Campaign News for September 19

Voter ID: U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos sided with the Voter ID suit plaintiffs who argued that state election officials were misleading voters about court-ordered remedies to the Voter ID law. She ordered the state to accurately describe the procedures a...

Revisiting Runoff Night Storylines

A few days ago, we listed some storylines we’d be watching as the runoff election votes were tallied. Here we revisit those storylines and a couple of others from previous posts. Wayne Christian Christian or Gates? We knew one of the candidates was going to buck...

Campaign News as Early Voting Begins

Early voting begins Monday and runs through Friday for the primary runoff elections. Monday is the deadline for primary runoff candidates to file 8-day-out campaign finance reports – our first look into their fundraising efforts since late February. These reports...

Campaign and Endorsement News for May 9

RRC open: The Dallas Morning News made no endorsement in the Republican runoff between former Rep. Wayne Christian (R-Center) and Gary Gates. The paper endorsed Grady Yarbrough in the Democratic runoff. SD24 open: The Dawn Buckingham campaign released a new radio ad...

Campaign News for April 1

SD24 open: A temporary injunction against releasing records related to a 9-1-1 call to Rep. Susan King’s (R-Abilene) house in October will remain in place until after the general election, ruled District Judge Lora Livingston. King sued AG Ken Paxton, whose office...

Election Update for June 19

Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update (No. 84-23). Highlights include: Ratliff reconsidering decision to leave SBOE Several say they are passing on SD24 open seat Cyrier, Workman get primary challengers Campbell says no to CD21 race Some historical...