Offices up for Election in 2018

Offices up for Election in 2018 Federal Office Current Officeholder, Political Party United States Senator- Ted Cruz, R United States Representative, District 10- Michael McCaul, R United States Representative, District 17- Bill Flores, R United States Representative, District 27- Blake Farenthold, R State Office Current Officeholder, Political Party Governor- Greg Abbott, R Lieutenant Governor- Dan Patrick, R Attorney General- Ken Paxton, R Comptroller of Public Accounts- Glen Hegar, R Commissioner of General Land Office- George P. Busch, R Commissioner of Agriculture- Sid Miller, R Railroad Commissioner- Christi Craddick, R Supreme Court Justice, Place 2- Don R. Willett, R Supreme Court Justice, Place 4- John Phillip Devine, R Supreme Court Justice, Place 6- Jeff Brown, R Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Presiding Judge, Place 1- Sharon Keller, R Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 7- Barbara Parker Hervey, R Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 8- Elsa Alcala, R State Senator, District 14- Kirk Watson, D State Representative, District 17- John Cyrier, R Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals, Place 2- Cindy Olson Bourland, Appointed Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals, Place 3- Scott K. Field, R Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals, Place 5- David Puryear, R Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals, Place 6- Bob Pemberton, R County Office Current Officeholder, Political Party County Judge- Paul Pape, R District Attorney- Bryan Goertz, R County Surveyor- Michael Olson, R County Treasurer- Laurie Ingram, R County Clerk- Rose Pietsch, D District Clerk- Sarah Loucks, R County Court at Law- Benton Eskew, D Commissioner, Precinct 2- Clara Beckett, R Commissioner, Precinct 4- Gary “Bubba” Snowden, R Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1- Donna Thomson, R Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2- Raymah M. Davis, R Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3- Katherine K. Hanna, D Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4- Larry Dunne, R .

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United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Fort Worth Division
Case 4:21-cv-00595-O Document 11 Filed 06/02/21 Page 1 of 14 PageID 333 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH DIVISION Sid Miller, Greg Macha, James Meek, Jeff Peters, and Lorinda O’Shaughnessy, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, Case No. 4:21-cv-00595-O v. Tom Vilsack, in his official capacity as Secretary of Agriculture, Defendant. PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED CLASS-ACTION COMPLAINT The Supreme Court of the United States said 125 years ago that: [T]he constitution of the United States, in its present form, forbids, so far as civil and political rights are concerned, discrimination by the gen- eral government, or by the states, against any citizen because of his race. All citizens are equal before the law. The guaranties of life, liberty, and property are for all persons, within the jurisdiction of the United States, or of any state, without discrimination against any because of their race. Those guaranties, when their violation is properly presented in the reg- ular course of proceedings, must be enforced in the courts, both of the nation and of the state, without reference to considerations based upon race. Gibson v. State of Mississippi, 162 U.S. 565, 591 (1896); see also Bolling v. Sharpe, 347 U.S. 497 (1954) (citing Gibson and holding that segregation in the District of Co- lumbia public schools violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment). Equal rights under law is the cornerstone of American constitutional jurispru- dence: the principle that all citizens, regardless of status, wealth, race, color, religion, or creed, have the same rights and are entitled to the same standard of justice.
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Precinct Report — Official
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Cultivate PR Cultivate PR Cultivate PR Sam Davidson Amanda Sprague Samantha Foster [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 512-689-7668 512-743-3941 512-670-6744 U.S. SENS. TED CRUZ & JOHN CORNYN TO JOIN CECILE RICHARDS, DAN RATHER AND MORE THAN 250 TOP SPEAKERS AT THE 2017 TEXAS TRIBUNE FESTIVAL FULL LINEUP AND PROGRAM NOW RELEASED Sept. 22-24 on the University of Texas at Austin campus AUSTIN, TEXAS (August 1, 2017) – The Texas Tribune is proud to announce the full program and schedule for its seventh-annual Festival, to be held Sept. 22-24 at the University of Texas at Austin. The event will host 250 legislators, thought-leaders and media in discussions tackling the state’s and the nation’s most pressing political issues. In a rare joint appearance, U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both Republicans from Texas, will share the stage. Cornyn, the Senate Majority Whip, is the highest-ranking senator from Texas since Lyndon Johnson served as majority leader more than 50 years ago. Before being elected to the Senate in 2002, he previously served as a Texas Supreme Court justice and Texas attorney general. Cruz was the longest serving Solicitor General of Texas before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012 and has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court nine times. The Festival boasts a roster of more than 250 speakers and prominent figures from the worlds of public policy and politics, including Montana Gov. Steve Bullock; U.S. Rep.
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INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: the Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune Insider Poll for 23 December 2013
The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for the week of December 23 INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 23 December 2013 INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 23 December 2013 INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 23 December 2013 INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 23 December 2013 INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 23 December 2013 Who will be the governor-elect at this time next year? • "Abbott will surely beat media • "I know, I know, but the some one darling, Davis but he will have to else category is the probable winner, move beyond Rick Perry's Fed Up! and should read 'Koch Brothers'" Talking points to govern past one term." • "Is Wendy still running? Other than e mails you really don't see her." • "Don't kid yourselves, Greg Abbott is governor-elect right now." • "Abbott will make liberals wish they had Rick Perry back." • "Texas is still strongly Red and everybody knows that." • "Not even close." • "It is going to be Abbott, but every • "He will have so much money from politico will be evaluating whether or the evil Koch brothers that even Jesus not the DeMostyncrat machine was couldn't beat him, much less a able to move the state closer to Democrat." purple." • "Too much money, too much • "Making predictions in the form of momentum and too many absolutes and not probabilities is the Republicans." surest way to get them wrong. This business of soliciting predictions from • "Abbott will win, but Republicans pundits misinforms the public and will lose rural areas and suburban discourages them from participating ticket-splitters." and thus runs counter to the Texas Tribune's mission.
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December 23, 2020 by EMAIL: [email protected]
December 23, 2020 BY EMAIL: [email protected] Public Information Office Texas Department of Agriculture PO Box 12847 Austin, TX 78711 Re: Request for Records Under Texas Public Information Act/Texas Government Code Chapter 552 Dear Sir/Madam: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (“CREW”) makes this request for records pursuant to Texas Public Information Act/Texas Government Code Chapter 552. Specifically, CREW requests: 1. All communications dating from August 1, 2020 to the present between your office and the Liberty Center for God and Country, or any of its employees, agents, or affiliates, including but not limited to Mark Aguirre, Steven F. Hotze, Jared Woodfill, and Jeffrey Yates. 2. All communications dating from August 1, 2020 to the present that mention or refer to the Liberty Center for God and Country, or any of its employees, agents, or affiliates, including those named above. CREW requests records of any kind as defined by the public records law, including paper records, electronic records, audiotapes, videotapes, photographs, data, and graphical material. If it is your position any portion of the requested records is exempt from disclosure, please identify the specific portion or portions that are exempt and the statutory basis for the withholding. Our request includes but is not limited to paper documents and electronic records, including emails and their attachments. On December 15, 2020, the Texas Tribune reported that former police captain and private investigator Mark Aguirre was arrested for committing assault during his investigation into an alleged ballot harvesting scheme in Texas.1 Aguirre was hired and paid by the Liberty Center for God and Country, a nonprofit organization created by prominent Texas GOP donor and election litigation activist, Steven F.
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VERTICAL TARGET August 6, 2020 TIPRO Newsletter
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Cumulative Report
Cumulative Report — Unofficial Galveston County — General and Special Elections — November 06, 2018 Page 1 of 14 11/13/2018 06:34 PM Total Number of Voters : 114,372 of 0 = 0.00% Precincts Reporting 162 of 162 = 100.00% Party Candidate Absentee Early Election Total Straight Party, Vote For 1 Republican 2,971 53.46% 34,096 65.90% 8,425 58.20% 45,492 63.39% Democrat 2,439 43.89% 17,453 33.73% 5,880 40.62% 25,772 35.91% Libertarian 147 2.65% 189 0.37% 170 1.17% 506 0.71% Cast Votes: 5,557 69.04% 51,738 62.41% 14,475 61.79% 71,770 62.75% U.S. Senator, Vote For 1 REP Ted Cruz 4,107 51.42% 50,755 61.59% 12,779 55.01% 67,641 59.53% DEM Beto O'Rourke 3,828 47.93% 31,144 37.79% 10,093 43.45% 45,065 39.66% LIB Neal M. Dikeman 52 0.65% 507 0.62% 357 1.54% 916 0.81% Cast Votes: 7,987 99.23% 82,406 99.41% 23,229 99.15% 113,622 99.34% U.S. Representative, District 14, Vote For 1 REP Randy Weber 4,137 52.21% 51,636 62.96% 13,038 56.58% 68,811 60.90% DEM Adrienne Bell 3,742 47.22% 29,134 35.52% 9,311 40.41% 42,187 37.34% LIB Don E. Conley III 45 0.57% 1,245 1.52% 694 3.01% 1,984 1.76% Cast Votes: 7,924 98.45% 82,015 98.94% 23,043 98.36% 112,982 98.78% Governor, Vote For 1 REP Greg Abbott 4,342 54.55% 53,693 65.25% 14,069 60.67% 72,104 63.56% DEM Lupe Valdez 3,524 44.28% 27,316 33.20% 8,474 36.54% 39,314 34.66% LIB Mark Jay Tippetts 93 1.17% 1,277 1.55% 647 2.79% 2,017 1.78% Cast Votes: 7,959 98.88% 82,286 99.27% 23,190 98.98% 113,435 99.18% Lieutenant Governor, Vote For 1 REP Dan Patrick 4,092 51.47% 50,435 61.46% 13,000 56.36% 67,527 59.72% DEM Mike
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