Federal Court Asked To Reopen Lawsuit Against Keller
Although it was lost in the news cycle late last week because of the tragedy at Fort Hood, an interesting story has emerged in the continui

Richie: Hopson Joins Party That Has Abandoned Texas
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Ritchie today had strong words for State Rep. Chuck Hopson (D-Jacksonville) who announced he is joining the Republican Party. From Richie’s statement: “Make no mistake… as a rural Democratic elected official who served in rural Texas, I can tell you that if, in fact, Chuck Hopson makes this announcement this afternoon, he will be joining a party that has abandoned rural Texas. “The Republican Party is the party that has abandoned our public schools to send our tax dollars to private schools in the big cities; the Party that tried to take 600,000 acres of

Hopson Switching Parties (Updated)
Capitol Annex has learned that State Rep. Chuck Hopson (D-Jacksonville) is switching parties later today. Via QR: Saying that President Obama and the Democrats in Congress do not reflect the concerns and conservative values of his district, State Representative Chuck Hopson announced today that he has formally resigned from the Democrat Party and will formally join the Republican Party at a formal press conference this coming week in Jacksonville, Texas.  Details for the press conference will be announced later. Joining Hopson at the upcoming press conference will be local, state and national Republic

HD 101: Restaurateur, Former Deuell Staffer Seeks Miklos’ Seat
Cindy Burkett, A Mesquite Restaurateur and former staffer for State Sen. Bob Deuell (R-Greenville) has announced she will seek the Republican Party’s nomination for the HD 101 seat currently held by State Rep. Robert Miklos (D-Mesquite). An already crowded field is emerging for the HD 1010 GOP Primary. Former State Rep. Thomas Latham (R-Sunnyvale) already announced he’d seek a grudge match against Miklos. From Burkett’s press release: Burkett, who is co-owner and vice president of a firm that operates five restaurants is also well known for her community and political involvemen

SCOTX: Another Republican Enters Race To Replace Harriet O’Neill
14th Court of Appeals Justice Jeff Brown announced this week that he would enter the race to replace retiring Texas Supreme Court Justice Harriet O’Neill. O’Neill’s seat, Place Three, had previously attracted the attention of Fourth Court of Appeals justice Rebecca Simmons, who announced her candidacy last month. From Brown’s press release: Justice Brown was appointed to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in December 2007 and subsequently elected in 2008. He was rated (with one