Patrick Svitek | Texas Tribune
Patrick Svitek is a reporter for the Texas Tribune. He previously worked for the Houston Chronicle's Austin bureau. He graduated in 2014 from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He originally is from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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The latest fundraising figures in the governor’s race confirm what’s long been seen as the state of play: O’Rourke is a strong fundraiser, but Abbott, with over $65 million saved up, is on another level. -
The 8-1 decision came Wednesday from the all-Republican Court of Criminal Appeals.
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A Springtown man with the same name as the former governor filed Monday to run for the state's top post against Gov. Greg Abbott, raising the prospect of dirty political tricks.
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Crockett is running for the seat vacated by Eddie Bernice Johnson, who announced Saturday that she would not seek reelection in the 30th Congressional District after serving nearly three decades in Congress. The seat is solidly Democratic.
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O’Rourke’s decision to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott ends months of speculation and gives Democrats a formidable campaigner at the top of the ticket — someone who transformed Texas politics with his blockbuster campaign against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018.
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Young replaces former Justice Eva Guzman, who resigned in June ahead of a campaign for attorney general.
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Paxton is facing challenges from three fellow Republicans in his bid for a third term. In interviews at The Texas Tribune Festival, they each took him to task for the legal problems he has accrued in office, with two saying he should resign.
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The two Republicans are vying to replace former state Rep. Jake Ellzey, who is now in Congress.
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The Fort Worth lawmaker, who has been close to Paxton, is the third serious primary challenger to emerge.
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Wray is among eight candidates, including five Republicans, on the ballot Tuesday to fill a vacancy in his old House District 10.
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The governor said Thursday the second special session will get underway at noon Saturday, with a 17-item agenda.
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Four prominent lawmakers — one each with ties to Baylor University, Texas Christian University, Texas Tech University and Texas A&M University — met with Gov. Greg Abbott’s staff Thursday, one day after news broke that the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma had reached out to the Southeastern Conference about joining.
