Dec 19, 2022 | Commentary
The Secretary of State’s office released its “Final Report on Audit of 2020 General Election in Texas.” Over the course of 359 pages, the report details “very serious issues” with Harris Co. and “two large problems” with Dallas Co.’s election administration while...
May 25, 2022 | Election Night Returns
As runoff elections go, it was a pretty good night to be an incumbent, or a former incumbent. Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton (R) and Railroad Comm. Wayne Christian (R) easily turned aside their challengers to secure nominations for a third and second term, respectively. Paxton...
May 13, 2022 | Campaign Finance, Campaign News
Early voting for the May 24 runoff election begins Monday. Congressional candidates facing runoffs were required to file their pre-runoff campaign finance reportsyesterday (Thursday). These reports disclose contributions received and expenditures made between April 1...
Mar 13, 2022 | Political Climate
Now that the dust has (almost) settled from the March 1 primary election, we like to go back and look at the storylines we were watching heading into Election Day. Statewides in Runoff or Runoffs? Turns out, it was runoffs. For the first time since 2002, more than one...
Mar 2, 2022 | breaking-news, Election Night Returns
Overnight developments: Dallas and Harris Cos. are still not reporting full results, and Tarrant Co. may be reporting full resorts (Report says not all precinct results are posted, but it’s vote center status report says all are completely reported.). Dallas Co. may...
Feb 17, 2022 | Campaign News
Early voting for the March 1 primary election continues through February 25. Statewide, early voting turnout was just over 2% of registered voters through yesterday (Wednesday), the third day of the early voting period. Campaign Finance: Today (Thursday) was the...
Jan 20, 2022 | Campaign News
The Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the home and campaign office of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) yesterday according to multiple news reports. In a statement, Cuellar said he “will fully cooperate in any investigation [and] is committed to ensuring that...
Jan 12, 2022 | Campaign News
Former Republican Party Chair Allen West’s (R) campaign released an internal poll (PDF via Texas Tribune) showing him leading Gov. Greg Abbott (R), 38%-33%, among “likely primary voters.” The poll was conducted by the Joe Basel-owned Paradigm. Basel is the former head...
Dec 20, 2021 | Campaign News
Tomorrow (Tuesday) is the deadline for political parties to submit their certified candidate lists to the Secretary of State’s office. Our Crib Sheets have been updated with the latest information we have, including a list of Libertarian candidates posted on the...
Dec 15, 2021 | Campaign News
Note: Yesterday’s report was sent out late due to an unforeseen software update error. We apologize for the inconvenience. Our latest content is always available on our website. An Election Code provision granting the Office of Attorney General the ability to...
Dec 1, 2021 | Campaign News
Filing for partisan nomination or an independent candidacy for the 2022 general election continues through December 13. Our Crib Sheets are updated frequently with the latest candidate filings. SD2 (Safe R): Sen. Bob Hall (R-Edgewood) filed for re-election, ending any...
Nov 29, 2021 | Campaign News
Filing for partisan nomination or an independent candidacy for the 2022 general election continues through December 13. GOV (Likely R): In a video, actor Matthew McConaughey announced that a run for governor is a “path I am choosing not to take.” He said he would...
