Dec 1, 2021 | Campaign News
Filing for partisan nomination or an independent candidacy for the 2022 general election continues through December 13. Our Crib Sheets are updated frequently with the latest candidate filings. SD2 (Safe R): Sen. Bob Hall (R-Edgewood) filed for re-election, ending any...
Nov 24, 2019 | Campaign News
Filing for the 2020 primary elections and nominating conventions continues through December 9. We expect the week of Thanksgiving to be a fairly quiet one. HD3: Montgomery resident Martin Shupp established a campaign committee for a potential challenge of Rep. Cecil...
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...
Mar 1, 2017 | By the Numbers, Straight-ticket Voting
Forty Texas House districts saw one party’s candidate have at least a 20K-vote advantage in straight-party voting for the 2016 general election, up from 27 in 2012. Of the 40 seats, Republicans held the advantage in 27 seats, and Democrats held the advantage in 13. On...
