Primary elections are just around the corner
May 13, 2012 No Comments ›› adminFor those of you who have watched the drama unfold around redistricting and the election delays, it probably seemed as if this day would never come. However, the primary elections are upon us. They will be held May 29, 2012. Early voting starts May 14 and will run through May 25. In late March, the TAA ...
Continue ReadingRep. Perry Endorsed by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
May 13, 2012 No Comments ›› adminOur View: In primary races, these candidates stand out as best qualified choices By A-J Editorial Board Early voting starts Monday in the Texas primary election that will determine which candidates will advance to November’s general election. In some races — such as the District 19 U.S. House and District 28 State Senate contests, among others — the winner ...
Continue ReadingGov. Rick Perry visits Lubbock to support Rep. Charles Perry, talk about Budget Compact
May 8, 2012 No Comments ›› adminGov. Rick Perry visits Lubbock to support Rep. Charles Perry, talk about Budget Compact Although Texas has developed a strong, competitive climate for business, Rick Perry said the state needs to continue pushing forward. By TOMMY MAGELSSEN AVALANCHE-JOURNAL In front of a standing-room-only crowd at 50 Yard Line Steakhouse, Gov. Rick Perry spoke about his newly introduced Budget Compact ...
Continue ReadingRepublican Candidates, Side by Side
May 7, 2012 No Comments ›› adminGuest Column: Republican Candidates, Side by Side By: Mark P. Jones Editor's note: Mark P. Jones, chairman of Rice University's political science department, is taking his work on the ideological stands of state legislators to another arena, namely how candidates with legislative voting records compare with one another. As you might expect, it depends. Jones' paper follows. The ...
Continue ReadingTexas House districts 83 and 88 offer the biggest ideological contrasts of any legislative races
May 7, 2012 No Comments ›› adminSubmitted by enriquerangel on May 7, 2012 - 8:15pm An analysis of voting records Rice University conducted last year ranked GOP state Reps. Charles Perry of Lubbock and Jim Landtroop of Plainview as the third and fourth most conservative in the 150-member Texas House of Representatives. Now Mark Jones, the author of the ranking and chairman of the political ...
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