Dec 10, 2021 | Campaign News
Filing for partisan nomination or an independent candidacy for the 2022 general election concludes at 6 p.m. local time on Monday. Our Crib Sheets have the latest information on the 893 candidates for statewide, legislative and congressional offices we are tracking,...
Aug 12, 2021 | Redistricting
The U.S. Census Bureau released block-level data needed for redistricting today (Thursday). The state’s total population of 29.1M was previously announced with the congressional apportionment data. Today’s release includes far more detail and at a much more granular...
Nov 2, 2020 | Campaign News
Election Day is finally here. Our live coverage will begin at 7 p.m. at txelects.com/live. In addition to the results and analysis we normally provide, we’ve added a “scoreboard” powered by the Texas Tribune and its partner Decision Desk HQ. The scoreboard has been...
Oct 22, 2020 | Campaign Finance
Congressional candidates on the general election ballot were required to file their pre-general election reports today (Thursday). These reports disclose contributions received and expenditures made during the first two weeks of October. Contribution totals include...
Oct 15, 2020 | Campaign Finance
Congressional candidates on the general election ballot raised more than $60M during the third quarter of 2020. In a number of races – the U.S. Senate race an exception – the candidates’ fundraising totals exceeded the same period in 2018. SEN (Lean Republican):...
Oct 10, 2020 | Campaign News
A federal judge has barred enforcement of Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) order limiting counties to providing a single location for voters to drop off absentee ballots in person. That ruling was promptly stayed by an appellate court. “By limiting ballot return centers to one...
Oct 2, 2020 | Campaign News
The League of Women Voters of Texas, LULAC and two elderly voters filed suit today (Friday) seeking to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott’s proclamation requiring counties to have a single drop-off location for absentee ballots returned personally. The suit challenges Abbott’s...
Sep 21, 2020 | Campaign News
SD30 special (Solid Republican): Early voting continues through Friday for the September 29 special election. Through yesterday (Sunday), more than 20K people have voted early in person or by mail. Collin County Judge Chris Hill (R) endorsed Shelley Luther....
Sep 14, 2020 | Campaign News
SD30 special (Safe Republican): Early voting began today for the September 29 special election. Denton Mayor Chris Watts (R) released a new ad, “Game Changer,” highlighting his first priority if elected: “look at the emergency powers statutes to make sure that the...
Sep 4, 2020 | Campaign News
A new Data for Progress survey (PDF) conducted entirely online finds Democratic challenger Joe Biden leading President Trump, 48%-45%, with 8% unsure. Biden leads among “independents,” 47%-33%. Within 34 “battleground” Texas House districts, Biden leads Trump,...
Sep 3, 2020 | Campaign News
HD134 (Lean Democratic): Planned Parenthood Texas Votes PAC endorsed Rep. Sarah Davis (R-Houston) over her Democratic challenger Ann Johnson. CD7 (Lean Democratic): U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher’s (D-Houston) campaign released a new ad, “Test,” focusing on health care....
Aug 26, 2020 | Campaign News
A divided Third Court of Appeals panel dismissed as moot Republican candidates and groups’ lawsuit seeking to remove several Libertarian candidates from the ballot for not paying filing fees required by recently enacted Sec. 141.041(a), Election Code. The court...
