Mystery Money Flows to Democrat Texas House Candidates
Four Democrat candidates seeking seats in the Texas House of Representatives currently held by Republicans have been boosted in the final weeks of the election by large donations from a mysterious group that is not registered with state campaign finance disclosure authorities. On its website, “Save Our Schools Now” describes itself as “a nonpartisan Political Action […]
Allred Continues Fight Against Voter ID, Election Integrity Laws
Despite attempts during his campaign to portray himself as a centrist, Democrat United States Senate candidate Colin Allred is spending the final days of his campaign returning to his roots as an advocate against voter identification and election integrity laws. Allred, who describes himself as a “voting rights lawyer,” published an op-ed in recent days in which […]
Democrat Dogged by Questionable Ties in South Texas State House Race
One of the handful of hotly contested races for the Texas House of Representatives is taking place in the Rio Grande Valley, where incumbent freshman Republican State Representative Janie Lopez is being challenged by Democrat Jonathan Gracia in House District 37. The district covers portions of Cameron County, including South Padre Island and Harlingen, as […]
Crime Front and Center in Ad Campaigns for Judicial Races
A group that has raised nearly $13 million from conservative donors and business interests to help elect Republican judges across Texas has focused on the issue of crime, arguing that “all Texans are safer with Republican judges.” The Judicial Fairness PAC is currently running advertisements on television and online focused on different areas of the […]
Democratic Nominee for HD 138 Owes Delinquent Taxes, Ethics Penalties
A Democratic candidate for State Representative who has habitually violated Texas campaign finance disclosure laws currently owes $34,000 in unpaid civil penalties to the Texas Ethics Commission as well as delinquent property taxes in Harris County. Stephanie Morales, the Democratic nominee for Texas House District 138, did not file any campaign finance disclosure reports for […]
Lina Hidalgo Alleged to Have Misused Government Resources Again
The Texas Ethics Commission will review allegations that Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo illegally misused government resources after Hidalgo used her official Harris County Twitter account to promote IWillVote.com- a website run by the Democratic National Committee. Hidalgo’s tweet, which was posted on October 4 and included a video of Hidalgo promoting IWillVote.com, has since […]
Self-Described “Anticapitalist” Prison Abolitionist Among Biggest Donors to Radical PAC
A California heiress who has described herself as an “anticapitalist” who wants to abolish prisons has established herself as one of the largest donors to a radical Political Action Committee that is working to elect Democrats across Texas. Rachel Gelman, an Oakland, California resident and heiress to the Levi Strauss family fortune, donated $100,000 to […]
Harris County Set to Spend $250k for Graffiti Art Amid Massive Tax Hike
Harris County Commissioners Court, which approved a property tax hike of nearly 10% last month, is set to approve a $250,000 expenditure to have a graffiti artist paint murals at the County’s juvenile detention center. The agenda for the October 8 meeting of the Harris County Commissioners Court includes an item that states, “Request for approval of […]
State Fair Gun Ban Remains in Place as Justices Call Out AG’s Office
The State Fair of Texas’ new policy prohibiting attendees from carrying firearms at the Fair will remain in place after the Texas Supreme Court denied an attempt by the Texas Attorney General’s office to halt the ban- and took the Attorney General’s office to task in the process. The litigation involving the State Fair’s gun […]
Democrat Ft. Bend County Judge Indicted for Fake Racism Hoax
KP George, the Democrat County Judge of Ft. Bend County, was indicted yesterday on a charge of misrepresentation of identity in a campaign communication. It is alleged that George was involved in the posting of racist social media comments on his Facebook page under the alias “Antonio Scalywag,” which George then used as the basis […]