Over the weekend, Annise Parker was elected to be the next Mayor in Houston, Texas. Not only is this openly gay woman now Mayor of the 4th largest US city, but that city is in east Texas. Now I know Houston is very different from rural east Texas but...

We interrupt this normally scheduled political blog to bring you Matt Damon playing a super hot South African in a feel-good movie with an African music soundtrack! Goal!

Oh, Shami, Shami, Shami. What a shame-y. You're firing your top staffers. You've given money to the RNC and -- gag me -- Nader. You have roughly 13 people in Austin who actually care about your campaign attending your meet and greet event at...

Today, as everyone expected and some had hoped, Bill White announced he would be switching from the Senate race to the Governor's race. Democratic candidate Hank Gilbert then wasted no time in switching to the ag commissioner race and announcing his...

Tonight is the eve of the beginning of the filing period for the 2010 elections, which means that many rumored candidates who have been biding their time will need to step out of the outhouse and into the game. For all of the Democratic primary...