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 20, 2021 | Campaign News
Rep. Michelle Beckley (D-Carrollton) announced she would challenge U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Irving). Her campaign launch video centers around her participation in the current House Democrats’ quorum break. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfqdccrrZ4o Beckley is...
Jul 13, 2021 | Campaign News
By an 18-4 parry-line vote, the Senate passed Senate Bill 1 by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola). Nine of the chamber’s 13 Democrats were in Washington, D.C., with more than 50 House Democrats to advocate for federal election legislation. Seven amendments were added to...
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...
Jul 11, 2021 | Campaign News
After a nearly 24-hour hearing, a House committee advanced the special session’s key election legislation, a provision of which would prevent counties from offering 24-hour voting opportunities. House Bill 3 by Rep. Andrew Murr (R-Junction) passed out of the Select...
Jul 9, 2021 | Campaign News
The First Called Session of the 87th Legislature convened yesterday (Thursday). Both chambers’ election bills will be heard in their respective committees tomorrow. The Senate State Affairs Committee will consider Senate Bill 1 by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), the...
Jul 7, 2021 | Campaign Finance
SD12 open: Rep. Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound) announced he would seek to succeed the retiring Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound). Rep. Jared Patterson (R-Frisco) is considering the race. HD65: Lewisville landscaping business owner and 2020 Republican nominee Kronda...
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...
Jun 3, 2021 | Campaign News
As “Mr. Cub” Ernie Banks used to say, “Let’s play two.” Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said he would call a special session this summer to address priority issues that did not pass during the regular session, including Senate Bill 7 by Sen. Bryan...
May 30, 2021 | Legislation
This post has been updated since our Breaking News alert. The clock ran out on the session’s most significant election legislation, Senate Bill 7 by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola). The official cause of death is the House being forced to adjourn because it lacked...
May 29, 2021 | Legislation
The conference committee report (PDF) for the session’s most significant election bill was filed today (Saturday) and contains provisions that were not in any prior versions. The report was signed by all seven Republicans. None of the three Democrats agreed to it....
May 28, 2021 | Campaign News
Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) and Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) issued a joint statement indicating “they have reached an agreement” on Senate Bill 7 by Hughes, the session’s most significant election bill. The statement did not contain any specifics as to what...
