Latest Update — October 18th

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Early Voting Starts Monday Early voting for the November 5th election starts this Monday, October 21st and runs through Friday, November 1st.  Early voting has become the preferred method of casting a ballot...

Latest Update — October 11th

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Patrick Calls on CenterPoint CEO to Resign Lt. Governor Dan Patrick appeared before the Public Utility Commission – the state agency with regulatory authority over utility companies – to encourage the board of...

Latest Update — October 4th

Speaker Race Update State Rep. David Cook – the Republican from Mansfield who has emerged as the leading candidate to challenge incumbent Dade Phelan for the Speaker’s gavel – released a list of 48 supporters last weekend.  It is the first time Cook has gone public...

Latest Update — September 20th

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Fifth, Sixth Speaker Candidates Join Race Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee has become the 5th Republican House member to join the race for Speaker of the Texas House. Smithee was an outspoken critic of the...

Latest Update — September 13th

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Fourth Speaker Candidate Joins Race Republican state Rep. James Frank of Wichita Falls became the fourth declared challenger to incumbent Dade Phelan in the race for Speaker of the Texas House.  Frank said in a...