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
