Campaign Roundup: The Week's Political News
Candidates are still waiting for maps and primary dates, and if those fall right, there could be a new name on the list for state Senate. Full Story
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Ross Ramsey co-founded The Texas Tribune in 2009 and served as its executive editor until his retirement in 2022. He wrote regular columns on politics, government and public policy. Before joining the Tribune, he was editor and co-owner of Texas Weekly. He did a 28-month stint in government with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Before that, he reported for the Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Times Herald, as a Dallas-based freelancer for regional and national magazines and newspapers, and for radio stations in Denton and Dallas.
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Redistricting Experts Struggling to Set Maps
UPDATED: April primaries are all but impossible for the state's election administrators, a Bexar County elections official said today, as an agreement on political maps remains elusive. Full Story
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Crunch Time: Judges Want New Maps Quickly
The state's political mapmakers will be back in court this morning, trying to produce maps in time for April primaries. Full Story
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Jones Resigns From Texas Railroad Commission
Elizabeth Ames Jones resigned from the Texas Railroad Commission this afternoon to run for state Senate, making questions of her move to San Antonio a nonissue. Full Story
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With Redistricting, It's Inside Baseball, Football
Some of redistricting is about getting a good seat in the office. Some is about getting good seats when you're not at the office. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: About Those Third Parties...
For this week's nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about third-party groups in the primaries — both the ideological and trade types — and whether they have much influence in elections. Full Story
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Redistricting Judges to Lawyers: Get to Work
Federal judges told redistricting lawyers Friday afternoon to redouble their efforts to reach a quick settlement — by next week — on interim political maps for the state's congressional and legislative elections. Full Story
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Slow Redistricting Curbs Clout of Texas Primary
Pushing the state's primaries from March back to April (or further) could cheat Texas voters out of a rare chance to choose the next nominee for president. Full Story
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In the Money: Campaign Balances at Year-End
Once upon a time, a campaign account with $100,000 or more was a peculiar thing; if not rare, then at least one of a small group. But that was back in the day: At the end of last year, there were 284 such committees, according to the campaign finance reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. Full Story
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Campaign Chatter
"Suspended" doesn't necessarily mean a campaign is in its final state of rest, a congressman becomes a poster boy for a bill he probably didn't want to get tangled in, and other news in state politics. Full Story
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