Mar 31, 2022 | Campaign News
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela’s (D-Brownsville) resignation will take effect at 11:59 p.m. tonight (Thursday). A special election will be required to fill his unexpired term. The election could be held as early as May 7, but Gov. Greg Abbott (R) would need to order it by...
Mar 24, 2022 | Campaign News
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Brownsville) announced he would resign early to take a position at Akin Gump. His resignation will trigger a special election to fill his unexpired term. The special election will be conducted in CD34 as it has been configured for the past...
Mar 7, 2022 | Campaign News
Harris Co. failed to include around 10K absentee ballots in its unofficial results and will release updated election results tomorrow (Tuesday), a week after the primary. The roughly 6K Democratic and 4K Republican ballots were scanned by election officials but were...
Mar 3, 2022 | Special Elections
In yesterday’s report, we made a logical leap between a couple of sentences that needed some sentences in between. We’ll fill in the details here. Rep. Chris Paddie (R-Marshall), who was not seeking re-election, has resigned. A special election will be required to...
Feb 27, 2022 | Campaign News
Early voting has ended for Tuesday’s primary elections. Unofficial, preliminary totals indicate early turnout is a little south of 10% of registered voters, but the totals are presently incomplete. Several counties, including Galveston Co., do not appear to have...
Feb 10, 2022 | Campaign News
Early voting for the March 1 primary begins Monday. HD38 open (Safe D): Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered a May 7 special election to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Eddie Lucio III (D-XX), who resigned. Candidates must file by March 7. Early voting will begin on April 25...
Jan 25, 2022 | Campaign News
LTGOV (Lean R): Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s (R) campaign released a new ad, “Promise,” featuring former President Trump’s endorsement and a familiar pickup truck. SD25 (Likely R): Sen. Donna Campbell’s (R-New Braunfels) campaign released a new ad, “HealthCare,” focusing on...
Jan 10, 2022 | Campaign News
The 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session beings one year from today (Monday). LAND (Likely R): Sen. Dawn Buckingham’s (R-Lakeway) campaign released a list of endorsements from 44 Republican state representatives including Rep. James White (R-Hillister), who is...
Oct 11, 2021 | Campaign News
HD118 special: As expected, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered the special runoff election to coincide with the November 2 constitutional amendment and general elections. As with those elections, early voting will begin on October 18. While the election was not ordered...
Sep 28, 2021 | Special Elections
Former U.S. Health & Human Services Dept. official Brian Harrison turned away former Rep. John Wray’s (R-Waxahachie) comeback bid, while former Rep. John Lujan’s (R-San Antonio) comeback followed a familiar path. Harrison defeated Wray, 55%-45%, to win the...
Sep 20, 2021 | Campaign News
The Third Called Session of the 87th Texas Legislature convened today (Monday). The Senate Special Redistricting Committee will consider Senate Bill 4 by Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston), which would draw new Senate districts, and Senate Bill 7 by Huffman, which would...
Sep 14, 2021 | Campaign News
HD10 special: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered a September 28 runoff election to fill the unexpired state House term of U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-Waxahachie). Early voting begins Monday. Former U.S. Health and Human Services official Brian Harrison (R) faces former Rep....