Aug 18, 2019 | Campaign News
Filing Deadline: Tomorrow (Monday) is the deadline for candidates to file for a spot on the November 5 general election ballot. Special election candidates have later deadlines. HD28 special: Houston anesthesiologist Anna Allred established a campaign committee for a...
Aug 13, 2019 | Campaign News
HD28 special: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered a special election for November 5 to fill the unexpired term of Rep. John Zerwas (R-Richmond), who is resigning effective September 30. The election coincides with the statewide Constitutional amendment election, local...
Aug 7, 2019 | Campaign News
HD27: Rep. Ron Reynolds (D-Missouri City) has been disbarred by the State Bar of Texas following a July 26 hearing. Reynolds was convicted on misdemeanor criminal barratry charges in November 2014. He has been re-elected twice since his conviction. Reynolds also owes...
Aug 1, 2019 | Campaign News
U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-San Antonio) announced he would not seek re-election, becoming the third Republican member of Congress from Texas to do so. “I have made the decision to not seek re-election for the 23rd Congressional District of Texas in order to pursue...
Jul 31, 2019 | Campaign News
A pair of mid-afternoon announcements and one U.S. Senate vote left two important chairs empty and opened the possibility that another incumbent legislator might leave before his term is over. HD28: Rep. John Zerwas (R-Richmond), chair of the House Appropriations...
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 24, 2019 | Campaign News
HD125 special: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered a March 12 special runoff election to fill the unexpired term of former Rep. Justin Rodriguez (D-San Antonio), who resigned to take an appointment to the Bexar Co. Commissioners Court. Republican Fred Rangel (38%) faces...
Oct 12, 2018 | Ads, Campaign News
SD19: Sen. Pete Flores (R-Pleasanton) was sworn in today (Friday) during a ceremony in the Senate Chamber. Flores defeated former Rep. and U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (D-Alpine) in last month’s special runoff election, which was triggered by the resignation of former Sen....
Dec 11, 2017 | breaking-news, Campaign News
The deadline to file for a place on the 2018 ballot is 6 p.m. local time today. Please see our Crib Sheets for candidates’ filing status. As far as we can tell, Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Barbara Hervey (R); Reps. Carol Alvarado (D-Houston) and Dawnna Dukes...
May 31, 2017 | Campaign News
Early voting continues in most jurisdictions holding June 10 runoff elections. SD8: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) will headline a fundraiser for Phillip Huffines, the Dallas Co. Republican chair who is running for the seat expected to be vacated by Sen. Van Taylor...
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 21, 2017 | Campaign News
As the legislative session enters its second half, at least two Republican representatives, and perhaps a third, have drawn potential challengers. All three, likely Democrats, filed campaign treasurer appointments. Two Republican members of Congress have also drawn...
