Oct 1, 2019 | Campaign News
CCA3: Austin attorney Gina Parker announced she would challenge Judge Bert Richardson (R) in the Republican primary. The Parker campaign released a list of endorsements including former Gov. Rick Perry (R), seven members of the State Republican Executive Committee and...
Sep 18, 2019 | Campaign News
HD28 special: Annie’s List endorsed Eliz Markowitz, the lone Democrat in the field. HD55: Rep. Hugh Shine (R-Temple) announced he would seek re-election to a fifth term. HD91: Haltom City resident Charlie Levitt established a campaign committee for a potential primary...
Aug 1, 2019 | Campaign News
U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-San Antonio) announced he would not seek re-election, becoming the third Republican member of Congress from Texas to do so. “I have made the decision to not seek re-election for the 23rd Congressional District of Texas in order to pursue...
May 15, 2019 | Campaign News
The House Elections Committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 9, an omnibus “election integrity” bill by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), during a contentious hearing today (Wednesday). A committee substitute offered by Rep. Stephanie Klick (R-Fort Worth), the...
Oct 19, 2018 | Campaign News
Early Voting begins Monday for the November 6 general election and runs through November 2. GOV: The Corpus Christi Caller-Times endorsed Gov. Greg Abbott (R). LTGOV: The Corpus Christi Caller-Times endorsed Democratic challenger Mike Collier over Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick...
Oct 23, 2017 | Campaign News
Early Voting is underway for the November 6 general and constitutional amendment election. SD10: Democratic challenger Beverly Powell resigned her seat on the Burleson ISD Board of Trustees to “focus full-time on her race” for SD10. Powell will continue to serve until...
Sep 20, 2017 | Campaign News
HD98: Keller council member, attorney and gubernatorial appointee Armin Mizani formed a campaign committee and announced he would challenge Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake) in the Republican primary. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) appointed Mizani as a consumer...
Sep 13, 2017 | Campaign News
HD4: Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Terrell) confirmed he would seek re-election. Gooden has two announced primary challengers: Forney pastor Marty Reid and former Rep. Stuart Spitzer (R-Kaufman), who has faced Gooden in every Republican primary for the seat since 2012. Gooden...
Aug 15, 2017 | Campaign News
Two of the state’s congressional districts were struck down by a unanimous panel of federal judges and must be redrawn: CD27, currently represented by U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Corpus Christi), and CD35, currently represented by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin)....
Mar 10, 2017 | breaking-news, Campaign News
A panel of federal district judges has ruled that three South/West Texas Congressional districts must be redrawn and invalidated more than one Dallas/Fort Worth area district because they violate the federal Voting Rights Act. In a 2-1 decision, the panel found that...
Dec 12, 2016 | By the Numbers
7 Number of Texas U.S. representatives who exit the 2015-16 federal election cycle with more than $1M cash on hand. Post-general campaign finance reports were due late last week for federal candidates on the general election ballot. Seven of the state’s 36 incumbents...
Oct 16, 2016 | Campaign Finance
Early voting in person begins one week from tomorrow (Monday, October 24). SC: The Houston Chronicle endorsed incumbent Justices Debra Lehrmann (SC3) and Eva Guzman (SC9) and challenger Dori Contreras Garza (SC5). SD12: The Fort Worth Star-Telegram endorsed Sen. Jane...
