Jun 19, 2018 | Campaign News
SD19 special: The campaign of Rep. Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio) announced the endorsements of Rep. Ina Minjarez (D-San Antonio), Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff (D), and Bexar Co. Comms. Chico Rodriguez (D) and Paul Elizondo (D). Minjarez is the fourth Bexar Co....
Apr 10, 2018 | Campaign News
HD4 open: Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC endorsed former Rep. Stuart Spitzer (R-Kaufman) over Keith Bell. HD13 open: Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC endorsed Ben Leman in the Republican runoff and special election over Jill Wolfskill. CD5 open: Vice President Mike Pence...
Apr 4, 2018 | Campaign News
Deadlines: Tomorrow (Thursday) is the deadline to register to vote for the May 5 uniform and special elections. Also, 30-day-out campaign finance reports are due for candidates running in jurisdictions that require them, including the three candidates running in the...
Jun 7, 2017 | Campaign News
SD10: Burleson real estate developer and Burleson ISD trustee Beverly Powell announced she would challenge Sen. Konni Burton (R-Colleyville) as a Democrat. She also formally established a campaign committee. We previously reported that Powell established an ActBlue...
May 7, 2017 | Local Elections
Abilene: Anthony Williams (48%) and Robert Briley (46%) advanced to a runoff to succeed Mayor Norm Archibald, who won re-election over Briley three years ago. Amarillo: Ginger Nelson easily won the mayor’s race with 79% of the vote, and voters elected four new council...
Apr 19, 2017 | Campaign News
Arlington: WFAA-TV reported that a candidate for city council has been arrested for alleged threats against the wife of Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R-Arlington). Matthew Powers, who is challenging D5 incumbent Lana Wolff, has been charged with misdemeanor harassment. El...
Apr 9, 2017 | Local Elections
Amarillo: The Amarillo Police Officer’s Assoc. endorsed Ginger Nelson (Mayor open) and challenger Elaine Hays (P1), Freda Powell (P2 open) and Eddy Sauer (P3 open) for city council. For Place 1, the group previously endorsed Elisha Demerson, the current incumbent, in...
Mar 29, 2017 | Local Elections
Corpus Christi: Former council member Mark Scott is eligible to run for mayor in the May 6 special election and must be included on the ballot, the a three-judge panel of the 13th Court of Appeals ruled. “The plain language of the City Charter supports Scott’s...
Feb 23, 2017 | Campaign News
HD47: Austin real estate agent Vikki Goodwin has filed a campaign treasurer appointment to challenge Rep. Paul Workman (R-Austin). Her partisan affiliation is not clear. Plano: Empower Texans highlighted a meeting hosted by the Plano Citizens’ Council that featured a...