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A super PAC surfaces in the U.S. Senate race
Statesman.com Texas Politics
Feb 03A so-called super PAC has surfaced in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. Paperwork arrived in Washington on Friday signaling the formation of Real World Conservatives, a group that will support Republican Senate candidate Craig »
Democrat Gibson drops out of Senate race (updated)
Statesman.com Texas Politics
Feb 02Houston trial lawyer Jason Gibson has decided to end his brief Democratic bid for the U.S. Senate seat now held by the retiring Kay Bailey Hutchison. “The extensive time and energy needed to raise funds and build name ID »
2012 East Texas "National Signing Day"
KYTX :: Sports
Feb 012012 East Texas "National Signing Day" Jonathan Aldridge - Whitehouse (Navarro College) LaDarius Anthony - Kilgore (TCU) Cameron Bailey - Athens (Trinity Valley) Kendall Beal - Chapel Hill »
TX sens pay off friendly football bet with ND sens
KFDA - Texas Headlines
Feb 01North Dakota Sens. Kent Conrad and John Hoeven have collected on a friendly bet they made with Texas Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchinson and John Cornyn on the outcome of the Football Championship Subdivision title game last month. »
Republican senate candidates debate in Austin
KFDA - Texas Headlines
Feb 01The top candidates for the Republican nomination to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will debate in Austin at the Texas Association of Business annual conference. »
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Houston progressive events on tap this week
Brains And Eggs
Jan 24At the top of my list this weekend:Healthcare-NOW! National Single Payer Strategy Conference in Houston WHAT: Over 120 Representatives from 25 states and 52 organizations will meet in Houston this weekend to plan strategies to advance a single payer na... »
Texas Tea Time this weekend (and more minority reports)
Brains And Eggs
Jan 13The last time our loudest, whitest, most bigoted friends had a get-together it was at the LaMarque dog track to sing the praises of the Pizza Man. This Saturday they're drawing straws to let Rick Perry win something. Or maybe Ron Paul. Big Daddy Cain w... »
Sanchez ends his Senate campaign
Off The Kuff
Dec 18This news broke late Friday. Leading Democratic U.S. senatorial candidate Ricardo Sanchez announced Friday that he’s ending his campaign to replace retiring Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. In a statement issued by his campaign to supporters, Sanchez said an... »
Can someone beat Sharon Keller this time?
Off the Kuff
Dec 15Grits notes that CCA Presiding Judge Sharon Keller has opponents in March and in November – her colleague Larry Meyers for the former, and 2010 Dem CCA candidate Keith Hampton for the latter – and wonders if either of them can defeat Texas’ worst judge... »
Can you feel the McCaul-mentum?
Off the Kuff
Oct 23You know what the race for the Republican nomination for Senate is missing? Another rich old white right-winger. Four-term U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, one of the wealthiest members of the U.S. House, is burnishing his conservative credentials and taking ... »
