And you won't find much football around here.
Kuff and Texpatriate and Texas Leftist are all doing candidate Q&As... and I will do a few myself. My blogging compadres' recent efforts are worth repeating.
-- Kim Ogg for Harris County District Attorney. Even Big Jolly agrees she is the best woman for the job. This is a no-brainer, y'all.
-- Texpate presents the latest of a handful of questionnaires from candidates; they include John Whitmire (incumbent Democratic state senator, District 15), Sam Houston (Democrat for Texas attorney general) and Green Party candidates Kenneth Kendrick (Texas agriculture commissioner) and David Collins (Harris County Judge). All four -- but in particular, Kendrick -- are on my 'strongly recommended' list.
-- Socratic Gadfly introduces the Texas gubernatorial candidates with his characteristic snarkiness. He saves the harshest criticism for the stealth candidacy of Brandon Parmer. You might recall that at his party's state convention in March, Parmer failed to show up... and nobody knew where he might be.
This one isn't a brainer, either.
The GPUS also has posted a list of its candidates running for office across the country, but for some reason lists only one Texas challenger, John Tunmire, who is running in Wendy Davis's old Senate district. I love the Greens and what they stand for, but sometimes their level of competence really tries my patience.
-- Burnt Orange Report's Joseph Vogas updated that blog's candidates tracker using the official status from the TXSOS. He included this fascinating tidbit.
The Green Party of Texas almost -- by happenstance it would seem, although my guess is Rep. Villarreal (note the spelling, Joseph) did make some calculations to prevent it -- had its first statehouse representative.
And in answer to my question, Vogas pointed out that the Texas Tribune's 2014 brackets are incorrect, as none of the independent candidates they show running for governor and lieutenant governor have qualified for the ballot. So BOR's is the definitive list.
Got more scoop, rumor, innuendo, gossip, slime, scuttlebutt? Little birds whispering words on the street into your ear? Send it my way: PDiddie at gmail dot com.
Kuff and Texpatriate and Texas Leftist are all doing candidate Q&As... and I will do a few myself. My blogging compadres' recent efforts are worth repeating.
-- Kim Ogg for Harris County District Attorney. Even Big Jolly agrees she is the best woman for the job. This is a no-brainer, y'all.
-- Texpate presents the latest of a handful of questionnaires from candidates; they include John Whitmire (incumbent Democratic state senator, District 15), Sam Houston (Democrat for Texas attorney general) and Green Party candidates Kenneth Kendrick (Texas agriculture commissioner) and David Collins (Harris County Judge). All four -- but in particular, Kendrick -- are on my 'strongly recommended' list.
-- Socratic Gadfly introduces the Texas gubernatorial candidates with his characteristic snarkiness. He saves the harshest criticism for the stealth candidacy of Brandon Parmer. You might recall that at his party's state convention in March, Parmer failed to show up... and nobody knew where he might be.
This one isn't a brainer, either.
The GPUS also has posted a list of its candidates running for office across the country, but for some reason lists only one Texas challenger, John Tunmire, who is running in Wendy Davis's old Senate district. I love the Greens and what they stand for, but sometimes their level of competence really tries my patience.
-- Burnt Orange Report's Joseph Vogas updated that blog's candidates tracker using the official status from the TXSOS. He included this fascinating tidbit.
Among the final changes made, Ben E. Mendoza has filed as an independent in House District 77 against Democratic State Representative Marisa Marquez and and Paul Ingmundson has filed as a Green against Democrat Mike Villareal in House District 123. These two filings mean Democrats Marquez and Villareal are no longer unopposed. This is especially important in the case of Villareal who has said he plans to resign from office to run for Mayor of San Antonio. Villareal plans to resign as soon as the general election is over in early November. Had Villareal resigned earlier this month, Green candidate Ingmundson would be running unopposed and would win by default.
The Green Party of Texas almost -- by happenstance it would seem, although my guess is Rep. Villarreal (note the spelling, Joseph) did make some calculations to prevent it -- had its first statehouse representative.
And in answer to my question, Vogas pointed out that the Texas Tribune's 2014 brackets are incorrect, as none of the independent candidates they show running for governor and lieutenant governor have qualified for the ballot. So BOR's is the definitive list.
Got more scoop, rumor, innuendo, gossip, slime, scuttlebutt? Little birds whispering words on the street into your ear? Send it my way: PDiddie at gmail dot com.
