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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.
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 ...
Pages in category "Political parties in Texas" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Cook Political Report on Tuesday shifted Texas’s Senate race from “likely Republican” to “lean Republican,” signaling momentum for Rep. Colin Allred’s (D) challenge against ...
Officially recognized parties in states are not guaranteed have ballot access, membership numbers of some parties with ballot access are not tracked, and vice versa. Not all of these parties are active, and not all states record voter registration by party. Boxes in gray mean that the specific party's registration is not reported.
The power struggle within the Texas GOP comes alongside a wave of new challenges for the state, from a burgeoning water crisis to the condition of its electrical grid — all of which…
In each of Texas’ 254 counties, the person with the highest political prominence is the county judge. The county judge oversees a four-person court of commissioners who each represent a precinct ...
In 1961, James A. Leonard became the first executive director of the organization. He is credited as the "architect" of John Tower's successful campaign to fill Lyndon Johnson's vacant U.S. Senate seat, a victory that was a breakthrough in the party's attempts to gain a foothold in Texas politics.