Poll: Perry opens lead over GOP rival
Gov. Rick Perry leads U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison by double digits in their race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, according to a new statewide poll by the Texas Lyceum. But a large group of...
View ArticleNew poll: Nothing has changed in governor’s race since June
University of Texas pollsters have come up with results in the Texas Republican gubernatorial primary that are almost identical to a poll they conducted in June — Gov. Rick Perry leads U.S. Sen. Kay...
View ArticleMid-week rumblings in Texas Politics
Thompson the first casualty The Texas Governor’s race has had its first casualty. Garland Therapist and Democrat Mark Thompson announced that he is dropping out of the race for Texas Governor because...
View ArticleMedina surges in new poll UPDATED
The appearance in last week’s statewide televised debate evidently helped Republican activist Debra Medina the most and won her a spot in the upcoming Jan. 29 debate hosted by Belo. An new Rasmussen...
View ArticleSurvey: Perry, Hutchison leading over White
A new Rasmussen Reports poll shows both Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison defeating former Houston Mayor Bill White in a general election contest for governor if it were held today....
View ArticleHutchison losing ground, Medina gaining in new poll
Gov. Rick Perry still can’t seem to put together a winning 50 percent in the opinion polls of Republican voters, but U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison appears to be in danger of having the bottom fall out...
View ArticlePoll: Dewhurst trouncing Linda Chavez-Thompson
The Democratic polling firm of Public Policy Polling found Republican incumbent Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst soundly defeating Democrat Linda Chavez-Thompson in their race. Dewhurst is leading 54 percent to...
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The First Word: Caucus
On this day — a caucus will convene, a comptroller will speak, the sentencing phase of a very long trial will get underway, and the final countdown to the start of the next Legislative session will...
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New poll in U.S. Senate race shows steady rise for Cruz
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is well below the margin he needs to win the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate outright in the May 29 primary, according to a Public Policy Polling poll, and former Texas solicitor...
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New poll in U.S. Senate race shows steady rise for Cruz
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is well below the margin he needs to win the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate outright in the May 29 primary, according to a Public Policy Polling poll, and former Texas solicitor...
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