A recent bipartisan report seeks to diffuse extreme political polarization. “No state is perfect, nor is our goal to have every state be homogenous,” Jones said. However, improvements in voting policy and technology can improve confidence in the system.
How will the 16 articles of impeachment facing Attorney General Ken Paxton impact voter support? “One in four Republican primary voters will still be with the attorney general when all of the testimony & trial concludes,” fellow Mark P. Jones said.
Hundreds of new Texas laws come into effect today, including anti-LGBTQ measures, new state funding for anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers,” and other legislation Fellow Mark P. Jones calls a “smorgasbord of red meat for the Republican base.”
“It’s especially a bad look if the end result is acquittal,” said fellow Mark P. Jones, following reports that Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who will preside over the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton, accepted millions from a pro-Paxton PAC.
In Houston's mayoral race, candidates Gilbert Garcia and Robert Gallegos will need to reach beyond just Latino communities to advance into a runoff. This could be challenging if both candidates follow the same strategy, fellow Mark P. Jones said.