Dec 7, 2017 | Campaign Finance
This post has been updated since we sent our Breaking News alert. Rep. Leighton Schubert (R-Caldwell) announced he would not seek re-election. “I care deeply for this area and this decision was not an easy one,” said the two-term legislator. “I look forward to...
Nov 21, 2017 | Campaign News
Filing for a place on the 2018 continues until 6 p.m. local time on December 11. Please see our Crib Sheets for candidates’ filing status. Many party offices have limited hours, or are closed entirely, for the Thanksgiving weekend. GOV: Houston council member Dwight...
Mar 1, 2017 | By the Numbers, Straight-ticket Voting
Forty Texas House districts saw one party’s candidate have at least a 20K-vote advantage in straight-party voting for the 2016 general election, up from 27 in 2012. Of the 40 seats, Republicans held the advantage in 27 seats, and Democrats held the advantage in 13. On...
Oct 12, 2016 | Campaign News
AG: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused to consider Ken Paxton’s appeal to have three criminal securities fraud indictments dismissed. Paxton, who has denied any wrongdoing, still faces two first-degree charges and one third-degree felony charge. A Paxton...
Oct 12, 2016 | Campaign Finance
We previously covered the 30-day-out reports for most competitive and potentially competitive House races. Since we published it, we became aware of a mistake with HD144. We erroneously used Rep. Gilbert Peña’s (R-Pasadena) July semiannual report in our...
Nov 16, 2015 | Archived Updates
Dear Subscriber, A few things we wanted to share with you today: CD8: Former Rep. Steve Toth (R-The Woodlands) announced he was running in the Republican primary against U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-The Woodlands). Two other Republicans are already in the race. CD15: Two...
Mar 2, 2015 | Archived Updates
We emailed this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, We are now less than a year away from the March 1, 2016 primary. A few things we wanted to share with you today: New Members. Reps.-elect Diego Bernal, John Cyrier and Leighton Schubert officially lose the...
Feb 20, 2015 | Archived Updates
We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update (No. 84-10). Highlights include: Menendez swearing in set for Mar 5 Pair of bills restricting straight-ticket voting filed HD124 has first official candidate Tuesday’s...
Feb 20, 2015 | Special Elections
Tuesday’s runoffs sent four new members to the 84th Legislature and created yet another vacancy in the House: Jose Menendez defeated Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, 59-41, flipping the special election result in SD26 Leighton Schubert defeated Carolyn Bilski, 57-43,...
Feb 17, 2015 | Election Night Returns
SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION LIVE RETURNS ARCHIVE February 17, 2015 9:10 p.m. SD26: Menendez wins, 59-41 HD123: Bernal wins, 64-36 This is our last update of the night. Subscribers will receive our post-mortem later this week. 9:05 p.m. HD17: Cyrier wins, 52-48 SD26:...
Feb 16, 2015 | Archived Updates
Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update (No. 84-09). Highlights include: Election Day is tomorrow for SD26, HD13, HD17 and HD123 Castro phone banks for Martinez Fischer Endorsement for Golemon Ivy Taylor files for re-election Villalba files bill...
Feb 12, 2015 | Archived Updates
We emailed this to subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update (No. 84-08). Highlights include: Turnout slightly higher in Bexar Co., HD17 as early voting concludes tomorrow Bexar Co. Democratic Chair endorses Martinez Fischer Austin Co....
