Houston Matters
What Issues Will Take Center Stage During The 2019 Legislature?
Posted on · Ross Ramsey and Andrew Schneider preview the issues at stake in the session and what might affect Greater Houston.
Tag: 2018 elections
News
Houston Mayor Says Ballot Measure’s Approval Could Mean Slower Response To 911 Calls
Posted on · "If there's an EMS related call, they may not get to you as fast," Mayor Sylvester Turner says.
Texas Elections 2018
Bettencourt, Stanart Charge Bennett with Threatening Integrity of Harris County Voter Rolls
Posted on · State Senator Paul Bettencourt and Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart accuse Tax Assessor-Collector Ann Harris Bennett of ignoring Texas election law. The charges stem from her rejection of 4,000 voter registration challenges by GOP activist Alan Vera earlier this year.
News
Retirement of Long-Time Fort Bend County DA Creates Rare Opening for Democrats
Posted on · Retired District Judge Cliff Vacek (R) and former Assistant County District Attorney Brian Middleton (D) are competing to fill the seat of John Healey, who is stepping down after 26 years in office.
News
Greg Abbott Agrees To Debate Lupe Valdez This Fall During Friday Night Lights And The Fair
Posted on · The debate was announced late Wednesday afternoon
News
Texas Elections To Move Forward Without Changes To State House District Map Despite Racial Gerrymander Finding
Posted on · A San Antonio-based panel of judges ordered the state's maps should remain unchanged despite outstanding issues with House District 90, which the U.S. Supreme Court said was illegally drawn.
News
Young Texans Don’t Vote As Much As Older Folks, And Democrats Want To Change That
Posted on · Texas Democrats will need to get their voters to turn up in larger-than-usual numbers in this year’s midterm elections if they want to win seats held by Republicans
News
Texas Democrats Say Immigration Is A Key Issue, But Are Short On A Plan
Posted on · Many Democrats say they are concerned that immigrants are being criminally prosecuted, while also frustrated with how badly staffed those courts are.
News
It’s The Biggest Primary Day Of the 2018 Midterms: Here’s What To Watch For
Posted on · Voters head to the polls in eight states today to pick nominees for Senate, governor and several key congressional races that could decide control of the House of Representatives this fall
Texas Elections 2018
Santa Fe Shooting Casts Pall Over Runoff Elections, Unlikely To Shift Votes
Posted on · Rice University Political Scientist Bob Stein says most voters made up their minds on the Second Amendment and gun control legislation well before last week’s shootings at Santa Fe High School
News
Republican Fears About Holding The Senate Start To Sink In
Posted on · Republicans have been worried about keeping the House in 2018. Now those fears have spread to the Senate. Democrats are raising more money and going on offense in places like Tennessee.
News
Harvey, Astrodome Vote Complicate Morman’s Reelection Bid
Posted on · County Commissioner Jack Morman has represented Harris County Precinct 2 since 2011. The Republican’s most likely Democratic opponent is former Sheriff Adrian Garcia.
Podcast
Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 46: What to do about guns?
Posted on · Brandon and Jay walk us through new electoral lines being drawn in Pennsylvania, how twice as many women are running for office this year and President Trump endorsing Mitt Romney for a Senate seat in Utah
News
How Rep. Culberson’s Seat Went From GOP Stronghold To ‘Toss Up’
Posted on · Congressman John Culberson is running for a tenth term representing Texas 7th Congressional District. Changing demographics, the #MeToo movement, and Harvey may give the Democrats their best chance in decades to capture the West Houston seat
Texas Elections 2018
Texas Republicans Getting Almost 90 Percent Of Money Flowing Into State Elections
Posted on · Donors pumped a total of $67 million into state-level campaigns from the beginning of 2017 through Jan. 25, and a whopping $57 million of it, or about 86 percent, went to GOP candidates, according to a Texas Tribune analysis. Gov. Greg Abbott got nearly a third all the political money raised since the start of last year