Jul 9, 2018 | Campaign News
At least four Democratic congressional challengers will report raising at least $1M each during the second quarter of 2018: Colin Allred, challenging U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Dallas), will report raising $1.1M and having $900K on hand Lizzie Pannill Fletcher,...
Jul 5, 2018 | Campaign News
Baselice Survey: Republican pollster Mike Baselice released a two-page memo summarizing key findings from his May 2018 Texas Voter Survey, which was conducted for Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC. Some notable data points: Greg Abbott (R) had the highest net favorability...
Jul 1, 2018 | Campaign News
SD19 special: 30-day-out campaign finance reports are due tomorrow (Monday) from candidates running in the special election to fill the unexpired term of former Sen. Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio). These reports will cover contributions received and expenditures made...
Jun 30, 2018 | Campaign News
Michael Cloud (R), a Victoria marketing businessman and former Victoria Co. Republican Party chair, won a nine-way special election outright with 55% of the vote. He will fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Corpus Christi), who resigned in...
Jun 28, 2018 | Campaign News
CD27 special: Saturday is Election Day across the 13 counties that comprise CD27. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CDT, and we will begin our live coverage shortly after polls close. Updates will be posted on our web site at https://txelects.wpengine.com/live/ and...
Jun 28, 2018 | Campaign News
The Secretary of State has certified eight independent candidates for the November general election ballot. All but one of the certified candidates are seeking congressional seats: Scott Cubbler of Houston for CD2 Benjamin Hernandez of Houston for CD9 Kesha Rogers of...
Jun 26, 2018 | Campaign News
Former Sen. Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio) was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison and three years of probation, and he was ordered to pay $6.3M in restitution. Uresti resigned last week, triggering a July 31 special election to fill the remaining two-plus years of...
Jun 25, 2018 | Campaign News
SD19 special: Eight candidates filed for the July 31 special election to fill the unexpired term of former Sen. Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio): Jesse Jay Alaniz (R), a San Antonio retiree and former Harlandale ISD board president Pete Flores (R), a Pleasanton retired...
Jun 25, 2018 | Campaign News
By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court largely determined that the state’s redistricting maps were lawful, save for HD90 in Tarrant Co., and that the Legislature did not intentionally discriminate when drawing them. The Court ruled that the lower three-judge court...
Jun 24, 2018 | Campaign News
SD19 special: San Antonio attorney and longtime Democratic activist Charlie Urbina Jones has filed for the race, becoming the sixth official candidate. San Antonio financial analyst Tony Valdivia established a campaign committee and updated his web site to run for the...
Jun 22, 2018 | Campaign Finance
SD19 special: Pleasanton retired game warden Pete Flores and San Antonio real estate agent Carlos Antonio Raymond filed as Republicans for the special election to fill the remaining two-plus years of former Sen. Carlos Uresti’s (D-San Antonio) term. Flores received...
Jun 19, 2018 | Campaign News
SD19 special: The campaign of Rep. Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio) announced the endorsements of Rep. Ina Minjarez (D-San Antonio), Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff (D), and Bexar Co. Comms. Chico Rodriguez (D) and Paul Elizondo (D). Minjarez is the fourth Bexar Co....
