Tag Archives: 2014 Election

Can Anyone Successfully Primary John Cornyn?

There’s been a lot of criticism of John Cornyn in Tea Party circles over his failure to back Ted Cruz in procedural votes on the ObamaCare defunding fight. Given that, the muttering over someone primarying Cornyn have grown much louder. … Continue reading →

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Canseco Running Against Gallego Again

Francisco “Quico” Canseco is gearing up to take U.S. Congressional District 23 back from Democrat Pete Gallego. Canseco lost the by just over 9,000 votes in 2012, having beaten Ciro Rodriguez for the seat by just over 7,000 votes in … Continue reading →

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Wayne Christian Joins the Railroad Commissioner Race

Former Rep. Wayne Christian has joined the Railroad commissioner race. Christian lost his seat to the Joe Straus-backed Chris Paddie in the Republican primary after losing 80% of his district in redistricting. Christian is already generating some grassroots enthusiasm in … Continue reading →

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Wendy Davis for Governor Boomlet Continues Apace

Wendy Davis slouches closer to running for Governor. In fact, with the Texas Democratic Party officially begging her to get in, I think it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion at this point. I think she will get in and get … Continue reading →

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Statewide Race Roundup for August 9, 2013

Time for another quick roundup of statewide race news: Even left-wing PolitiFact admits that Democrats are lying about Greg Abbott improperly moving funds. They’re a lot tougher on Lt. Governor candidate Sen. Dan Patrick’s claims that funding for border security … Continue reading →

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Ken Paxton Makes It Official

In the better-late-than-never-reporting department, last week State Senator Ken Paxton made his run for attorney general official. Paxton is probably most famous for running against Rep. Joe Straus for Speaker of the House back when he was a state Rep. … Continue reading →

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Texas Statewide Races Update for July 30, 2013

Still getting up to speed, so expect these updates to be a bit random for, oh, the next five weeks or so. Abbott: The Obama Administration’s Voting Rights Act lawsuit is purely political. The administration’s approach reveals the Democrats‘ fear … Continue reading →

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Smidgen of Texas Attorney General Race News

A little bird has been telling me a few tidbits about the Attorney General’s race, namely: Ken Paxton is indeed going to run for AG, and will announce his run next week. You might think this is deep insider knowledge, … Continue reading →

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Dan Branch Makes His AG Run Official

State Rep Dan Branch has made his Attorney General bid official. With $4 million on hand he already has a formidable warchest. His primary opponent right now is Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman, who has just over $1 million on hand. … Continue reading →

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Ask Greg Abbot

Texas Attorney General and 2014 Gubernatorial frontrunner Greg Abbott will be taking questions tonight on Twitter starting at 8 PM. Just use the #askabbott hashtag to ask the AG anything you want. And as long as we’re on the subject … Continue reading →

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