NEWS ARCHIVE « 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 » 2020 Attitudes In Texas Are Warming Up To Climate Change, Study Reveals, StudyFinds.com, Pablo Pinto, Dec. 29, 2020 Updated Report Finds Upstream Job Loss Worse Than Believed, Midland Reporter-Telegram, Hobby School, Dec. 20, 2020 (Subscription) Houston’s Most Famous Pollster Reflects On Five Decades Of State Politics, As His Career Winds Down, Texas Monthly, Hobby School, Dec. 20, 2020 Texas Is A Hub Of Hyper-Partisanship As American Politics Grow Ever-More Divisive, Houston Chronicle, Renée Cross, Dec. 18, 2020 Ten Local Stories That Got Overshadowed, The Austin Chronicle, Kirk Watson, Dec. 18, 2020 Attitudes About Climate Change Are Shifting, Even In Texas, Science Daily, Eureka Alert, Hobby School, Dec. 15, 2020 Ex-Bellaire Mayor Cindy Siegel Elected Chair of Harris County Republican Party, Houston Chronicle, Renée Cross, Dec. 16, 2002 New Research From UH Energy And The Hobby School Of Public Affairs, UH Today, Hobby School, Dec 15, 2020 For Child Care Providers In Austin, City Relief Couldn’t Come Soon Enough, Austin Monitor, Hobby School, Dec. 1, 2020 Racial, Partisan Divisions Over COVID-19 Revealed In Survey Of Texans’ Top Concerns, Dallas Morning News, Hobby School, Dec. 1, 2020 Record Turnout Helped Texas Republicans, So Why Are They Still Pushing To Make It Harder To Vote? Texas Monthly, Renée Cross, Nov. 23, 2020 Austin at Large: New Voters For a New Texas? Austin Chronicle, Kirk Watson, Nov. 12, 2002 US Job Numbers Up For OFS And Equipment Industry, But Outlook Remains Unclear, Journal of Petroleum Technology, Hobby School, Nov. 11, 2020 Democrats Didn’t Get A Blue Wave, But Some Of The Fastest-Growing Suburbs In Texas Are Still Moving To The Left, Texas Tribune, Salon, KERA News, KEYE TV CBS Austin, Renee Cross, Nov. 11, 2020 U.S. OFS Sector Records Two Consecutive Months Of Job Gains, But Future Still Uncertain, Natural Gas Intelligence, Hobby School, Nov. 9, 2020 Is the Worst Over for OFS Job Losses? Rigzone.com, Hobby School, Nov. 9, 2020 PESA reports U.S. oil and gas job growth in October, World Oil Magazine, Hobby School, Nov. 9, 2020 ¿Por Que No Se Conocio El Resultado De Las Elecciones El Martes 3 De Noviembre? (Why Is The Result Of The Election Not Known On Tuesday, Nov. 3?) Univision KXLN 45, Pablo Pinto, Nov. 9, 2020 Democrats Hoped High Turnout Would Usher In A Blue Wave Across Texas. It Didn’t. KWTX 10, Renee Cross, Nov. 5, 2020 Answering the Call, University of Houston (pp 44-47), Kirk Watson, Nov. 5, 2020 Opinion: Texas Voters Sent A Message - They Are Engaged And The Legislature Should Focus On What They Share, Houston Chronicle, Kirk Watson, Nov. 4, 2020 Opinion: Texans Showed Civic Energy; Leaders Should Embrace It, Austin American Statesman, Kirk Watson, Nov. 4, 2020 Three Keys To Understanding Republicans’ Rout In The Texas House, Houston Chronicle, Renee Cross, Nov. 5. 2020 Democrats Hoped High Turnout Would Usher In A Blue Wave Across Texas. It Didn’t, Texas Tribune, Renee Cross, Nov. 4, 2020 Hobby School, College of Medicine Collaborate For Vote Safe 2020, Daily Cougar, Hobby School, Nov. 2, 2020 Texas Voter Turnout Skyrockets As Democrats Aim to Flip State Blue for First Time in 44 Years, Newsweek, UH (Hobby School), Nov. 2, 2020 Trump’s Latino Supporters, A Vocal Minority, See Him As A ‘Superman’, San Antonio Express News, Renée Cross, Nov. 1, 2020 ‘It’s Popular Now To Go Vote’: Young Texans Are Voting In Record Numbers, Houston Chronicle, Renée Cross, Nov. 1, 2020 New Poll Finds Voters Want It To Be Easier to Vote in Texas, Reform Austin, Hobby School, Nov. 1, 2020 Experts Wonder Who Is Left To Vote On Election Day After Record Early Turnout, Laredo Morning Times, Renée Cross, Nov. 1, 2020 Experts Wonder Who Is Left To Vote On Election Day After Record Early Turnout, Houston Chronicle, Renée Cross, Nov. 1, 2020 ‘Its Popular Now To Go Vote’: Young Texans Are Voting In Record Numbers, Houston Chronicle, Renée Cross, Oct. 31, 2020 Election américaine: Donald Trump à la conquête de <<suburbia>> (American election: Donald Trump to conquer "suburbia"), Le Monde France, Renée Cross, Oct. 30, 2020 Politics: Election 2020, Why Does Biden Suddenly Have A Shot In Texas? A Lot Of It Has To Do With Real Estate. Houston Chronicle, Oct. 30, 2020 Most Texas Voters Favor Some Voting Reforms – But They Don’t Agree On What Kinds, Houston Public Media, Hobby School, Oct. 31, 2020 With Days Left In The Race, Senate Hopeful MJ Heger Appeals To Disenchanted Texas Republicans, Dallas Observer, Hobby School, Oct. 30, 2020 Race For Texas Railroad Commission Heats Up, Dallas Morning News, Hobby School, Oct. 30, 2020 (Paywall) Presidential Polls Diverge Widely In Texas. Who's Right? Who Knows? High Plains Public Radio, KERA News, Hobby School, Oct. 29, 2020 Downtown Austin Alliance CEO Worries About Small Businesses Entering the Eighth Month Of Pandemic, Austin Business Journal, Hobby School, Oct. 29, 2020 Can Democrats Turn Texas Blue? Early Voting Surge Fuels Hopes As Local GOP Is ‘Almost In Crisis Mode’ Fortune, Renée Cross, Oct. 29, 2020 POLITICS: Most Texas Voters Favor Some Voting Reforms — But They Don’t Agree On What Kinds, Houston Public Media, Hobby School, Oct. 29, 2002 66% of Texans Say State Should Expand Online Voter Registration, Poll Shows, Houston Chronicle, UH/Hobby School, Oct. 28, 2020 President Donald Trump Ahead Of Joe Biden By 5 Points In Texas: Poll, Outlook India, Renée Cross, Oct. 28, 2020 Democrats Dream Of Flipping Texas With Early Vote Exploding, Bloomberg News, Renee Cross, Oct. 29, 2020 The U.S. Election, El Economista TV, Pablo Pinto, Oct. 28, 2020 (Spanish) Research News: Trump, Cornyn Lead Texas In Latest Hobby School Election Poll, University of Houston, Hobby School, Oct. 28, 2020 As Democrats Dream Of A Blue Texas, Tight House Race Will Give A Glimpse Of How Far They’ve Come, CNBC, Renée Cross, Oct. 28, 2020 Early Voting Spells Trouble For Republicans. Here’s Why. Washington Monthly, Renee Cross, Richard Murray, Oct. 27, 2020 Election 2020: 2 Texas Polls Split On Statewide Support For Trump, Biden, Houston Public Media, Hobby School, Oct. 27, 2020 Michael Bloomberg To Spend $15 Million On TV Ads For Biden In Texas And Ohio After Seeing Tight Polling, Texas Tribune, Hobby School, Oct. 27, 2020 Michael Bloomberg To Spend $15 Million On TV Ads For Biden In Texas And Ohio After Seeing Tight Polling, KPRC 2 NBC, Hobby School, Oct. 27, 2020 Fault Lines: Why The GOP Hold On Texas Is Loosening, CNN, Renee Cross, Richard Murray, Oct. 27, 2020 Poll Suggests Donald Trump Likely Winner In Texas; Leads Biden By 5 Points, Hindustan Times, Hobby School, Oct. 27, 2020 President Donald Trump Ahead Of Joe Biden By 5 Points In Texas: Poll, The Hawk-India, Hobby School, Oct. 27, 2020 News Polls Show Race For President May Be Surprisingly Close In Texas, FOX 4 KDFW, Hobby School/UH, Oct. 27, 2020 Trump Ahead Of Biden By 5 Points In Texas: Poll, ETV BHARAT, Hobby School, Oct. 27, 2020 Early Turnout Is Huge. What Does That Mean For Biden’s Chances? Rolling Stone, Hobby School, Oct. 27, 2020 President Donald Trump Ahead Of Joe Biden By 5 Points In Texas: Poll, PTI News, Hobby School, Oct. 27, 2020 Why Texas Republicans’ Hold On The State Is Loosening, The Union Journal, Hobby School, Oct. 27, 2020 US Election 2020: President Donald Trump Ahead Of Joe Biden By 5 Points In Texas: Poll, MoneyControl, Hobby School, Oct. 27, 2020 US Elections 2020: Poll Says President Trump Ahead Of Joe Biden By 5 Points In Texas, One India, Hobby School, Oct. 27, 2020 Who’s Really Winning Texas? KHOU CBS 11, Hobby School/UH, Oct. 27, 2020 ‘It’s Now Or Never.’ Democrats Pour Over $55 Million Into Newly Competitive Texas, Houston Chronicle, Kirk Watson, Oct. 26, 2020 Zuckerberg Says Facebook Has Helped Roughly 4.4M People Register To Vote, FOX Business, Hobby School/UH, Oct. 26, 2020 Vote Texas: Michael Bloomberg To Spend $15 Million On TV Ads For Biden In Texas And Ohio After Seeing Tight Polling, KVUE 24 ABC, Hobby School/UH, Oct. 26, 2020 John Cornyn’s 2020 Opponent Turning His 2016 Supreme Court Quotes Against Him, Raising Cash From It, Newsweek, Hobby School/UH, Oct. 26, 2020 Trump, Cornyn Lead Texas In Latest Hobby School Election Poll, Mirage News. Hobby School, Oct. 26, 2020 A Tale Of Two Polls: Who’s Really Winning Texas? 12 News, Hobby School, Oct. 26, 2020 Elections: As Polls Show It’s A Horse Race Here, Kamala Harris Plans Texas Visit, RA News, Hobby School, Oct. 26, 2020 Local Party Leaders Aren’t Wasting Time Watching Exit Polls, Still Hunting For More Voters, KCEN TV 6, Hobby School/UH, Oct. 26, 2020 In Texas’ 7th Congressional District, Fletcher Shrugs Off Hunt’s Late Fundraising Surge, Houston Chronicle, Renée Cross, Oct. 23, 2020 Workforce Retraining For A Few Hundred Austinites May Be In The Pipeline, Austin Business Journal, Hobby School, Oct. 22, 2020 Is It Too Late For Political Attack Ads To Make A Difference – Probably Not, RA News, Renée Cross, Oct. 21, 2020 Poll Question: Does Early Voting Hurt Republicans? NewsRadio 740 KTRH | Houston’s Morning News, Renée Cross, Oct. 20, 2020 Rep. Babin’s Challenger Breaks Racial Barrier, Beaumont Enterprise, Hobby School, Oct. 20, 2020 (Paywall) Texas Early Voting Leads Record-Setting Trend Nationwide, KFI AM 640, Renee Cross, Oct. 20, 2020 In ‘Uncharted Waters’ Of Competitive Texas Politics, Can The Polls Keep Up?, Houston Chronicle, Renée Cross, Oct. 20, 2020 Texas Is The Most Intriguing Political State In the Country This Fall, Washington Post, Renée Cross, Oct. 18, 2020 Austin Unemployment Rate Heads Upward Again, Austin Business Journal, Hobby School, Oct. 16, 2020 Austin Approves $1.5M For Businesses Facing Immediate Closure; SAVES Funding To Be Used For Long Term Solutions, Austin Business Journal, Hobby School, Oct. 16, 2020 Hobby School, HPM Sponsor Candidate Forums, Mirage News, Hobby School, Oct. 15, 2020, Record Numbers Turn Out For Early Voting, Houston Public Media, Renée Cross, Oct. 15, 2020 Grants Roundup: Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics & Leadership at the Hobby School, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Oct. 15, 2020 ‘You Feel The Racial Tension’: Meet The First Black Candidate In An 84% White Texas District, Houston Chronicle, Renée Cross, Oct. 14, 2020 Pay Attention To State Races, They Will Determine What Life Will Be Like In Texas, Dallas Morning News, Kirk Watson, Oct. 11, 2020 Analysis: How Did John Cornyn MJ Hegar Stack UP During The Debate? KXAN, State of Texas, Kirk Watson, Oct. 10, 2020 Friday’s Senate Debate A Chance For Cornyn And Hegar To Reintroduce Themselves To Voters, Texas Standard, Renée Cross, Oct. 9, 2020 How COVID changed Everything For Houston’s 2020 Political Campaigns And Candidates, Houston Chronicle, Oct. 9, 2020 Women Report More COVID-Related Anxiety Than Men UH Study Finds, Laredo Morning Times, Sunny Wong, Oct. 9, 2020 Latinx Voters Could Determine Election Outcome In Texas, RA News, Renée Cross, Oct. 7. 2020 Editorial: We Recommend Teneshia Hudspeth for Harris County Clerk, Houston Chronicle, Hobby School, Oct. 7, 2020 Grammy Winners Urge Austin Leaders To Find More Money For Music Venues, Austin American Statesman, Hobby School, Oct. 7, 2020 Houstonians Report Mounting Mental Health Toll From COVID-19, Survey Finds, Houston Public Media, Pablo Pinto, Oct. 7, 2020 Democrats Raise Big Cash In Push To Take Texas House But GOB Candidates Also Ramping Up, Dallas Morning News, Reneé Cross, Oct. 7, 2020 Stressed, Anxious And Worried About Money: Life During Pandemic, Mirage News, Hobby School, Oct. 7, 2020 COVID-19 Stress Has Greater Impact On Women Than Men, UH Study Finds, MySanAntonio.com, Hobby School, Oct. 6, 2020 Wednesday's Houston Matters: Monitoring Air Pollution During Storms, and the week in politics, Houston Public Media, 9/23/2020 State's top policy researchers to collaborate on Texas Blueprint for Urban Policy, Texas LBJ School, 9/22/2020 Who will help the hospitality industry? And who else has closed?, The Austin Chronicle, 9/16/2020 Houston bars are doing their best to survive the pandemic- but not all of them will, Houston Public Media, 9/11/2020 Planned parenthood group endorses Sarah Davis, rebuffing activists' push to support her Dem opponent, Houston Chronicle, 9/3/2020 Wednesday's Houston Matters: The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Mail-in balloting in court and other political developments, and letter writing resurgence, Houston Public Media, 9/2/2020 Three years after Harvey, Houston's home repair program continues to lag. Who to blame?, Houston Chronicle, 8/29/2020 Latest Texas polling shows Trump ahead, contentious congressional races, The Texans, 8/26/2020 Opinion: We asked Houstonians about Harvey and they have not forgotten the hurricane's lessons, Houston Chronicle, 8/23/2020 Kamala Harris could prove helpful to Joe Biden in Texas, RA News, 8/18/2020 UH study: Hispanic businesses in Houston struggling during pandemic, KHOU 11, 8/15/2020 What 5 Texas political science and policy experts are reading now, RA News, 8/14/2020 A Bernie democrat will win again try to flip Texas 10th District, Bloomberg Businessweek, 8/13/2020 Houston's Hispanic businesses disproportionately affected by pandemic, UH survey shows, Houston Public Media, 8/12/20 Homeschooling in a pandemic, the week in politics, and making Houston prettier, Houston Public Media 8/12/2020 Covid-19 impact: Job cuts in US oil field services sector accelerate, Offshor Technology, 8/11/2020 Houston's Hispanic businesses are being hit particularly hard by COVID, survey shows, Houston Chronicle, 8/11/2020 Job losses climb in oilfield services, Rigzone, 8/11/2020 Texas independent music venues fight for survival with new legislations, CultureMap Dallas, 8/10/2020 Oil, gas, and mining industries shed jobs again in July, Forbes, 8/10/2020 Texas independent music venues fight for survival with new legislation, CultureMap Fort Worth, 8/6/2020 Wednesday's Houston Matters: School district hearing, political roundup, and quarantine mental health, Houston Public Media, 7/22/2020 Event designer Bobby Garza in Austin, in a pandemic: I'm mentally preparing myself a lot of ramen in the future', Billboard, 7/21/2020 Campus to computers: Higher Ed can make the most of online innovations, Texas Public Policy Foundation, 7/20/2020 3 challenges facing Harris County's election office leading up to the November election, Community Impact Report, 7/20/2020 City of Austin provides COVID-19 relief grant for childcare centers, Corridor News, 7/20/2020 Thursday's Houston Matters: Going back to school, and mask and politics, Houston Public Media, 7/16/2020 Senate and congressional runoff result sets the stage for November matchups, Texas Standard, 7/15/2020 Austin was destined to replace silicon valley. Then the pandemic hit, Maker Medium, 7/15/2020 Pecan Street Texas clean energy webinar July, 14, Pecan Street, 7/14/2020 Texas primary runoffs: Democratic enthusiasm fuels record turnout, Houston Chronicle, 7/13/2020 Forty percent of Texas renters unsure if they can make their next payment, Houston Chronicle, 7/13/2020 Report: New study predicts 90% of Austin's music venues could close by November, Live For Live Music, 7/13/2020 Survey: Austin live music venues in serious danger of closure by fall, KVUE, 7/12/2020 Survey finds majority of Austin's live music venues could close for good, Texas Standard, 7/10/2020 More than 60% of Austin live music venues in danger of closing this year, survey finds, Austin Business Journal, 7/9/2020 Majority of Austin music venues say they won't last more than a few months, Fox 7 Austin, 7/8/2020 Nearly 94,000 OFS job losses tied to COVID-19, Rigzone, 7/8/2020 Survey predicts 90 percent of Austin live music venues to close by Halloween, Austin Monitor, 7/8/2020 Straight Talk Texas #16: A conversation with Kirk Watson, Texas 2036, 7/6/2020 Oilfield service job losses near 90,000 data shows, Midland Reporter-Telegram, 7/4/2020 Local officials frustrated as governors change rhetoric and send mixed messages on coronavirus, ABC News, MNS News, 6/30/2020 Bar owners weigh sales against staff safety, Food Manufacturing, 6/29/2020 Most Texas hairstylists rebuke Shelley Luther for breaking law, new poll shows, Dallas Observer, 6/29/2020 How Texas lost control of the virus, Bloomberg, 6/28/2020 Faced with little choice, Texas hair care professionals return to work, Houston Business Journal, 6/26/2020 Bar owners worry as virus surges in their workplaces, The Washington Post, 6/26/2020 Barbers, hair stylist split on safety of reopening during the pandemic, Phys Org, 6/26/2020 The sun belt spikes could be a disaster for Trump, The Alantic, 6/25/2020 Political Roundup: Are 20-Somethings Really To Blame For COVID-19 Spike?, Houston Public Media, 6/17/2020 No Joe: Energy industry worried about Biden victory, KTRH 740AM, 6/16/2020 Kirk Watson, former state senator becomes founding dean at UH Hobby School of Public Affairs, Fox 26 Houston, 6/14/2020 Kirk Watson of the University of Houston-Hobby School of Public Affairs, Eye on Houston, 6/13/2020 Texas oil, natural gas sector sees $30-59 WTI by next May, views Biden as biggest threat, Natural Gas Intel's Shale Daily, 6/12/2020 Texas oil and gas poll shows wariness of Biden, Rigzone, 6/12/2020 Survey: Some Texas oil and gas producers fear a Biden presidency, Houston Public Media, 6/11/2020 Black Lives Matter: Beginning of the end for white privilege?, Roundtable, 6/9/2020 A Texas showdown: How Biden could take the Lone Star State, US News, 6/9/2020 McNeely: A Texas policy playbook for the pandemic, Longview News-Journal, 6/4/2020 Will President Trump get to nominate a third supreme court justice?, KPRC AM 950, 6/3/2020 Texas universities team up to create post-pandemic plan, Decibal, 6/2/2020 Will COVID-19 be the impetus for medicaid expansion in Texas, Reform Austin News, 5/29/2020 Texas Supreme Court rejects push to expand voting by mail during coronavirus, Community Impact Newspaper, 5/28/2020 9 ways to make the Texas economy more resilient and equitable, Houston Public Media, 5/28/2020 Texas policy experts offer playbook for post-pandemic recovery, Spectrum News, 5/27/2020 'Without China, we're dead.' Houston entrepreneurs cringe as GOP escalates international clash, Houston Chronicle, 5/22/2020 Hobby School founding dean Kirk Watson introduced at Board of Regents meeting, The Cougar, 5/22/2020 Houston Matters: Policy changes to aid recovery, and voting during a pandemic, Houston Public Media, 5//22/2020 Texas unemployment rate hits worst on record at 12.8%, Texas Tribune, 5/22/2020 Political Roundup: Mixed messages from state and local leaders as more business open, Houston Public Media, 5/20/2020 Texas Matters: Post-COVID playbook for recovery, Texas Public Radio, 5/18/2020 New report looks at Texas economy's recovery post-COVID-19, Fox 7 Austin, 5/18/2020 How Texas can improve its chances for post-pandemic economic recovery, The Dallas Morning News, 5/18/2020 Texas policy expert issue playbook for post coronavirus recovery, Fox 7 Austin, 5/13/2020 Texas policy experts offer playbook for post-pandemic recovery, UT News, 5/13/2020 Coronavirus in Texas: Policy experts lay out post-pandemic recovery plan, Texas Tribune, 5/13/2020 A road map foa a post-pandemic Texas, Texas Standard, 5/13/2020 Survey: Harris County poll workers willing to show up amid pandemic, voters' reaction mixed, Houston Chronicle, 5/9/2020 Salon owner released in orders of Texas Supreme Court after Gov. Greg Abbott forbids putting coronavirus scofflaws in jail, The Dallas Morning News, 5/7/2020 Kirk Watson still plays a key role in the state's coronavirus policy, even though he's left the Texas Senate, Houston Public Media, 5/4/2020 State Sen. Kirk Watson headed to University of Houston, KVUE, 4/30/2020 Carnage in the way: More than 200,00 job losses projected for Houston, Mortgage Professional America, 4/30/2020 Texas Restaurant Association president: Phased opening approach is responsible way forward, Community Impact Newspaper, 4/29/2020 Political Roundup: Gradually reopening Texas businesses, Houston Public Media, 4/29/2020 With little certainty and a lot of hope, Texas restaurants and retailers navigate new rules as they prepare to reopen, Texas Tribune, 4/29/2020 Coronavirus pandemic forces many small business to close for good, Newsweek, 4/28/2020 Pese a la autorizacion de reabrir, que restricciones se mantendran para los restaurantes en Texas?, Univision Houston, 4/27/2020 Some Austin business reluctant to open despite new order allowing them to, CBS Austin, 4/27/2020 Roughly 19% of Texas restaurants in Texas closed permanently in early weeks of coronavirus pandemic, study says, Dallas Business Journal, 4/27/2020 Nearly 20 percent of restaurants, bars permanently closed as others struggle during coronavirus lockdown, The Texan, 4/27/2020 Opinion: Watson has been a true champion for mental health, Austin American-Statesman, 4/27/2020 Roughly 19% of Texas restaurants in Texas closed permanently in early weeks of coronavirus pandemic, study says, Houston Business Journal, 4/27/2020 Houston's struggling restaurants preparing for 'new normal' with post pandemic reopening, KPRC, 4/25/2020 How restaurants are handling the COVID-19 shutdown, Covering Katy News, 4/24/2020 East End restaurants rally as new impact UH study reveals statewide impact of coronavirus, KHOU 11, 4/24/2020 Dine-In shutdown crippling Texas restaurants, survey finds, Houston Public Media, 4/24/2020 Senator Kirk Watson talks reopening the Texas economy and his impending retirement from politics, The Texas Tribune, 4/22/2020 Tariffs on Chinese imports have taken a toll on Houston, Mirage News, 4/23/2020 Political Roundup: Emergency Medicine in a pandemic, and Fort Bend Judge KP George, Houston Public Media, 4/21/2020 Watson: Texas' coronavirus recovery demands immediate boldness, Austin American-Statesman, 4/12/2020 Political Roundup: Paying for the economic stimulus measures, Houston Public Media, 4/8/2020 Political Roundup: Response to COVID-19, And Biden Pulling Away in Delegate Race, Houston Public Media, 3/18/2020 Gov. Abbott postpones special election for Kirk Watson's seat, Everything Lubbock, 3/16/2020 Rep. Eddie Rodriguez announces run for Texas Senate seat, KXAN, 3/7/2020 County officials to discuss possible Eckhardt resignation at Tuesday meeting, Stephenville Empire-Tribune, 3/6/2020 Royce West faces an uphill battle, but not impossible, battle against MJ Hegar, KUT90.5, 3/6/2020 Primary Results: Biden wins Texas; Van Duyne, Granger hold leads in GOP house races, KERA News, 3/4/2020 A Progressive for the Lone Star State, The American Prospect, 3/3/2020 It's election day in Houston. Here are 5 things to watch, Houston Chronicle, 3/3/2020 They voted early for Buttigieg and Klobuchar in Texas. Now some feel they threw their votes away., The Eagle, 3/2/2020 Casar takes first step in bid to replace state Sen. Watson, Austin American-Statesman, 3/2/2020 Texas to have its say on pivotal Super Tuesday, Austin American-Statesman, 3/2/2020 Local Democratic Party leaders: West Texans will rally behind nominee, Midland Reporter-Telegram, 3/1/2020 Texas voters still comparing candidates amid shrinking field, Austin American-Statesman, 3/1/2020 'Not over yet': Biden-Sanders on Super Tuesday collision course as biggest trove of delegates awaits, USA Today, 3/1/2020 5 Things to watch for in Super Tuesday's vote, Newsday, 3/1/2020 Bloomberg is banking on delegate haul in Super Tuesday votes, Newsday, 2/29/2020 In Houston, job losses would kill support for Green New Deal, poll shows, Houston Chronicle, 2/28/2020 Democrats trying to gain swing House seats in Texas stare down possible Bernie Sanders nomination, CNBC, 2/28/2020 Warren, Castro hold town hall in San Antonio ahead of Super Tuesday, Austin American-Statesman, 2/27/2020 Austin donors favor Bernie Sanders. In Houston, it's Joe Biden, Houston Chronicle, 2/27/2020 Democratic front-runners in virtual tie with Texas voters ahead of primary, poll shows, Forth Worth Star-Telegram, 2/26/2020 In Texas, most Black voters so far are backing Biden, The Texas Signal, 2/26/2020 With an unusually large Democratic field on Super Tuesday, delegate cutoff looms large for some presidential candidates in Texas, The Texas Tribune, 2/25/2020 Presidential candidates visit Texas, stumping for votes, abc 13 Eyewitness News, 2/25/2020 Poll: Democratic Senate Candidates still mostly unknown in the race to take on John Cornyn, KUT 90.5, 2/25/2020 Poll: Democratic Challenger to John Cornyn Still Largely Unknown to Texas Voters, Sacurrent, 2/25/2020 Poll: Hegar way out front in crowded Democratic Senate field, Austin American-Statesman, 2/25/2020 MJ Hegar ahead, Royce West a distant second in poll on Texas Democratic Senate primary, The Dallas Morning News, 2/25/2020 Survey: Texas Primary may be the end for Bloomberg's campaign, KLVI AM 560, 2/25/2020 How Democratic presidential candidates are trying to win Latino votes in Texas, San Antonio Express News, 2/25/2020 Bloomberg campaign again criticized for social media tactics - as it happens, The Guardian, 2/24/2020 Sanders, Biden tied and turnout news for February 24, TXElects, 2/24/2020 Some presidential hopefuls are visiting Texas before Super Tuesday, Reform Austin, 2/24/2020 Campaign 2020 live updates: Tight race in Texas between Biden and Sanders, new poll shows, The Washington Post, 2/24/2020 UH Poll: Biden, Sanders virtually tied in Texas, Houston Public Media, 2/24/2020 Poll: Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden neck and neck in Texas, BreitBart, 2/24/2020 Moderate Democrats, Texas Republicans condemn Bernie Sanders' praise for Castro program, The Dallas Morning News, 2/24/2020 Poll: Texas could be Bloomberg's Waterloo, Austin American-Statesman, 2/24/2020 Poll: Biden, Sanders tied in Texas, followed by Warren, The Hill, 2/24/2020 Sanders and Biden deadlocked in Texas a week ahead of Super Tuesday, new poll says, Forth Worth Star-Telegram, 2/24/2020 Bad blood? Texas Democratic Senate hopefuls MJ Hegar, Cristina Tzintzum Ramirez ratchet up criticisms, The Dallas Morning News, 2/23/2020 Kirk Watson Leaving Texas Senate for University of Houston, Texas Standard, 2/21/2020 Kirk Watson resigns from Texas Senate, The Austin Chronicle, 2/21/2020 First day of early voting sees turnout spike, Houston Chronicle, 2/19/2020 Five minutes with the new dean of the UH public policy school, Houston Business Journal, 2/19/2020 Kirk Watson to resign from Texas Senate for job in academia, Austin American-Statesman, 2/18/2020 Austin Democrat Kirk Watson resigning from Texas Senate to take higher-education job, The Dallas Morning News, 2/18/2020 State Sen. Kirk Watson to resign from senate and become Hobby School founding dean, The Cougar, 2/18/2020 State Sen. Kirk Watson to resign, become University of Houston's first dean of public affairs, The Texans, 2/18/2020 State Sen. Kirk Watson to retire from Texas Senate, The Texas Tribune, 2/18/2020 Experts say Kim Ogg has edge in DA's race, even with pressure from the left, Houston Chronicle, 2/14/2020 Houston Zoo had $242M economic impact in 2018, new study reveals, Community Impact Newspaper, 2/13/2020 Concerns about Sanders' socialism, Trump impeachment trial winners, church shooting drills, lawsuit over Dallas park plan, The Dallas Morning News, 2/11/2020 Prepping for the primaries, The weeks in politics, and Houston's Classic Restaurants, Houston Public Media, 2/5/2020 Gates staves off Markowitz in 'bellwether' Fort Bend runoff; Eastman beats LaRotta, Houston Chronicle, 1/28/2020 Breaking down recent developments in the impeachment trial of President Trump, Fox 26 Houston, 1/27/2020 Another Democratic Debate And Impeachment Managers Named, Houston Public Media, 1/15/2020 Buying Lottery Tickets Just Got More Convenient. Maybe Too Convenient., Pew Charitable Trusts (blog), 1/10/2020