Ellis Wins Democratic Nomination for Harris County Commissioner

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune – June 25, 2016 State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, has won the Democratic nomination for a vacant seat on the Harris County commissioner’s court, putting the 26-year Texas Senate veteran on a path to leave the...

Donald Trump unveils list of his top picks for Supreme Court

By JILL COLVIN and MARK SHERMAN – Associated Press | May. 18, 2016 WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, released Wednesday a list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices he plans to vet to fill the seat of late Justice...

Name Confusion Could Be Key in Texas Supreme Court Race

In any other state, an alliance with a convicted Ponzi schemer, a paid stint promoting an FDA-banned diet pill and an assault charge for punching a state representative might preclude a candidate from vying for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Not in Texas. Instead,...

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