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Election Mess Made Isabel Longoria Resign From Her Harris County Post

Uncounted ballots and delayed election results caused Isabel Longoria to resign from her Elections Administrator post. Since then, Harris County elections observers have been wondering how things went south in the county. As for the Texas Tribue’s political reporter James Barragán, the move of the county to new a voting machine-based system potentially complicated the...

Sid Miller Of Texas Expects His Biggest-Ever Political Fight

As of writing this post, voting for the primary on March 01, 2022, is underway in Texas. Sid Miller, the Texas Commissioner of Agriculture, is preparing himself for a big reelection fight. As per The Texas Tribune’s James Barragán, Democratic and GOP challengers are attacking Miller over his association with his political consultant Todd Smith....

Matthew Dowd Withdraws From Lieutenant Governor Election In Texas

Politics observers recently discussed a federal government lawsuit about redistricting maps in Texas, changes in this state’s Democratic primary election for the lieutenant governor position and more. When it comes to Texas politics, perhaps the biggest piece of news concerns Matthew Dowd’s recent withdrawal from the election. According to Texas Tribune Political Reporter James Barragán,...

Greg Abbott Discusses Relaxing COVID-19 Restrictions, Ken Paxton In Trouble

On February 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbot laid the foundation for publicly disclosing the process of relaxing COVID-19 restrictions in the state. Abbot was speaking at a Texas press conference, where he announced he would lift the restrictions throughout Texas in the event of lower rates of hospitalization continuing, plus more residents getting...