Oct 22, 2021 | Campaign News
Aledo Mayor Kit Marshall announced she would challenge Rep. Glenn Rogers (R-Graford) in the Republican primary. Marshall was first elected mayor in 2006 and re-elected seven times. She has led the Aledo Economic Development Corporation since 2008. Her candidacy...
Oct 21, 2021 | Campaign News
Early voting continues for the November 2 constitutional amendment, general and special elections. HD2: Caddo Mills pastor Clyde Bostick announced he would challenge Rep. Bryan Slaton (R-Royse City) in the Republican primary. HD28: Sugar Land real estate agent Nelvin...
Oct 20, 2021 | Campaign News
Early voting continues for the November 2 constitutional, general and special elections. SD31 open: The Kevin Sparks (R) campaign released a new ad, “One Election,” touting Trump’s endorsement. HD19/HD73: Rep. Kyle Biedermann (R-Fredericksburg) said he will not run...
Oct 19, 2021 | Campaign News
Early voting continues for the November 2 constitutional, general and special elections. According to Democratic strategist Colin Strother, 589 people voted early today (Tuesday) in the HD118 special runoff election, bringing the two-day, in-person total to just under...
Oct 13, 2021 | Campaign News
Rep. Lyle Larson (R-San Antonio) announced he would not seek re-election. “We are humbled and honored to have represented you in the Texas House for over a decade,” Larson said in an email to supporters. “As a strong proponent of term limits, [I] will follow the...
Oct 1, 2021 | Campaign News
Rep. Eddie Lucio III (D-Brownsville) announced he would not seek re-election. “It is with sincere gratitude, yet a heavy heart, that I have decided that I will not seek re-election to the Texas House,” Lucio said in a statement. “It has been one of the greatest honors...
Sep 30, 2021 | Campaign News
The draft map redrawing House districts was introduced today and scheduled for a public hearing on Monday. House Bill 1 by Rep. Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi) is the first step in the legislative process and is less likely to be a final product than the other...
Sep 16, 2021 | By the Numbers
0 Number of sitting state representatives to win a statewide race since 1990. It’s been three decades since a House member last won statewide office. Then Reps. Dan Morales (D-San Antonio) and Rick Perry (R-Haskell) won their races for Attorney General and...
Jul 19, 2021 | Campaign News
CD6 special: Early voting began today (Monday) and runs through Friday for the July 27 special runoff election. In Tarrant Co., nearly 3,700 people have voted early in person or by mail, comprising 1.1% of registered voters in the Tarrant Co. portion of the district....
Jun 11, 2021 | Campaign News
Rep. James White (R-Hillister) announced he would not seek re-election. White, who is serving his sixth term, was first elected in 2010. “I’m a term limit guy by nature,” White said during an appearance on KTRE-TV’s East Texas Now’s Legislative...
Apr 13, 2017 | Campaign News
Note: This will be our last update before the Easter weekend. Updates will resume next week. AG: District Judge George Gallagher’s spokeswoman said he “anticipates remaining the judge” to preside over the case. Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal team asked that a new...
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...