Jun 10, 2019 | Campaign News
HD100 open: The Dallas Morning News’s Gromer Jeffers Jr. reported that “at least 11 people have expressed interest or have been mentioned as possible candidates” to succeed Rep. Eric Johnson (D-Dallas), who won the mayoral runoff on Saturday. Dallas attorney Lorraine...
Apr 7, 2019 | Campaign News
The Senate this week is expected take up Senate Bill 9, an omnibus election integrity bill by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), who chaired an interim committee on election security. Broadly, the bill is the results of that committee’s work and would: Require counties to...
Sep 13, 2018 | Campaign News
SD19 special: Early voting concludes tomorrow (Friday) for Tuesday’s special runoff election between Pleasanton retired game warden Pete Flores (R) and former Rep. and U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (D-Alpine). Early voting turnout from several of the district’s largest...
Feb 19, 2018 | Campaign News
Early voting for the March 6 primary election begins tomorrow. Poll Numbers A new UT/Texas Tribune poll suggests statewide incumbents have significant leads over their primary rivals, but voters remain fairly divided about their job performance: GOV (R): Gov. Greg...
Jan 30, 2018 | Ads, Campaign News
HD134: The Gov. Greg Abbott campaign released a second television ad attacking Rep. Sarah Davis (R-West University Place) for opposing his agenda. “Davis has sold out conservative values,” says the narrator, focusing on state spending and abortion, before the ad...
Dec 12, 2017 | Campaign News
Updated December 12 to identify AGRIC candidate Jim Hogan. The deadline to file for a place on the 2018 ballot has passed. Attorney General Ken Paxton and Comptroller Glenn Hegar appear to have no primary challengers. Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Barbara Hervey...
Nov 30, 2017 | Campaign News
Filing for a place on the 2018 continues until 6 p.m. local time on December 11. Please see our Crib Sheets for candidates’ filing status. HD145: Rep. Carol Alvarado (D-Houston) announced she would seek re-election, passing on open CD29 seat. In an email to...
Jul 11, 2017 | Campaign News
House Speaker: By a 36-28 vote, the executive committee of the Bexar Co. Republican Party approved a resolution calling for “a change in leadership in the Texas House … due to the non-support of the Republican Party of Texas platform by the current incumbent,” Speaker...
Jul 9, 2017 | Campaign News
AG: In a statement, the Ken Paxton campaign said it raised “well over $1 million in political contributions” during the final dozen days of June and has nearly $5.3M on hand. At this point in 2013, Paxton raised $279K following the end of the legislative session and...
May 23, 2017 | Campaign News
CCA: San Antonio attorney Jay Brandon reinitiated his state judicial campaign committee for a potential race for the Court of Criminal Appeals, but his campaign treasurer appointment did not specify which seat he may be seeking. Brandon ran unsuccessfully for the...
Dec 29, 2016 | Campaign News
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Elsa Alcala announced on Twitter that she would not seek re-election in 2018. In an accompanying statement, Alcala said the need to run statewide in a partisan election was her “primary reason” for retiring. “Although I have been...
Nov 7, 2016 | General Elections, Political Climate
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