Aug 1, 2017 | General Elections
Secretary of State Rolando Pablos drew the ballot positions for the seven proposed constitutional amendments on the November 2017 general election ballot: Prop 1 is HJR 21, regarding property tax exemptions for property donated to partially disabled veterans and their...
Nov 14, 2016 | General Elections, Straight-ticket Voting
A surge of Democratic voters set new records for straight-ticket voting in Dallas Co. Meanwhile, a drop in the number of straight-ticket Republican voters contributed to the largest-ever countywide advantage in straight-ticket voting in the modern era. As a result,...
Nov 10, 2016 | General Elections
A few notes on Tuesday’s presidential election results: A record 8.93M Texans cast votes in this general election, and 6.17M registered voters didn’t. The number of votes cast is 10.5% more than the previous record set in 2008 and 11.7% more than in 2012. Just over...
Nov 7, 2016 | General Elections, Political Climate
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May 25, 2016 | General Elections, Political Climate
Most of the incoming Texas Legislature is all but determined after last night’s primary runoffs settled the last remaining open nominations. Just four Senate candidates (out of 16) and 54 House candidates (out of 150) face an opponent from the other major...
