Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time across Texas tomorrow for the primary runoff election. Our live coverage will begin shortly after 7 p.m.
RRC open: Former Rep. Wayne Christian (R-Center) reported receiving $2.5K from the Texas Home School Coalition PAC in a daily pre-election report (formerly telegram report).
SD1 open: Rep. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) reported receiving $55K from Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC, $10K from AT&T Texas PAC, $5K each from Sen. Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler) and the Texas Deer Assoc. PAC, and $2.5K from the Texas Cornerstone Credit Union League PAC in a daily pre-election report. Hughes has reported receiving $119K since the 8-day-out report, bringing his total raised since the primary to more than $600K.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is featured in a call going out to East Texas voters, urging them to vote for Hughes.
Senator @TedCruz asking voters to vote for @RepHughes for Texas Senate tomorrow. Thousands of East Texans receiving the call tonight.
— Jordan Berry (@jordandberry) May 23, 2016
RRC open: Former Rep. Wayne Christian (R-Center) reported receiving $2.5K from the Texas Home School Coalition PAC in a daily pre-election report (formerly telegram report).
SD1 open: Rep. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) reported receiving $55K from Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC, $10K from AT&T Texas PAC, $5K each from Sen. Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler) and the Texas Deer Assoc. PAC, and $2.5K from the Texas Cornerstone Credit Union League PAC in a daily pre-election report. Hughes has reported receiving $119K since the 8-day-out report, bringing his total raised since the primary to more than $600K.
SD24 open: Rep. Susan King (R-Abilene) reported receiving $2.5K each from the Texas Cornerstone Credit Union League PAC and the Texas Homecare and Hospice PAC in a daily pre-election report. Dawn Buckingham reported receiving $5K from the Texas Home School Coalition PAC in a daily pre-election report.
HD5 open: Cole Hefner reported receiving a nearly $9K in-kind donation from the Young Conservatives of Texas PAC and a nearly $5K in-kind donation from Empower Texans PAC in a pair of daily pre-election reports. Jay Misenheimer reported receiving $25K in in-kind contributions from Associated Republicans of Texas and a $1,250 donation from Texas American Federation of Teachers PAC in a daily pre-election report.
HD18 open: Keith Strahan reported receiving a nearly $5K in-kind donation from Empower Texans PAC and a nearly $5K contribution from the Texas Home School Coalition PAC in a daily pre-election report.
HD33 open: John Keating reported receiving a nearly $5K in-kind donation from Empower Texans PAC, a $3.5K contribution from the Texas Home School Coalition PAC, a $2.5K contribution from Young Conservatives of Texas PAC, a $2K contribution from Fort Worth retiree Mike Olcott and a $1,500 contribution from Addison technology manager Danny Basso in a pair of daily pre-election reports. Justin Holland reported receiving $1,500 from Wal-Mart Stores PAC for Responsible Government in a daily pre-election report.
HD54 open: Scott Cosper reported receiving $10K from the Texas Medical Assoc. TEXPAC in a daily pre-election report.
HD64 open: Read King reported receiving a nearly $5K in-kind donation from Empower Texans PAC in a daily pre-election report.
HD128: Briscoe Cain reported receiving $9K from the Texas Home School Coalition PAC and $3K from the Empower Texans PAC in a daily pre-election report.
Harris Co.: Several candidates vying to become the replacement nominee for Harris Co. Comm. Precinct 1 attended a forum Sunday to address several dozen Democratic precinct chairs and other activists. Participants included:
- Houston City Council member Dwight Boykins
- Rodney Ellis (D-Houston)
- DeWayne Lark
- Interim Comm. Gene Locke
- Photographer Georgia Provost, who ran unsuccessfully for an at-large Houston City Council position in 2015, and
- Educator RayKey Tezino, who lost the HD139 special election to Rep. Jarvis Johnson (D-Houston).
Boykins has not formally announced he is seeking the post, as doing so may trigger a state law requiring city elected officials with terms of more than two years to resign when they seek another office.
