SC6 (Lean Republican): The Dallas Morning News endorsed Justice Jane Bland (R).
HD67 (Toss Up): Rep. Jeff Leach’s (R-Allen) campaign released a new ad, “Unfit,” criticizing Democratic challenger Lorenzo Sanchez on law enforcement issues.
HD92 open (Lean Republican): Former Rep. Todd Smith (R-Euless) endorsed Democratic nominee Jeff Whitfield over Republican nominee Jeff Cason.
HD144 (Likely Democratic): The Houston Chronicle endorsed Rep. Mary Ann Perez (D-Houston).
HD145 (Safe Democratic): The Houston Chronicle endorsed Rep. Christian Morales (D-Houston).
PRES (Lean Republican): A new poll from Democrat-leaning Public Policy Polling (PDF) finds President Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden tied, 48%-48%, among registered voters. Trump’s job performance rating is 47/48.
Trump leads among men, 49%-47%, while Biden leads by the same split among women. Biden leads among independents, 54%-41%. Trump leads among Anglo voters, 66%-32%. Biden leads among Black voters, 88%-7%, and Hispanic/Latino voters, 63%-32%.
It’s important to note that the sample for this poll is registered voters, not likely voters. This late in a campaign season, polls of likely voters are more instructive.
A new Crosswind poll of likely voters shows Trump leading Biden, 51%-44%. In a finding counter to most other recent polls, Trump leads among Hispanic/Latino voters, 48%-46%, which is a 29-point swing from the Public Policy Polling survey also released today (Thursday).
SEN (Lean Republican): That Crosswind poll shows U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R) leading Democratic challenger M.J. Hegar, 48%-39%, including 41%-30% among Hispanic/Latino voters.
CD20 (Safe Democratic): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-San Antonio).
CD21 (Toss Up): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed Democratic challenger Wendy Davis over U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Austin).
CD23 open (Lean Democratic): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed Democratic nominee Gina Ortiz Jones, who the paper did not endorse in 2018 in her race against U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-San Antonio).
CD26 (Likely Republican): The Dallas Morning News endorsed U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Lewisville).
CD28 (Safe Democratic): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo).
CD35 (Safe Democratic): The San Antonio Express-News endorsed U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin).
Carrollton: Mayoral candidate Zul Mirza Mohamed was arrested and charged with 84 counts of providing false information on a voting application and 25 counts of unlawful possession of a mail ballot. The Denton Co. Sheriff’s office, assisted by the Attorney General’s office, began investigating Mohamed last month.
Texas Presidential Polls
- Trump 48, Biden 48 – Public Policy Polling (October) – V
- Trump 51, Biden 44 – Crosswind (October) – LV
- 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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