Patrick Seeking Re-election and Other News for June 10

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) announced he would seek re-election to a third term. Patrick’s campaign account had $19.5M on hand as of December 31, the highest cash-on-hand figure ever reported by a Texas lieutenant governor. As of that date, Patrick has raised $43.1M...

Dems Aim to Register 2M Voters and Other News for June 8

The Texas Democratic Party announced a new $1.7M voter registration program, Project Texas, which aims to register 2M voters, which would be just about everyone who is eligible but not registered. The Democratic Party’s announcement included an estimate of 3M eligible...

Landgraf Staying Put and Other News for September 10

SD4: Porter oil and gas project manager Jay Stittleburg established a campaign committee for a potential challenge of Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) as a Democrat. Stittleburg ran unsuccessfully for Montgomery County Judge in 2018, losing to then-Rep. Mark Keough...

Highlights of State Campaign Finance Reports

Most of 2019’s early money went to the 2022 ballot. July semiannual campaign finance reports were due yesterday (Monday) for state officeholders and candidates, including legislators and those running against them, and generally became available online today...

August 26 Update

We emailed this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: Creighton takes oath of office. Hensarling out of running for speaker. Endorsements for Arrington, Wortham. Cruz endorses Faircloth. HuffPo...

August 5 Update

We emailed this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: Creighton easily wins SD4 runoff, 67%-33%. Arrington goes on TV, Perry hits a buzzard. Davis, Abbott trade barbs on who’s more of an insider....

August 4 Update

We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: SD4 runoff election is tomorrow. We will have live updates. YCT endorses Perry. Mostyn’s Back to Basics PAC releases poll on Hispanic attitudes...

August 1 Update

We emailed this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: Early voting concludes in SD4. No surprises as 5 file for SD28. Villarreal to remain on general election ballot. Crib Sheets updated to remove...

July 30 Update

We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: Early voting continues in SD4. Collier calls out Hegar in Tyler. IBAT endorses Faircloth. No HD83 replacement nominee until mid-August. Perry tops Fox...