At present, the Houston area is represented by nine members of the U.S. Congress, five of whose districts are contained entirely within the 10-county region (Republicans John Culberson and Pete Olson and Democrats Al Green, Gene Green and Sheila Jackson… Continue Reading
On Jan. 11, one of the first actions of the Texas House of Representatives will be to elect a speaker. Current speaker Joe Straus is being challenged by fellow Republicans Warren Chisum and Ken Paxton. While Paxton has received the… Continue Reading
The Republican wave that swept Texas this past November has been widely discussed. Less analyzed has been how this wave amplified recent trends in the ethnic/racial profile of Democratic elected officials and composition of the Democratic electoral base. At the… Continue Reading
On Jan. 12 of this year, Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake that killed a quarter million people, destroyed much of the impoverished country’s already deficient infrastructure, and left more than 1.5 million people homeless. Today, a million and… Continue Reading
1. Bill White’s Performance. In spite of having the most impressive resume of any Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate since perhaps Ann Richards in 1994 as well as spending over $25 million dollars (with additional independent expenditures on his behalf in… Continue Reading
Bill White’s overriding goal on November 2 is to be elected governor of Texas. In the event he is not successful, however, the strength of his showing in the election is nonetheless relevant for his political future — in particular… Continue Reading
This year’s election in Texas features a host of competitive elections between Democrats and Republicans in statewide, county and legislative races. Also present on the ballot, though unexpected to win any contests, are candidates from the Libertarian Party and Green… Continue Reading