[This round-up of election news and endorsement posts is brought to you by the Texas Progressive Alliance in anticipation of the November 6 general election. Some of the blogs and sites included in this round-up are not member sites of the Texas Progressive Alliance, but are included in the hopes of giving voters a wider picture of the many issues facing voters in local races around the state. The round-up was compiled by Vince at .]
On November 6, voters all across Texas will have the opportunity to go to the polls to vote on a variety of issues. First and foremost, voters across Texas will vote on 16 amendments to the Texas Constitution including Proposition 15, the much-touted amendment to fund cancer research in the state.
In addition, voters in some municipalities, most prominently Houston, will be casting votes for city officials including mayors and city council members. College districts, independent school districts, and special districts across the state will also hold elections for their members. A number of cities and school districts will also hold bond elections to fund everything from jail construction to parks and recreation and additional school facilities. Some school districts will also hold tax rate elections to authorize tax rates higher than those allowed by the tax reform plan passed by the Texas Legislature in special session back in 2006.
Texas bloggers have dedicated a considerable amount of coverage to election issues across the state, from the statewide constitutional amendment election to local issues. Much of this coverage is highlighted below.
Local Elections, Bonds, & Referendums
Charles Kuffner at has exhaustive coverage of local elections in Houston from city council elections to college district elections and city bonds. There are a large number of posts, but mosts can be found in two categories, and .
Bill Howell in comes out for a vote Yes on the Dallas referendum on the Trinity River at .
has a round up of campaign spending on the .
has a round-up of , including in Smith County (Tyler).
Bill Howell in comes out for a vote Yes on the Dallas referendum on the Trinity River at .
North Texas Liberal explores the pros and cons of the Trinity River referendum in Dallas.
Other Key Local Election Coverage:
(Doing My Part For The Left)
Endorsements & Voter's Guides: Statewide Amendments & Local Races
Non-partisan voter's guides on the 16 statewide Constitutional Amendments: , (full version), (condensed version--warning, this is a .doc file),
Newspaper Endorsements For Constitutional Amendments: , , Waco Tribune-Herald (split editorials: , , , , ), El Paso Times () , , .
Bill Howell at provides links to analyses of the amendments, then compares different stands taken on them by some other bloggers and Republicans and Libertarians, then gives his own personal stands on each at .
Muse at urges voters to .
has with detailed information behind the reasons for their picks in .
Gary at Easter Lemming News in Harris County finally has his thoughts straight on to follow his .
WCNews at has Early Voting in formation for Williamson County along with .
gives his for the state and local bonds and propositions.
CouldBeTrue at points at some .
Other Notable Statewide Amendment Coverage:
(Off The Kuff)
(Off The Kuff)
On November 6, voters all across Texas will have the opportunity to go to the polls to vote on a variety of issues. First and foremost, voters across Texas will vote on 16 amendments to the Texas Constitution including Proposition 15, the much-touted amendment to fund cancer research in the state.
In addition, voters in some municipalities, most prominently Houston, will be casting votes for city officials including mayors and city council members. College districts, independent school districts, and special districts across the state will also hold elections for their members. A number of cities and school districts will also hold bond elections to fund everything from jail construction to parks and recreation and additional school facilities. Some school districts will also hold tax rate elections to authorize tax rates higher than those allowed by the tax reform plan passed by the Texas Legislature in special session back in 2006.
Texas bloggers have dedicated a considerable amount of coverage to election issues across the state, from the statewide constitutional amendment election to local issues. Much of this coverage is highlighted below.
Local Elections, Bonds, & Referendums
Charles Kuffner at has exhaustive coverage of local elections in Houston from city council elections to college district elections and city bonds. There are a large number of posts, but mosts can be found in two categories, and .
Bill Howell in comes out for a vote Yes on the Dallas referendum on the Trinity River at .
has a round up of campaign spending on the .
has a round-up of , including in Smith County (Tyler).
Bill Howell in comes out for a vote Yes on the Dallas referendum on the Trinity River at .
North Texas Liberal explores the pros and cons of the Trinity River referendum in Dallas.
Other Key Local Election Coverage:
(Doing My Part For The Left)
Endorsements & Voter's Guides: Statewide Amendments & Local Races
Non-partisan voter's guides on the 16 statewide Constitutional Amendments: , (full version), (condensed version--warning, this is a .doc file),
Newspaper Endorsements For Constitutional Amendments: , , Waco Tribune-Herald (split editorials: , , , , ), El Paso Times () , , .
Bill Howell at provides links to analyses of the amendments, then compares different stands taken on them by some other bloggers and Republicans and Libertarians, then gives his own personal stands on each at .
Muse at urges voters to .
has with detailed information behind the reasons for their picks in .
WCNews at has Early Voting in formation for Williamson County along with .
gives his for the state and local bonds and propositions.
CouldBeTrue at points at some .
Other Notable Statewide Amendment Coverage:
(Off The Kuff)
(Off The Kuff)
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