texas politics

Evan Smith from The Texas Tribune on the Chad Hasty Show discussing the latest in Texas news, events and politics, and sharing his organization's mission to keep Texans informed and engaged.

Chad Hasty voices his disagreement with Texas Monthly naming Texas District 28 Senator Charles Perry as one of the ten worst legislators in the state.

The Earl Survey Research Lab of Texas Tech released the results of a 2017 Post-Election survey that featured a range of topics, including health care, gay marriage, and legalization of marijuana.

Tuesday on The Chad Hasty Show, Texas Senator Charles Perry joined Chad on KFYO to talk about proposed bills and new legislation with which he is involved with forming. Some of that legislation include the high school sports playoff system and it's effects on distribution of school monies, synthetic marijuana, "sanctuary cities", and health care.

Precinct delegates and  elected officials have started the 2014 Lubbock County Republican Party Convention. The convention is being held at Lubbock's Memorial Civic Center. Following an invocation by Pastor Jim Robinson, Party Chairman Carl Tepper welcomed delegates and provided an overview of the convention schedule. ...

Lubbock City Councilman Victor Hernandez released the following statement this morning concerning his recent statement concerning  Attorney General Greg Abbott's Feb. 25 visit to Lubbock: "My name is Victor Hernandez and I am the current Chairman of the Lubbock Chapter of Tejano Democrats ...

The Democratic Party could hold their national political convention in the Lone Star State in 2016. Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell announced that Austin is under consideration by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to host the national convention which would bring millions of dollars to Austin and thousands of delegates from around the country...

The two men challenging incumbent Congressman Randy Neugebauer in the upcoming GOP primary election met in a town-hall style debate last night, explaining to voters their positions on both local and national policy issues. Both Dr. Don May and Chris Winn sounded similar themes of stopping government intrusion into the daily lives of Americans, repealing Obamacare and doing more in Congress to impr

With a little less than four weeks to go before the primary election, candidates are hustling to raise money – and some have been more successful than others. Congressman Randy Neugebauer, who faces Dr. Donald May in the March Republican primary election, holds a strong fundraising lead going into the final weeks of the primary race...

If you’ve ever considered running for public office, the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce is offering Hub City residents an opportunity to learn more about the nuts and bolts of political campaigns. The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce will over a one day class on Thursday, January 23 for citizens who are interested in running for public office...