Just 10K Early Voters in SD6 and Other News for December 7

SD6 special: Early voting has ended for the special election to fill the unexpired term of former Sen. and current U.S. Rep.-elect Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston). Just over 10K people voted in person or by mail during the 12-day early voting period. Mail ballots represent...

Dowd’s Long Odds and Other Election News for January 5

SEN: News commentator and former George W. Bush strategist Matthew Dowd is considering challenging U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz as an independent. Because of the high rate of straight-party voting in Texas, an independent run for a statewide office is a long shot at best....

November 11 Update

A few things we wanted to share with you today: Cascos Tapped. Governor-elect Greg Abbott appointed Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos to be the next Secretary of State. Cascos, a Republican, won re-election last week with 54% of the vote and will begin a new term as...