Austin's Queer Dance Freakout Returns for the Texas Primaries

Why we want Cruz out and how to make your perfect protest sign

"...are taking the fight and the glitter to the Texas Capitol Saturday evening...."

Feb. 23, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Texas Primaries Loom as Redistricting Lawsuits Drop

New maps and new challenges

"...quick and dirty redistricting process, the new lines on Texas' electoral maps were under fire in court. A suit..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What You Need to Know About U.S. Senate and House Races in Texas

Early voting in Texas starts Feb. 18, 2020. Here's the view from atop your Texas primary ballot.

"...first week of December, early voting in the 2020 Texas primaries is only a couple of months away. It..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Primaries: Parties Agree on April 3

Dems, GOP set new calendar, but still need court approval

"...In an almost unprecedented step, the Republican Party of Texas and the Texas Democratic Party have issued a joint..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Supremes Block Texas Maps: What Now?

The Supremes throw a monkey wrench into election maps and planning

"...Late last week, the U.S. Supreme Court threw the Texas primaries into disarray by suspending the interim House, Senate,..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Braces Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of right-wing..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of right-wing..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Primaries Set

Filing closes, with some last minute surprises

"...Filing in the March 2 primaries closed at 6pm Monday, and there were some real..."

Jan. 4, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Balancing the Scales of Justice on Texas’ Most Important Courts

Dems run en masse for statewide judicial seats

"...A strange sensation – hope – pervades the Texas Democratic Party this year and has resulted in something..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Bullock Museum Commemorates 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in Texas

“Sister Suffragist” tackles the timeline of women’s rights

"...of Liberty statue, the latest exhibit at the Bullock Texas State History Museum marks the centennial anniversary of women’s..."

June 14, 2019 Arts Post by Savana Dunning

Presidential Candidates File in Texas

Clinton and Judd only Dems to file for president in Texas so far

"...for the presidential nomination for either major party in Texas. While the elections are administered by the Secretary of..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Teabagging Not So Sweet

Wednesday's anti-tax protest show tensions in the conservative movement

"...and attendees from across a large slab of Central Texas, its significance as a mass movement will remain questionable..."

April 16, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Primaries Looming Large

Obama & Clinton add weight to March 4

"...For the first time in a long while, Texas Democrats have power in a presidential election. How much..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Texas Dems Set Their Eyes on the 2020 Prize

Their goal: Flip the state House of Representatives

"...when – as a young and eager aide to Texas' last Democratic leader. "I know what it used to..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The March Primaries and After: The Filing Report

Flurry of last-minute filings

"...Travis Co. Republicans had filed for the March 4 primaries, all for county-level offices. But in a flurry of..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas

Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before

"...Dancing With the Stars? – ventured rogue to re-redistrict Texas in 2003, after the GOP flipped the state House..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Balancing the Scales of Justice on Texas’ Most Important Courts

For the first time in years, Dems are running en masse for statewide judicial seats

"...A strange sensation – hope – pervades the Texas Democratic Party this year and has resulted in something..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Breaking News: Primaries This Sunday!

Just when you thought Texas politics couldn't get any weirder

"...and congressional redistricting maps. Instead, the court is turning Texas over to an "at-large" system – the same system..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Welcome to the Primaries

A roundup of primary races important to the Austin area

"...score an unprecedented hat trick: control of both the Texas House and Senate and the U.S. Congressional delegation. Thanks..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature

Legislative Primaries: Let the Filing Begin

Candidates begin the fight for the Texas Lege

"...as filing opened on Dec. 3 for the March primaries. Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, was among the very first..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary

We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it

"...trucks from the highway department block the streets around Texas Southern University and seal off Debate Land, an alien..."

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

Deep Divisions in Texas' Powerful Anti-Choice Movement

Battle reflects Lege’s growing extremism

"...bury or cremate fetal remains after abortion – the Texas Catholic Conference of Bish­ops attended the hearings, eagerly offering..."

April 6, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Democratic Convention to Host Panels, U.S. Senate Debate Online

Originally to be held in San Antonio, the TDC kicks off June 1

"...On the heels of Texas' Super Tuesday primaries in March, the coronavirus pandemic upended..."

May 29, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

How the Democratic Primaries Could Affect Down-Ballot Races in Austin

See what happens when the circus is in town

"...Throughout a year's escalating hype over Blue Texas 2020, our long-awaited turn in the spotlight as the..."

Feb. 28, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Rangers Get Wrangled Into "Bonnenghazi" Drama

Scandal surrounding House Speaker Dennis Bonnen burns on

"...The Texas House has managed to wrangle the Texas Rangers into..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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

Deep in the Heart of Texas Political Scandals

Crimes, carousing, and contravention from the Capitol grounds

"...are even willing to get caught riding around North Texas with three prostitutes in their whip. Rounding out the..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Nader Raiders Target Texas Ballot

The indie campaign goes to court to get into state's presidential race

"...that there is "no compelling state interest" to justify Texas' onerous ballot-access requirements, lawyers for Ralph Nader's Texas presidential..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Few Election Surprises as Texas Finally Finishes Its Primaries

The field is set

"...half a million on the Dem side, out of Texas' roughly 17 million registered voters...."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Inside the Central Texas Congressional Map

What's going on in the districts surrounding Austin?

"...The 2022 version of the Central Texas congressional map – which was mostly drawn by the..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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