Jun 9, 2021 | Campaign News
As expected, the attorneys charged with prosecuting Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton (R) have appealed a ruling sending the criminal fraud case back to Collin Co. from Harris Co., where it has transferred more than four years ago. A divided panel of three Democratic justices...
Oct 30, 2019 | Campaign News
Early voting concludes Friday for the November 5 constitutional amendment, general and special elections. Through yesterday (Tuesday), 475K people have voted early statewide, amounting to 3% of registered voters. Turnout exceeds 5% in 32 of the state’s 254 counties to...
Sep 24, 2019 | Campaign News
SD12: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is expected to appear at Sen. Jane Nelson’s (R-Flower Mound) re-election campaign kickoff event in Grapevine next month. SD29 open: State Board of Education Member Georgina Pérez (D-El Paso) endorsed Rep. Cesar Blanco (D-El Paso) for the...
Sep 17, 2019 | Campaign News
HD16: Rep. Will Metcalf (R-Conroe) announced he would seek re-election to a fourth term. HD47: The Combined Law Enforcements Associations of Texas PAC will endorse Republican challenger Justin Berry, a police officer, over Rep. Vikki Goodwin (D-Austin) at an Austin...
Dec 12, 2017 | Campaign News
The filing deadline for a spot on the 2018 primary ballot has passed, but the candidate rosters are not yet finalized. The parties have until December 19 to submit their final certified candidate lists to the Secretary of State. Corrections We corrected three mistakes...
Dec 7, 2017 | Campaign News
Filing for a place on the 2018 continues until 6 p.m. local time on Monday. So far, at least 377 candidates have filed for statewide, legislative and board of education offices, and at least 167 have filed to represent Texas in Congress. This means about 30% of all...
Dec 2, 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. HD116: As expected, former Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-San Antonio) announced he would seek his old seat and challenge freshman...
Jun 26, 2017 | Campaign News
HD3: Rep. Cecil Bell Jr. (R-Magnolia) announced he would seek re-election. HD16: Rep. Will Metcalf (R-Conroe) announced he would seek re-election. CD1: Tyler nurse Shirley McKellar has filed paperwork re-designating her federal campaign account for a fourth...
Apr 12, 2017 | Campaign News
AG: District Judge George Gallagher scheduled Attorney General Ken Paxton’s criminal securities fraud trial to begin in Harris Co. on September 12. Jury selection will begin the day before, and Gallagher expects the trial to conclude by September 22. HD16: A Nathan...
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...
Dec 22, 2016 | Straight-ticket Voting
We have been exploring shifts in straight-ticket voting in the state’s most populous counties, and in the state House districts therein, since the general election. For the most part, so far we have seen Democratic gains, particularly in districts won by Republican...
Nov 19, 2014 | Archived Updates
We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: 5 file for SD18 special election. We intend to have our initial commentary on this race tomorrow. Metcalf sworn in as House’s newest member. More...
