Election Campaigns

Gary Johnson, the Presidential Candidate Who 'Agrees With You 100 Percent,' Will Be in Dallas This Week

Pop quiz: Which presidential candidate, whose name will appear on the ballot in all 50 states, paid his way through college as a door-to-door handyman? Which one earned the nickname "Governor Veto" by rejecting more than 750 bills passed by his state's legislature? Which one competed in a re-enactme ... More >>

Some Texas Tea Partiers Are Very Proud of Their Fight with a Dallas Teachers Union

Earlier this month, the Texas Ethics Commission fined the Alliance of Dallas Educators United Teachers Political Action Committee, which most recently supported the doomed campaign of young Damarcus Offord, $600 for a handful of violations of campaign disclosure laws. I didn't write about it because ... More >>

Small-Town Muckraker Joey Dauben Will Run the World Some Day. Just Ask Him.

In the little towns outside of Dallas, publisher and aspiring politician Joey Dauben is on a crusade to expose abuses of power, civic mischief and -- most of all -- himself.

Mike Rawlings Clobbers Ron Natinsky and David Kunkle in Mayoral Fund-Raising Effort

Photos by Sam MertenWe're guessing this was Rawlings's reaction when he received bills from his consultants.​Former TracyLocke CEO Mike Rawlings easily outpaced the field of mayoral candidates by raising a whopping $1.03 million -- nearly three times the combined haul of Ron Natinksy and David ... More >>

Because We Have Nothing Better to Do Than Pore Over Campaign Finance Reports

Photo by Sam MertenDonna Starnes raised more than former city council member Sandy Greyson in the race to succeed Ron Natinsky.​Now that you've had time to chew on our analysis of the mayoral candidates' fund-raising prowess, we thought it was time to take a quick look-see at how the city coun ... More >>

Bill White Officially Enters Gubernatorial Fray

Sam Merten​When we cornered Houston Mayor Bill White in late October after his campaign speech in Plano, he said he can appeal to conservatives and moderates as a Democrat because he knows how to make government run efficiently. He added that he's "honest and straightforward," which had been t ... More >>

Ethics Complaint Alleges Council Member Dave Neumann Accepted Nearly $28,000 in Donations Violating City Code

Brian HarkinDave Neumann's financial prowess has been questioned once again.A supporter of Casey Thomas filed an ethics complaint Monday against Dave Neumann, who's being challenged by Thomas for his District 3 city council seat, claiming he violated the Dallas City Code. Brian Wesley alleges Neuman ... More >>

Leppert Potentially Jeopardizes Tax-Exempt Status of Two South Dallas Churches By Telling Audience Members to Vote No on Props 1 and 2

Sam MertenMayor Tom Leppert did not mince words Sunday: "Vote no on Proposition 1. Vote no on Proposition 2."Mayor Tom Leppert and wife Laura spent yesterday worshiping at churches in South Dallas, where services were interrupted so the mayor could give his convention center hotel sales pitch and in ... More >>

DFW Airport Board Member Ousted Because of Opposition to Trinity River Toll Road

Brian HarkinMayor Pro Tem Dr. Elba Garcia admits she helped remove John Loza from the DFW Airport board based on his position on the Trinity River toll road referendum.When the Dallas City Council last week replaced former council member John Loza on the DFW Airport board with Brenda Reyes, we were ... More >>

Democrats Get Bucks from Trial Lawyers, but Redo on Tort "Reform" Unlikely

Vaught's Seat Still Up for Grabs

Has John McCain Abandoned His Fellow Veterans?

Keys to the Jail

There's only one thing tougher than running for Dallas County sheriff—getting people to care

A Game of Chicken: Sheriff Valdez Demands an Apology from Cannaday

Double Chuck

He's Osgood as he wants to be

Why is Hillary Neglecting Delegate-Rich Dallas County?

While Obama has events going on throughout the city, Clinton is nowhere to be found

Deaf Leppert, Sheriff Lupe Gets a New Foe and Breathing in Some Smelly Truth

Job Seeker

Home, Sweet...Home?

What exactly did Tom Leppert move to Dallas?

Mayoral Candidates Like to Ac-cent-thcu-ate the Positive. If Only We Could Vote For All of Them!

Wherein We Declare Don Hill the Current Frontrunner and Sam Coats...Wait, This Can't Be Right...Hip?

Party Poop

With Dems likes these, who needs the GOP?

Bubble Brains

Think a strong mayor is a good idea? See who agrees with you.

Fog of War

A group of veterans says John Kerry stretches the truth about his Vietnam service. Who can you believe? Who knows?

Doo-doo

Mary Poss sure stepped in some, didn't she?

Bench Warmers

In many contested judicial races, the Republicans are grabbing all the incumbencies they can

Someone's Lying

Hint: His initials are D.G., and he has a moustache

Senior Moment

The race is on, and Laura Miller's leading the way

War and Peace

John WorldPeace thinks he can take the governor's office, one poison phone call at a time

It's Her Nature, Stupid!

With Laura Miller as mayor and City Hall in ruins, at least we'd get some fun out of the deal

Busting the Ballot Brokers

County officials hope reforms will prevent absentee-ballot trickery

Meatball Politics

Mary Ann Huey may be the Democrats' sacrificial lamb, but at least she's cheery about it

Not easy being Green

Ralph Nader's running for real this time

Bench press

A pack of well-heeled lawyers calls for the head of mercurial Dallas Judge John Marshall

The girl can't help it

Laura Miller says she'd "love" to run for mayor

The king of Cockrell Hill

Dallas Constable Aurelio Castillo claims the criminal charges against him are a political conspiracy. His opponents say he's just a doofus.

Maverick rides again

Democratic media whiz Mark McKinnon left partisan politics behind until George W. Bush swept him off his feet

Nothing ventured

The end of the 1999 legislative session proves that, for Gov. Bush at least, it's better to look good than to do good

Taking It to the Street

Want to get elected to city council in southern Dallas? Forget the race card and patch that pothole.

The Race Not Run

Republican Bill Hill is running against Democrat Rick Reed for district attorney. Don't think you have a choice.

It's the details, stupid

Candidate Bob Stimson claims his opponent's shoddy bookkeeping is a sneaky way to campaign at taxpayer expense

Candidate X

Michael Capehart finds the going lonely for a yellow-dog Democratin GOP country

Out of time

Narcissism drives Warren Beatty into the 'hood

The vote's in the bag

Labor hall offers the homeless cash and sandwiches to be good citizens

Babe in the 'hood

Accused of bribery, ineptitude, and cattle rustling, rookie constable Aurelio Castillo can't tell his friends from his enemies anymore

Signs of trouble

Police calls, pepper spray, and a bad debt spice up the Brenda Reyes campaign

U.S. Reprehensible

Eddie Bernice Johnson has burned through more than 50 staffers during her four years in Congress. She says she's just demanding. They say she's a tyrant.

A tragic trip

Parents blame maverick Collin County teacher-candidate for their daughter's death

Texas' revenge on America

Why do we love Washington's most hated politician?

The Kirk connection

How Dallas' new mayor pulled it off