Dec 3, 2019 | Campaign News
A state district judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring state and Harris Co. officials from imposing filing fees on minor party candidates. District Judge Kristen Hawkins found that plaintiffs “would not have an adequate remedy at law and would suffer...
Nov 17, 2019 | Campaign News
Runoff Elections: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered January 28 special runoff elections for HD28, HD100 and HD148. The five-day early voting period begins January 21. HD2: Ben Wheeler veterinarian and Edom Tea Party founder Dwayne Collins established a campaign committee...
Aug 11, 2019 | Campaign News
House Speaker: The House General Investigating Committee will meet tomorrow (Monday) beginning at 10 a.m. to take invited testimony regarding the June 12 meeting between Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton), Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) and Empower Texans CEO Michael...
Aug 8, 2019 | Campaign News
Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos (D-Dallas) and the Texas Democratic Party have filed suit (PDF) in Travis Co. against Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan and an “unknown named political committee.” The suit alleges the June 12 meeting between Sullivan, Speaker Dennis...
Jul 24, 2019 | Campaign News
A panel of federal judges overseeing the long-running litigation over the state’s legislative and congressional districts has denied plaintiffs’ motions to put Texas back under a federal preclearance regime before making changes to districts or election laws....
Jul 11, 2019 | Campaign News
President Trump said his administration will no longer seek to include a question about U.S. citizenship on the Census form that is sent to all households. He instead issued an executive order instructing agencies to provide data that the Census Bureau could use to...
Jul 11, 2019 | Campaign News
A group of voters, candidates and minor parties has filed a federal lawsuit against the state seeking to strike down several statutory provisions relating to ballot access on the basis that they violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Under current law, minor...
Mar 31, 2019 | Campaign News
Voter Registration: Thursday is the deadline to register to vote for the May 4 uniform election. SD13: Houston commercial financier William Booher established a campaign committee for a potential challenge of Sen. Borris Miles (D-Houston) as a Republican. CD14:...
Mar 28, 2019 | Campaign News
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has launched an investigation into the Secretary of State’s efforts to have counties verify the citizenship of as many as 95K registered voters flagged as potentially being ineligible to vote. In a letter to Secretary...
Feb 27, 2019 | Campaign News
SEN: The Dallas Morning News’s Gromer Jeffers Jr. reported that former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso) has decided not to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R) and will likely run for president. In a statement provided to the paper, O’Rourke confirmed he and his...
Feb 27, 2019 | Campaign News
A federal judge has temporarily barred counties from sending “notices of examination letters” to individuals on a list of potential non-citizens registered to vote supplied by the Secretary of State’s office. “Perfectly legal naturalized Americans were burdened with...
Feb 20, 2019 | Campaign News
HD64: Denton resident Angela Brewer established a campaign committee for a potential challenge of Rep. Lynn Stucky (R-Sanger). We were unable to identify her conclusively. HD134: Houston attorney and law professor Ann Johnson re-established a campaign committee for a...
