Because I blog about national and international events as well as state and local events, I haven’t covered some state issues as extensively as I might have. One of those is the down-ballot race between incumbent George P. Bush and Jerry Patterson (who formerly held the office before his unsuccessful Lt. Governor run in 2014).… Continue reading BattleSwarm Blog Endorses Jerry Patterson for Land Commissioner
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Deadline Filing Passes: Quick Impressions on Texas Statewide Races
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 elected post, except one open seat on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, an initial… Continue reading Deadline Filing Passes: Quick Impressions on Texas Statewide Races
Texas Hits 1 Million CHL Holders
Here’s a milestone worth celebrating: Texas hits 1 million citizens possessing CHL/LTCs. Remember how gun control advocates said violent crime would soar when more people were armed? Hasn’t happened. Both rates and absolute numbers of violent crimes in Texas have been falling since 1991, even as Texas population increased by almost 10 million people. Says… Continue reading Texas Hits 1 Million CHL Holders
Ugly Campaign Against Dan Patrick Gets Uglier
Someone should contact the David Dewhurst campaign and inform them the the calendar doesn’t read 1989 anymore. There’s been yet another attack on Dan Patrick dating (like all Dewhurst’s attacks) from the golden age of hair metal. After Jerry Patterson endorsed David Dewhurst, he released documentation to reporters indicating Patrick sought hospitalization for depression. It’s… Continue reading Ugly Campaign Against Dan Patrick Gets Uglier
Interview With Texas Lt. Governor Candidate Jerry Patterson
Friday night, I was finally able to get an interview with Texas Land Commissioner and Lt. Governor candidate Jerry Patterson, which I’d been meaning to do for quite a while. Below is a pretty close transcription of the interview (or as close as I could make it with my 45 words-a-minute fingers). Lawrence Person: What… Continue reading Interview With Texas Lt. Governor Candidate Jerry Patterson
Texas Lt. Governor’s Race: State of Play and Update
The Lt. Governor’s race presents plenty of irony, namely in that it features incumbent Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, whose lost the 2012 Senate race to Ted Cruz, and three statewide office holders, all running as staunch conservatives, who endorsed Dewhurst over Cruz in that race. Dewhurst’s strengths and weaknesses are the same he displayed in… Continue reading Texas Lt. Governor’s Race: State of Play and Update
Statewide Race Update for December 31, 2013
I thought I would do a better job of keeping tabs on Texas statewide races, but there are just too many for me to do a good job tracking all of them. Going into next year, I’ll try to do a decent job of keeping track of the Governor’s Race (Spoiler: Greg Abbot wallops Wendy… Continue reading Statewide Race Update for December 31, 2013
Texas Statewide Race Update for October 16, 2013
Slowly but surely I’m digging out from my post-Worldcon backlog, so I hope to do more on various statewide races soon-ish (for certain values of “soon-ish” that work out to “before the end of the year”). Greg Abbott reaches out to Hispanics. He also promises to keep the Texas economy rolling. Liberal fossil Paul Burka… Continue reading Texas Statewide Race Update for October 16, 2013
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 that Republican candidates were making inroads with Hispanic voters. Democrats could never “turn Texas blue”… Continue reading Texas Statewide Races Update for July 30, 2013
Texas Statewide Race Update for July 16, 2013
Time permitting, I’m hoping to do regular updates on the 2014 statewide races in Texas the same way I updated the senate race. But with so many more offices and players, it’s going to take me some time to get up to speed. Greg Abbott’s gubernatorial warchest has swollen to a formidable $23 million. He… Continue reading Texas Statewide Race Update for July 16, 2013