Candidate and Lawsuit News for April 16

SD6 (special): Emily’s List endorsed Rep. Carol Alvarado (D-Houston) for the seat expected to be vacated by Sen. Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston), the presumptive successor to retiring U.S. Rep. Gene Green (D-Houston). SD19: Sen. Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio) has surrendered...

Endorsement News for March 28

Jeff continues to be in the Big Bend area with limited connectivity and mobile service. We will resume our regular schedule on Monday. GOV: Twenty-two Democratic state representatives endorsed Lupe Valdez in the Democratic runoff. Of those, only Reps. Jessica Farrar...

Special Election Withdrawals and Other News for March 12

HD13 special election: Shoreacres municipal administrator David Stall and Sealy rancher Marc Young have withdrawn from the special election to fill the unexpired term of former Rep. Leighton Schubert (R-Caldwell). Neither qualified for the Republican runoff, receiving...

CD29: Garcia, Walle Announce Congressional Bids

Note: This report has been updated since we sent our Breaking News alert. Sen. Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston) and Rep. Armando Walle (D-Houston) announced they would seek the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Gene Green (D-Houston). Garcia is not up for re-election in 2018,...