The only Republican on the court, Commissioner J.J. Koch (R-District 2), lost his seat to Democrat Andrew Sommerman.
Patrick previously defeated Collier in the 2018 lieutenant governor’s race.
Democrat Mike Collier called Patrick’s comments days before the election a “last minute, hollow campaign promise designed to save himself.”
Mike Collier’s team is crying foul after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s campaign produced an advertisement accusing him of supporting “open borders.”
This is the first general election since the enactment of the Republican-backed Election Integrity Protection Act of 2021.
This week — Donald Trump will host a rally in Robstown, GOP candidates receiving Speaker Phelan’s help are listed, and the latest statewide candidate television ads are up.
This week — money raised, spent, left over, and in-state percentages of Texas’ statewide candidates are listed.
An Abbott-critical former state representative is ramping up campaign spending in support of the governor he hoped to unseat.
This week — bail reform items for the 2023 session are floated, the legislative quorum requirement may be suspended under “enemy attack,” and the latest campaign ads are listed.
The Texas Legislature enacted a law last year that prevents state agencies from investing in companies that “boycott” the fossil fuel industry.
County Judge Glen Whitley has previously sparred with fellow Republicans over property taxes.
After the ball finally dropped on Roe v. Wade, Texas Democrats have made abortion a feature, if not the feature, of their campaigns.
