Oct 2, 2019 | Campaign News
HD2: Rep. Dan Flynn (R-Van) announced he would seek re-election to a 10th term. HD65: Carrollton civil engineer and Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD board president Nancy Cline announced she would challenge Rep. Michelle Beckley (D-Carrollton) as a Republican. Cline was...
Sep 4, 2019 | Campaign News
U.S. Rep. Bill Flores (R-Bryan) announced he would not seek re-election, becoming the fifth Republican in the Texas delegation to voluntarily leave Congress. “When I originally announced that I was running for Congress in 2009, I was firm in my commitment that I would...
Aug 27, 2019 | Campaign News
HD14: Rep. John Raney (R-Bryan) announced he would seek re-election to a fifth term. HD28 special: Four candidates have filed so far for the November 5 special election to fill the unexpired term of Rep. John Zerwas (R-Richmond), who is resigning effective September...
Aug 21, 2019 | Campaign News
HD28 special: Rosenberg real estate investor Gary Gates announced he would run in the November 5 special election to succeed Rep. John Zerwas (R-Richmond), who is resigning effective September 30. It would be his third try for the seat. Gates has spent more than $6.3M...
Aug 15, 2019 | Campaign News
HD65: Former Rep. Ron Simmons (R-Lewisville) announced he would not seek his former seat or run for another office in 2020. Simmons said Lewisville landscaping business owner and two-term Lewisville ISD board member Kronda Thimesch would have his “full support and...
Jul 16, 2019 | Campaign News
Our analysis of July semiannual campaign finance reports can be found here. Our Crib Sheets have been fully updated with the latest results. HD10 open: Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC endorsed Jake Ellzey (R). HD37: Cameron Co. Democratic Party chair Amber...
Mar 24, 2019 | Campaign News
Former Harris Co. Comm. El Franco Lee, who passed away in January 2016, still has more than $3.6M in his campaign account, reported the Houston Chronicle’s Zach Despart. His widow, Ethel Kaye Lee, is its treasurer and has sole discretion on how the funds may be spent....
Nov 28, 2018 | House Race Analyses, Straight-ticket Voting
When Rep. Ron Simmons (R-Carrollton), author of the bill that ends single-punch, straight-party voting in 2020, narrowly lost to Democratic challenger Michelle Beckley, we assumed straight-party voting was the reason. After all, in the largest counties, several...
Nov 13, 2018 | General Elections, Political Climate
Now that most of the dust has settled, we take a look back at our predictions about the overall state climate and specific legislative and congressional races. We’ll take each of our five predictions in order. 1. Republicans sweep statewide races, including the...
Nov 7, 2018 | Election Night Returns
We’re still waiting on the last few boxes, mostly located in the big urban counties, to be reported. As of 3:45 a.m. CST, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R) leads U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, 51%-48%, with 98% of precincts reporting. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) leads former Dallas Co....
Nov 5, 2018 | Federal Race Analyses, House Race Analyses, Political Climate, Senate Race Analyses
This is the second of two analyses that will attempt to prognosticate Tuesday’s general election. Here we focus on individual races. Our previous analysis examined the state’s political climate entering the election. Borrowing from Monty Python, “That’s no ordinary...
Sep 16, 2018 | Campaign News
SD30 open: The Dallas Morning News endorsed Bridgeport council member Kevin Lopez (D) over Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Frisco). HD65: The Dallas Morning News endorsed Rep. Ron Simmons (R-Carrollton). HD115: Rep. Matt Rinadi’s (R-Irving) campaign released a new ad, “Our...
