Filing for the 2020 election begins on Saturday.

HD28 special: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) congratulated Gary Gates for making the runoff and tweeted that he would “ask the voters of Fort Bend County to send” Gates to Austin “to fight alongside me.”

HD105: Irving photographer Bret Bolton established a campaign committee for a potential challenge of Rep. Terry Meza (D-Irving) as a Libertarian.

HD119 open: Former San Antonio council member and Alamo Community Colleges board member Jennifer Ramos officially kicked off her campaign to succeed Rep. Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio), who is challenging Sen. Pete Flores (R-Pleasanton).

HD148 special: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) congratulated Luis LaRotta for making the runoff.

CD23 open: San Antonio attorney Sharon Breckenridge Thomas established a campaign committee for a potential run for the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-San Antonio) as a Republican. Thomas was appointed to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in 2017.

CD30: Dallas media company executive Hasani Burton established a campaign committee for a potential primary challenge of U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Dallas).

El Paso: The special runoff election for council D3 will be December 14. Former council member Cassandra Hernandez, who is trying to reclaim her seat following her automatic resignation, faces realtor Will Veliz.

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