Jun 6, 2021 | Local Elections
Today (Saturday) was runoff Election Day for a number of local jurisdictions across the state. Dallas: Incumbents Carolyn King Arnold (55%-45%) and Adam Bazaldua (64%-36%) won their runoffs over Maxie Johnson and former council member Kevin Felder, respectively, but...
May 23, 2021 | Campaign News
Secretary of State Ruth Hughs announced her resignation effective May 31 after the Senate did not confirm her appointment. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) appointed Hughs, then the chair of the Texas Workforce Commission, in August 2019. She was the state’s top election official...
May 17, 2021 | Campaign News
The Senate rejected the House’s amendments to Senate Bill 7 by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), the session’s most significant election-related bill, and appointed a conference committee to work out a compromise version with the House. Senate conferees are Hughes and...
May 2, 2021 | Election Night Returns, Local Elections
Susan Wright (R) and Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-Waxahacie) advanced to a runoff out of a 23-candidate field to fill the unexpired term of the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright (R-Arlington). Wright came in first with 19% of the vote, followed by Ellzey (13.85%), Democrat Jana Lynne...
Apr 23, 2021 | Campaign News
Early voting continues for the May 1 general and special elections and runs through April 27. CD6 special: A new Data for Progress poll suggests Susan Wright (R) and Jana Lynne Sanchez (D) are slight frontrunners to make the runoff out of a 23-person field. Wright is...
Apr 19, 2021 | Campaign Finance, Campaign News
Early voting has begun for the May 1 general and special elections and continues through April 27. Because this is not a statewide election, counties are not required to submit early voting totals to the state (except for CD6), and not all local elections are...
Apr 18, 2021 | Campaign News
Early voting for the May 1 general and special elections begins tomorrow (Monday) and runs through April 27. UT-Tyler Poll: Two out of every seven registered voters “believe there is widespread voter fraud in Texas,” while a slim majority believe “there is not,”...
Apr 15, 2021 | Campaign Finance, Campaign News
April quarterly campaign finance reports were due today for federal officeholders and candidates, except those in the CD6 special election. These reports disclose contributions received and expenditures made during the first three months of the year. Our federal Crib...
Apr 13, 2021 | Campaign News
Early voting for the May 1 general and special elections begins on April 19. The nonpartisan League of Women Voters has released Voters Guides for municipal and other local elections in many areas of Texas. Correction: In our most recent report, we erroneously...
Apr 6, 2021 | Campaign News
At a press conference today (Tuesday), Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) expressed anger over business leaders’ and political opposition to election legislation passed by the Senate on a party-line vote last week. “Senate Bill 7 is about voter security, not about vote...
Apr 1, 2021 | Campaign News, Legislation
In the middle of the night, on a party-line vote, the Senate passed legislation that would restrict counties’ efforts to expand access to voting, place new requirements on volunteers assisting and transporting voters, permit the video recording of voting and vote...
Mar 11, 2021 | Campaign News
Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day a House of Senate bill or joint resolution may be filed without requesting permission from the respective chamber. CD5: Dallas attorney Charles Gearing established a campaign committee to challenge U.S. Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Terrell)...
