Election Ticker: Wading Into the Final Week of Early Voting

Serenity now! Ahead of Election Day

"...Serenity Now! For Texas Dems..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Election Ticker: Eleventh-Hour Battle Over Ballot Delivery Sites Continues

Because this election needed more last-minute changes

"...the Governor's October 1 Procla­mation in place still gives Texas absentee voters many ways to cast their ballots in..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Election Ticker: Run, Run, Run-off Away

It's a whole new election, y'all! Don't be alarmed.

"...for the run-off races here, and more coverage at austinchronicle.com/elections...."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

UPDATE: Pressley Files Election Contest

CM Greg Casar responds to Laura Pressley filing

"...4 City Council candidate Laura Pressley filed a formal election contest to confirm or overturn the results of the..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Texas Voting Rights Groups, Voters Sue Gov. Abbott Over Order Closing Ballot Delivery Sites

One location per county is unconstitutional, suit argues

"...The Texas League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), League of..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Local Election News: War Shadows Edition

From lawsuits to candidates in suits

"...Electronically ChallengedOn Monday, Jan. 6, the Texas Democratic Party filed a federal lawsuit against Secretary of..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Election Follies

Pressley contests D4 election, Zimmerman in ethics trouble

"...in the 201st District Court (Travis County) over the election contest filed by Pressley against District 4 Council Member..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Texas Supreme Court Issues Ambiguous Decision on Vote-By-Mail

Rules COVID-19 risk not a “disability" – leaves VBM decision to voters

"...Late Wednesday, the Texas Supreme Court issued an ambiguous decision on voting by..."

May 28, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Travis County Clerk Lays Out Her July Election Plan

Despite threats by AG Ken Paxton, Dana DeBeauvoir expects a "hybrid" July election

"..."It's going to look a lot like the election in Wisconsin," said Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir –..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

In Other Election News ...

Nader still off Texas ballot, Pete Sessions' naked butt, sexing up GOTV, and more

"...of the Ralph Nader campaign for ballot access in Texas, concurring with the lower court opinion that the sections..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature

Baffled on Election Questions

"...couple of questions. We always vote in primaries and elections city-, state-, and nationwide, and we are a little..."

Jan. 17, 2006 Postmarks

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...Elementary School, where students voted in a mock presidential election. The vote was overwhelming: George W. Bush 46, John..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

Will Texas Patch Up TABC Before It Bursts?

If ever an agency needed to be scorched by the state’s Sunset Act, it’s the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Com­mis­sion

"...liquid fire of the state's Sunset Act, it's the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Com­mis­sion. For not just years but generations,..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Voting by Mail in Texas: Where Things Stand

The law, and the lawsuits

"...The Law: Election Code, Title 7, Sec. 82.002. DISABILITY. (a) A qualified..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Election Notes

Tidbits from the campaign trail

"...three made this month were of senators up for re-election. Sen. Kim Brimer, R-Fort Worth, takes the chair of..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature

Election Notes

Critics charge that Clean Water Clean Government's finances are a bit murky

"...promote Prop. 1 and Prop. 2 on the city election ballot, had apparently violated campaign finance laws by failing..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Sen. Kirk Watson on the 86th Texas Legislature

“In Texas, we don’t focus on what our needs are; we focus on what we want to pay”

"...fifth term representing most of the city in the Texas Senate. His committee posts have included Finance, Health &..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Live Election Coverage

Is it over yet?

"...Will our democracy survive the night? Will Texas inch a little closer to turning Travis-County-blue? Will D6..."

Nov. 8, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

The Election, the Baby, and the Bathwater

Heflin challenge could reverberate statewide

"...community may well have a whole new perspective on Texas politics...."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Chronicle Endorsements for the May 1 City of Austin Special Election

Our picks for the eight propositions you'll see on your ballot

"...Austin no longer elects its City Council in May elections (other area cities still do, including Round Rock, Georgetown,..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

The 23 Words That Changed the Way Texas Sells Alcohol (or Not)

Say what, Governor?

"...On April 28, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted, "Alcohol-to-go sales can continue after..."

May 8, 2020 Food Feature by Kareem Hajjar

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...moment captured the underlying conflict leading into the 85th Texas Legislature, it came on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan...."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...personal political event was in progress up in East Texas. In the auditorium of Frankston High School in Anderson..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Republicans Dodge Criminal Campaign Finance Bullet

Republican Party of Texas cuts deal with Travis County on corporate money charges.

"...In a far-reaching deal between the Republican Party of Texas and Travis Co. Attorney David Escamilla, the state party..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Election Ticker: Southwest Council Races Illuminate Dual Political Divides

Things get partisan in this week's election news

"...piecemeal and Alter noting that the current land use code "purely incentiviz[es] scraping lots and building large mansions that..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by the News Team

Texas School Funding

Still unconstitutional

"...terrible case of déjà vu. In 2004, he told Texas lawmakers that the state's public school-finance system failed to..."

Sept. 5, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

DNC Does the Texas Waltz

National Dems have high hopes for Texas ... one of these days

"...it been since the Demo­crat­ic National Committee met in Texas? Longer than most of its members could recall. So..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Election Notes

Prop. 2 will shape the way the area develops at a time when the community is trying to decide for itself what sort of neighborhood it wants to be

"...As the May 13 election looms, the debate over Propositions 1 and 2 has..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Missing the Point on Election Fraud

Texas Civil Rights Project criticizes Perry, Senate

"...The Texas Civil Rights Project today criticized Gov. Perry and the..."

Jan. 24, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

TribFest Panels Debate if the Texas House Is in Play

Looking at suburban battlegrounds and urban firestorms

"...Is the Texas House in play? Is the Texas GOP in crisis?..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

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