Oct 23, 2016 | Campaign News
PRES: Calling her the “least objectionable choice,” the Beaumont Enterprise endorsed Hillary Clinton. The Bryan-College Station Eagle “reluctantly” endorsed Clinton. The Galveston Daily News endosed Clinton, “which is the newspaper’s first endorsement of a Democratic...
May 26, 2016 | Political Climate, Runoff Elections
A few days ago, we listed some storylines we’d be watching as the runoff election votes were tallied. Here we revisit those storylines and a couple of others from previous posts. Wayne Christian Christian or Gates? We knew one of the candidates was going to buck...
May 19, 2016 | Campaign News
Rep. Jarvis Johnson (D-Houston) was sworn in today at Houston City Hall. Mayor Sylvester Turner administered the oath of office with Johnson’s new colleague, Rep. Borris Miles (D-Houston), standing nearby. Johnson faces Kimberly Willis in Tuesday’s...
May 16, 2016 | Campaign News
Yesterday was the deadline for primary runoff candidates to file 8-day-out campaign finance reports – our first look into their fundraising efforts since late February. These reports typically are made available online during the day today. Our Crib Sheets have been...
May 15, 2016 | Campaign News
Early voting begins Monday and runs through Friday for the primary runoff elections. Monday is the deadline for primary runoff candidates to file 8-day-out campaign finance reports – our first look into their fundraising efforts since late February. These reports...
May 6, 2016 | Campaign News
Voter ID: Judge Lawrence Meyers, the lone Democrat currently holding state office, has withdrawn a lawsuit he filed to overturn the Voter ID law. The suit is not related to a federal lawsuit before the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Oral arguments are scheduled...
May 3, 2016 | Campaign News
Early Voting has ended for the May 7 local elections and the HD120 and HD139 special elections. HD139: A total of 200 people voted in person and another 1,173 ballots by mail were returned during the nine-day early voting period. In Bexar Co., a total of 7,374 people...
May 2, 2016 | Campaign News
Early voting: Tomorrow (Tuesday) is the last day to vote early in person for the May 7 local elections and the HD120 and HD139 special elections. In Harris Co., a total of 158 people have voted in person and another 1,170 by mail in the HD139 special election through...
Apr 28, 2016 | Campaign News
RRC open: The Kaufman Co. Tea Party endorsed former Rep. Wayne Christian (R-Center). His runoff opponent Gary Gates came in first in Kaufman Co. with 28% of the vote. Christian finished fourth there with 12% of the vote, trailing Weston Martinez (22%) and Lance...
Apr 27, 2016 | Campaign News
Early voting continues for the HD120, HD139 and uniform elections. HD139 Special: Twelve people voted early in person today in HD139, bringing the three-day in-person total to 55 people. More than 1,100 ballots by mail have been returned. Ballots by mail represent...
Apr 19, 2016 | Campaign News
RRC open: The Texas Assoc. of Manufacturers MPACT endorsed former Rep. Wayne Christian. SD1 open: The David Simpson campaign released a list of 17 school superintendents who have endorsed him, including Longview ISD’s James Wilcox. The others are from Arp, Avinger,...
