Political Buzz: County hires Weber aide to run government relations
Galveston Daily News
Ferguson, J.
07/30/2020
3 doc(s)
Attorney General opinions; Election administration; Lobbyists; Middleton, Mayes
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s election postponement leads to confusion over ballot filing deadlines
Houston Chronicle
Root, J.
07/28/2020
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Attorney General opinions; Election administration; Election laws; Executive orders; Middleton, Mayes; Municipal campaigns and elections; Political candidates; Secretary of State, Texas
Observe safety measures when casting ballots in upcoming runoff election
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Editorial
06/23/2020
4 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election administration
Local candidates find new ways to reach voters during pandemic
Waco Tribune Herald
Witherspoon, T.
06/21/2020
6 doc(s)
Congressional campaigns; Coronavirus; Jaramillo, David; Judicial campaigns; Kennedy, Rick; Sessions, Pete; Swann, Renee
Mail-in ballot an invitation to steal your vote
San Antonio Express News
Paxton, K.
05/14/2020
6 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election fraud; Paxton, Ken; Voting by mail
Coronavirus in Texas: Round Rock, Cedar Park ask Abbott for August election, not Nov. 3
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
04/30/2020
1 doc(s)
Election dates; Morgan, Craig; Municipal campaigns and elections; Round Rock, Texas
Political Buzz: Reps seek money for nursing homes
Galveston Daily News
Ferguson, J.
04/30/2020
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates; Nursing homes; Talarico, James
Virus outbreak delays elections; San Benito moves vote to November
Valley Morning Star
Del Valle, F.
04/25/2020
2 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates; Municipal campaigns and elections; San Benito Consolidated Independent School District; San Benito, Texas; School board campaigns and elections
Vote by mail battle could rage for months
Longview News-Journal
McNeely, D.
04/23/2020
7 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election administration; Election dates; Election fraud; Trump, Donald; Voting by mail
Other cities join Waco in request for July municipal elections, despite legal headwind
Waco Tribune Herald
Saegert, R.
04/19/2020
4 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates; Municipal campaigns and elections; Secretary of State, Texas
Virus shows Texas must relax rules on mail voting
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
04/17/2020
4 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates; Voting by mail
Round Rock postpones May election, but to when?
Austin American Statesman
Garcia, A.
04/16/2020
2 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates; Round Rock, Texas
Election Day lines would be a coronavirus nightmare. Texas, here’s a better plan
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Scoggin, B.
04/15/2020
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election administration; Public health; Voting by mail
Abbott must provide cure to voting in a pandemic
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
04/15/2020
6 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Voting by mail
Partisan ballot bothers trustees
Dallas Morning News
Smith, C.
04/12/2020
3 doc(s)
Election administration; Election dates; School board campaigns and elections
Universal vote by mail in Texas?
Longview News-Journal
McNeely, D.
04/09/2020
6 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Voting by mail
Northwest Houston area ESD elections cancelled or postponed due to pandemic
Houston Chronicle
Wedding, P.
04/08/2020
1 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates; Emergency services districts
State tells municipalities to delay May 2 elections
Lufkin Daily News
Juarez, G.
04/07/2020
1 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates; Municipal campaigns and elections; School board campaigns and elections; School bonds
Austin-area cities, school districts call off May elections amid coronavirus
Austin American Statesman
Staff
04/06/2020
1 doc(s)
Bond elections; Coronavirus; Election dates; School bonds
Appeals to voters with hat in hand
Dallas Morning News
Jeffers Jr., G.
04/06/2020
5 doc(s)
Allred, Colin; Collins, Genevieve; Congressional campaigns; Cornyn, John; Coronavirus; Hegar, Mary Jennings 'MJ'; Political fundraising; Veasey, Marc; West, Royce
Postponed May elections need own date
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
04/06/2020
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates
Pandemic means Texas must be planning now to avoid disruptions to elections
Longview News-Journal
Editorial
04/01/2020
2 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates; Voting by mail
Many San Antonio suburbs opting to delay elections to avoid risk of spreading COVID-19
San Antonio Express News
Huddleston, S.
04/01/2020
2 doc(s)
Bexar County; Callanen, Jacquelyn F. 'Jacque'; Castle Hills, Texas; Coronavirus; Election administration; Municipal campaigns and elections; Public health
Protect vote
Valley Morning Star
Editorial
04/01/2020
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election administration; Voting by mail
City of Waco postpones election, extends disaster order through April 21
Waco Tribune Herald
Saegert, R.
04/01/2020
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Disaster areas; Election dates; McLennan County; Waco, Texas
Making Preparations: March primary runoff election scheduled for July 14
Valley Morning Star
Martinez, L.
03/31/2020
1 doc(s)
Coronavirus; County campaigns and elections; Election dates; Runoff elections
Coronavirus obscures Texas Democratic Senate race against GOP incumbent John Cornyn
Dallas Morning News
Jeffers Jr., G.
03/30/2020
2 doc(s)
Congressional campaigns; Cornyn, John; Coronavirus; Hegar, Mary Jennings 'MJ'; Runoff elections; West, Royce
Start to adapt way Texans cast ballots
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
03/29/2020
1 TX bill 9 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election administration; Voting by mail
West Lake Hills to delay bond vote
Austin American Statesman
Moreno-Lozano, L.
03/27/2020
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Election dates; West Lake Hills, Texas
Dallas is booming with price gouging complaints while another city gives its residents free money
Dallas Morning News
Lieber, D.
03/27/2020
4 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Driver licenses; Price gouging; Property taxes
Fort Worth hopes to delay May 2 election until summer, asks Gov. Abbott for permission
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Tinsley, A.
03/27/2020
2 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates; Municipal campaigns and elections
Waco planning on May 2 election, could postpone if coronavirus situation worsens
Waco Tribune Herald
Saegert, R.
03/27/2020
2 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Midway Independent School District; Municipal campaigns and elections; School board campaigns and elections; Waco Independent School District; Waco, Texas
Cities and school districts, move your elections – and November ballots will matter more than ever
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
03/26/2020
1 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates; Municipal campaigns and elections; School board campaigns and elections
Coronavirus reschedules elections
Longview News-Journal
McNeely, D.
03/26/2020
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Cornyn, John; Coronavirus; Election dates; Hegar, Mary Jennings 'MJ'; Hinojosa, Gilberto; Voting by mail; Watson, Kirk; West, Royce
Hold local elections in May, but don't betray public trust in meantime
Waco Tribune Herald
Editorial
03/26/2020
1 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates
Eckhardt to stay past resignation to help with Travis County’s coronavirus response
Austin American Statesman
Autullo, R.
03/24/2020
2 doc(s)
Coronavirus; County government; Eckhardt, Sarah; Rodriguez, Eddie; Texas Senate candidates; Travis County; Watson, Kirk
Gov. Abbott postpones May runoff election to July
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Wellerman, Z.
03/24/2020
1 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates; Runoff elections
County closes courthouse to public, plans to move meetings online
Victoria Advocate
Venable, K.
03/24/2020
1 doc(s)
Coronavirus; County courthouses; Election dates; Victoria County; Zeller, Ben
Virus hits Texas voter registration efforts
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
03/22/2020
1 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Texas Democratic Party; Voter registration
Abbott delays runoffs until July 14 amid pandemic
Austin American Statesman
Tilove, J.
03/21/2020
4 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Congressional campaigns; Coronavirus; Election administration; Election dates; Election lawsuits; Hegar, Mary Jennings 'MJ'; Voting by mail; West, Royce
Coronavirus could delay local elections
Beaumont Enterprise
Bain, K.
03/21/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Election dates
Citing coronavirus, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott postpones May primary runoff election to July 14
Dallas Morning News
Morris, A.
03/21/2020
5 doc(s)
Congressional campaigns; Cornyn, John; Coronavirus; Election administration; Election dates; Election lawsuits; Hegar, Mary Jennings 'MJ'; West, Royce
Texas postpones May 26 primary runoff elections
San Antonio Express News
Wallace, J.
03/21/2020
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election administration; Election dates
Elections office grapples with uncertainty over COVID-19
San Antonio Express News
Garcia, G.
03/20/2020
5 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election administration; Election dates
State, local Republicans plan for postponed political conventions amid COVID-19 concerns
Wichita Falls Record News
Choate, T.
03/20/2020
1 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Political conventions; Republican Party of Texas; Texas Democratic Party
Abbott presses for local May 2 elections to be delayed
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
03/19/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Election dates; Municipal campaigns and elections; School board campaigns and elections
Texas cities, school districts can postpone local elections from May to November over coronavirus concerns
Dallas Morning News
Morris, A.
03/19/2020
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Election dates; Municipal campaigns and elections; School board campaigns and elections
Gov. Greg Abbott allows local officials to postpone May 2 elections due to COVID-19
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weinberg, T.
03/19/2020
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Beckley, Michelle; Coronavirus; Election dates; Turner, Chris; Voting by mail; Watson, Kirk
Abbott allows local governments to postpone May 2 elections til November
Houston Chronicle
Scherer, J.
03/19/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Election administration; Election dates
Lubbock’s May elections could get postponed
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Dotray, M.
03/19/2020
2 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election administration; Election dates; Lubbock, Texas
Congressmen implore Gov. Abbott to provide more virus testing at hospitals, drive-thrus
McAllen Monitor
Staff
03/19/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Cuellar, Henry; Gonzalez, Vicente; Medical screening; South Texas; Vela, Filemon B., Jr.
With proclamation, Abbott urges local election delay
McAllen Monitor
Arevalo, D.
03/19/2020
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Election administration; Election dates
San Antonio area’s May elections could be postponed, including renewal of tax that funds Pre-K 4 SA
San Antonio Express News
Torralva, K.
03/19/2020
2 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election dates; Elections; San Antonio, Texas
Governor Abbott issues proclamation allowing local May elections to be postponed to November
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Wellerman, Z.
03/19/2020
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Election administration; Election dates
Coronavirus could postpone city, school elections
Waco Tribune Herald
Witherspoon, T.
03/19/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Election administration; Election dates
