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Kubosh et al is in
My plane lands in Houston tomorrow morning, I’ll be there for six days, and then Austin for two more. Anyways, Michael Kubosh was on the steps of City Hall, announcing his intentions for Councilmember...
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District I getting heated
From the Houston Press: Evidently, Graciana Garces is upset over the fact that Ben Mendez’s campaign has been spreading around this photo of her. Garces’ annoyance is understandable, especially...
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State of the Municipal Races
Daily Commentary has a somewhat exhaustive list of municipal candidates, but I felt like I needed to do the due diligence myself. Accordingly, this morning, after I left the Federal Courthouse for the...
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Texpatriate’s Questions for Ben Mendez
Editorial note: This is the twelfth in our series of electronic interviews with City Council, City Controller and Mayoral candidates. We have sent 10 questions based on seven different templates: (1)...
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Harris County Young Democrats endorse
Yesterday, the Harris County Young Democrats met for their endorsement meeting. I must say that it was the closest I have ever followed a breaking political event exclusively on Twitter. The...
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Unspeakably offensive
The Houston Chronicle reports that Ben Mendez, a candidate for the City Council District I, has lost a key backer in his campaign for the City Council. This occurred in response to two serious issues...
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Texpatriate endorses in District I
This board has long been impressed by Councilmember James Rodriguez’s tenure on the City Council, representing District I. In our opinion, he has served both his community and the greater City quite...
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Final Chronicle endorsements
The Houston Chronicle has made its picks in the final four City Council races, as well as for the Constitutional Amendments. All the amendments were endorsed, and the Chronicle backed two incumbents...
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2013 results and analysis
We’re working on trying to abridge the hours and hours of livestreamed Texpatriate election return coverage into about 20 minutes of the top hits. Yesterday, our all-time view record was demolished as...
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District I troubles
Among the many City Council races that have descended into runoff elections, District I has arguably received the least press of any contest, certainly the least of the open races. The Houston...
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