Tag: texas
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Voters to decide on creating city of Starbase, Texas, home of SpaceX, on May 3
Voters in the unincorporated area of Cameron County, Texas, known as Starbase—home to SpaceX—will decide on May 3 whether to incorporate it as a city. If approved, Starbase would become a Type C general law municipality with a commission form of government comprising a mayor and two commissioners. Elections for mayor and commissioner will be…
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Texas legislature set to consider universal school choice legislation after 2024 elections replaced Republican opponents with Republican supporters
Texas State Senate Republicans introduced a universal school choice bill (Senate Bill 2) on Jan. 24, and the Senate Education Committee approved it 9-2 on Jan. 29. SB 2 was placed on the Senate’s intent calendar for a floor vote on February 4. SB 2 would create an education savings account (ESA) program that, subject…
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71% of elections in Texas are uncontested
Of 3,285 regular elections in Texas—2,345 (71%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Texas has the eighth highest rate of…
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Four presidential tickets will appear on the ballot in Texas this November
Texas’ Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot will feature four presidential candidates and their running mates. They are: This is the same number of candidates on Texas’ presidential ballot as in each election held since 2012. In 2020, Texas’ ballot had four candidates: Joe Biden (D), Trump, Jo Jorgensen (L), and Howie Hawkins (G). Trump…
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ESG critics testify in favor of Texas anti-ESG law
Two ESG opponents—William Hild (the executive director of Consumers’ Research) and Eric Bledsoe (a senior fellow at the Foundation for Government Accountability)—gave testimonies before the Texas Senate on Oct. 17. They argued the state’s anti-ESG laws produced positive results and said non-ESG investment funds tend to outperform investments that consider other factors. Ballotpedia tracks support…
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Voters in Amarillo, Texas, and San Francisco, California, to decide on abortion-related local ballot measures
Abortion isn’t just an issue for state ballot measures. Voters in at least two cities, Amarillo, Texas, and San Francisco, California, will decide on abortion-related local ballot initiatives on Nov. 5. Both address an issue that the state ballot measures do not—how governments address abortion beyond their jurisdictions. In Amarillo, voters will decide on Proposition…
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Four candidates running for U.S. Senate in Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz (R), Colin Allred (D), Ted Brown (L), and Tracy Andrus (D) (Write-In) are running in the U.S. Senate race in Texas on November 5, 2024. In 2018, Cruz defeated Beto O’Rourke (D) 50.9% to 48.3%. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee identified Texas and Florida’s Senate elections as their top two pickup opportunities…
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Incumbent Henry Cuellar (D), Jay Furman (R), and Bailey Cole (L) are running in the general election in Texas’ 28th Congressional District
Incumbent Henry Cuellar (D), Jay Furman (R), and Bailey Cole (L) are running in the general election in Texas’ 28th Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. The election is taking place after Cuellar’s indictment on charges of bribery, money laundering, and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government. The Department of Justice charged…
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Labor department ESG rule sent back to lower court for rehearing
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled July 18 that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas must rehear the Republican attorneys general lawsuit opposing the Department of Labor’s 2022 rule allowing the use of ESG in ERISA-governed pension plans. The Fifth Circuit said the lower court needed to…
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Three candidates are running in the general election for Texas’ 15th Congressional District on November 5
Incumbent Monica De La Cruz (R), Michelle Vallejo (D), and Arthur DiBianca (L) are running in the general election for Texas’ 15th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. De La Cruz was first elected to the district in 2022 when she defeated Vallejo 53.3% to 44.8%. She previously ran for the seat in 2020 when…