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The Socialist Party of Texas (SPTX) is a democratic socialist political party in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the state chapter of the Socialist Party USA. It was founded in 1906 as an affiliate of the Socialist Party of America. In 1912, the SPTX effectively tied the Republican and Progressive Parties in votes.
In their book, Texas Politics Today 2009-2010, authors Maxwell, Crain, and Santos attribute Texas' traditionally low voter turnout among whites to these influences. [4] But beginning in the early 20th century, voter turnout was dramatically reduced by the state legislature's disenfranchisement of most blacks, and many poor whites and Latinos.
However, the narrow definition of "communist", added in 1993 as Section 557.021, as "a person who commits an act reasonably calculated to further the overthrow of the government, by force or violence or by unlawful or unconstitutional means and replace it with a communist government" at least opened the window for a non-violent, non-criminal ...
Expelled following Texas's secession from the U.S. 1862 Nathan G. Shelley (D) American Civil War: American Civil War/no delegations seated: 1863 Pendleton Murrah (D) [d] Fletcher Stockdale (D) Stephen Crosby (D) 1864 Benjamin E. Tarver (D) no electors counted: 1865 Fletcher Stockdale (D) [b] vacant: William Alexander (U) Willis L. Robards (D ...
The list of candidates who filed applications for Nueces County office or state offices representing part of Nueces County, as shown on the Texas Secretary of State’s website, include:
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Former President Trump holds a 5-point lead over Vice President Harris in the red-leaning state of Texas less than a month before Election Day, according to a new survey. The poll, released ...
The judicial system of Texas has a reputation as one of the most complex in the United States, [10] with many layers and many overlapping jurisdictions. [11] Texas has two courts of last resort: the Texas Supreme Court, which hears civil cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Except in the case of some municipal benches, partisan ...