1/20/2011: The full list of verbatim responses in the latest Inside Intelligence Poll: The Next U.S. Senator.
1/13/2011: The full list of verbatim responses in the latest Inside Intelligence Poll: Capitol Security.
1/06/2011: The full list of verbatim responses in the latest Inside Intelligence Poll: The Race for Speaker.
1/2/11: Former Speaker Rayford Price on the risks of electing speakers in party caucuses.
12/17/2010: The full list of verbatim responses in the latest Inside Intelligence Poll: Switching parties.
10/28/2010: The full list of verbatim responses in the inaugural Inside Intelligence Poll.
10/28/2010: Our final pre-election ranking of the top races on the 2010 ballot.
10/27/2010: Campaign finance in select races, combining spending so far with cash on hand in the 8-day reports.
10/28/2010: Our final pre-election ranking of the top races on the 2010 ballot.
10/27/2010: Campaign finance reports (8 days out) in select races.
10/21/2010: Our ranking (changing weekly) of the top races on the 2010 ballot.
10/14/2010: Our ranking (changing weekly) of the top races on the 2010 ballot.
10/7/2010: Our ranking (changing weekly) of the top races on the 2010 ballot.
10/7/2010: How the candidates in selected races match up in the 30-day campaign finance reports.
9/30/2010: Our ranking (changing weekly) of the top races on the 2010 ballot.
9/23/2010: Our ranking (changing weekly) of the top races on the 2010 ballot.
9/17/2010: Our ranking (changing weekly) of the top races on the 2010 ballot.
9/10/2010: Our ranking (changing weekly) of the top races on the 2010 ballot.
9/2/2010: Our ranking (changing weekly) of the top races on the 2010 ballot.
9/3/2009: Top 500 campaign and PAC account balances at mid-year.
9/3/2009: Campaign and PAC account balances at mid-year (Excel spreadsheet).
6/19/2009: The Texas Weekly Index of party trends in House, Senate and Congressional districts.
4/13/2009: Poll on voter familiarity with potential U.S. Senate candidates
4/9/2009: Legislative deadlines (calendar)
3/10/2009: Voter ID, Illustrated, 4 of 4
3/11/2009: Voter ID, Illustrated, 3 of 4
3/10/2009: Voter ID, Illustrated, 1 of 4
3/10/2009: Voter ID, Illustrated, 2 of 4
1/26/2009: Spending in selected 2008 races, and what they spent for each vote they got.
1/26/2009: Political bank balances at year-end (Excel file).
1/26/2009: Political bank balances at year-end (.pdf file).
12/12/2008: Voter/Consumer Research Poll for Kay Bailey Hutchison
12/11/2008: Mario Gallegos/Leticia Van de Putte letter to the DSCC, telling them to pay more attention to Texas Latinos
12/5/2008: Tommy Merritt/Delwin Jones letter calling for Terry Keel's resignation
12/5/2008: Burt Solomons letter calling for Terry Keel's resignation
12/2/2008: Hill Research Consultants poll on Texans' view of Republicans, summary
12/2/2008: Hill Research Consultants poll on Texans' view of Republicans, crosstabs
12/1/2008: The Texas Democratic Party's lawsuit on recounting ballots in HD-105, plus attachment.
11/25/2008: The state's top 25 counties looked more Democratic in 2008 than in 2004.
11/13/2008: Top 10 Texas Counties for the two major presidential candidates.
11/13/2008: General election voting in Texas, year to year.
11/7/2008: Party Mix: The partisan balance in the Texas Legislature over time.
10/20-31/2008: Early voting in the 2008 general election (updated daily).
10/29/2008: 8-day campaign finance totals in hot races.
10/22/2008: Our list of the most competitive races on the general election ballot [updated].
10/14/2008: Our list of the most competitive races on the general election ballot [updated].
10/9/2008: Our list of the most competitive races on the general election ballot.
10/9/2008: 30-day campaign finance reports in top races.
9/19/2008: Top Texas races and the whole November ballot, updated.
9/5/2008: Presidential primary election results, by congressional, Senate, and House districts.
9/4/2008: Chris Bell's lawsuit against Stephanie Simmons
8/22/2008: U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks declares parts of Texas' "speaker statute" unconsitutional.
8/14/2008: Property tax relief, two years later, from the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association
8/7/2008: Top 50: Political cash-on-hand, midyear
8/7/2008: Top 500: Political cash-on-hand, midyear
7/18/2008: Mid-year fundraising in key races
6/26/2008: Top Texas Races, updated
6/4/2008: The Texas Weekly Index, updated
5/29/2008: The Texas Superdelegate tally sheet
5/8/2008: The Texas Superdelegate tally sheet
4/11/2008: Contested races on the November ballot
4/9/2008: The full November Ballot, now that the primaries and runoffs are over
3/27/2008: Bounce per Ounce: Available money and votes in the March primaries
3/3/2008: Early voting in the state's biggest counties
2/14/2008: Statewide polls on presidential races and other issues done for the Texas Credit Union League... and the Cross Tabs
1/31/2008: Watch List of 29 House incumbents with primary opponents
1/30/2008: Senate Interim Charges
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11/30/2007: House Interim Charges, Part 1
11/30/2007: House Interim Charges, Part 2
11/30/2007: House Interim Charges, Part 3
11/15/2007: Chris Bell et al v. Republican Governor's Association and Texans for Rick Perry
11/15/2007: Bell writes Perry seeking a lobbying job
09/20/2007: Cash on Hand rankings of Texas political action committees, including monthly and semi-annual filers.
09/13/2007: The candidate questionnaire from Stars Over Texas, a PAC set up to protect incumbent House Republicans.
08/23/2007: Cash on hand rankings of Texas candidates and political action committees (semi-annual filers).
Briefs and other documents from the inquiry over the powers of the Speaker of the House:
06/18/07 Request for Opinion (RQ-0589-GA): Reps. Jim Keffer and Byron Cook
06/20/07 Reply and Request for Briefs: Attorney General
07/19/07 Supplemental request (RQ-0605-GA): Rep. Will Hartnett
07/20/07 Brief: Speaker Tom Craddick
07/20/07 Brief: Rep. Warren Chisum
07/20/07 Brief: Parliamentarian Terry Keel
07/23/07 Brief: Former Speaker Rayford Price
07/25/07 Brief: Rep. Dan Flynn
08/1/07 Brief: Texas Progressive Alliance
08/3/07 Brief: Rep. Charlie Geren et al
08/3/07 Brief: Rep. Jodie Laubenberg
08/3/07 Brief: Rep. Leo Berman et al
08/3/07 Brief: Rep. Bill Callegari
08/3/07 Statement: Craddick on filings of 08/03/07
08/03/07 Supplemental brief: Parliamentarian Terry Keel
08/03/07 Letter: Rep. Jim Dunnam
08/03/07 Brief: Rep. Brian McCall
08/08/07 Supplemental brief: Speaker Tom Craddick
08/09/07 Letter: Rep. Charlie Geren
08/10/07 Letter: Parliamentarian Terry Keel
08/20/07 Memo: Rep. Jim Dunnam on Abbott and Craddick
• 07/05/2007: Drew Nixon's indictment on official oppression (election) charges
• 06/21/2007: Shirley Neeley's parting letter to TEA employees
• 06/15/2007: Gov. Rick Perry's budget proclamation detailing his line-item vetoes.
• 04/18/2007: HHSC's response to the OIG report on the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System.
• 04/18/2007: Dewhurst/Craddick letter to State Auditor
• 1/23/2007: The report from the governor's task on appraisals and property taxes.
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• 11/22/2006: What it took financially to win, and lose, in 20 legislative races.
• 11/2/2006: How the cash looks in the hot House races.
• 10/27/2006: Ellen Cohen ad in HD-134.
• 10/27/2006: Strayhorn commercial on "party animals".
• 10/25/2006: Comptroller letter on the state's HHS contract with Accenture (Adobe Acrobat required).
• 10/24/2006: Perry's mailer attacking Strayhorn (Adobe Acrobat required).
• 10/19/2006: Political committees' cash on hand as of 9/28/06 (Adobe Acrobat required).
• 10/17/2006: 30-day finance reports from the top Texas House races (Adobe Acrobat required).
• 10/16/2006: Strayhorn ad: "Learn" (Quicktime required).
• 10/16/2006: Susan Combs ad: Fiscal Conservative (Quicktime required).
• 10/16/2006: Susan Combs ad: Classroom (Quicktime required).
• 10/4/2006: Strayhorn commercial: Newlyweds (Windows Media Player required).
• 9/29/2006: Strayhorn commercial belittling Perry's property tax cut (Quicktime required).
• 9/28/2006: Hot House races on the 2006 ballot.
• 9/21/2006: Statewide poll done for the Texas Credit Union League; crosstabs and poll detail.
• 9/21/2006: TAB's misfired endorsement letter to Jim McReynolds.
• 9/20/2006: Strayhorn's "Hear Our Voices" ad (quicktime).
• 9/20/2006: Strayhorn's "Hear Our Voices DC" ad (quicktime).
• 9/7/2006: The top 100 political accounts, ranked by cash on hand (.pdf file).
• 9/5/2006: The first of Carole Keeton Strayhorn's first two fall spots (quicktime).
• 9/5/2006: The second of Carole Keeton Strayhorn's first two fall spots (quicktime).
• 8/10/2006: Map of the existing, illegal congressional districts.
• 7/6/2006: Federal ruling keeping Tom DeLay on the November ballot (1 of 2).
• 7/6/2006: Federal ruling keeping Tom DeLay on the November ballot (2 of 2).
• 6/28/2006: The state's current congressional map.
• 6/28/2006: The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Texas congressional redistricting.
• 6/13/2006: The Texas Democratic Party's 2006 platform.
• 6/5/2006: The Texas Republican Party's 2006 platform.
• 6/2/2006: The Texas Republican Party's tentative platform language on immigration.
• 5/22/2006: Rick Perry's "Property Tax Relief" radio spot (mp3)
• 5/22/2006: Rick Perry's "Pay Raise" ad (Quicktime)
• 5/22/2006: Rick Perry's "Homeowner" ad (Quicktime)
• 5/22/2006: Fort Bent County GOP Straw Poll on the race to replace Tom DeLay
• 5/18/2006: Big Numbers: How the School Tax Package Adds Up
• 4/6/2006: Handouts from House briefings on the surplus, the proposed tax bill, and school finance
• 3/9/2006: Money and votes in some competitive and expensive legislative primary races
• 3/7/2006: Cheat sheet: Contested Senate and House primaries
• 2/23/2006: Turnouts in general and primary elections in Texas, 1990-2004
• 2/16/2006: Democratic mailers in HD-48 special election
• 2/16/2006: Democratic mailers in HD-48 special election (downloadable .pdf format)
• 1/5/2006: Candidates for statewide, congressional and legislative races (unofficial!)
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• 12/5/2005: Judge Pat Priest throws out some charges against Tom DeLay, modifies others
• 11/21/2005: Texas Tax Reform Task Force: Analysis of Current Texas Taxes
• 11/21/2005: Texas Tax Reform Task Force: Comptroller's Overview of Major Texas taxes
• 11/10/2005: Democratic Primary poll commissioned by the Texas Credit Union League
• 11/10/2005: Republican Primary poll commissioned by the Texas Credit Union League
• 11/3/2005: Jefferson appoints Pat Priest of San Antonio
• 11/3/2005: Travis County prosectors' motion to recuse Jefferson from choosing the judge for the case
• 11/2/2005: 2004 General Election Results, by congressional district
• 11/2/2005: 2004 General Election Results, by state Senate district
• 11/2/2005: 2004 General Election Results, by state House district
• 10/19/2005: House Speaker Tom Craddick issued House Interim Charges
Campaign Finance
• 10/3/2005: DeLay, Colyandro, Ellis reindicted
• 9/28/2005: ... and the DeLay Indictment itself
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0598.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0597.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0596.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0592.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0591.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0587.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0586.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0585.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0584.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0583.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0582.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0581.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0580.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0579.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0578.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0577.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0576.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0575.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0574.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0573.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0572.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0571.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0570.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0569.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0568.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0567.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0566.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0565.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0564.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0563.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0562.pdf
• TRMPAC Indictments: 9-04-0561.pdf
• Democrats ask courts to stop Associated Republicans of Texas contributions to candidates...
• ... and the Texas Supreme Court turns them down
• Letters between Travis County DA Ronnie Earle and Sen. Bob Deuell
• Chris Bell's complaint against Tom DeLay
• Anti-DeLay ad that ran in the Washington Times
• West Orange-Cove school finance lawsuit/Dietz ruling
• West Orange-Cove Final Judgment
• West Orange-Cove Findings of Fact
• Texas Children First: Texas Senate's school finance "principles"
• Sen. Florence Shapiro's version of what school finance and education reform should look like
General Files
• Gov. Rick Perry's video of U.S. Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and Hillary Clinton, D-New York [Quicktime version]
• Gov. Rick Perry's video of U.S. Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and Hillary Clinton, D-New York [Windows Media Player version]
• Then-Agriculture Commissioner Rick Perry's letter to Hillary Clinton on her health care proposal
• Rick Perry announces the members of his 2006 reelection steering committee
• U.S. Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison explains her opposition to judicial appointee Leon Holmes
• Carole Keeton Strayhorn's letter and fiscal note showing HB 3 out of balance
• Master's Report on the Heflin-Vo election challenge
• Master's Report in election challenge to Sen. Mario Gallegos
• Hot House races in 2004 and what they cost/pre-election
• Hot House races in 2004 and what they cost/post-election
• Early Vote 2004/pre-election
• Top campaigns ranked by contributions collected
• Top campaigns in 2004, ranked by cash on hand at year-end
• Top political action committees ranked by cash on hand
• Top political action committees ranked by contributions collected
• House Committees, listed by member
• U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's remarks on judicial restraint and violence against judges
• Governor Rick Perry names Wallace Jefferson chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court
• Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson's State of the Judiciary speech
• Richard Murray's Memo for Texas Democrats trying to overcome a Republican majority
