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Going to miss Sen. Seliger
Going to miss Sen. Seliger
Kel Seliger called me today, saying he had “no reason at all” other than just to catch up. The Republican Texas state senator from Amarillo and I had a nice chat. I won’t reveal the content of our conversation, but I do want to offer a comment, which I more or less shared with Seliger this morning. It is that I will miss his service in the Texas Senate, where he has served with distinction and…
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Kel Seliger & Kirk Watson
Region to get brand new legislative outlook
Region to get brand new legislative outlook
Get ready, my old friends in the Texas Panhandle. You are about to get a new brand of legislative representation in the Texas Senate. It will come in the form of a state senator who represents your interests but who lives way down yonder in Midland, more than 200 miles away. Kevin Sparks will be the new state senator from District 31. He won the Republican Party primary election this past…
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A three-judge federal panel is hearing arguments in a lawsuit claiming that Texas Republicans violated the Voting Rights Act when they redrew state Senate District 10 in Tarrant County to lessen Black and Hispanic voting power.
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Battle for Texas Senate District 31 taking shape
Battle for Texas Senate District 31 taking shape
A conversation I had this week with a friend and former colleague informed me of a battle for political power that is developing in the Texas Panhandle. It involves Texas Senate District 31, which has been occupied since 2004 by Kel Seliger of Amarillo; Seliger is not seeking re-election this year, leaving the seat vacant for the next person to emerge from an expected tough battle. I am biased,…
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It's all gone awry
It’s all gone awry
How topsy-turvy has the political become in the wake of the debate over vaccine mandates and a worldwide pandemic? Consider that the Republicans used to be belong to a party that gave deference to private business over government control and overreach. No longer can that be the case. The Texas Legislature considered enacting a bill that would have prohibited private business from requiring…
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Empower Texans scores a big win
Empower Texans scores a big win
It pains me to say this, but a right-wing political action organization has scored a big victory with the decision by a veteran Texas legislator deciding he has had enough fun in the Legislature. Republican state Sen. Kel Seliger of Amarillo has decided to call it a legislative career. I can think of few people in Texas politics happier to see that announcement than the chump who runs Empower…
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New feud brewing in Texas Senate?
New feud brewing in Texas Senate?
By John Kanelis / [email protected] Even though I am far removed from state and local politics these days by virtue of my retirement from full-time journalism, I do maintain a fairly high level of interest in the goings-on. Such as what might be brewing in Austin between Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and a longtime nemesis, Republican state Sen. Kel Seliger of Amarillo. I’ll stipulate up…
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