Articles tagged: 2016 Texas primary
Lon Burnam Missed the Railroad Runoff. What Happened?
The former Fort Worth Democrat had major newspaper endorsements, environmental groups’ support and outspent his opponents, only to lose by double-digits.
The former Fort Worth Democrat had major newspaper endorsements and environmental groups’ support and outspent his opponents, only to lose by double-digits....Read More
The GOP is the Titanic, and Other Ruminations from Ted Cruz’s Super Tuesday Party
The Republican Party is the Titanic, and a Trump nomination is the iceberg. Cruz, Rubio, Kasich and Carson are the deck chairs....Read More
The 2016 Texas Primary Play-by-Play
In case you missed it, and possibly you should be glad you did, here's what happened in Texas on Super Tuesday.
In case you missed it, and possibly you should be glad you did, here's what happened in Texas on Super Tuesday....Read More
Primary Concerns: What We’re Watching on Super Tuesday
From Cruz's victory-or-die rally to down-ballot races to a Dem presidential face-off that seems to be happening on another planet, here's what to watch....Read More
Supreme Court Candidate Rick Green Struggling to Repay Government Loan
The city of Gonzalez loaned Rick Green nearly a half-million dollars, but the Texas Supreme Court hopeful hasn't been able to repay the taxpayers....Read More
Familiar Foes Face Off in San Antonio Senate Race
Texas Dems need a feisty ringleader, but San Antonio needs a negotiator. Who will voters choose?
Texas Dems need a feisty ringleader, but San Antonio needs a negotiator. Will voters choose quiet incumbent José Menéndez, or flashy Trey Martinez Fischer?...Read More
I Have Seen All the GOP Debates. Things Are Not Great.
You go to Super Tuesday with the debate you have, not the debate you want. Can Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz stop the Trumpshow? ...Read More
Green on Green
A Texas Supreme Court candidate with a checkered past may be betting on confusion at the polls.
Rick Green, a lawyer and former diet pill lobbyist has his sights on a Supreme Court seat — one that belongs to an incumbent judge who shares his surname....Read More
Who’s the ‘Life’ of the Party?
Anti-abortion infighting makes for mud-slinging Texas House races in the Republican primary.
Texas Right to Life, which bills itself as the underdog of the Texas anti-abortion movement, is going after some of the state's most stalwart Republicans....Read More