Sep 9, 2020 | Campaign News
SD30 special (Safe Republican): The Texas Oil & Gas Assoc. PAC endorsed Rep. Drew Springe (R-Muenster). HD96 open (Toss Up): Gov. Greg Abbott (R) endorsed Republican nominee David Cook. HD138 open (Lean Democratic): The Texas State Teachers Assoc. endorsed...
Sep 8, 2020 | Campaign News
Early voting clerks must give voters a “meaningful opportunity” to confirm their identity before rejecting an absentee ballot because of a “perceived signature mismatch.” Under current law, voters must be informed that their ballot has been rejected within 10 days...
Sep 6, 2020 | Campaign News
President Trump leads Democratic challenger Joe Biden, 48%-46%, among respondents “most likely to vote,” according to a new Dallas Morning News/UT-Tyler poll (PDF). Biden leads Trump by a point, 44%-43%, among all registered voters and “likely voters.” Biden led...
Sep 4, 2020 | Campaign News
A new Data for Progress survey (PDF) conducted entirely online finds Democratic challenger Joe Biden leading President Trump, 48%-45%, with 8% unsure. Biden leads among “independents,” 47%-33%. Within 34 “battleground” Texas House districts, Biden leads Trump,...
Sep 1, 2020 | Campaign News
PRES: The latest Morning Consult poll of the state shows President Trump leading Democratic challenger Joe Biden, 48%-47%, virtually unchanged from its pre-convention poll (47%-46%). No other details were provided at the state level. At the national level, three...
Aug 25, 2020 | Campaign News
A new poll from Democrat-aligned Public Policy Polling shows Democratic challenger Joe Biden leading President Trump, 48%-47%, well within the margin of error. Biden leads among self-identified independents, 54%-37%, with 9% undecided. In the firm’s August 2016 poll,...
Aug 20, 2020 | Campaign News
Several conservative activists have filed suit challenging Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) order extending the early voting period by one week. “This draconian order is contrary to the Texas spirit and invades the liberties the people of Texas protected in the constitution,”...
Aug 18, 2020 | Campaign News
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced the U.S. Postal Service will delay policy changes that could impact the delivery and return of absentee ballots until after the November 3 election. In a statement, DeJoy said operational initiatives intended to improve...
Aug 17, 2020 | Campaign News
President Trump leads presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, 48%-41%, among “all voters” and by a slightly smaller 49.5%-44% margin among voters who indicated they were “extremely likely to vote,” according to a new YouGov poll (PDF) conducted for the Texas...
Aug 15, 2020 | House Race Analyses
When former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso) edged out U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R), 49.9%-49.2%, in Tarrant Co., he became the first Democrat to win countywide since 1994. Despite the narrow loss, Cruz won every Republican-held district in 2018. Some of them were very...
Aug 4, 2020 | Campaign News
One of the impacts COVID-19 may have on the general election is a potentially significant drop in turnout among college students. Univ. of Texas Interim President Jay Hartzell estimated roughly 40%-50% of the student body has opted for an online-only fall semester....
Jul 30, 2020 | Campaign News
In a tweet, President Trump mused about whether the November general election should be delayed. The election could indeed be delayed, but It is not within the executive branch’s authority to change the dates of federal elections. Art. II, Sec. 1 of the U.S....
