Dec 28, 2020 | Special Elections
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered a January 23 special election to fill the unexpired House term of Sen.-elect Drew Springer (R-Muenster). Early voting begins January 11 – two weeks from today (Monday). Candidates must file with the Secretary of State by January 4. Cooke...
Nov 15, 2020 | Political Climate
Joe Biden beat President Trump by a little over 850K votes in the seven counties with at least 500K registered voters. That’s nearly double the 443K-vote margin Hillary Clinton had in those counties four years earlier and a little over 100K above Beto O’Rourke’s...
Oct 8, 2020 | Campaign News
SC6 (Lean Republican): The Dallas Morning News endorsed Justice Jane Bland (R). HD67 (Toss Up): Rep. Jeff Leach’s (R-Allen) campaign released a new ad, “Unfit,” criticizing Democratic challenger Lorenzo Sanchez on law enforcement issues. HD92 open (Lean Republican):...
Dec 8, 2019 | Campaign News
Tomorrow (Monday) is the deadline for candidates to file for a spot on the March 3 primary ballot as a Democrat or Republican, or to be eligible to receive the nomination of the Green or Libertarian Parties at their conventions. It is also the deadline for candidates...
Dec 4, 2019 | Campaign News
Monday is the deadline for candidates to file for spots on the March 2020 primary ballot and minor party nominating conventions. Our Crib Sheets show candidates’ filing status. At least 458 candidates have filed for federal, statewide and legislative office so far. As...
Mar 17, 2019 | Campaign News
HD125: Rep.-elect Ray Lopez (D-San Antonio) will be sworn in on Thursday at 10 a.m. CDT. HD145: Rep.-elect Christina Morales (D-Houston) will be sworn in tomorrow (Monday) at 3 p.m. CDT. SD27: San Benito attorney Sara Stapleton-Barrera established a campaign committee...
Mar 14, 2019 | Campaign News
Ending months of speculation, former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso) announced he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge President Trump (R). He is the second prominent Texan in the Democratic race, joining former San Antonio Mayor and U.S. Housing and...
Mar 5, 2019 | Campaign News, Special Elections
HD145 special: Christina Morales defeated former Houston council member Melissa Noriega, 61%-39%. Turnout was 4.1%. HD125 special: Former San Antonio council member Ray Lopez out-raised Republican Fred Rangel, $72K to $13K, and outspent him, $92K to $19K, between...
Mar 4, 2019 | Campaign News
HD125 special: Early voting began today (Monday) for the special runoff election between Fred Rangel and former San Antonio council member Ray Lopez. A total of 845 people voted in person on the first day. It took four days to reach this total for last month’s...
Mar 3, 2019 | Campaign News
The 2020 primary election is one year from today (Sunday). HD125 special: The five-day early voting period begins tomorrow (Monday) for the runoff election between Fred Rangel and former San Antonio council member Ray Lopez. HD145 special: Early voting has concluded...
Feb 28, 2019 | Campaign News
HD125 special: Ray Lopez and Fred Rangel appeared at a generally amicable campaign forum hosted by the League of Women Voters. The candidates differed on abortion, background checks for gun sales, the Trump Administration’s policy of separating families at the border...
Feb 27, 2019 | Campaign News
SEN: The Dallas Morning News’s Gromer Jeffers Jr. reported that former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso) has decided not to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R) and will likely run for president. In a statement provided to the paper, O’Rourke confirmed he and his...
