Aug 23, 2020 | Campaign News
SD30 special (Safe Republican): Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered an emergency special election (PDF) for September 29 to fill the unexpired term of Sen. Pat Fallon (R-Prosper), who has resigned effective January 4, 2021. Fallon is the Republican nominee for CD4. The...
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 12, 2020 | Campaign News
SD30 special (Safe Republican): Term-limited Denton Mayor Chris Watts established a campaign committee for a potential run for the seat being vacated by Sen. Pat Fallon (R-Prosper). Watts was first elected in 2014 and re-elected twice. His final term was to have ended...
Aug 11, 2020 | Campaign News
SD30 special (Safe Republican): In a tweet, Dallas-area salon owner Shelley Luther said she has been approached by “dozens” of people encouraging her to seek the seat being vacated by Sen. Pat Fallon (R-Prosper). Her tweet comes a day after Rep. Jonathan Stickland...
Aug 8, 2020 | Campaign News
This report has been updated since our Breaking News alert. Sen. Pat Fallon (R-Prosper) will replace former U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Heath) as the Republican nominee for CD4. He won a majority vote of the district executive committee on the first ballot. His...
Aug 6, 2020 | Campaign News
CD24 open (Toss Up): A pair of polls indicate a close race but differ widely on how set voters are in their choices. The Democrat-aligned House Majority PAC released a poll (PDF) showing Candace Valenzuela (D) leading former Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne (R), 47%-41%,...
May 28, 2020 | Campaign News
Early voting: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said he would extend the two-week early voting period for the November general election during an interview with KCBD-TV in Lubbock. Early voting is currently scheduled for October 19 through October 30. Abbott has previously...
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...
Sep 16, 2018 | Campaign News
SD30 open: The Dallas Morning News endorsed Bridgeport council member Kevin Lopez (D) over Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Frisco). HD65: The Dallas Morning News endorsed Rep. Ron Simmons (R-Carrollton). HD115: Rep. Matt Rinadi’s (R-Irving) campaign released a new ad, “Our...
Mar 7, 2018 | Election Night Returns
It’s after 2 a.m., and another primary election is now in the record books, or will be when those last 97 boxes are counted. We wanted to highlight a few facts and observations about the election tonight. We will go into more detail in the coming days. For now,...
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....
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...
