Jun 6, 2018 | Political Climate
Today we begin our exploration of districts that may be in play in the general election by examining a metric we call “relative performance factors,” which measure the partisan lean of a district relative to the state. Two dozen Texas congressional and...
Feb 14, 2018 | Campaign News
Early voting for the March 6 primary election begins Tuesday. Texas AFT COPE Endorsements: The Texas American Federation of Teachers PAC released its list of primary endorsements, which included two challengers of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R). The union endorsed...
Jan 15, 2018 | Campaign News
Updated Jan. 18 with new information on one of the new filed candidates. The filing period for local offices on the May 5 uniform election ballot begins Wednesday and runs until February 16. Sixty of the state’s 100 most populous cities have at least one office up for...
Jul 18, 2017 | breaking-news, Campaign Finance
July semiannual campaign reports indicate most senators up for re-election in 2018 have formidable cash on hand totals, but a couple of incumbents could soon feel heat from well-financed opponents. Sen. John Whitmire (D-Houston), the Dean of the Senate, once again...
May 3, 2017 | Campaign News
SD8: Rep. Jeff Leach (R-Plano) announced he would not seek the seat expected to be vacated by Sen. Van Taylor (R-Plano). “I feel led to remain right where I am and continue to fight for the conservative cause in the House,” Leach said in a Facebook post. “I look...
Apr 13, 2017 | Campaign News
Note: This will be our last update before the Easter weekend. Updates will resume next week. AG: District Judge George Gallagher’s spokeswoman said he “anticipates remaining the judge” to preside over the case. Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal team asked that a new...
Mar 5, 2017 | Campaign News
SD16: In an on-air interview with WFAA-TV’s Jason Whitley, Sen. Don Huffines (R-Dallas) said he has not decided whether he will seek re-election in 2018 and is not focused on a potential primary challenge. Huffines raised $640K during the last six months of 2016, the...
Feb 27, 2017 | Campaign News
Voter ID: As many expected, the U.S. Dept. of Justice has reversed its prior participation in the years-long litigation over the state’s Voter ID bill and “will not pursue its purpose claim at this time.” Further, DoJ asks the court to grant “voluntary dismissal of...
Aug 2, 2016 | Campaign News
After just a few months on the job, Dallas Co. Republican Chair Mark Montgomery resigned, citing “recent changes in my personal life that will inhibit my ability” to serve as chair. Hours later, Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) tweeted a swipe at Sen. Don...
Nov 5, 2014 | Election Night Returns
3 a.m. – March 5 Hegar ends tonight 75 votes short of avoiding a runoff. Mail ballots, provisional ballots and a potential recount could lift him out of a runoff with Hilderbran. In ED11, Hardy is indeed forced into a runoff against Mahroum. 2 a.m. 9 legislative...
Mar 4, 2014 | Election Night Returns
11 p.m. – March 4 INCUMBENTS DEFEATED HD4: Gooden lost to Spitzer, 49-51 (100% reporting) HD55: Sheffield lost to White, 46-54 (100% reporting) HD90: Burnam lost to Romero by 111 votes (100% reporting) INCUMBENTS IN TROUBLE CD4: Hall headed to runoff, leads...
Mar 4, 2014 | Election Night Returns
8:45 p.m. Election Day votes are beginning to come in, but very few so far. Statewide, about 5% of precincts have reported. HD1: One county’s numbers have flipped and now Lavender TRAILS VanDeaver. We’ll keep a close eye on this as it was a significant flip with no...
