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Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 19, 20211 min read
Introducing The 134 - Bailey County
Ever heard of Muleshoe, Texas? Who hasn't? Muleshoe is the County seat of Bailey County. Named for Peter James Bailey, a defender of...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 14, 20212 min read
And then there were 89
If you haven't been following you may have missed the introduction of our inaugural project. REV THE 134, REV being short for Rural...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 10, 20212 min read
Introducing The 134 - Armstrong County
Armstrong County is situated in the Panhandle region of Texas. The county population is estimated to be 1,887, a small decline from...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 8, 20212 min read
REV The 134
Expand rural voting locations in The 134
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Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 9, 20214 min read
Being Something Different
Periodically someone asks how much money we have raised. I guess that is the measure of success in politics today. If you don't rake in...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 2, 20211 min read
And We're Off
Last Saturday The 134 PAC held its first kick off event in Granbury, Texas. It was an intimate invitation only event with Democrats from...
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Jon Mark Hogg
May 18, 20213 min read
First Things First
The 134 PAC is in its infancy. My hope is that it will live to a ripe old age and that one day, perhaps far into the future, it will...
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Jon Mark Hogg
May 7, 20212 min read
Candidates are the Key
The greatest obstacle to electing Democrats in The 134 is getting people to run in the first place. If there is no Democratic candidate...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Apr 26, 20212 min read
"A Republic, If You Can Keep It."
An independent redistricting commission is essential to the preservation of our democracy. After signing the United States Constitution...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Apr 18, 20213 min read
I Don't Care Who Runs for Governor
I am convinced that our obsession with state-wide races and big picture politics are what is killing the Democratic Party in rural Texas....
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Jon Mark Hogg
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Introducing the 134: Archer County
Archer County lies in the Northeast corner of The 134. It consists of 900 sq miles of the Rolling Red plains and Cross Timbers region of...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Apr 1, 20213 min read
"If it ain't broke . . ."
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, “Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.” Those of us who grew up in rural areas, towns,...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Introducing The 134: Andrews County
The area where Andrews County is located has been inhabited since at least 6,000 B.C. Originally home to the Anasazi/Athapascan peoples...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Mar 15, 20214 min read
Broadband Internet for Rural Texas - It is Past Time!
I have lived in rural Texas for the better part of my life and all of that within the 134 counties that comprise West Texas. For the...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Mar 12, 20213 min read
Guest Column: A Crisis on Rural Texas Roads
There is a crisis in the trucking industry in Texas. In 2019, there were over 39,000 commercial vehicle crashes that resulted in 619...
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Charlie Stenholm
Mar 10, 20212 min read
Demand Non-Partisan Redistricting Commission Now
It is time for a non-partisan redistricting commission instructed to use MATHEMATICS to draw electoral districts!
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Jon Mark Hogg
Mar 8, 20211 min read
Redistricting Alert
Redistricting is the most important part of our democracy that no one ever participates in. Let's change that. There are three...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Hate 'isms.
“I hate ‘isms.” Someone said this to me the other day and it really stuck. There are a bunch of ‘isms — conservatism, liberalism,...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Mar 2, 20212 min read
The 134 PAC is Here.
I have been critical here of the decades long neglect of rural areas by the Texas Democratic Party. Now it is time to leave criticism...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Feb 27, 20215 min read
Beating a Dead Horse
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.” — Julius Caesar Act 1 Sc. 2 I understand why TDP...
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