HD121
From Texas Political Almanac
Overview
Who & Where
Joe Straus
District Outlook
District Map
Population & Demographics
| Total Pop. | 18+ Pop. | CVAP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 174,867 | 133,224 | 121,210 |
| Anglo | 55.1% | 58.8% | 63.3% |
| Hispanic | 34.6% | 31.4% | 28.5% |
| Afr-Am | 6.8% | 6.2% | 4.7% |
| Other | 4.3% | 4.1% | |
| Asian | 1.9% |
2012 Election Analysis
108,429 Registered Voters
24,094 Spanish-Surnamed Registered Voters
73,579 Total Ballots
| Contest | Rep. Candidate | R-% | Dem. Candidate | D-% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. President | Mitt Romney | 60.7% | Barack Obama | 37.5% |
| U.S. Senate | Ted Cruz | 59.6% | Paul Sadler | 37.1% |
| RR Commish | Christi Craddick | 61.4% | Dale Henry | 33.8% |
| Supreme Court | Nathan Hecht | 58.4% | Michele Petty | 37.2% |
| Crt. of Criminal Appeals | Sharon Keller | 60.2% | Keith Hampton | 36.5% |
| State Representative | Joe Straus | 80.2% |
2010 Election Analysis
111,225 Registered Voters
23,428 Spanish-Surnamed Registered Voters
48,188 Total Ballots
| Contest | Rep. Candidate | R-% | Dem. Candidate | D-% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Rick Perry | 59.2% | Bill White | 37.7% |
| Lt. Governor | David Dewhurst | 67.4% | Linda Chavez-Thompson | 29.0% |
| Attorney General | Greg Abbott | 71.1% | Barbara Radnofsky | 26.7% |
| Comptroller | Susan Combs | 85.0% | ||
| Land Commish | Jerry Patterson | 67.5% | Hector Uribe | 29.2% |
| Ag. Commish | Todd Staples | 66.7% | Hank Gilbert | 29.6% |
| RR Commish | David Porter | 63.5% | Jeff Weems | 31.5% |
| Supreme Court | Debra Lehrmann | 66.4% | Jim Sharp | 30.4% |
| Supreme Court | Paul Green | 67.2% | Bill Moody | 29.6% |
| Supreme Court | Eva Guzman | 67.7% | Blake Bailey | 28.1% |
| Crt. of Criminal Appeals | Michael Keasler | 67.0% | Keith Hampton | 29.8% |
Redistricting
2011 Redistricting
- Plan H309 - House District 121 - plan under which the 2012 elections were held
- Plan H303 - House District 121 - MALDEF/Abbott Compromise Plan
- Plan H302 - House District 121 - San Antonio court's original interim plan
- Plan H283 - House District 121 - plan passed by the 82nd Texas legislature
2001 Redistricting
- House District 121 - 2001 Map - Election History (2002-2010) and District Map
News Results
- Budget hardball - San Antonio Express (blog)
[#]Budget hardball
San Antonio Express (blog)
UPDATE:House Speaker Joe Straus, heading to his office behind the chamber, said when asked about Turner's comments, ?I'm not sure exactly what he said, but I hope ? my understanding is that people are still? in discussions, which is good.? The $3.9 ...- Straus: We weren't sent here to govern like California - San Antonio Express
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YNN, Your News NowStraus: We weren't sent here to govern like California
San Antonio Express
AUSTIN ? House Speaker Joe Straus suggested in a Thursday interview that a Senate proposal to take $5.7 billion from the rainy day fund for water, transportation and education is too costly and represents an effort to ?punt? lawmakers' responsibility ...
Capital Tonight: Straus sets up showdown over water fundingYNN, Your News Now
Water Bill Stuck in the Procedural Mud of Politics - Texas Water NewsTexas Water News all 4 news articles » - Texas bill would drastically revamp water agency - Corpus Christi Caller Times
[#]Texas bill would drastically revamp water agency
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Republican House Speaker Joe Straus favorably greeted the revised bill, which is a compromise between House and Senate negotiators that was wrapped up this weekend. "Speaker Straus has stressed the importance of meeting our growing state's water ...and more » - The skinny on Texas Lege's bizarre budget negotiations - Dallas Morning News (blog)
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Dallas Morning News (blog)The skinny on Texas Lege's bizarre budget negotiations
Dallas Morning News (blog)
On Thursday, Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, made an offer to his chamber's Democrats that supposedly would undo $3.87 billion of last session's cuts to public schools. Democrats accepted some of the items in that mix, such as new costs from a ...
State budget negotiators meeting. Is there a deal?San Antonio Express
Budget deal in limbo, Turner accuses Perry of moving goalposts on educationKVUE all 116 news articles » - Blogger apologizes for gay slur, deletes anonymous account - Houston Chronicle (blog)
[#]Blogger apologizes for gay slur, deletes anonymous account
Houston Chronicle (blog)
A review of the Fiasco account shows tweets that use gay slurs to describe Speaker of the House Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, and other lawmakers. Bless their (expletive) #txlege hearts. Seliger, Geren, Straus and Eppstein will fumble every which way ...
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