Aug 2, 2020 | Campaign News
SD14: Sen. Sarah Eckhardt (D-Austin) was sworn in following Rep. Eddie Rodriguez’s (D-Austin) decision to withdraw from the special runoff election. There are now 10 women serving in the Texas Senate for the first time in state history. CD23 open (Lean Democratic):...
Jul 27, 2020 | Campaign News
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) extended the early voting period for the November 3 general election by six days. Early voting in person will begin October 13 instead of October 19 and run through October 30. Abbott put a similar extension in place for the July 14 primary runoff...
Mar 11, 2020 | Campaign News
County election officials completed counting any overseas and provisional ballots by today (Wednesday) and uploaded their updated numbers to the Secretary of State. County parties canvass the primary vote tomorrow (Thursday). At that point, the vote totals become...
Mar 10, 2020 | Campaign News
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt (D) has resigned to seek the seat being vacated by Sen. Kirk Watson (D-Austin), whose resignation is effective April 30. Her resignation was required by the Texas Constitution. Former County Judge Sam Biscoe (D) was appointed to fill...
Mar 9, 2020 | Campaign News
CD2: Democrat Elisa Cardnell has suspended her campaign. She received 31% of the vote in the primary and was set to face Sima Ladjevardian (48%) in the runoff. “After a hard look at the numbers, we do not have the resources and clear path to reach a majority in the...
Mar 8, 2020 | Campaign News
SD14 special: As widely expected, Rep. Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) announced he would run in the special election to succeed Sen. Kirk Watson (D-Austin), whose resignation is effective April 30. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has not yet ordered a special election. Section...
Jan 17, 2020 | Campaign News
Correction: In yesterday’s report, we erroneously gave HD60 candidate Jon Francis someone else’s first name. We have corrected our story and regret the error. HD2: Texas Right to Life PAC endorsed both of Rep. Dan Flynn’s (R-Van) primary challengers: Doc Collins and...
Jan 12, 2020 | Campaign News
Wednesday is the deadline for state and local (where required) candidates and officeholders to file their January semiannual campaign finance reports. They typically become available online during the next day. HD28 special: The Gary Gates (R) campaign released a new...
Dec 16, 2019 | Campaign News
HD26 open: No candidates filed during the extended filing period. Three Republicans and four Democrats filed before the regular deadline, which was extended one week because of Rep. Rick Miller’s (R-Sugar Land) late withdrawal. HD60 open: Cisco finance director Jon...
Nov 25, 2019 | Campaign News
Filing for the 2020 primary elections and nominating conventions continues through December 9. We expect this holiday week to be a fairly quiet one, and many party offices will be closed beginning Wednesday. Our Crib Sheets have the latest information of who has...
May 15, 2019 | Campaign News
The House Elections Committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 9, an omnibus “election integrity” bill by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), during a contentious hearing today (Wednesday). A committee substitute offered by Rep. Stephanie Klick (R-Fort Worth), the...
Nov 26, 2018 | Campaign News
SD6 special: Early voting has begun for the December 11 special election to fill the unexpired term of former Sen. and current U.S. Rep.-elect Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston). Just 710 people voted today, 373 in person and 337 by mail. In January 2013, just over 16K voted...