Jun 25, 2016 | Local Elections
Some local jurisdictions held runoff elections were held today/yesterday to decide races left unsettled after the May 7 uniform election. Runoffs of note include: Conroe Mayor – Toby Powell defeated Jim Gentry, 55%-45%. Conroe City Council P1 – Duane Ham defeated Tony...
Jun 25, 2016 | Local Elections
Update: It appears that SD13 precinct chairs will meet on July 16 to choose a new Senate nominee. The state Democratic Party is responsible for managing the process of choosing a replacement nominee because SD13 is in located more than one county. Second Update:...
Jun 24, 2016 | Local Elections
Democratic Party precinct chairs residing within Harris Co. Commissioner Precinct 1 will meet tomorrow (Saturday) at 10 a.m. at CWA Local 6222’s office to choose a nominee to replace the late El Franco Lee on the general election ballot. Lee was running unopposed for...
Jun 20, 2016 | By the Numbers, Local Elections
37 Percent of Empower Texans’ local Metroplex-area endorsed candidates who have won in the last three years. Many of the statewide associations, PACs and grassroots groups that we follow typically do not expend much energy or resources on local politics. One...
Jun 18, 2016 | Local Elections
A pair of Galveston city council members were defeated as several local jurisdictions held runoff elections today to settle races left unresolved after the May 7 uniform election. Notable runoff election results from tonight include: Dallas ISD Trustee D2 – Dustin...
Jun 7, 2016 | Local Elections
Local runoff elections are typically held in June for municipal, school district, higher education district or other special district races not decided during the May 7 uniform election. Jurisdictions have flexibility for scheduling these elections. Today, Lubbock ISD...
Apr 29, 2016 | Local Elections
Uber and Lyft have spent more than $8 million in support of Austin’s Prop 1 through the Ridesharing Works for Austin PAC, according to campaign finance reports filed Friday afternoon. In four months, the transportation companies have spent almost as much as Ken Paxton...
Apr 24, 2016 | Local Elections, Special Elections
Early voting begins Monday and runs through May 3 for the May 7 uniform elections and the HD120 and HD139 special elections. Some of the races we are following: Mayors Cedar Park – incumbent Matt Powell faces university professor Marshall Bennett, who is waging a...
Feb 11, 2016 | Local Elections
Democratic precinct chairs will choose a replacement nominee for the late El Franco Lee on June 25. He was running unopposed for re-election, and his name remains on the ballot. The party intends to host a public candidate forum on May 21. Several candidates have...
Jan 2, 2016 | Local Elections
It is official. I am honored to have just taken the oath of office for Mayor of the City of Houston. pic.twitter.com/ooAqZuQd4T — Sylvester Turner (@SylvesterTurner) January 2, 2016 Turner’s election as mayor of Houston vacates his House seat, triggering a...
Dec 28, 2015 | Local Elections
More than 3,600 people filed for county offices on the 2016 ballot. Of those, 72% filed in the Republican primary. This is about 5% higher than in 2014. It appears that no Democratic candidates filed for county offices in 118 counties, based on data provided to the...
Nov 4, 2015 | Local Elections, Special Elections
HD118: Republican John Lujan finished first in Tuesday’s special election with 28% of the vote. Democrat Tomas Uresti (22%) finished second, defeating fellow Democrat Gabe Farias (19%) by 275 votes to claim the second runoff spot. About 9% of the district’s registered...
