Incumbents Generally Ahead in 30-day-out Reports

State candidates with primary opponents were required to file 30-day-out campaign finance reports on Monday. These are normally accessible online early the next morning, but today they were not available until late afternoon. We are in the process of going through the...

Election News for May 23

CCA: San Antonio attorney Jay Brandon reinitiated his state judicial campaign committee for a potential race for the Court of Criminal Appeals, but his campaign treasurer appointment did not specify which seat he may be seeking. Brandon ran unsuccessfully for the...

New Challengers Emerge as Session Nears End

RRC: Austin petroleum engineer and two-time Libertarian nominee Mark Miller has reauthorized his campaign committee for another run for the commission. Miller received just over 5% of the vote, guaranteeing the Libertarian Party candidates automatic access to the 2018...

Key House Race 8-day-out Totals, Part 2

State and legislative candidates were required to file 8-day-out campaign finance reports yesterday. The full reports are not yet available online, but we’re able to report summary totals for most candidates this morning. In this post, we summarize some of the hottest...

House Campaign Finance Update

Filed under HD11, HD112, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD12, HD121, HD127, HD128, HD130, HD131, HD134, HD14, HD150, HD17, HD2, HD20, HD27, HD33, HD36, HD4, HD47, HD49, HD5, HD55, HD59, HD60, HD65, HD73, HD75, HD8, HD81, HD84, HD89, HD92, HD94,...

Election Update for June 9

We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update (No. 84-21). Highlights include: Challengers announce bids in HD2 and HD115, while open-seat campaigns launch in HD126 and HD130. Graves endorsed by Erath Co. precinct...

Election Update for May 5

We emailed this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update (No. 84-19). Highlights include: Early voting ends for the May 9 municipal and local elections Voting is down in Dallas Co. but likely highest in 10 years in Bexar Co....