City Hall Hustle: Campaign Ad Nauseam

The Hust dissects the ads on the airwaves this election

"...Day's almost here – it's time for the Hustle's campaign ad round-up! Thrill to our deconstructions of ads from..."

May 7, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Did Campaign Ad Cross the Line?

Ah, the finer print of election laws

"...Meeker asked Rick Culleton to step down as his campaign treasurer because, Meeker says, he was concerned that the..."

April 11, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

'Campaign Ad Hominem' Election Special

As candidates' ads blanket the airwaves and mob your mailbox, City Hall Hustle cuts through the BS in a City Council election advertising spectacular. Haters, watch out!

"...As candidates' ads blanket the airwaves and mob your mailbox, City Hall..."

May 9, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Today in Campaign Fail

Rick Perry takes a YouTube tumble

"...be about Gov. Rick Perry versus the Tenth Amendment. Instead, it's become Perry versus copyright law – and copyright..."

Oct. 28, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Election Ticker: The Ups and Downs of Watson's Ad and More

Look at the first ad of the mayoral campaign and more

"...Thumbs down: Kirk Watson's mayoral campaign has hit the airwaves with a 30-second ad that..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Grading the Campaign Ads

These ads aren't exactly Super Bowl material

"...airing in earnest as of last weekend, the Chronicle grades them on their merits, "artistic" and otherwise...."

May 2, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

This Week in Campaign Fail

Gilbert campaign questions ag commiss Staples' election warning

"...In campaigning, the devil is in the detail. Like Gov. Rick..."

June 15, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Campaign Money Shuffle?

The GOP's capture of the Texas House may have been accomplished with less than scrupulous campaign fund dealings.

"...R or a D. Republicans cheerfully acknowledge that their campaign umbrella groups procured millions from corporate benefactors, but insist..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Morrison's Ad: Terror at 580 Feet – Times Three!

Laura Morrison explains her controversial, condo-centric commercial

"...Debuting last weekend, Laura Morrison's campaign commercial has drawn criticism for stating city leadership is..."

May 1, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

"This Is a Contested Campaign"

Live blogging: Obama and Clinton spar tonight in Ohio

"...it also opened up the discussion about the negative campaigning that has come from her people. Her "so far..."

Feb. 26, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Name That Campaign

Gov. Perry's new slogan sounds awfully familiar

"...Rick Perry can agree on it's that Perry's new campaign slogan, Moving Texas Forward, is a great slogan: So..."

April 6, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Campaign Finance Reports Shed Light on Prop 1 PAC Spending

Ridesharing Works coffer dwarfs rival PAC

"...accusing the other of being bought out ("Prop 1 Campaign Switches Into High Gear," April 8). But now that..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

Campaign Reform, On the Air

A new TV ad urges citizens to help 'clean up Texas politics'

"...No. 1 enemy is cynicism," said Fred Lewis of Campaigns for People Monday morning, as he unveiled a new..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Med School Campaign Goes High-Speed

The campaign for a UT-Austin medical school accelerates

"...teaching hospital championed by state Sen. Kirk Watson, the campaign will boil down to two things on Nov. 6:..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Grading the Campaign Ads: Who Did Their Homework?

Which candidates did their homework?

"...in the same hip, high tech signifiers as his campaign. Wicked HD resolution! The Pecan Street Project! Chillin' at..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature

Campaign Finance Glossary

Here's a handy guide to the major questions concerning campaign-finance law in Texas

"...corporate funds to pay for a $1.9 million political ad campaign? That depends on your interpretation of state campaign-finance..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Republican Attack Ad Bites Back

The Republican Party of Texas gets crosswise with a crooner from the 1950s

"...the defender of property rights. But a new attack ad suggests they may not be so hot on intellectual..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Thompson: Not My Ad

Thompson responds to Dukes family law suit, says they have the wrong guy.

"...Further on the pleading being brought by the family of Rep. Dawnna Dukes,..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

HD 47 GOP Primary: Attack-Ad Tussle

KLBJ caught in middle of attack-ad dispute

"...In the closing days of a campaign, it's not surprising when candidates get desperate and ads..."

Feb. 26, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

On the Campaign Trail: Shade Racks Up Most Cash

The pulse quickens in heated Place 3 race

"...There's big fundraising and spending in the home stretch headed toward City Council election day, with Place 3 incumbent..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Campaign Finance Flare-Up

When is a run-off not a run-off?

"...The last batch of campaign finance reports before municipal election day came in Friday,..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Is Your Hair on Fire? It's Campaign Time.

The D.A. campaign gets hot – very hot

"...It's an honored axiom of campaign politics (at least among consultants) that the only way..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Grading the Campaign Ads: The print edition

No one hits it out of the ballpark in this round

"...Campaign mailers are arriving with the regularity of sweepstakes sweet..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature

Ticketing a (Campaign) Violation

The anonymous Brewster Nation tickets Downtown parking

"...the windshield. It's not a real ticket but a campaign flier mocked up to look like one, attacking mayoral..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Top 10 Rick Perry Campaign Misfires

... Oops

"...("If all else fails, bash gays"), Perry issued an ad lamenting the end of "don't ask, don't tell." It..."

Jan. 6, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ad Creep Alert

Group launches letter-writing campaign against introduction of electronic billboards to Texas

"...Scenic Texas has launched a letter-writing campaign against the introduction of electronic billboards to Texas, the..."

Oct. 22, 2007 News Post by Kimberly Reeves

How to Watch a Bill Welch Ad

"...You may have noticed a sudden upsurge in ads for Republican state House District 47 candidate Bill Welch..."

Nov. 6, 2006 News Post by Lee Nichols

New Leffingwell Ad

If you're friends with Lee, then you're friends with … Mike Martinez, apparently.

"...TV, here's the extended version of Lee Leffingwell's second campaign spot:..."

May 6, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Election Notes

District 6, mobility fits, and complaints of campaign thrift

"...He claimed: "My opponent's near-total lack of spending on campaign communications shows a profound disrespect for the voters of..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Republican Values: Theft Is Okay

GOP candidates use copyrighted works without permission

"...is having copyrighted stuff lifted without approval by Republican campaign operatives. Yesterday, Democratic activist Vince Liebowitz complained that the..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

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