Nov 4, 2019 | Campaign News
Tomorrow (Tuesday) is Election Day across the state. For those who have not yet voted, the League of Women Voters has created a Constitutional Amendment Election Voters Guide which explains each amendment, provides arguments for and against each and a short video...
Nov 4, 2019 | Campaign News
Tuesday is Election Day. Texas voters will decide the fates of 10 constitutional amendments, elect three new state representatives (or at least narrow the fields to two candidates per seat), elect local officials and settle other propositions and special elections....
Nov 1, 2019 | Campaign News
As they have been for some time, Texas registered voters are fairly evenly split when it comes to President Trump’s job approval (47/48), according to a new Univ. of Texas/Texas Tribune poll (PDF), and that fairly even split extends into other areas of his presidency....
Oct 20, 2019 | Campaign News
Early voting begins tomorrow (Monday) for the November 5 constitutional amendment, general and special elections. Houston: Mayor Sylvester Turner leads the field of mayoral candidates but lacks enough support to win outright, according to a new Univ. of Houston Hobby...
Sep 25, 2019 | Campaign News
Eight-term Rep. Dwayne Bohac (R-Houston) and two-term Rep. Mike Lang (R-Granbury) announced they would not seek re-election. Rep. MikeLang Rep. Dwayne Bohac “It is time for me to focus on my family, new callings in life and allow someone else the opportunity to have...
Sep 19, 2019 | Campaign News
SD24: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) endorsed Sen. Dawn Buckingham (R-Lakeway) for re-election. HD34: Rep. Abel Herrero (D-Robstown) announced he would seek re-election to an eighth term. HD92 open: Arlington business owner and combat veteran Taylor Gillig established a...
Sep 11, 2019 | Campaign News
SC6: Justice Jane Bland (R) was sworn in today (Wednesday) to succeed former Justice Jeff Brown (R), who was sworn in as a federal district judge. Bland must face the voters in 2020 to serve the remaining four years of Brown’s term. HD132: Former two-term Rep. Mike...
Sep 10, 2019 | Campaign News
SD4: Porter oil and gas project manager Jay Stittleburg established a campaign committee for a potential challenge of Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) as a Democrat. Stittleburg ran unsuccessfully for Montgomery County Judge in 2018, losing to then-Rep. Mark Keough...
Sep 5, 2019 | Campaign News
HD148 special: Turns out Houston community organizer Anna Nuñez (D) did file for the seat being vacated by Rep. Jessica Farrar (D-Houston), making it a 15-candidate field. She was not included in a list of candidates posted by the Secretary of State’s office last...
Aug 6, 2019 | Campaign News
A new Emerson Coll. poll conducted for the Dallas Morning News shows former Vice President Joe Biden (28%), former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (19%), Bernie Sanders (16%) and Elizabeth Warren (14%) leading the Democratic field in Texas. Former San Antonio Mayor Julián...
Jul 30, 2019 | Campaign News
Half of “registered Texas Democrats”* support either former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso) or former Vice President Joe Biden, according to a new UT-Tyler poll. O’Rourke (27%) and Biden (24%) are followed by Bernie Sanders (15%), Elizabeth Warren (11%) and Kamala...
Jun 17, 2019 | Campaign News, Political Climate
A new Univ. of Texas/Texas Tribune poll shows a fairly evenly divided electorate that has not moved much since October. We will have more to say about the poll and its potential implications for 2020 once the crosstabs are released later this week. For now, here are...
