Oct 19, 2021 | Campaign News
Rep. Dan Huberty (R-Humble) announced he would not seek re-election. “I have thought long and hard about this decision and know it is time for new opportunities in my life,” Huberty said in a statement. “I want to thank the people of the district who have been...
Oct 5, 2021 | Campaign News
On a party-line vote, the House Redistricting Committee approved House Bill 1 by Rep. Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi), the proposed state House map, with amendments. The map did not change much after considering dozens of amendments, but there were a couple of...
Sep 7, 2021 | Campaign News
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the session’s main election bill into law today (Tuesday) in Tyler, and it already faces at least five lawsuits. Senate Bill 1 by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) does not take effect until December 2, which means the changes in law it makes...
Sep 6, 2021 | Campaign News
Rep. Ben Leman (R-Iola) announced he would not seek re-election. The former Grimes County Judge won a 2018 special election for the seat and the next two general elections. “It is clear the current season of my public service is winding down for the near future,”...
Sep 2, 2021 | Campaign News
The Legislature adjourned sine die this evening (Thursday) – a couple of days before it would have expired – stranding an election “audit” bill that rocketed through the Senate just two days since it was filed. Senate Bill 97 by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) would...
Sep 1, 2021 | Legislation
On a 5-2 vote, the Senate State Affairs Committee approved a bill that would create new “explanation” and “audit” processes to address “irregularities” in county election administration. Senate Bill 97 by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) was filed yesterday...
Aug 31, 2021 | Legislation
The House and Senate adopted the conference committee report for Senate Bill 1 by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), sending the session’s main elections bill to Gov. Greg Abbott (R). No Democrats voted to adopt the report, and Rep. Lyle Larson (R-San Antonio) was the...
Aug 30, 2021 | Campaign News
HD10 special: Tomorrow (Tuesday) is Election Day. Our likely sporadic live coverage will begin at 7 p.m. here, or you can follow us on Twitter here. HD118 special: Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC endorsed former Rep. John Lujan (R-San Antonio). Election Legislation: The...
Aug 28, 2021 | Campaign News
On Friday, the House gave final approval to Senate Bill 1 by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), the session’s main elections bill, as amended. The final vote was 80-41 with all present Democrats voting no and all Republicans voting yes except for Rep. Lyle Larson (R-San...
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...
Aug 24, 2021 | Campaign Finance, Campaign News
HD10 special: The candidates’ 8-day-out reports were due yesterday (Monday), and five reports were available online today. Our Crib Sheet has the latest numbers. Kevin Griffin (R) led the field with $121K in contributions, 99% of which came from two donors: Dallas...
Aug 22, 2021 | Campaign News
An abbreviated early voting period begins tomorrow (Monday) for the HD10 special election and ends on Friday. August 31 is Election Day. The frontrunners appear to be former Rep. John Wray (R-Waxahachie) and former U.S. Health and Human Services Dept. official Brian...
