Texas governor-elect Greg Abbott shakes hands with one of his constituents at his campaign headquarters in Austin, TX on Election Night.
Photo by Jen Reel
Dan Patrick’s victory press release.
For more on Election Night 2014, read the Observer’s analysis.
Very, very few Texans have gotten election identification certificates (EIC), the new state-issued form of photo ID for those who don’t have it—340 Texans, to be precise. As a matter of fact, there are more licensed auctioneers (2,454) in Texas than there are people with EICs. Read more and see an interactive map breaking down EICs by county.
The center panel depicts Texas lt. governor candidate Van de Putte’s great-grandmother: “This aged mother, Mrs. Porfiria Estrada of 207 South Las Moras Street, crawls six blocks on hands and knees to Our Lady of Guadalupe church on El Paso street, thus fulfilling pledge made in prayers that her two soldier sons be spared. Those who assisted her spread handkerchiefs and coats on the pavement before her.”
Read Chris Hooks’ report from Leticia Van de Putte’s campaign bus.
In this episode, Observer contributor Priscila Mosqueda explains how Denton may become the first Texas city to ban fracking.
Why can’t Democrats win statewide races in Texas? This year’s slate of Democrats is trying to break its party’s infamous 20-year losing streak. 1994 was the last time Texas Democrats won statewide. Of course, we know Texas is an overwhelmingly Republican and conservative state. But other deeply Republican states (at least in presidential elections) like Oklahoma, Alabama and Mississippi have elected quite a few Democrats to statewide office in the past 20 years.
Read more “State of Texas.”