Aug 3, 2016 | Campaign News
HD120: Rep.-elect Laura Thompson (I-San Antonio) did not qualify for the general election ballot as an independent candidate and thus cannot seek re-election except as a write-in candidate. She has until August 22 to file a “declaration of write-in candidacy” and...
Aug 2, 2016 | Special Elections
Independent Laura Thompson captured the remainder of former Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon’s (D-San Antonio) unexpired term following a four-point, 50-vote victory over Democrat Lou Miller. Turnout was 1.3% of registered voters. Thompson will be the incumbent in November...
Aug 1, 2016 | House Race Analyses
Tomorrow (Tuesday) is Election Day for HD120, and voters will elect a representative to serve the remainder of former Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon’s unexpired term. We will have live coverage beginning at 7 p.m. Neither Democrat Lou Miller nor independent Laura Thompson...
Jul 30, 2016 | Campaign News
HD146 open: In a recent post, we somehow got a week ahead of ourselves as we erroneously reporting that precinct chairs would meet today, July 30, to choose a replacement nominee for Rep. Borris Miles (D-Houston). The meeting is, as we have previously reported,...
Jul 28, 2016 | Campaign News
Updated to correct an error in the date of the HD146 precinct chairs’ meeting. HD120 open: As of 3 p.m. today, no one had used the court-ordered “reasonable impediment affidavit” because they lacked required photo identification during the first four days of...
Jul 27, 2016 | Campaign News
HD120 open: A total of 36 people voted in person today in the HD120 special runoff election between independent Laura Thompson and Democrat Lou Miller, bringing the three-day total to 119. The total does not include ballots by mail, of which there are likely to be...
Jul 26, 2016 | Campaign News
HD120 runoff: Thirty-seven more people voted in person today, bringing the two-day total to 83. This does not include ballot-by-mail voters, which are likely to comprise a significant majority of all votes cast. Early voting in person continues through Friday. Monday...
Jul 25, 2016 | Campaign News
HD120 open: A total of 46 people voted in person today in the HD120 special runoff election between independent Laura Thompson and Democrat Lou Miller. The total does not include ballots by mail, of which there are likely to be significantly more than ballots cast in...
Jul 23, 2016 | Campaign News
A federal judge has approved a deal between the Voter ID plaintiffs and the state to permit voters without legally required photo identification to cast ballots in the HD120 special runoff election. A voter lacking proper ID can provide a valid voter registration...
Jul 20, 2016 | Campaign News
HD120: Early voting begins Monday to fill the remainder of former Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon’s (D-San Antonio) term. Democrat Lou Miller faces Laura Thompson, who is running as an independent. A Thompson win would make history. An independent candidate has not been...
May 26, 2016 | Political Climate, Runoff Elections
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...
May 25, 2016 | Runoff Elections
Not all of the votes have been counted from last night’s primary runoff elections. Military overseas ballots are still eligible to be counted for the next few days. In addition, voters who cast provisional ballots have until Monday to present identification or...
