Posted on · Texas should have been one of the states holding primaries and caucuses on Super Tuesday. But the protracted battle over congressional redistricting maps pushed our primary to late may. David Pitman takes a look at what sort of impact Texas would have had, if it had been able to stick to the original schedule.
Posted on · The fight over Texas redistricting is holding up more than just the primary election. It's also the reason voters haven't received their voter registration cards in the mail.
Posted on · Six of the ten Texas Republican Senate candidates took part in a debate in Dallas last night. The conversation included exchanges over gay rights.
Posted on · In the half month since abandoning his presidential campaign, Governor Rick Perry has been to his office just three times and stayed no longer than three hours each time, based on state calendars.
Posted on · With redistricting fights pushing the primaries closer to summertime — and further from the possibility of giving the state’s Republican voters any say in who should be their presidential nominee — turnout could be even lower than normal.
Posted on · It now appears Texas won't have as much influence as some would like in selecting the Republican presidential nominee. The federal judge in the protracted battle over voting district maps says the state should 'not' expect to be able to hold its primary before late May. By then, the GOP may have pretty much figured out who will go up against President Obama in the fall.
Posted on · The Texas Primary is likely to be pushed back again after testimony from the state's election administrators at the redistricting trial over Texas' political maps.
Posted on · A three judge panel in San Antonio has to decide whether an April third primary in Texas is still possible, as both sides in the long-running redistricting battle harden their positions.
Posted on · Governor Rick Perry is taking a slow and cautious step back into the spotlight. The governor will speak at a Republican fundraising dinner in Round Rock this evening. It's his first public appearance since he suspended his presidential campaign 2 1/2 weeks ago.
Posted on · There is a lot at stake in the delay in the final makeup of the redistricting lines in Texas. Besides fielding candidates, holding the conventions on the scheduled dates could be difficult at best.
Posted on · When someone, or some issue, wins an election by a razor-thin margin, election officials typically hold manual recounts. But recounting votes by hand isn't an iron-clad guarantee of an accurate result. A new study from Rice University finds that hand recounts have a margin of error of their own.
Posted on · Ron Paul has already moved his campaign to the next round of states holding caucuses. The Lake Jackson congressman essentially skipped Florida, which holds its presidential primary tomorrow. One local political expert says Paul's strategy is not to 'win' the nomination, but to earn enough delegates to shape the GOP platform.
Posted on · Tonight President Barack Obama will address the nation in the final State of the Union address of his first term. The speech will serve as a preview of how he'll run his campaign for re-election.
Posted on · What's next for Rick Perry? He still has nearly three years in his current term as governor. But he also trumpets a message of federalism that's still relevant in national politics and probably useful to the Republicans once their presidential nomination battle is over.
Posted on · The Supreme Court threw out court-drawn Texas redistricting maps, drawing mixed reaction from prominent Houston educators, and what that might mean for the upcoming primary elections.