Women Raise Money for Texas Campaigns, but Not Always in the Usual Ways
Everyone bemoans the influence of money in politics, but candidates face a brutal truth: If you don’t raise enough money to run a campaign,...
Latest Campaign Finance Reports Shed Light Ahead of 2020 House Primaries
New campaign finance reports released this week by primary candidates for the Texas House show many of the hotly contested races remain competitive and...
Stepping into GOP primaries, Dennis Bonnen donates to seven Texas House incumbents
Speaker Dennis Bonnen has contributed $15,000 each to seven members of the Texas House who face challenges in the upcoming March primary elections....
Where Does Campaign Money Go After Retirement?
Political campaigns live and die by their fundraising. Often, the candidate with the most money ends up with the highest number of votes, as...
The 10 Most Vulnerable Democrat-Held House Districts Are Shaping Up to Be Expensive Races
Last September, Reform Austin reported on the top 10 most vulnerable Democrat-held districts in the Texas House. Now, with the final ballots set for...
The 10 Most Vulnerable Republican-Held House Districts Are Shaping Up to Be Expensive Races
Last September, Reform Austin reported on the top 10 most vulnerable Republican-held districts in the Texas House. Since then, three of the incumbents —...
Birabil and Eastman Fundraising Leaders in Dallas and Houston Texas House Special Election Runoffs
Campaign finance reports were released by all candidates running for the March 3 primary and the January 28 special election runoffs, which includes House...
Markowitz Outraises Gates Before Texas House District 28 Runoff Election
Campaign finance reports were released by all candidates running for the March 3 primary and the January 28 special election runoffs, including for House...
Texas PACs Lining Up to Spend Heavily in 2020
As an emerging battleground state, Texas is drawing attention and investment. Public officials, party operatives, and the political donor class are all treating the...
Trey Martinez Fischer PAC relaunched, $100,000 match
State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-San Antonio) recently announced the relaunch of his PAC One Texas. Martinez Fischer is chair of the House Committee...
