U.S. Senate

Cover Story: Barack Obama and Me

Cornyn's Killing Noriega, Money-Wise

No Contest

KPRC uses the IRS for this month's sweeps giveaway

A South By Southwest How-To

Let's do like the Texans and punk Dallas

Got It, Flaunt It

Those campaign donations aren't buying yard signs and pamphlets

Campaign Finance Shenanigans -- Maybe Fiction, Maybe Not

With the recent news of Barack Obama's record-breaking $750 million campaign fundraising efforts, it's an interesting time to release a novel about greed and deception in the field of political moneymaking. Especially if you, the author, were part of the team that helped secure Obama's three-quarter ... More >>

Is 1986 Coming Again to Houston?

The ever-cheerful blogger Lou Minatti, by way of warning everyone about Houston's coming fiscal apocalypse, has unearthed a 1986 Time article largely comparing booming Massachusetts and oil-bust Texas.Houston plays a part: Houston is the big city hardest hit. The town once giddily expansive on oil m ... More >>

Press Briefs

The ever-cheerful blogger Lou Minatti, by way of warning everyone about Houston's coming fiscal apocalypse, has unearthed a 1986 Time article largely comparing booming Massachusetts and oil-bust Texas.Houston plays a part: Houston is the big city hardest hit. The town once giddily expansive on oil m ... More >>

The Case Against Kay

Last year, a grand jury was told tales about Texas' junior senator. Here's what they heard.

Scary Tales from the Tapes

Cisneros and Medlar conduct a seminar on realpolitik

Letters

Cisneros and Medlar conduct a seminar on realpolitik

The Czar's Return

Lee P. may be headed back to town, with City Hall in his sights

Angry White Male

Kicking liberal ass in Aggieland with Professor Gramm

The Web Conducts Yet Another Calm, Reasonable Discussion

The Houston Chronicle reported today that the burgeoning problem of jail overcrowding may be dealt with by releasing low-risk offenders. They are also, as we mentioned today, eventually creating a mental-health court that will aim to treat the ill instead of simply repeatedly sending them to jai ... More >>

The Insider

The Houston Chronicle reported today that the burgeoning problem of jail overcrowding may be dealt with by releasing low-risk offenders. They are also, as we mentioned today, eventually creating a mental-health court that will aim to treat the ill instead of simply repeatedly sending them to jai ... More >>

The Insider

The Houston Chronicle reported today that the burgeoning problem of jail overcrowding may be dealt with by releasing low-risk offenders. They are also, as we mentioned today, eventually creating a mental-health court that will aim to treat the ill instead of simply repeatedly sending them to jai ... More >>

Victor's Big Adventure

He's a nice guy. He drives a pickup truck. But what would Victor Morales do in the U.S. Senate? He'll get back to you on that one.

Archer's Way

Don't like the IRS? Neither does Bill Archer. And now the mild-mannered Houston congressman is pushing a radical plan to shut it down.

A Family Affair

Roland Garcia has the political backing to be the U.S. Attorney for South Texas. He also has a brother imprisoned for murder and drug trafficking -- a fact he somehow forgot to tell his congressional sponsors. That may not be enough to disqualify him, but

Letters

Roland Garcia has the political backing to be the U.S. Attorney for South Texas. He also has a brother imprisoned for murder and drug trafficking -- a fact he somehow forgot to tell his congressional sponsors. That may not be enough to disqualify him, but

News of the Weird

Roland Garcia has the political backing to be the U.S. Attorney for South Texas. He also has a brother imprisoned for murder and drug trafficking -- a fact he somehow forgot to tell his congressional sponsors. That may not be enough to disqualify him, but

Same As the Old Boss

A lack of Bush means a lack of news in Houston

The Candidate Conspiracy author John Odam

This Texas lawyer/novelist uses experience in campaign finance to keep you on the edge of your reading glasse

Janet Napolitano = Homeland Futility

Janet Napolitano’s sorry service in Arizona makes her a terrible choice for Homeland Security secretary.

All I Want for Christmas Is...

Some pols count blessings; others keep on running

Nice Guy, Wrong Color

How Ken Bentsen got run over by a rainbow

The DREAM Act Might Be Dead, But These Kids' Hopes Are Not

They are American in everything but name. They can go to college in Texas and improve themselves. Doesn't matter. At the end of the day, they're just illegal immigrants without social security numbers or futures.

Barack Obama and Me

It was the year 2000 and I was a young hungry reporter in Chicago covering a young hungry state legislator

Press Picks

It was the year 2000 and I was a young hungry reporter in Chicago covering a young hungry state legislator

Bad Blood on the Tracks

Metro's consulting becomes insulting for some Hispanic leaders

Dumb and Dumber

Rod Paige does no better when he doesn't have an answer than when he does

Bush Envy

When Democrats try to impersonate Republicans, the results ain't pretty

Dream Team or Bad Dream?

Democrats sift pre-election portents for the answer

Political Flights of Fancy

Dem Hispanic stars collide while a resigning judge targets the county attorney

Rush to Judges

Texans long to secure seats on the bench

Bill White Swears His Campaign Donations Won't Be A Loan

Supporters of Bill White's Senate campaign -- or at least people he hopes are supporters -- are getting a special one-time offer these days.White says he'll match every donation he gets with one of his own! Limited time only!! And that's not all.....Actually, that is all.Says the e-mail from the ... More >>

T. Boone Pickens Names A New Holiday

To celebrate the one year anniversary since launching the Pickens Plan, ol' T. Boone himself has declared today, July, 8, "Energy Independence Day." It nice to know that all it takes is befriending a few powerful congressmen and about $100 million to name your own national "independence" day honor ... More >>

The Tug of War

Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison are locked in a pitched battle over the soul of the GOP. They are also running for governor.

Bill White Switching To The Governor's Race, Chron Reporting

​The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Mayor Bill White is about to switch his future plans from not being elected to the U.S. Senate to not being elected Texas governor.White's move comes as Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's laughably inept run for the governorship continues to implode. Sooner or ... More >>

Teen Porn 101

If they're taking their laptops and cell phones to bed with them, it's probably not to do homework.

They Were Kinky Before Kinky Was Kinky: Musicians Who Have Held Public Office

From Ted Nugent to Bruce Springsteen to those adorable Dixie Chicks, "Masters of War" to "George Bush doesn't care about black people," musicians have never been shy about voicing their political opinions. But when it comes to putting their money where their mouths are and filing the necessary pape ... More >>

I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): The Name Of This Blog Is I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat)

Hair Balls was glad to learn that one of our musical heroes, David Byrne, is taking on The Man; namely, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, for using the Talking Heads song "Road to Nowhere" in his U.S. Senate campaign without permission. (Crist is running as an independent, but historically has belonge ... More >>

Voodoo Lady: Christine O'Donnell's Halloween Playlist

​Christine O'Donnell's "I Am Not a Witch" ad gave us truckloads of comedy during a rather boring election season. Thanks to that unintentionally hilarious ad and the upcoming election, Christine has been on our minds lately. To better understand what drives the Teabag candidate, we stole her ... More >>

FAIR-y Tales: Mexican Macro-economics

​Christine O'Donnell's "I Am Not a Witch" ad gave us truckloads of comedy during a rather boring election season. Thanks to that unintentionally hilarious ad and the upcoming election, Christine has been on our minds lately. To better understand what drives the Teabag candidate, we stole her ... More >>

Thank You, Lord: Dan Patrick May Run for Senate

God is on line two, with a campaign contribution.​If you take as a given -- which you should -- that it's going to be awhile before a moderate ever gets elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas, then you want your troglodyte senatorial candidates to be as entertainingly fringe as possible. So lo ... More >>

Inmates Diss Web Dating

God is on line two, with a campaign contribution.​If you take as a given -- which you should -- that it's going to be awhile before a moderate ever gets elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas, then you want your troglodyte senatorial candidates to be as entertainingly fringe as possible. So lo ... More >>

Dan Patrick Says He's Polling Great For U.S. Senator

Dan Patrick inches closer to US Senate race​Tomball's favorite state senator, Dan Patrick (R-Tea Party), has weighed in on the polling landscape for his possible run for the United States Senate. And he likes what he sees. Patrick says the recent Texas Lyceum poll (the one that showed Presid ... More >>

Lost Boys: Senate Bill 596

Village Voice Media asks for your support

ESPN's Craig James to Run for U.S. Senate In Texas

The next senator from Texas?​Great news if you're a fan of inept political campaigns, or if you just want less awful announcing on your TV. Craig James, ESPN college football analyst who was personally involved in two ugly college football scndals of varying degrees, is running to replace Kay ... More >>

Craig James For Senate: To Know Him Is To Not Like Him, Polls Say

(Don't) get to know me!!!​A new poll for Texas' open U.S. Senate seat has bad news for Houston's Craig James, former SMU star and ESPN analyst. Most people don't know the guy. Those that do, don't like him. James had the biggest gap between "favorable" and "unfavorable" ratings, a whopping 1 ... More >>