May 11, 2018 | breaking-news, Campaign Finance
Federal candidates in the state’s primary runoff elections were required to file pre-runoff campaign finance reports yesterday. These cover contributions received and expenditures made between April 1 and May 2. CD2 open: Dan Crenshaw out-raised Rep. Kevin Roberts...
May 5, 2018 | breaking-news
Polls are open in dozens of political subdivisions across the state as voters elect mayors, council members and school board trustees; evaluate propositions and bond issuances; and fill various unexpired terms. We’ll have live coverage of results beginning at 7...
Mar 6, 2018 | breaking-news, Election Night Returns
Polls will close at 7 p.m. CST in all but two counties, and early voting results will begin to be reported by county election officials shortly thereafter. We should know a lot about the state of play in key races shortly after 7 p.m. (8 p.m. for El Paso Co. races)....
Jan 11, 2018 | breaking-news, Campaign Finance
The campaign of Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced he raised more than $9M during the second half of 2017 and will report having $43.3M on hand, the biggest war chest ever reported by a Texas candidate for a state race, breaking his own record set in July. He has $16.3M...
Dec 11, 2017 | breaking-news, Campaign News
The deadline to file for a place on the 2018 ballot is 6 p.m. local time today. Please see our Crib Sheets for candidates’ filing status. As far as we can tell, Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Barbara Hervey (R); Reps. Carol Alvarado (D-Houston) and Dawnna Dukes...
Nov 13, 2017 | breaking-news, Campaign News
U.S. Rep. Gene Green (D-Houston) announced he would not seek re-election. He is the sixth member of Congress to announce plans not to seek re-election. “I have been fortunate to have never lost an election since 1972, and I am confident that I still have the support...
Nov 9, 2017 | breaking-news, Campaign News
This report has been updated throughout since we issued our Breaking News alert. Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) announced he would forego re-election to run for Congress. Isaac will seek open CD21, the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-San...
Nov 7, 2017 | breaking-news
Please point your browser to https://txelects.wpengine.com/live/ for our real-time coverage of tonight’s general and constitutional amendment election. We will begin our coverage around 7 p.m. CST, when polls close across most of Texas and counties begin to release...
Nov 7, 2017 | breaking-news, Election Night Returns
Our live, real-time coverage of tonight’s general and constitutional amendment election will begin shortly after 7 p.m. CST. We will not be sending emails tonight as has been our custom. Instead, we’re trying something new....
Oct 31, 2017 | breaking-news, Campaign News
Eight-term U.S. Rep. Jeb Henarling (R-Dallas) announced he would not seek re-election. “Although service is Congress remains the greatest privilege of my life, I never intended to make it a lifetime commitment,” Hensarling said in a statement. “I have already stayed...
Jul 18, 2017 | breaking-news, Campaign News
HD52: Rep. Larry Gonzales (R-Round Rock) reported having $256K on hand as of June 30, and he raised just under $15K during the last 12 days of June. Potential primary opponent Jeremy Story raised less than $1K. HD59: Rep. J.D. Sheffield (R-Gatesville) reported having...
Jul 18, 2017 | breaking-news, Campaign Finance
Our first sweep through the July semiannual reports for the House of Representatives will focus on seats we already know are being contested, either in the primary or in the general election. This post has been updated to reflect further information about loans made...
