Today, the Green Party of Texas will submit its ballot access petition to the Texas secretary of state. This is potentially bad news for Bill White and the Texas Democratic Party in two respects. Most immediately, it signifies that White… Continue Reading
This weekend Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is likely to sign a highly controversial immigration legislation that, among other things, requires police officers to investigate a person’s immigration status if they suspect the person is in the country illegally, and allows… Continue Reading
The Texas Republican Party today finds itself in the uncomfortable position of possessing limited electoral support among Hispanic voters, generating scant enthusiasm among Hispanics to participate in its primary elections, having virtually no statewide (non-judicial) or legislative officeholders who are… Continue Reading
Yesterday, Texas Governor Rick Perry moved one step closer to re-election with his first-round victory over U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. Over the past nine months, we witnessed a skillful campaign conducted by Perry and a surprisingly ineffectual campaign on… Continue Reading
The tragic loss of life this week in Haiti is in part the consequence of the devastating earthquake suffered by this impoverished country. The degree of destruction and the number of fatalities were, however, greatly exacerbated by Haiti’s status as… Continue Reading