Republican John Lujan will be replacing former state Rep. Leo Pacheco as the new lawmaker for San Antonio’s District 118 after a close special election runoff on Tuesday. Lujan defeated his Democrat opponent Frank Ramirez by less than three percentage points, or less...
El Paso Democrat Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez announced this week she would be running against fellow Democrat Rep. Art Fierro in Texas House District 79. In a news release, Perez said she was running in district 79 because her own 76th district was gerrymandered under...
Three days remain until election day on Nov. 2 which will see Texans vote on eight proposed constitutional amendments. Among them, a constitutional amendment allowing charitable raffles at rodeos and another allowing counties to issue bonds to improve underserved...
Early voting began Monday in San Antonio to see who will replace former state Rep. Leo Pacheco, a two-term Democrat who resigned from Texas’ 118th district in August to teach public administration at San Antonio College. The special election to replace Pacheco has...
Democratic Candidate for Texas Lt. Governor Mike Collier has raised more than $1 million in his bid challenging Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, a press release revealed Tuesday. Collier ran against Patrick in 2018 and lost by less than five percentage points. The auditor...
Last week, Dallas Civil Rights Attorney Lee Merritt launched his bid for attorney general of Texas against Republican incumbent Ken Paxton. The Texas Signal spoke with Merritt about the launch of his campaign, key issues in the Texas legislation, and his...
The stories flooded across the country in 2015. “Grand Jury Indicts Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, on Felony Charges,” a New York Times headline read. Another by the Texas Tribune declared “Paxton Surrenders in Securities Fraud Indictment.” Nevermind that it had...
George P. Bush made it official this week: he is challenging Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Republican primary next year. It’s sure to be a barn burner of a race, with widespread implications for Texas and the country. Paxton, currently under investigation...
Battleground Texas, one of the largest organizations dedicated to flipping the state blue, recently announced they hired a new Executive Director: Terry Bermea. A native of the Rio Grande Valley, Bermea is poised to bring a new energy to the group as it prepares for a...