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Dreams and Achievements
KBH, in one of her last acts as an United States Senator, has introduced a watered-down version of the Dream Act, known as the “Achieve Act.” The bill has been primarily co-sponsored by Hutchison and...
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We have another one for AG
The San Antonio Express-News reports on the Bexar County DA, Susan Reed, and the movement into drafting her to run for Attorney General. Bexar, unlike Harris, elects its DAs in midterm elections,...
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Darkest before the dawn
About two months ago, the Editorial Board wrote that “it’s going to get worse,” that Democrats and progressive politics will continue taking blows, instead of the conventional wisdom that we have...
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Medina might run for Governor
The Texas Tribune reports on possible huge development for the 2014 Gubernatorial race. Debra Medina, the former Wharton County Republican Chair and Tea Party favorite 2010 gubernatorial candidate, is...
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Chronicle reprimands Cruz
A year ago, the Houston Chronicle endorsed Ted Cruz for the US Senate. While the editorial largely felt like a reluctant admittance that Cruz was guaranteed a win, this did not prevent the paper from...
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Civil Affairs: Judges
CIVIL AFFAIRS Noah M. Horwitz published a weekly column, “Civil Affairs,” in a Boston newspaper from 2012-2014. He has since transferred the column’s home to ‘The Daily Texan’ in Austin. – The first...
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What I sent to The New York Times
Regarding the indictment of Governor Rick Perry, which has been covered remarkably well by the Texas press corps, a plethora of otherwise reasonable media outlets –The New York Times chief among them–...
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Dewhurst for Mayor?
The Houston Chronicle reports that Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, who leaves office this January after a dozen years in office, is thinking about running for Mayor of Houston next year. “I ain’t...
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Catching up, Part II
When it comes to state politics, if something feels different in the last couple of days, it is because things have — indeed — changed. A new crop of officeholders have taken office, namely Attorney...
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