally, a week … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Budget, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Media Watch, Military, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Technology, Texas, video, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, Andy Barr, Anthropogenic Global Warming, Babylon Bee, banking, Biden Recession, Bitcoin, Border Controls, Brad Raffensperger, California, cars, Cen Zhang, China, Communism, Cornell, cryptocurrency, Daily Dose of Internet, Democrats, Dobropillia, dogs, drones, drugs, Durbin Amendment, Economics, FBI, Fengqui You, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, fraud, Gavin Newsom, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Germany, gold, Guangyao Chen, homeless, Hongxu Chen, Huawei, Hugh Hendry, iFlytek, Illegal Aliens, Indianapolis, inflation, Japan, Jerry Dunleavy, Katie Britt, LinkSwarm, Liu Qingfeng, logistics, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LHSA), Media Watch, Meng Wanzhou, Miaohua Li, Minnesota, Morgan McSweeney, Moscow, murder, NGO, Olenokostiantynivka, Pryluky, Republicans Against Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Rostov-On-Don, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Sanae Takaichi, Social Justice Warriors, Somalia, spying, Stephen Green, Suchomimus, suicide, technology, Ted Cruz, Texans for Lawsuit Reform, The Center at Sierra Health Foundation’s Elevate Youth, transexual, Tyler "Hoovie" Hoover, Ukhta, Ukraine, unemployment, Varvarivka, video, Volgograd, Voter ID, voting fraud, Washington Post, Welfare State, Xiaoxing Luo, YouTube, Zaporizhzhia | 1 Comment

“Starmer Is A Wanker!”

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Lawrence Person

We touched on the deepening unpopularity of UK Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer in yesterday’s LinkSwarm, but Beege Welborn has a more in-depth and amusing look at a PM whose poll numbers are hitting record lows. It’s no secret what … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy, Social Justice Warriors | Tagged Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner, Beege Welborn, Chagos Islands, China, Diego Garcia, Ed Davey, Ed Miliband, Elections, Foreign Policy, Hot Air, Jamie Dimon, Jeffrey Epstein, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Labour Together, Morgan McSweeney, NetZero, Peter Mandelson, Rachael Maskell, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Shabana Mahmood, UK, Wes Streeting | 2 Comments

Celebrity Reality TV Star Porn Star Files For Austin Mayor City Council

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Lawrence Person

So, I guess this counts as local political news. Of a sort. Porn star Farrah Abraham— Sorry, Not The Bee, I’ve got to stop you right there. Farrah Abraham first became “famous” as a reality TV “star” on the MTV … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Elections | Tagged Austin, Austin City Council, Elections, Farrah Abraham, Not The Bee, OnlyFans, reality TV, Ryan Alter, Tila Tequila | 2 Comments

Don’t Expect Jasmine Crockett To Waltz To The Texas Senate Nomination

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Lawrence Person

The Democratic side of the 2026 Texas Senate got a shake-up just five hours before the filing deadline, when U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett filed for the race right after Colin Allred dropped out. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30) has made official … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged 2024 Texas Senate Race, 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Senate Race, Beto O'Rourke, Colin Allred, Democrats, Elections, James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, polls, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Texas 30th Congressional District, Texas Democratic Party, Wesley Hunt | 1 Comment

LinkSwarm for December 5, 2025

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Lawrence Person

Following hot on the heels of Thanksgiving travel and the final push to put out a new Lame Excuse Books catalog next week, this is going to be a somewhat briefer LinkSwarm. This week: The Supreme Court greenlights the Texas … Continue reading →

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Trump (Inexplicably?) Pardons Henry Cuellar

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Lawrence Person

Though Trump47 has been a powerhouse of a Republican President, unleashing vast amounts of good and doing everything he can to roll back the leftwing madness of the Biden Administration, every now and then he does something that leaves me … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Texas | Tagged 2026 Election, Azerbaijan, Border Controls, bribes, Cameron Abrams, Crime, Democrats, Donald Trump, Henry Cuellar, Imelda Cuellar, Mexico, Pam Bondi, pardon, Ricardo Villarreal, Ryan Trevino, Texas, Texas 28th Congressional District, The Texan News | 4 Comments

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