Sep 27, 2021 | Campaign News
Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford) announced he would run for SD10 if it is redrawn as proposed by the Senate’s current redistricting plan, and he was promptly endorsed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R). An amendment filed by Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) to her redistricting...
Sep 23, 2021 | Campaign News
Rep. Jim Murphy (R-Houston), the House Republican Caucus chair, announced he would not seek re-election, saying he is “looking forward to life’s next great opportunity.” Murphy becomes the 13th House member elected to the 87th Legislature who will not be returning....
Sep 22, 2021 | Campaign News
Reps. Celia Israel (D-Austin) and Chris Paddie (R-Marsahll) announced they would not seek re-election to the House. “After four legislative sessions and all the special sessions that came with them, I am ready for a new challenge,” Israel said in a statement...
Sep 16, 2021 | By the Numbers
0 Number of sitting state representatives to win a statewide race since 1990. It’s been three decades since a House member last won statewide office. Then Reps. Dan Morales (D-San Antonio) and Rick Perry (R-Haskell) won their races for Attorney General and...
Aug 26, 2021 | Campaign News
HD10 special: Early voting concludes tomorrow (Friday) for Tuesday’s special election. Through yesterday (Wednesday), the third day of early voting, just under 2,600 people had cast ballots in Ellis Co., representing 2.1% of registered voters. All but 18 of those...
Jul 21, 2021 | Campaign News
CD6 special: Early voting continues through Friday for the July 27 special runoff election. In Tarrant Co., in-person voting again ticked upward to just over 1,800 votes cast, bringing the three-day total of in-person and absentee voters to more than 7K (2.1% of...
Jul 12, 2021 | Campaign News
More than 50 House Democrats left the state today (Monday) for Washington, D.C., with the intent to break quorum to prevent passage of Republican-backed election legislation. Unlike their quorum break near the end of the regular session, this action may compel them to...
Jun 23, 2021 | Campaign News
More than four out of five Republicans believe Gov. Greg Abbott (R) “deserves to be re-elected,” and 85% of Republicans approve his job performance, according to a new Quinnipiac Univ. poll. The findings indicate former Sen. Don Huffines (R-Dallas) and potential...
Jun 17, 2021 | Campaign News
CD6 special: Club for Growth Action released a new digital ad highlighting former President Trump’s endorsement of Susan Wright (R). The ad is part of $150K in independent expenditures from the group in this runoff. Prior to Trump’s endorsement just before the May 1...
Jun 10, 2021 | Campaign News
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) announced he would seek re-election to a third term. Patrick’s campaign account had $19.5M on hand as of December 31, the highest cash-on-hand figure ever reported by a Texas lieutenant governor. As of that date, Patrick has raised $43.1M...
Jun 9, 2021 | Campaign News
As expected, the attorneys charged with prosecuting Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton (R) have appealed a ruling sending the criminal fraud case back to Collin Co. from Harris Co., where it has transferred more than four years ago. A divided panel of three Democratic justices...
Jun 8, 2021 | Campaign News
The Texas Democratic Party announced a new $1.7M voter registration program, Project Texas, which aims to register 2M voters, which would be just about everyone who is eligible but not registered. The Democratic Party’s announcement included an estimate of 3M eligible...
