Texas Supreme Court Hopeful Denied Access to March Primary

The Texas Republican party properly rejected a candidate’s application to run for a seat on the state supreme court, a state district court judge ruled Monday, a result of failing to secure voter pre-clearance.

David Rogers remains off the ballot, ending his short-lived primary challenge to incumbent Justice Brett Busby (R). Busby, running for a second full term, intervened in the case ahead of Monday’s hearing urging the court to deny Rogers’ ballot application. Rogers was the only potential candidate he faced in the March primary. He’s now expected to coast in the November general election where he’ll be heavily ...