Jun 18, 2018 | Campaign News
Campaign finance reports were due today from candidates running, or at least on the ballot, for the unexpired term of former U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Corpus Christi). These reports cover contributions received and expenditures made during the period ending June...
Jun 13, 2018 | Campaign News
Early voting is under way for the CD27 special election and has concluded for Saturday’s local runoff elections. In Abilene, just under 5K have voted early in the council runoff between incumbent Bruce Kreitler and challenger Jack Rentz, which is a little short of the...
Jun 11, 2018 | Campaign News
Correction: In yesterday’s post, we overlooked the fact that 2014 Libertarian gubernatorial nominee Kathie Glass also visited all 254 of the state’s counties during her campaign. We regret the error and have updated that post. Early voting concludes tomorrow (Tuesday)...
May 31, 2018 | Campaign News
HD13: Rep. Ben Leman (R-Iola) took the oath of office today and will serve the remainder of former Rep. Leighton Schubert’s (R-Caldwell) term. Leman defeated Jill Wolfskill, 57%-43%, in the Republican runoff. Wolfskill withdrew from the special runoff election,...
May 29, 2018 | Campaign News
CD27 open: Republican nominee Michael Cloud and his former runoff opponent Bech Bruun are expected to appear together at the Nueces Co. Republican Party headquarters for an announcement regarding the June 30 special election to fill the unexpired term of former U.S....
May 23, 2018 | Campaign News
A few quick takes on tonight’s election results: Lupe Valdez defeated Andrew White, 53-47, to claim the Democratic nomination. The first Democratic gubernatorial runoff since 1990 failed to draw much buzz. Turnout was the lowest ever for a Democratic...
May 20, 2018 | Campaign Finance
State candidates are required to file daily pre-election reports detailing contributions received after the 8-day-out report period closes. Some highlights of recently filed reports: GOV: Lupe Valdez reported receiving a pair of contributions totaling $7K. Andrew...
May 17, 2018 | Campaign News
Early voting for the May 22 runoff election continues through tomorrow (Friday). In general, Democratic turnout remains ahead of Republican turnout, which is unsurprising given the lack of a statewide Republican race. Turnout statewide is likely just south of 3% for...
May 13, 2018 | Campaign Finance
With a week to go before the runoffs, outside groups have spent at least $2.7M on Texas runoff candidates so far this election cycle. That figure includes spending prior to the primary. Club for Growth Action is responsible for about 44% of all independent...
May 11, 2018 | Campaign News
A federal judge has given the state seven until Thursday to create a path for voters to register automatically when they go online to obtain or renew their driver’s licenses. The Texas Dept. of Public Safety’s website currently redirects voters to the Secretary of...
May 11, 2018 | breaking-news, Campaign Finance
Federal candidates in the state’s primary runoff elections were required to file pre-runoff campaign finance reports yesterday. These cover contributions received and expenditures made between April 1 and May 2. CD2 open: Dan Crenshaw out-raised Rep. Kevin Roberts...
