Nov 24, 2021 | Campaign News
Happy Thanksgiving! The filing period for partisan nomination for the 2022 elections continues through December 13. Our Crib Sheets are updated frequently as we learn of new campaign committees, candidate filings and announcements. GOV (Likely R): Gov. Greg Abbott (R)...
Sep 13, 2020 | House Race Analyses
We conclude our analysis of potentially competitive Texas House districts with a discussion of South and West Texas. To skip to the punchline, we do not expect any of the seats discussed here to flip. What’s more interesting here is the potential long-term shifts in...
Oct 23, 2017 | Campaign News
Early Voting is underway for the November 6 general and constitutional amendment election. SD10: Democratic challenger Beverly Powell resigned her seat on the Burleson ISD Board of Trustees to “focus full-time on her race” for SD10. Powell will continue to serve until...
Jun 20, 2017 | Campaign News
GOV: Larry “SECEDE” Kilgore appears to be running for governor again as a Republican. He received just over 1% of the vote in the 2014 Republican primary against Greg Abbott and two others. He also ran for governor in 2006, receiving 8% against then-Gov. Rick Perry...
May 14, 2017 | Campaign News
SEN: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told supporters in an email that he has “no interest in being appointed to or running for the U.S. Senate” in response to speculation he may be a potential successor to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn if the latter left the Senate to head the Federal...
Dec 15, 2016 | Straight-ticket Voting
We have explored the shifts in straight-ticket voting in several of the state’s largest counties and found significant Democratic gains, particularly in Republican-held state House seats, with some exceptions, notably in districts held by African-American Democrats....
Jul 2, 2015 | Archived Updates
Filed under CD36, HD3, HD33, HD42,...
