by Will Mari, Charles Cadwallader, and Cailin Magruder
A dispute has arisen at the precinct on 1700 South Lamar blvd in Travis County today, a Clinton supporter and an Obama supporter both claim to be the precinct captain and a lawyer is now involved.
Richard Herzog claims to have been recommended by the Clinton campaign and appointed […]

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Brandon Chicotsky of the UT Obama campaign office has told me by phone that about 200 students voted this morning at the Jester Hall polling site on campus.
He said he expects that number to double this afternoon and triple this evening because “students are less apt to participate in civic activities in the morning.”
Chicotsky told […]

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By Charles Cadwallader
AUSTIN – Virginia Governor Tim Kaine spoke to a small crowd of Senator Obama supporters in Houston, TX on Saturday, along with other Texas and out of state guests.
“Everything comes down to this,” a campaign volunteer told me, “This is Texas; this is where it all ends.”

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by Mehgan Sellers and Emily Kim
Across the country, dinner tables are split over this year’s Democratic nomination. The divide runs through race, religion and even party lines.
The Houston GLBTs are no different. Their two major groups in the city are split, as is the general community. The Houston GLBT Political Caucus endorsed Obama last […]

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By Mehgan Sellers and Emily Kim
The community leaders at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church don’t tell their congregation who to vote for; but they do tell them to vote.
Antioch, the first African-American Baptist church in Houston, has run announcements in their newsletters and even has an example voting machine near the entrance where people can […]

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The February 4th Texas primary is approaching, and young voters are getting involved: Away from the hustle and bustle of the bigger cities in Texas, San Antonio Christian School decided to hold a rally to educate their friends about the primary process, and express their political views.  More of what they had to say is coming […]

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by Emily Kim and Devon Mills
Hillary Clinton has a history in Texas. This connection has been a big point in her campaign efforts to secure the majority of the 228 delegates in play in the state. Clinton hopes to use her history in Latino communities in South Texas to garner support from that demographic. In […]

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Even if you try to read the four-page document about the caucus and voting process in Texas this coming Tuesday, you still won’t completely understand.  No one has bothered to learn it in the past because frankly, Texas is usually late enough in the game to make the state worthless in choosing the nominee.
Most of […]

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By: Laura Mansfield and Jennifer Ware
Next up in the presidential primary parade are Rhode Island, Vermont, and the two states that have everyone talking, Ohio and Texas.
While nobody could have guessed how the primary contests would shake out, it seems fitting that the Lone Star State is now gearing up for one of the biggest […]

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The last debate before March 4th just ended tonight.  Neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton went negative tonight, instead it was mostly civil.  At one point Clinton made a snide remark that was not well received.  The two candidates were having an exchange about the Clinton campaign’s plagiarism allegations against Obama.  They allege that Obama […]

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