Tag Archives: Sid Miller

Texas Primary Election Results: Toth Topples Crenshaw, Huffines Romps, Cornyn/Paxton, Middleton/Roy, Gonzales/Herrera Head To Runoff

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Most of yesterday’s primary races went exactly as you would expect, but there were a few surprises among the results, so let’s dig in. At the top of the ticket, incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton head to … Continue reading →

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Texas Primary Election Day! Go Vote!

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Today is Texas Primary Election Day! If you haven’t already voted early, go vote! Remember, due to redistricting, voting cards haven’t been sent out, so just use your driver’s license. Some election links: Williamson County voting locations. Travis County voting … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Texas Republican Agriculture Commissioner Comes Out For Legalizing Medical Marijuana

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Lawrence Person

If you’re wondering whether a true sea-change in the way America thinks about marijuana legalization, Republican Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller coming out for medical marijuana is an interesting signpost. Miller likened regulation of medical marijuana to national prohibition of … Continue reading →

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2022 Texas Primary Results

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Lawrence Person

There were no real surprises in the results from yesterdays primaries in Texas, at least on the Republican side. As predicted, incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott cruised to victory with over 66% of the vote, and steams into the general … Continue reading →

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Texans: Vote Today! (And Who I’m Voting For)

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Today’s primary election day in Texas! Williamson County Voting Locations Travis County Voting Locations Here are some general resources to do your own candidate research: The Texan News’ War Room Texas Scorecard iVoter Eagle Forum Endorsements Due to redistricting, several … Continue reading →

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Texas Energy Outage Postmortem

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Lawrence Person

I finally had time to finish this postmortem post on the Texas winter storm energy grid crisis. I’ve got a ton of pieces to get through, so let’s dig in. How the energy grid fell apart: Here were two problems, … Continue reading →

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Sid Miller Messes With Texas BBQ

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Lawrence Person

What the hell, Sid Miller? On August 7, Michael Hernandez was fed up. That morning, the pitmaster glanced through the window as two inspectors from the Texas Department of Agriculture pulled up to his restaurant, Hays Co. Bar-B-Que, in San … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Patrick, Paxton, Sitton Win, Miller Leading

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Lawrence Person

According to the latest results. Both Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton were hovering around 64-65% of the vote, which is pretty decisive. Ryan Sitton is currently winning with 58% to Wayne Christian’s 42% for Railroad Commissioner. That’s a mild surprise … Continue reading →

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