Jun 22, 2018 | Campaign News
Filing Deadline: Today was the deadline for independent candidates for state and federal offices to file their applications and signatures with the Secretary of State. Nearly 70 candidates filed declarations of intent by the December 2017 deadline. Historically, very...
May 31, 2018 | Campaign News
HD13: Rep. Ben Leman (R-Iola) took the oath of office today and will serve the remainder of former Rep. Leighton Schubert’s (R-Caldwell) term. Leman defeated Jill Wolfskill, 57%-43%, in the Republican runoff. Wolfskill withdrew from the special runoff election,...
Apr 16, 2018 | Campaign News
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...
Apr 12, 2018 | Campaign News
Federal candidates and officeholders are required to file April quarterly reports by Sunday. We will be updating our Federal Crib Sheet over the weekend. Nominating Conventions: The Libertarian Party of Texas and as many as five political parties seeking ballot access...
Apr 10, 2018 | Campaign News
HD4 open: Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC endorsed former Rep. Stuart Spitzer (R-Kaufman) over Keith Bell. HD13 open: Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC endorsed Ben Leman in the Republican runoff and special election over Jill Wolfskill. CD5 open: Vice President Mike Pence...
Apr 4, 2018 | Campaign News
Deadlines: Tomorrow (Thursday) is the deadline to register to vote for the May 5 uniform and special elections. Also, 30-day-out campaign finance reports are due for candidates running in jurisdictions that require them, including the three candidates running in the...
Apr 2, 2018 | Campaign News
SD19: Former Rep. and U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (D-Alpine) will formally announce his candidacy for the seat currently held by Sen. Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio) at an Eastside San Antonio eatery on Thursday. Rep. Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio), who has already made...
Feb 7, 2018 | Campaign News
LAND: The campaign of Comm. George P. Bush (R) released an ad listing some of Bush’s accomplishments in office and highlighting his endorsements of Ted Cruz (R) and Donald Trump. AGRIC: The campaign of Comm. Sid Miller (R) released a radio ad attacking opponent Trey...
Jan 3, 2018 | Campaign News
Green Party: The Green Party of Texas filed paperwork with the Secretary of State to register as a political party for the 2018 general election. The party lost automatic access to the ballot when none of its 2016 statewide candidates received at least 5% of the vote....
Jul 23, 2017 | Campaign News
Special Session: The Senate State Affairs Committee unanimously approved a bill intended to prevent mail-in ballot fraud. Senate Bill 5 by Sen. Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills) would increase penalties for voter fraud committed via mail-in ballots, particularly...
Jul 13, 2017 | Campaign News
Redistricting: The federal trial over the districts drawn in 2013 for the Texas House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives continued in San Antonio for the fourth of what is now expected to be six days. Plaintiffs called their final witnesses, and the...
Jul 11, 2017 | Campaign News
House Speaker: By a 36-28 vote, the executive committee of the Bexar Co. Republican Party approved a resolution calling for “a change in leadership in the Texas House … due to the non-support of the Republican Party of Texas platform by the current incumbent,” Speaker...
