Dec 17, 2019 | Campaign News
Today (Tuesday) was the deadline for county parties to electronically submit their candidate rosters to the Secretary of State, and state parties’ deadline is tomorrow (Wednesday). We still have not seen candidate lists from the Libertarian and Green Parties, and we...
Nov 17, 2019 | Campaign News
Runoff Elections: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered January 28 special runoff elections for HD28, HD100 and HD148. The five-day early voting period begins January 21. HD2: Ben Wheeler veterinarian and Edom Tea Party founder Dwayne Collins established a campaign committee...
Oct 16, 2019 | Campaign Finance
Federal officeholders and candidates were required to file quarterly campaign finance reports today (Tuesday). Our Crib Sheets have been updated with the latest numbers. SEN: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R) out-raised the collective Democratic field, $3.2M to $2.8M, and he...
Oct 3, 2019 | Campaign News
HD83: New Deal educator and marching band director David Speer announced he was suspending his campaign. “I have not discovered a clear path for me to serve as a Legislator while continuing my treasured career as a public school teacher,” Speer said in a statement. “I...
Sep 29, 2019 | Campaign News
HD60: Graford rancher Glenn Rogers, who announced his intent to run for the seat following Rep. Mike Lang’s (R-Granbury) announcement that he would seek county office, will remain in the Republican primary race despite Lang’s reversal that he will seek re-election...
Sep 22, 2019 | Campaign News
HD76 open: Lisa Tamayo, a legislative aide to the retiring Sen. Jose Rodriguez (D-El Paso) and a former aide of Rep. Cesar Blanco (D-El Paso), established a campaign committee for a potential run for Blanco’s seat, which he is vacating to run for Rodriguez’s seat....
Sep 11, 2019 | Campaign News
SC6: Justice Jane Bland (R) was sworn in today (Wednesday) to succeed former Justice Jeff Brown (R), who was sworn in as a federal district judge. Bland must face the voters in 2020 to serve the remaining four years of Brown’s term. HD132: Former two-term Rep. Mike...
Apr 9, 2019 | Campaign News
CD7: Former Bellaire Mayor Cindy Siegel stepped down from the Metropolitan Transit Authority board, effective immediately, to challenge U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-Houston) as a Republican. Siegel was mayor from 2004 to 2012 after serving six years on the city...
Sep 23, 2018 | Campaign News
Voter Enthusiasm: A new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll highlights a couple of stark realities faced by U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso) and Democrats across the state trying to build a blue wave. Their core constituencies are, yet again, less interested...
Nov 19, 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. SD9: Fort Worth educator Gwenn Burud established a campaign committee for a potential challenge of Sen. Kelly Hancock (R-North...
May 27, 2017 | Campaign News
The Legislature adjourns sine die on Monday. Early voting for June 10 runoff elections begins Tuesday for most jurisdictions holding them. House Speaker: In an interview with the San Antonio Express-News, Speaker Joe Straus said he will seek a sixth term as the...
Mar 23, 2017 | Campaign News
Redistricting: Plaintiffs in the long-simmering litigation over the state’s Congressional district boundaries have asked a federal court to block the use of the current map for the 2018 election. Two weeks ago, a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court...