May 9, 2018 | Campaign News
Texas now ranks 5th in turnout out of the six states that have held 2018 primary elections after West Virginia (25.2%), Ohio (19.6%) and Indiana (17.1%) passed Texas (17.0%) on Tuesday. Only North Carolina, which did not have a statewide race on the ballot, has...
May 8, 2018 | Ads, Campaign News
GOV: The hourlong debate between Democratic runoff candidates Lupe Valdez and Andrew White will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in St. James Episcopal Church in Austin. It will not be televised but instead will be streamed live by KXAN-TV at kxan.com. HD46 open: Planned...
May 2, 2018 | Campaign News
GOV: Democratic runoff candidates Lupe Valdez and Andrew White will reportedly debate May 11 in Austin. The debate will be organized by several Democratic groups, according to a press release issued by James Lee, Hispanic Caucus State Committeeman of the Texas...
Apr 27, 2018 | Special Elections
Nine candidates have filed for the emergency special election to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Corpus Christi): Roy Barrera (D), also a candidate in the Democratic runoff Bech Bruun (R), also a candidate in the Republican runoff...
Apr 25, 2018 | Campaign News
Early voting continues for the May 5 uniform and special elections. HD13 special: Republicans Ben Leman and Jill Wolfskill engaged in a testy debate in Navasota earlier this week during which the candidates asked each other the questions. Leman opened by asking...
Apr 24, 2018 | Campaign News
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered an emergency special election for June 30 to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Corpus Christi), who resigned earlier this month. Candidates must file applications with the Secretary of State by 5 p.m. on...
Apr 23, 2018 | Campaign News
In a written opinion (PDF), Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton (R) determined that Gov. Greg Abbott (R) could call an emergency special election to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Corpus Christi), who resigned earlier this month. Citing the region’s...
Apr 19, 2018 | Campaign News
SD6: Sen. Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston) may be planning to remain in her Senate seat until the general election. In a conversation livestreamed on the Texas Tribune’s web site, Garcia told Evan Smith, “I feel strongly that the voters must have the final say.” Garcia is...
Apr 17, 2018 | Campaign News
GOV: In a fundraising email, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) pounced on former Dallas Co. Sheriff Lupe Valdez’s (D) comments that, as governor, she would “eviscerate” Senate Bill 4, sanctuary city legislation passed last year. The email identified Valdez as the “Democratic...
Apr 15, 2018 | Campaign Finance
Federal candidates and officeholders were required to file April quarterly reports by today (Sunday). These reports cover contributions received and expenditures made between February 15 and March 31. Not all of the reports or totals are available online as of this...
Apr 12, 2018 | Campaign News
Federal candidates and officeholders are required to file April quarterly reports by Sunday. We will be updating our Federal Crib Sheet over the weekend. Nominating Conventions: The Libertarian Party of Texas and as many as five political parties seeking ballot access...
Apr 6, 2018 | Campaign News
U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Corpus Christi) has resigned effective 5 p.m. today (Friday). Farenthold abandoned his re-election bid in December following public disclosure of his use of taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment complaint. “While I planned on...
