TEXAS–Abortion clinic chain owner Amy Hagstrom Miller announced late Wednesday that she was closing down two Whole Woman’s Health locations in Beaumont and McAllen due to recent enforcement of Texas’ new abortion safety law. New state law requires that abortion
TEXAS–Tea party and conservative advocacy groups targeted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) registered great frustration with former official Lois Lerner as she continued to remain silent on Capitol Hill today. “We just want the truth about what Ms. Lerner
LAREDO, TEXAS–Texas Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Wendy Davis woke to some unsettling numbers along the Texas/Mexico border today. Of the 14 counties along the Rio Grande, Davis lost seven–including heavily Hispanic Webb and Hidalgo Counties. Davis Challenger Reynaldo “Ray” Madrigal’s prediction
Incumbent Senator John Cornyn confirmed public opinion polling heading into the March 2014 Joint Primary with a clear victory and a double digit lead–according to unofficial Texas Secretary of State returns. Senator Cornyn is slated to face either dentist David
Early voting turnout in Texas’ top 15 counties slightly improved in the 2014 primary season–compared to similar 2010 and 2006 returns. Given State of Texas data, the new voter ID law currently under attack from the U.S. Department of Justice
The Texas Democratic Party is overtly expressing a collective anxiety over the candidacy of LaRouche PAC figurehead Kesha Rogers one day before voters hit the polls. U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Candidate Rogers is currently poised to claim her third consecutive
The Abbott campaign is apparently relishing the opportunity to promote the Texas Attorney General’s Latino outreach efforts with a new web ad today featuring what Democrat Lubbock City Councilman Victor Hernandez would call five “props.” The glossy ad, “Greg Abbott’s
TEXAS–A vocal coalition of grassroots tea party and border security-focused organizations named Texas First today made clear its intention to support Katrina Pierson–a primary challenger to the longstanding Dallas area Congressman Pete Sessions. A press release circulated today argued that
Lubbock Mayor Glen Robertson publicly apologized for a Democratic city councilman’s alleged claim that Attorney General Greg Abbott used his Latina wife of 32 years as a prop to woo voters. Mayor Robertson emphatically apologized for Councilman Victor Hernandez’s remarks
LUBBOCK, TX–A recent spat between a Hispanic Lubbock City Council Member and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott boiled into a statewide story yesterday when Victor Hernandez denied calling Cecilia Abbott a ‘prop’ to attract Latino voters. District 1 Lubbock councilman
Native Texan and Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards raised eyebrows Friday, February 28, 2014 by claiming there was no relevance in arguing when life begins–the same day the organization launched its national “Women are Watching” campaign. Fusion host Jorge Ramos
Senator Cornyn primary contender Dwayne Stovall says he has filed two Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaints seeking investigation into what Stovall alleges are Texas Congressman Steve Stockman’s violations of campaign finance laws through alleged coordination with third party organizations. The
A coalition of Texas tea party organizations led by Grassroots America WE THE PEOPLE PAC fired off a public letter denouncing U.S. Congressman Steve Stockman less than a day after Breitbart Texas published an investigative report concerning the embattled candidate.
Since backtracking from the position that Battleground Texas’ (BGTX) voter registration operations were unquestionable, political operatives seeking to turn Texas blue are now in receipt of a letter from Lt. Governor David Dewhurst expressing his personal confidence that BGTX “will
Young Republican National Federation (YRNF) Chairman Jason Weingartner made clear Texas-based Southern Regional Vice Chair Luke Niles does not speak for the greater organization, calling his comments “unhelpful” to the organization’s national mission. “Those tweets were Mr. Niles’ personal opinion
An animated discussion over the proper role of the Tea Party in the greater conservative movement erupted on Twitter Tuesday night when Southern Regional Vice Chair Luke Niles of the Young Republican National Federation (YRNF) labeled grassroots activists as “senile.”
SAN ANTONIO, TX–Shortly after Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst demanded action by the Texas Secretary of State and Attorney General’s offices, Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed was handed three official voter registration complaints as a result of Battleground Texas’
Battleground Texas (BGTX) is now facing a growing consensus of county voter registration officials stating they specifically train deputy voter registrars not to provide confidential voter information to third parties. Bexar County Election Administrator Jacquelyn Callanen told local media yesterday
Evidence of voter fraud continues to emerge in Texas as a federal judge sentenced Donna resident Rebecca Gonzales for one count of election fraud in a 2012 local school board race. Gonzales was one of three campaign workers or “politiqueras”
Early voting for the March Primary Election began today with Texas’ voter ID law enjoying full enforcement, despite U.S. Department of Justice objections in federal court. Just as Texans experienced in the 2013 Constitutional Election, voters must present an approved
