Early voting may begin next week as ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott (R), ruled the Texas Supreme Court, essentially because the legal challenge to that order was filed too late.
“Relators could have asserted their challenge at any time in the past ten weeks,” wrote Chief Justice Nathan Hecht (R) in the majority opinion (PDF). “Moreover, the election is already underway.”
Meanwhile, in an unsigned per curiam opinion (PDF), the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the Election Code “does not authorize an early-voting clerk to send an application to vote by mail to a voter who has not requested one.” The ruling prevents Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins (D) from implementing plans to do so.
PRES/SEN (Lean Republican): A new Civiqs poll conducted for Democrat-aligned Daily Kos finds President Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden tied, 48%-48%, and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R) leading Democratic challenger M.J. Hegar, 47%-46%. A new Data for Progress poll finds Biden leading Trump, 47%-45%, and Cornyn leading Hegar, 45%-42%. A new EMC Research poll conducted for Blue Texas PAC also found the presidential race tied, 49%-49%.
CD23 open (Lean Democratic): An internal poll released by Republican nominee Tony Gonzales’s campaign shows him trailing Democratic nominee Gina Ortiz Jones, 42%-41%.
Endorsements
RRC open (Lean Republican): The Dallas Morning News and the San Antonio Express-News endorsed Democratic nominee Chrysta Castañeda.
SCCJ (Lean Republican): The Dallas Morning News endorsed Chief Justice Nathan Hecht (R).
SD19 (Lean Democratic): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed Rep. Roland Gutierrez (D) over Sen. Pete Flores (R-Pleasanton).
SD21 (Likely Democratic): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo).
HD65 (Lean Democratic): The Dallas Morning News endorsed Republican challenger Kronda Thimesch over Rep. Michelle Beckley (D-Carrollton).
HD116 (Safe Democratic): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-San Antonio).
HD117 (Likely Democratic): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed Rep. Philip Cortez (D-San Antonio).
HD118 (Likely Democratic): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed Rep. Leo Pacheco (D-San Antonio).
HD119 open (Safe Democratic): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed Democratic nominee Liz Campos.
HD120 (Safe Democratic): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D-San Antonio).
HD121 (Lean Republican): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed Rep. Steve Allison (R-San Antionio).
HD122 (Likely Republican): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed Rep. Lyle Larson (R-San Antonio).
HD129 (Likely Republican): The Houston Chronicle endorsed Rep. Dennis Paul (R-Webster).
CD2 (Lean Republican): The Houston Chronicle endorsed U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Houston).
CD9 (Safe Democratic): The Houston Chronicle endorsed U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-Houston).
CD33 (Safe Democratic): The Dallas Morning News endorsed U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth).
CD36 (Safe Republican): The Houston Chronicle endorsed U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Woodville).
Texas Presidential Polls
- Trump 49, Biden 49 – EMC Research (October) – LV
- Biden 47, Trump 45 – Data for Progress (October) – LV
- Trump 48, Biden 48 – Civiqs (October) – LV
- Trump 49, Biden 46 – UMass-Lowell (September) – LV
- Trump 48, Biden 48 – Public Policy Polling (September) – LV
- Trump 46, Biden 45 – Data for Progress (September) – LV
- Trump 50, Biden 45 – Quinnipiac Univ. (September) – LV
- Trump 46, Biden 43 – NYT/Siena Coll. (September) – LV
- Trump 48, Biden 46 – CBS News/YouGov (September) – LV
- Trump 46, Biden 46 – Morning Consult (September) – LV
- Trump 48, Biden 47 – Public Policy Polling (September) – V
- Trump 48, Biden 46 – DMN/UT-Tyler (September) – LV
- Biden 48, Trump 45 – Data for Progress (September) – LV
- Trump 48, Biden 47 – Morning Consult (August) – LV
- Biden 48, Trump 44 – Tyson Group (August) – LV
- Biden 48, Trump 47 – Public Policy Polling (August) – V
- Biden 47, Trump 45 – Global Strategy Group (August) – LV
- Trump 48, Biden 41 – YouGov/THPF (August) – RV
- Trump 49, Biden 43 – Trafalgar Group (August) – LV
- Trump 47, Biden 46 – Morning Consult (August) – LV
- Biden 47, Trump 45 – Morning Consult (July) – LV
- Trump 49, Biden 45 – SPRY Strategies (July) – LV
- Biden 45, Trump 44 – Quinnipiac Univ. (July) – RV
- Trump 46, Biden 45 – CBS News/YouGov (July) – RV
- Trump 46, Biden 44 – Gravis/OANN (July) – LV
- Biden 48, Trump 43 – DMN/UT-Tyler (July) – LV
- Trump 48, Biden 44 – UT/Texas Politics Project (July) – RV
- Biden 45, Trump 44 – Fox News (June) – RV
- Trump 48, Biden 46 – Public Policy Polling (June) – V
- Trump 48, Biden 48 – Public Policy Polling (June) – V
- Trump 44, Biden 43 – Quinnipiac Univ. (June) – RV
- Trump 47, Biden 41 – Emerson (May) – RV
- Trump 50, Biden 43 – Morning Consult (May) – LV
- Trump 43, Biden 43 – DMN/UT-Tyler (May) – RV
- Biden 47, Trump 46 – Public Policy Polling (April) – V
- Trump 49, Biden 44 – UT/Texas Tribune (April) – RV
- Trump 45, Biden 44 – DMN/UT-Tyler (March) – RV
- Trump 49, Biden 45 – Marist Coll. (February) – RV
- Trump 46, Biden 43 – Univision/Univ. of Houston (February) – RV
- Biden 48, Trump 47 – CNN/SSRS (February) – RV
- Trump 47, Biden 43 – UT/Texas Tribune (February) – RV
- Trump 44, Biden 42 – DMN/UT-Tyler (February) – RV
- Trump 51, Biden 46 – Texas Lyceum (January) – LV
- Trump 48, Biden 47 – CNN/SSRS (December 2019) – RV
- Trump 45, Biden 39 – DMN/UT-Tyler (November 2019) – RV
- Trump 46, Biden 39 – UT/Texas Tribune (November 2019) – RV
Links go to our coverage or commentary on the polls. If there is no link, then we either did not see the poll or otherwise did not have enough information to report on it. Legend: LV-Likely Voters, RV-Registered Voters, V-Voters
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