Elections
Special Election in State Senate District 4 Saturday
Posted on · Early voting ends today in a special election to replace a state senator from The Woodlands who resigned last year.
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Houston Matters
Lt. Governor’s Primary Race Headed to Runoff
Posted on · Lt. Governor David Dewhurst placed a distant second in Tuesday’s GOP primary. He will have to make up ground to defeat State Senator Dan Patrick in a runoff election on May 27 just to be his own party’s nominee for re-election to his current post come November. We discuss this and other results from Tuesday’s […]
Houston Matters
Will Changing Demographics Really Turn Texas Blue Someday?
Posted on · A new Gallup poll calls into question the conventional wisdom that changing demographics in Texas might lead to a change in statewide political power. The concept goes like this: more and more Hispanics are in Texas every year. Historically, theyâre a voting bloc that leans heavily Democratic. Therefore, changing demographics in Texas suggest Democrats might […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
Lt. Gov. Debate, Walmart’s Más Club Closing, & Drafting Manziel: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good, some of it bad, some of it downright ugly. When faced with a variety of intriguing developments in the weekâs Houston news, we turn to our panel of non-experts to parse âThe Good, the Bad, and the Uglyâ of it all. Todayâs panel features […]
Houston Matters
Campaigns Heating Up…for 2014
Posted on · While weâre a month away from a local election, including a mayoral race, many political eyes are transfixed on Election Day 2014. Thatâs when a gubernatorial election will be held to replace incumbent Rick Perry, who previously announced he will not seek another term in office. The plot thickened Thursday, when State Senator Wendy Davis […]