Tag: texas
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Texas Supreme Court ruling effectively ends lawsuits over abortion law
On March 11, 2022, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that state agencies could not enforce Senate Bill 8, bringing an end to the legal challenges that the Supreme Court of the United States had heard in Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson. Senate Bill 8 is a Texas law that banned abortion procedures after six weeks of…
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Garza, Jaworski advance to May 24 runoff in Democratic primary for Texas attorney general
Rochelle Garza and Joe Jaworski advanced from the March 1 Democratic primary for Texas attorney general when third-place finisher Lee Merritt conceded his spot in the runoff on March 10. Garza finished first in the primary with 43.0% of the vote and Jaworski received 19.7%. Merritt finished in third place with 19.4%, Mike Fields was…
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Republicans outraise Democrats by 117% in Texas House races
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign.…
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Republicans outraise Democrats by 126% in Texas Senate races
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign.…
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One incumbent defeated in Texas’ state legislative primaries, continuing a decade-long decrease
Texas held the first statewide primary of the 2022 election cycle for federal and state offices on March 1. Heading into the primaries, it was guaranteed that at least one of the 151 state legislative incumbents seeking re-election would lose. Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez (D), who currently represents House District 76, was drawn into House…
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Ramirez and Vallejo advance to runoff in Texas’ 15th Congressional District primary
Ruben Ramirez and Michelle Vallejo were the top two finishers in the Democratic Party primary election for Texas’ 15th Congressional District on March 1, 2022. Ramirez received 28.3% of the vote, followed by Vallejo with 20.1%. Because no candidate won 50% of the vote, Ramirez and Vallejo advanced to a runoff election on May 24.…
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Van Taylor ends re-election campaign for Texas’ 3rd Congressional District
On March 2, a day after placing first in the Republican primary for Texas’ 3rd Congressional District, incumbent Van Taylor announced he was ending his re-election bid. In his announcement, Taylor admitted to an affair. Taylor was first elected in 2018. Taylor won 48.7% of the vote in the primary, but candidates needed more than…
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Crockett and Hamilton advance to runoff in Texas’ 30th Congressional District Democratic primary
Jasmine Crockett and Jane Hamilton advanced to a May 24 runoff in the Democratic primary for Texas’ 30th Congressional District. In the March 1 primary, Crockett received 48.5% of the vote, followed by Hamilton with 17%. No other candidate received more than 10% of the vote. Incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) , who was first…
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Morgan Luttrell wins TX-08 Republican primary
Morgan Luttrell won the Republican primary for Texas’ 8th Congressional District on March 1. As of March 3, he’d received 52% of the vote. Christian Collins was second with 22% and Jonathan Hullihan third with 13%. The Texas Tribune‘s Patrick Svitek wrote that the race “boiled over into a tense proxy war, with some of…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 12
March 3, 2022 In this issue: Texas Democratic primary results roundup, Oregon county parties change rules to endorse challenger in OR-05 Texas results roundup Texas held the nation’s first midterm primaries on Tuesday. Races in which no candidate received a majority of the vote are headed to May 24 runoffs. Here’s a roundup of results…