State Rep. James Talarico enters Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
The Austin state lawmaker is challenging former congressman and unsuccessful 2024 Senate candidate Colin Allred and former NASA astronaut Terry Virts for the Democratic nod. The Republican primary is a close race between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
State Rep. Jarvis Johnson and Molly Cook will face each other in a primary runoff for Senate District 15
John Whitmire held SD 15 for four decades before winning election as Houston’s mayor last year.
With Democratic primary wins secured, Teare and Jackson Lee look ahead to the general election
Former prosecutor Sean Teare defeated District Attorney Kim Ogg by a 3-to-1 margin, while Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee beat former Houston City Council Member Amanda Edwards by 22 points.
Kim Ogg, attacking Sean Teare for accepting donations from George Soros, took donations from Soros in 2016
Soros donated more than half a million dollars to Ogg’s first campaign for Harris County District Attorney in the crucial last weeks before the 2016 general election.
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher builds overwhelming lead over Pervez Agwan in TX-7 Democratic primary, poll finds
The poll from the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs shows 78% of likely Democratic primary voters support Fletcher, compared to 11% who support Agwan.
Sheila Jackson Lee, Amanda Edwards likely heading to photo finish in TX-18 Democratic primary
Questions of age and experience versus youth and fresh perspectives — plus the legacy of a recent loss in the Houston mayoral race — are set to make the primary Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s toughest reelection contest in decades.
Sheila Jackson Lee holds a narrow lead against Amanda Edwards in Democratic primary for TX-18, poll finds
The poll from the UH Hobby School of Public Affairs also shows the race to replace Houston Mayor John Whitmire in the Texas State Senate in a near dead heat among the top three contenders.
Amanda Edwards outraised Sheila Jackson Lee by more than 10-to-1 in the last quarter, FEC filings reveal
Former Houston City Council Member Edwards raised nearly $272,000 towards her bid for the Democratic nomination in Texas’ 18th Congressional District in the final three months of 2023. Congresswoman Jackson Lee raised just $23,000.
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