Category Archives: Republicans

Did Charlie Geren Operative File a False CPS Report Against Primary Opponent?

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Lawrence Person

This lawsuit alleges that an operative of Joe Straus ally Rep. Charlie Geren carried out one of the nastiest dirty campaign tricks of recent memory against primary opponent Bo French: Today Bo and Sheridan French filed suit against Charlie’s campaign … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Quick Impressions: Texas Fifth Congressional District Race

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Lawrence Person

This is the seat Jeb Hensarling announced he was retiring from a couple of months ago, meaning most of the candidates have had to scramble to get campaigns off the ground. The Fifth Congressional District runs from southeast Dallas all … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Tax Cut Passes, Millions Not Dead

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Lawrence Person

So tax cut bill finally passed the House and the Senate and is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk to sign. Not a single Democrat voted for the bill, House or Senate. It’s not a perfect bill, but there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, ObamaCare, Republicans | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Quick Impressions: Texas Third Congressional District

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Republican incumbent Sam Johnson announced he was retiring way back in January, so the field for this open seat has had a lot more time to develop than the Second or the Twenty Seventh. The district, made up of suburbs … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Republicans, Texas | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Blake Farenthold Withdraws From Primary

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Breaking news: U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, under fire over a sexual harassment lawsuit, will withdraw from the March 6 Republican primary. Mike Bergsma, chairman of the Nueces County Republican Party, told the Caller-Times he was told this morning by Farenthold’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Republicans, Texas | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Quick Impressions: Texas U.S. Second Congressional District Race

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Lawrence Person

I was going to do one big roundup of competitive Texas U.S. Congressional races, but the more I started digging in, the more I thought each race deserved its own entry. So let’s start with the Second Congressional District. Republican … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Deadline Filing Passes: Quick Impressions on Texas Statewide Races

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Monday was the deadline to file for the 2018 Texas primaries. You have to give credit to whoever in the Texas Democratic Party was in charge of candidate recruitment: unlike many previous years, “Democrats put up candidates for every statewide … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

LinkSwarm for December 8, 2017

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Last night mother nature dumped a bunch of snow on Austin…very little of which stayed on the ground through this morning. Which is just fine for those of us who have jobs. I’ll still sorting out the latest DOJ/FBI revelations … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Republicans, Texas, video | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Texas Republicans Behaving Badly

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Republican congressmen have not been immune to the sexual harassment revelations sweeping the nation. There’s one that has been swept up, and there’s one that really hasn’t, but who’s been swept up into the “sexual misconduct” category anyway, and who’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Republicans, Texas | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Dear Jason Villalba: Enjoy This Festive Holiday Primary Challenge

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Lawrence Person

With the retirements of Joe Straus and Byron Cook, Jason Villalba might be the least popular Republican in the Texas House. Which explains why Santa (in this case Texas conservatives) delivered a primary challenge as an early Christmas present. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment