Brownsville, Port Arthur Voters Elect New Mayors

Runoffs continued to be dangerous places for incumbents on Saturday as voters in a handful of local jurisdictions settled the last few races left undecided by the May 4 elections: In Brownsville, Trey Mendez won the open mayoral runoff, 59%-41%, over Charlie Cabler....

Jones Opts for Rematch and Other News for May 14

CD23: 2018 Democratic nominee Gina Ortiz Jones announced she would seek a rematch against U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-San Antonio). Jones lost to Hurd, 49.2%-48.7%, in the general election after out-raising the incumbent, $5.2M to $3.6M, and outspending him, $5.9M to...

Early Voting and Campaign Finance Update for April 28

Early voting continues through Tuesday in most jurisdictions holding local elections on Saturday. Turnout continues to be light across most of the state. Bexar Co.: Through Saturday, just over 35K people have voted in person, which is around 3.5% of registered voters....

Early Voting Begins in HD145 and Other News for February 25

HD145 special: Early voting began today (Monday) and runs through Friday for the runoff election between Houston funeral home executive Christina Morales and former Houston council member Melissa Noriega. A total of 300 people voted on the first day, 143 in person and...

Election News for October 8

Registration Deadline: Tuesday is the last day to register for the November 7 general and constitutional amendment election. LTGOV: Rockwall public relations executive and former council member Scott Milder established a campaign committee for a potential primary...

Election News for February 21

CD7: Houston cancer physician Jason Westin is considering challenging U.S. Rep. John Culberson (R-Houson) as a Democrat. Beaumont: A candidate filed for two offices on the May 6 ballot has dropped his bid to run for city council. Kevin Reece will instead run for...