Campaign News for September 12

BACPAC: The Texas Assoc. of Business BACPAC announced its general election endorsements. The group endorsed mostly Republicans and a few Democrats, including: Former Rep. Wayne Christian (R-Center) in the RRC race and all three incumbent Supreme Court justices All but...

SD24: Mailer Attacking King Quotes Nonexistent Group

Per @TexasWeekly Blast, a mailer in #SD24 runoff features a pseudo-endorsement from "Dangerous Refugees for King": pic.twitter.com/fMxBkItOG3 — Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) May 19, 2016 A mailer sent to SD24 voters includes an...

New Ads for Smith, Arrington

HD128: Harris Co. Sheriff Ron Hickman is featured in a new ad released by the Wayne Smith campaign, “Tough,” which focuses on Smith’s passing legislation giving counties the authority to shut down illegal game rooms. CD19 open: Former Gov. Rick Perry is featured in a...

Border Security Playing Prominently in Ads

Border security is a common theme in Republican primary ads. Here is a sample of four from west Texas. SD24 – Dawn Buckingham   SD24 – Brent Mayes HD84 – Jim Landtroop CD19 – Glen Robertson...

HD8: Texas Right to Life Ad Blames Cook

Texas Right to Life has released a new ad attacking Rep. Byron Cook (R-Corsicana) for being “solely responsible for the horrendous loophole” in law that fails to protect unborn children with disabilities. The narrator asks voters to “reject Byron...

HD92: Stickland Ad Pins Obamacare on Fisher

“Jonathan Stickland stood up for us,” says his latest ad, while his opponent Scott Fisher “is bankrolled by liberals who backed Wendy Davis.” The ad claims Fisher voted for a resolution to “force” 1 million Texans into Obamacare....

Geren Fires a ‘Cannon’

Rep. Charlie Geren’s (R-Fort Worth) campaign recently released an ad, “Cannon,” evoking Texas’ “come and take it” spirit in which he details the way Washington has failed Texas. And then he fires a cannon....

SD19: New Madla Ad Goes Negative

The Helen Madla campaign released a new ad, “Uresti’s Women Problems.” It appears to use surreptitiously shot video footage of Sen. Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio) with someone at a bar. The negative ad claims Uresti voted “against women and with...

SD24: Downton’s ‘Campaign Energizer’ Ad

The Ryan Downton campaign released this ad highlighting its “Campaign Energizer”: Downton’ son, Landon. “You can vote for whoever you want,” the Campaign Energizer says, “as long as it’s my...

Cruz Commander Ad

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign released a new ad today featuring Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson hunting ducks with the candidate: “He will go duck hunting,” Robertson says in the ad, fulfilling Robertson’s fourth requirement...

HD121: Straus’ First TV Ad Released

The campaign of Speaker Joe Straus has released its first television ad, “Business Owner.” In the ad, local business owner Mike Aikens thanks Straus for his leadership in the fight for lower taxes and less regulations. The San Antonio Express-News’...