Patrick Svitek
Reporter, @TexasTribune. Email: [email protected] I write The Blast: texastribune.org/theblast/. Previously @HoustonChron, @MedillSchool.
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Michael Bloomberg gives $2.6 million to Texas Democrat running for railroad commissioner
The New York billionaire donated to Chrysta Castañeda in her bid to flip a seat on the all-GOP commission that regulates Texas' oil and gas industry.
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With @MikeBloomberg's backing, @ChrystaForTexas, the Dem nominee for railroad commissioner, was able to outspend Republican opponent @JimWright4Texas by 8-to-1 on the latest TEC reports (Sept. 25-Oct. 24), $3.1M to $378K.
Background on Bloomberg's play
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In high-stakes Texas election, Republicans hope willingness to resume door-knocking gives them edge
Republicans say they have built a major advantage by resuming door-knocking more quickly and aggressively amid the coronavirus pandemic, while Democrats say they are being the more responsible party while reaching voters in other ways.
Kamala Harris to make campaign stop in Texas
Harris will be the highest-profile representative from the Biden campaign to visit Texas in person during the general election.
Pandemic politics ripple through Texas races, forcing U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw to defend his coronavirus response
In Crenshaw's bid for reelection, the fight over masks and rhetoric has become particularly pitched, drawing in dozens of Houston-area doctors.
TX-22 Memo pdf.pdf
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Patrick Svitek
New internal poll from #TX22 Dem nominee @SriPKulkarni:
Kulkarni (D) 48
Nehls (R) 43
Biden up 9 in district after Trump +8 in ’16
(GBAO; Oct. 8-11; 500 LVs; live dialers, cells and landlines; +/-4.4%)
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Top Democratic super PAC boosts MJ Hegar in Texas' U.S. Senate race with $8.6 million TV blitz
The group is jumping into the contest with an ad campaign targeting Republican incumbent John Cornyn on health care.
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Patrick Svitek
News: Dem super PAC @MajorityPAC is making big late play in Texas
$8.6M TV buy against @JohnCornyn
texastribune.org/2020/10/15/mj-… #TXSEN
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Texas Republicans challenge curbside, drive-thru voting in Harris County
The court filing just before early voting began is the latest GOP effort to tamp down voting options in the state's most populous county.
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John Cornyn and MJ Hegar's race is competitive in Texas, but they're keeping a low profile compared to 2018's Senate contest
Incumbent John Cornyn is pitching himself as a "steady hand on the wheel." Democratic challenger MJ Hegar says that hand is driving Texas toward a cliff.
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The Cornyn preexisting conditions TV spot has arrived
Cornyn was lead figure in '17 Obamacare repeal push; he counters he cosponsored '19 Protect Act, which has been criticized for not doing enough to provide same ACA protections texastribune.org/2020/09/23/joh… politifact.com/factchecks/202… pic.twitter.com/QBOy7oseyn
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PolitiFact - Georgia Sen. Perdue’s record on preexisting conditions doesn’t match his promises
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.
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Patrick Svitek
The Cornyn preexisting conditions TV spot has arrived
Cornyn was lead figure in '17 Obamacare repeal push; he counters he cosponsored '19 Protect Act, which has been criticized for not doing enough to provide same ACA protections texastribune.org/2020/09/23/joh… politifact.com/factchecks/202… pic.twitter.com/QBOy7oseyn
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top aides want him investigated for bribery and other alleged crimes, report says
Seven senior officials said in a letter obtained by the Austin American-Statesman that they have reason to believe Paxton is violating the law.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top aides want him investigated for bribery and other alleged crimes, report says
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Cornyn says Trump should have released his taxes in 2016
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Tuesday that all candidates for president should be required to release their tax returns and that President Donald
Texas Republicans sue to stop Gov. Greg Abbott's extension of early voting period during the pandemic
State party Chair Allen West, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and members of the Texas Legislature were among those who filed the suit against Abbott.
Texas Supreme Court rules 3 Green Party candidates should be added back to November ballot
Democrats successfully sued last month to remove from the ballot the Green Party nominees for U.S. Senate, Railroad Commission and the 21st Congressional District.
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Patrick Svitek
Texas Supreme Court rules 3 Green Party candidates should be added back to November ballot
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Biden campaign adds more staff in Texas
The campaign has added 13 more members to its team in Texas, where polls continue to point to a close race against President Donald Trump.
National Democratic group to spend $6.2 million in effort to flip the Texas House
The super PAC, Forward Majority, is pouring the money into 18 races that will likely determine which party controls the lower chamber in January.
Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks Harris County from sending mail-in ballot applications to all its voters
The Harris County Republican Party had sued to stop the sending of the ballots.
MJ Hegar
This won't be your average campaign fundraiser, y'all.
Join me and Beto O'Rourke for a virtual grassroots event hosted by Ashley Cheng. Chip in whatever you can and join us this Thursday at 6 p.m....
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.@BetoORourke, who stayed neutral throughout the #TXSEN primary/runoff, is doing his first event specifically for @MJHegar since she became the nominee
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Gov. Greg Abbott defends mask mandate to "frustrated" delegates at Texas GOP convention
The governor began the state party convention Thursday by addressing head-on the growing discontent with his orders to contain the pandemic.
For second time, federal judge finds Texas is violating voter registration law
A U.S. district judge found Texas is “legally obligated” to allow voters to simultaneously register to vote with every driver's license renewal or change-of-address application, and ordered the state to set up a “fully operable” online system by...
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