Final numbers show steep drops in Houston-area early voting
AUSTIN — Just under 2 in 10 registered voters cast a ballot early in most of Texas for the Tuesday elections, according to figures released Saturday that show the turnout rate sagging since the last...
View ArticleCandidates for governor hunker down as finish line nears
HOUSTON — A day after crisscrossing the state to deliver their closing arguments, the gubernatorial candidates are keeping relatively low profiles as they seek to get out the vote. Republican Greg...
View ArticleStraus on track to win another term as speaker
AUSTIN — Joe Straus’ re-election as speaker of the state House has grown more certain than ever over the past week, with nearly three dozen Republicans publicly backing him over long-shot challenger...
View ArticleStraus picks up 12 more backers in speaker’s race
AUSTIN — In what has become an almost daily ritual, another gang of Republican colleagues on Monday morning voiced their support for state House Speaker Joe Straus, adding even more certainty to his...
View ArticleEndorsements, fundraising prove to be flashpoints in SD18 debate
AUSTIN — The three Republicans vying to replace state Sen. Glenn Hegar laced an otherwise low-key debate Tuesday night with thinly veiled digs at each other over the high-profile endorsements and big...
View ArticlePerry to let Abbott schedule runoffs
AUSTIN — Outgoing Gov. Rick Perry is leaving it up to his successor to schedule the runoffs resulting from Tuesday’s trio of special elections, none of which ended with a clear winner. The move could...
View ArticlePerry’s parting words strike bipartisan tone
AUSTIN – Outgoing Gov. Rick Perry plans to urge bipartisanship and compromise in a farewell address Thursday aimed at cementing his legacy as a decisive steward of Texas’ economic growth. “I believe we...
View ArticlePatrick winnows Democratic committee chairs to 2
AUSTIN — Making good on a campaign promise, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday further scaled back Democratic influence in the Texas Senate with his announcement of committee chairmanships. Democratic...
View ArticleOn stage with Paul and Rubio, Cruz defends Koch Brothers
Ted Cruz declined to criticize the role of money in politics in front on donors key to a possible 2016 presidential campaign on Sunday evening, praising the Koch brothers as businessmen unfairly...
View ArticleTexas Democrats hire new executive director
AUSTIN — The Texas Democratic Party has hired a new executive director with a national fundraising background to help the state’s minority party try to regain its footing after getting stomped up and...
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