Politics & Policy
January 7, 2015
Another Problem with Purity Tests
The Tea Party’s pursuit of purity is particularly damaging in Texas
Republicans
Politics & Policy
March 17, 2011
RedState.com to Texas Republicans: “Grow a spine”
Melissa Clouthier's Wednesday post on the widely read conservative blog took Rick Perry and Texas Republicans to task for being soft on budget cuts and the use of the Rainy Day Fund: Texas enjoys a super-majority Republican status. As a friend pointed out to me, if Texas Republicans
Politics & Policy
November 24, 2009
Can Bill White penetrate the Republican vote?
As mayor of Houston, White enjoyed considerable support — political and financial — from Republicans. But he occupied a nonpartisan office. Can he repeat that success in a partisan race against an incumbent Republican governor, and can he do it outside of Houston as well as inside? The answer depends
Politics & Policy
November 5, 2008
THE SPEAKER’S RACE: D’s GAIN 3 SEATS, R’S MAINTAIN BARE MAJORITY
In a nutshell: Democrats did very well in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In the rest of the state, not so well. Their hopes for picking up multiple seats in Harris County did not bear fruit. They lost one of their few rural seats in Robbie Cook's old district. I'm going