1. Overview of the File 2. Estimated Breakdown of Spanish Names Category Estimated Count Estimated Percentage of Total Notes Spanish Surnames (Last Names) ~19,800 – 21,500 23.0% – 25.0% Based
19 House races shifted toward Democrats — October 23, 2026. Six moved from Toss-up to Lean Democratic. Cook Political Report 19 House races move toward Democrats Cook Political Report rating
Abbott can keep the governor’s mansion and still emerge with less political power. The evidence supports an argument about damage to his reputation as a vote-getter, his appeal as a
If you live in the City of Houston, the last item on the ballot is a charter amendment. I didn’t write about it because if you like one but not
While I was standing in line to vote, a white man turned around and started telling me that I was going to have to prove my citizenship, along with a
Why Crime Suddenly Becomes an Election-Year Emergency By Manuel Barrera — Opinion An election approaches, and suddenly crime is presented as the emergency that should determine our vote. The advertisements
If you want to know my opinion on Leslie Briones, here it is. I didn’t support her when she first ran in the Democratic Primary; she wasn’t my first choice, and
Greg Abbott finds himself in an election that he did not anticipate. Now he realizes that people have discovered that they had been getting screwed by him, while taking millions
Meet Bo French, the Republican nominee for a statewide office in Texas. French is not some anonymous internet troll sitting outside the political system. He is the Republican nominee for
The image on the left: I prefer the nickname Sticky Finger Paxton; it is simple and easy to remember. Republican PACs are throwing hundreds of millions of dollars into political
Ladies and gentlemen of the Democratic Party, come on over. I have something I think you’ll like. No, it is not another consultant. You already own enough of those. I
For most of this election cycle, the conventional wisdom was simple: Democrats might win the House, but the Senate was probably beyond their reach. That conventional wisdom is beginning to
Most Texans probably know who Dan Patrick is. Vikki Goodwin is another matter. In the latest Texas A&M Bush School/ReconMR poll, Goodwin led Patrick 48% to 46% among likely voters.
Alex Mealer’s Platform Has One Big Problem: Reality Alexandra Mealer is not hiding what she wants to be. Her campaign website calls the newly drawn Texas 9th Congressional District the
My call right now: Paxton is a slight favorite, but not a safe favorite. I would put it around: Ken Paxton: 55–60% chanceJames Talarico: 40–45% chance That is almost a
Only in Texas can one find so many Screwworms and loose screw people who believe they have a direct line to God. “It’s James Talarico who decided to bring the
Greg Abbott’s goal is to get all Republicans across the line and win the positions they are running for. He has made it clear. The Democrats’ goal should be to
The mention of eating of Jeffrey Dahmer is the fact that he ate his victims. Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster,[4] was an American serial killer and sex offender who
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) defeated the Republicans in the 1964 presidential election through one of the largest landslide victories in U.S. history, securing 61.1% of the popular vote and 486
The Trump movement was about letting less qualified, less intelligent white men be the bosses, just like the good old days. I had to take orders from many dumb, lazy white males.
