Feb 20, 2020 | Campaign Finance, Federal Race Analyses
Federal candidates’ pre-primary reports were due today (Thursday). These reports disclose contributions received and expenditures made between January 1 and February 12. Most candidates have filed as of our press time, and our Crib Sheets have been updated with the...
Feb 14, 2020 | Campaign News
Early voting for the March 3 primary election begins on Tuesday. RRC: The Dallas Morning News and the San Antonio Express-News endorsed Comm. Ryan Sitton (R) and Chrysta Castañeda (D) for their respective party’s nominations. Courts: The San Antonio Express-News...
Feb 6, 2020 | Campaign News
Judicial Poll: Incumbents on the Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals were the top choices of respondents to the State Bar of Texas’s 2020 Judicial Poll (pdf). Chief Justice Nathan Hecht led all candidates with 2,706 votes, nearly 1K more than Democratic rival...
Feb 4, 2020 | Campaign News
We reported highlights of candidates’ 30-day-out campaign finance reports in another post. Our Crib Sheets have been fully updated. RRC: Texans for Fiscal Responsibility/Empower Texans endorsed Comm. Ryan Sitton (R) for re-election. HD76 open: El Paso Co....
Feb 1, 2020 | Campaign Finance, Federal Race Analyses
Year-end campaign finance reports were due Friday for all federal officeholders and candidates. These reports disclose contributions received and expenditures made during the fourth quarter of 2019, and so cash-on-hand figures listed below are as of a month ago,...
Jan 29, 2020 | Campaign News
President Trump polls at or just over 50% and leads four prospective Democratic challengers by 3-8 percentage points according to Texas Lyceum’s 2020 statewide survey (PDF), but is within the margin of error of Bernie Sanders, who polls strongest among the four...
Jan 21, 2020 | Campaign News
More than 16.1M Texans are registered to vote – the largest number in state history – according to new voter registration numbers released by the Secretary of State’s office. Since January 2016, the number of registered voters has grown by 14%, significantly higher...
Jan 15, 2020 | Campaign News
Campaign Finance: January semiannual campaign finance reports were due today (Wednesday) for state officeholders and candidates and, where required, local officials and candidates. We expect these reports will be available online beginning sometime tomorrow...
Jan 13, 2020 | Campaign News
Our Crib Sheets have been updated with the Green Party’s candidate slate. They now include the 347 Republicans, 328 Democrats, 90 Libertarians, 14 Greens and 44 independents who have filed for the state’s federal, statewide and legislative offices on the ballot in...
Jan 12, 2020 | Campaign News
Wednesday is the deadline for state and local (where required) candidates and officeholders to file their January semiannual campaign finance reports. They typically become available online during the next day. HD28 special: The Gary Gates (R) campaign released a new...
Jan 9, 2020 | Campaign News
Forty-four candidates filed declarations of intent to run as an independent for U.S. Senate, Congress, the Texas Senate and the Texas House by the December 9 deadline. This is down from the 68 who filed declarations for 2018 but still much higher than the 15 who filed...
Jan 8, 2020 | Campaign News
SD19: District Judge Cathleen Stryker granted a motion for a temporary restraining order prohibiting the Texas Democratic Party from Belinda Shvetz on the primary ballot. Candidate Xochil Rodriguez filed the suit in December, alleging that Shvetz does not live, and is...
