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 background...
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...
It’s the question looming over the 2022 election in Texas: will he or won’t he? The answer: we don’t know. But for now, Matthew McConaughey, the actor turned memoirist turned possible politician, is keeping pundits busy with the speculation that he is mulling a run...
The Democrats aren’t the only ones Gov. Greg Abbott has to worry about in 2022. Not all Republicans are happy with his leadership and some have already announced primary challenges. While Abbott’s popularity within the GOP means that a fellow Republican is unlikely to...
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has been the consummate Texas Republican official, as both a hyper conservative state leader, and an online troll who cozied up to Donald Trump. Miller is up for reelection in 2022, but it seems plausible he may be on the verge of...