Jul 27, 2021 | Campaign News, Special Elections
State Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-Waxahachie) stunned the President Trump-endorsed Susan Wright, 53%-47%, to win the unexpired term of Wright’s late husband, former U.S. Rep. Ron Wright (R-Arlington). Wright finished first in the May 1 special election thanks to Trump’s late...
Jul 28, 2019 | Campaign News
President Trump tweeted that he would nominate U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Heath) to become the next Director of National Intelligence following Dan Coats’s August 15 departure. Ratcliffe’s nomination requires U.S. Senate confirmation. Trump would name an acting...
Jun 6, 2019 | Campaign News
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility/Empower Texans released its 7th biennial legislative scorecard today (Thursday), and just 17 legislators scored above 80, corresponding to grades of A and B. This is the smallest such number in the Fiscal Responsibility Index’s...
Oct 1, 2018 | Ads, Campaign News
GOV: The campaign of Gov. Greg Abbott (R) released a two-minute ad, “Hope: Julie’s Story,” telling the story of a mother whose son was paralyzed in the Sutherland Springs mass shooting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHYD1PCWRHE LTGOV: The campaign of Lt. Gov. Dan...
Sep 18, 2018 | Ads, Campaign News
TXBIZ PAC: The Texas Assoc. of Business TXBIZ PAC released its slate of legislative endorsements for the general election. In general, the PAC endorsed Republican incumbents and open-seat nominees. Notably, the PAC endorsed Democratic challenger Julie Johnson over...
Mar 4, 2018 | Campaign Finance, Campaign News
Primary Election Day is Tuesday. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time across the state. Counties begin releasing early voting results shortly after polls close. We will have live returns and analysis beginning at 7 p.m. CST at https://txelects.wpengine.com/live....
Mar 1, 2018 | Campaign Finance
SD19: Rep. Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio) will hold “an important announcement on his plans for working together with the communities of Senate District 19 on moving forward” on March 10 in San Antonio. Gutierrez is unopposed for re-election to HD119. Rep....
Feb 27, 2018 | Campaign Finance
After 5 p.m. today, the Texas Ethics Commission posted totals for the 8-day-out reports candidates filed on Monday. The actual reports are generally not yet available, but we were able to determine many candidates’ largest donors between January 26 and February 24. We...
Feb 13, 2018 | Campaign News
Early voting for the March 6 primary election begins Tuesday. GOV: The campaign of Gov. Greg Abbott (R) released its first re-election ad focused on the Texas economy and business climate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYZUOsteVv4 LAND: The Dallas Morning News...
Feb 9, 2018 | Campaign News
Early voting in person for the March 6 primary begins in 10 days. Early voting begins on a Tuesday this year because Monday, February 19 is a federal holiday. SD30: Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton (R) endorsed Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Frisco) over Sen. Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls)....
Feb 7, 2018 | Campaign News
LAND: The campaign of Comm. George P. Bush (R) released an ad listing some of Bush’s accomplishments in office and highlighting his endorsements of Ted Cruz (R) and Donald Trump. AGRIC: The campaign of Comm. Sid Miller (R) released a radio ad attacking opponent Trey...
Feb 6, 2018 | Campaign Finance
State candidates with primary opponents were required to file 30-day-out campaign finance reports on Monday. These are normally accessible online early the next morning, but today they were not available until late afternoon. We are in the process of going through the...
