A Democratic judge catapulted Shelley Luther into the spotlight during the pandemic when he sentenced her to jail for reopening her business.
A Democratic judge in Dallas sentenced Shelley Luther to jail in 2020 after she opened her small business during the pandemic.
The North Texas seat is occupied by Democrat Beverly Powell, but now favors Republicans after redistricting.
This week — Abbott calls for the removal of a federal appointee’s nomination, more state incumbents opt to seek other offices, and two GOP lawmakers draw higher-profile challengers.
Luther will officially avoid having to serve her remaining five-day jail sentence and payment of a $7,000 fine.
Drew Springer won the special election for Senate District 30 by double digits on Saturday night, securing his spot in the Senate ahead of the upcoming legislative session.
Shelley Luther and Drew Springer filed their last campaign finance reports ahead of the election next Saturday and amidst a heated race.
In a move to keep Democrats from blocking legislation, Texas Lt. Gov. announced plans to pursue a rule-change that will lower the votes needed to bring bills to the Senate floor.
Almost a week ahead of early voting, Gov. Abbott has waded into the Senate District 30 runoff election to back Rep. Drew Springer.
In the heated special election race, Drew Springer and Shelley Luther fell short of receiving a majority of the vote and will go on to face each other in a runoff election.
The special election to fill Sen. Pat Fallon’s seat has become a heated race between two candidates: Rep. Drew Springer and Shelley Luther.
Republican Texas officials have joined a lawsuit against Governor Greg Abbott over his unilateral extension of the state's early voting period.
