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5 Nov 2008, 12:36 pm
If plaintiffs lawyers in Houston are a little groggy this morning from too much partying, please forgive them. [read post]
29 Dec 2018, 2:14 pm
The focus on staff diversity reflects not only the influence of the #MeToo movement on Democratic politics but the demands of a party that has shifted to the left during the Trump era.... [read post]
6 Jan 2015, 9:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The last great Democratic Party constituency, African-Americans, is pitted against the party’s last great organizational bulwark, public employee unions. [read post]
10 Jan 2020, 2:41 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The immediate concern is that experienced judges are being ousted by less experienced ones in partisan sweeps, leaving the state's judiciary bifurcated along party lines. [read post]
9 Feb 2008, 2:11 am
Terri Hodge, a Dallas Democrat who has been indicted on federal bribery charges but who drew no Democratic nor GOP opposition in her South Dallas district.Except for Elise Hu at KVUE, who got out her ten foot pole to explore the touchy topic last month, and a few conservative bloggers asking where are her liberal critics, both the Democratic Party and the blogosphere have been surprisingly silent on this subject (except to solicit legal defense funds),… [read post]
5 Nov 2008, 9:23 am
Two other successful Democratic challenges in local races mean Democrats now hold every judicial seat in El Paso County.In Dallas, Democrats won every contested judicial seat, defeating Republican incumbents in every case except for Judge John Creuzot who'd switched parties to run as a Democrat. [read post]
2 Apr 2012, 7:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The result of the Democrats remaining largely intact could be greater influence for the party, Acuña said.But the exodus of long-serving and powerful members also represents opportunity for younger members to fill important committee chairmanships.On the criminal justice front, of special concern is who fills the chairmanships at the Corrections and Criminal Jurisprudence Committees. [read post]
3 Nov 2010, 5:58 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The result led Paul Burka to declare "The Democratic party will not be a factor in Texas politics for a decade. [read post]
13 Mar 2019, 4:27 am by Gritsforbreakfast
While there was an uptick in fines waived and community service granted, far more people (more than half a million) satisfied their fines through "jail credit" - i.e., they were incarcerated in lieu of payment.Readers may also recall that, at their state conventions in June, both the Republican Party of Texas and the Texas Democratic Party included provisions in their platforms calling for an end to jailing drivers for non-payment of traffic… [read post]
6 Jan 2010, 9:50 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That said, as Ross Ramsey at the Texas Tribune noted, the list of candidates may still be incomplete:Candidates had to file with the political parties by the close of business on Monday. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 9:02 pm by Lyle Denniston
   It then ordered the parties to submit proposals for “interim” plans, to be adopted by the District Court for use on a temporary basis in the 2012 elections. [read post]
15 Jan 2009, 3:08 pm
Democrats frequently brag about their party's diversity and support for "equality" measures. [read post]
13 Mar 2010, 4:04 am
Now, due to a dramatic political realignment, its power is concentrated primarily in the South and among whites.Also since the passage of the Civil Rights legislation, no Democratic presidential candidate has ever won a majority of white voters nationwide, due primarily to "white flight" from the Democratic Party. [read post]
19 Dec 2016, 7:39 am by scottgaille
 Gore’s documentary on the subject, An Inconvenient Truth, so galvanized the Democratic Party that its national platform now calls for America to end its reliance on fossils fuels—entirely. [read post]
26 Feb 2023, 4:00 am by jonathanturley
Likewise, liberals often call the Republican Party a “criminal organization. [read post]
7 Nov 2018, 8:31 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In 2018, Texas candidates in both parties tended to view justice reform as a popular crossover issue with legs. [read post]
26 Feb 2010, 1:29 pm by Don Cruse
The poll asked Texas attorneys to choose a preferred candidate from the entire field, regardless of party affiliation.1 Although I list each candidate’s party affiliation below, the official bar poll results do not. [read post]
11 Aug 2020, 10:02 am by Alan Z. Rozenshtein
The true importance of this lawsuit is its effect on democratic norms. [read post]