Jul 10, 2017 | breaking-news, Legislation
Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation calling a special session of the Legislature to convene at 10 a.m. on July 18 to extend the expiration dates of several healthcare occupational licensing agencies. He also published “an unsigned working draft” of a “supplemental...
Jul 5, 2017 | Campaign News
GOV: Gov. Greg Abbott has scheduled a “special announcement,” widely expected to be an announcement for his re-election campaign, in San Antonio on July 14. LTGOV: Former Rep. Allen Vaught (D-Dallas) has taken to Facebook to seek “candid input” on whether he should...
Jun 30, 2017 | Campaign News
HD11: Alto Marine Corps veteran Danny Ward filed paperwork establishing a campaign committee for a potential primary challenge of Rep. Travis Clardy (R-Nacogdoches). Ward’s Facebook page indicates he is running as a “conservative” against “false republicans in the...
Jun 28, 2017 | Campaign News
HD52: Round Rock Christian nonprofit executive Jeremy Story, the newly appointed state chaplain for the Republican Party of Texas, has established a campaign committee for a potential challenge of Rep. Larry Gonzales (R-Round Rock) and sent an email to supporters...
Jun 22, 2017 | Campaign News
Voter ID: U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ordered parties in the ongoing Voter ID suit to file briefs by July 5 discussing “the propriety and nature of relief” entitled by the plaintiffs and reply briefs by July 17. The court will not hold any new hearings on...
Jun 17, 2017 | Campaign News
Re-election Announcements: Reps. Doc Anderson (R-Lorena), Justin Holland (R-Heath), Dade Phelan (R-Port Neches) and John Wray (R-Waxahachie) recently announced they would seek re-election. We cover the week’s challenger filings in another post. LTGOV: Mike Collier, a...
Jun 6, 2017 | Campaign News
Gov. Greg Abbott called the Texas Legislature back into session on July 18 to address Sunset legislation that needed to pass during the regular session. Once that has been accomplished, Abbott promised to add 19 more items to the special session call including...
Jun 2, 2017 | Campaign News
Early voting continues in most jurisdictions holding June 10 runoff elections. A handful of jurisdictions, including Harker Heights and Sulphur Springs, are holding their runoff elections tomorrow (Saturday). AG: Prosecutors have asked the Court of Criminal Appeals to...
May 25, 2017 | Campaign News
Voter ID: The Senate refused to concur in House amendments to Senate Bill 5 and appointed a conference committee comprised of Sens. Joan Huffman (R-Houston), Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), Eddie Lucio Jr. (D-Brownsville) and Jane Nelson...
May 22, 2017 | Campaign News
Voter Fraud: Two people who served as Harris Co. election clerks during the 2016 primary runoff election pleaded guilty to casting another person’s ballot. The pair unlawfully cast a ballot for one of their daughters. Because of the involvement of poll workers, this...
May 8, 2017 | Campaign News
Voter Fraud: The Dallas Co. District Attorney has opened a criminal investigation into complaints of mail-ballot fraud that could impact two city council races. At least 670 mail-in ballots received from residents of council Districts 2 and 6 have been sequestered by...
