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At least not in this political reality. I know, it's a rather evocative headline, but the charts and stats I show below will hopefully convince you that the only thing that would guide Texas toward...

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November 4

I will be periodically updating...

2014 Election liveblog

I will be updating this intermittently throughout the evening. 6:53 PM: With the final polls closed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Associated Press has rather quickly called the election for ...

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November 3

With everyone else focused on the Governor's mansion, I will be calmly looking toward Houston & San Antonio --and the future!

What I'm looking for tomorrow

For the most part, Texpatriate endorsed Democrats this election cycle. An absolutely contemptible slate of statewide non-judicial Republicans, along with Harris County courts that are -- all too of...

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October 30

Refusing to do fingerprint-background checks is a dealbreaker in Houston!

Don't let the door hit you!

Editorial note: Noah M. Horwitz is not currently employed or contracting with any entities designating a conflict of interest on this topic. The Houston Chronicle reports that Lyft, the popular tax...

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October 30

Now lets move on

Subpoenas droppped

Yesterday, Mayor Annise Parker finally agreed the drop the controversial subpoenas issued against clergy for supposed comments made regarding the recent Non-discrimination ordinance. I talked up th...

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October 28

He wants to have his cake and eat it too

Abbott's strange doublespeak

Yesterday, Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Republican candidate for Governor, released a new 30-second commercial on border security. Ordinarily, this would not be much for news, but a tidbit wit...

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October 26

Have some self respect

Don't vote straight ticket, don't be stupid

Even though more than half of early voting has already gone by, newspapers are still fielding endorsements for statewide elections. Most of the big newspapers supported State Senator Wendy Davis (D...

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October 23

It's time to panic!!!!

Reality Check, Part V

First and foremost, a poll was released by The Texas Tribune today that appears to place the final nail in the Democrats' coffin. Now, as I have opined time and time again in the past, I'm not real...

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October 22

Our final endorsement

Texpatriate endorses for Governor

Governor Rick Perry, the longest serving chief executive in Texas' history (by far), will finally leave office next January. A whole lot has happened in the fourteen years since Texas had a differe...

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October 21

"Divisive, grandstanding, rabble-rousing and without any core principles, Patrick embodies all the terrifying aspects of James 'Pa' Ferguson, Huey Long and George Wallace rolled up into one."

Texpatriate endorses for Lieutenant Governor

The post of Lieutenant Governor, serving as the President of the Texas Senate, holds remarkable power over the state. Long thought to be the most powerful post in state government, even more...

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October 20

9 Democrats, 2 Republicans

Texpatriate endorses for Civil District Courts

In our last but not least series of judicial endorsements, this board takes a took at Civil District Courts. Typically, these courts deal with disputes over large sums of money, but they also consi...

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October 20 · Edited

74 Democrats, 36 Republicans, 1 Libertarian, 1 Green and 3 No-Picks.

Texpatriate Voter Guide

Note: We have not officially published editorials in a few of these races, but given that early voting has begun, we figured that we would publish our full voter guide now. We did not make reccomen...

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Texpatriate endorses for Attorney General

Don't vote for the crook!

This should be a long and intellectual editorial about the political history of the Attorney General's office, about the nuanced policy disagreements between the major candidates and the different ...

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Texpatriate endorses for Comptroller

Don't raise taxes, Vote Democrat

The Comptroller of Public Accounts has an inquisitorial quality about it. While reforms throughout the 1980s and the 1990s gradually gave the office most of the powers of the former State Tr...

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Texpatriate endorses for Land Commissioner

A tough choice

The Commissioner of the General Land Office, commonly known as the Land Commissioner, has broad powers over relatively random portions of state government. Public land (including beaches), educatio...

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Texpatriate endorses for Railroad Commissioner

Should this regulatory body protect profits...or people?

The Texas Railroad Commission, despite its byzantine name, is responsible for the regulation of oil and gas throughout the state. It is an enormous responsibility for a state so inextricably linked...

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October 18

Very easy choice

Texpatriate endorses for District Attorney

For years, Harris County was run by a brutal and harsh District Attorney, Johnny Holmes, who turned the office into the nation's busiest source of death sentences. As this board has opined in the p...

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October 17

2 Democrats, 1 Republican

Texpatriate endorses for Juvenile Courts

Juvenile Courts are very special places within our society. The entire process is deemed civil, and not criminal. Rehabilitation -- and thus not punishment -- is the main priority. The accused are ...

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October 17

Likely our toughest decision yet

Texpatriate endorses for District Clerk

Four years ago, a 27 year old lawyer and Community College Trustee made headlines by becoming one of the most powerful individuals in the county, when Chris Daniels was elected Harris County Distri...

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