Gov. Bill Haslam adviser Mark Cate has been promoted to chief of staff, the governor’s office said Monday. Cate takes on one of the two titles held by Claude Ramsey, who will remain deputy to the governor. Cate had carried … Continue reading →
U.S. Rep. Diane Black’s campaign alleges that her GOP rival Lou Ann Zelenik has been coordinating with an independent political action committee, in violation of federal law. Zelenik’s campaign disputes the assertion. The Black campaign released a statement on Monday … Continue reading →
Three of the most compelling elections in the last decade in Texas are likely to be decided on July 31 by a relative handful of voters.
Having commanded arguably the most powerful political office in the state for nine years and pouring nearly …
By Khalil Abdullah New America Media
If no one provides him with a ride, Jose Zuniga, 83-years old and wheelchair-bound, would have to take two or three buses and travel 20 miles to reach the nearest south Texas government office that could issue the n…
Analysis of voter registration in Sedgwick County shows switches to Republican registration, but also other interesting numbers.
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By Aaron McLear
Proponents of Proposition 30 have been giving voters a lot of reasons to reject their $50 billion tax hike lately.
In the past couple of weeks, they’ve rejected something voters want — pension reform — and enacted something they don’t — the $200 billion bullet train. They’ve awarded pay raises to legislative staff and have been caught hiding tens of millions of dollars for parks. All after cutting funding for those same parks as well as higher education, courts and social services while growing the budget by $5 billion.
The parks department scandal is particularly problematic. It shows Read more »
Texas’ District 33 was created to provide minority representation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
That will be a step closer to reality when voters decide the Democratic party’s nomination in the runoff election on July 31. Th…