The first campaign finance reports of 2020 are live. Here’s a look at the ten candidates who have collected the most campaign cash so far: On paper, challengers have had the financial advantage. While incumbents were subject to a moratorium on fundraising for almost six months, political hopefuls have been able to raise money all …

And Other Important Numbers From the First Campaign Finance Reports of 2020 The first campaign finance reports for the 2020 election cycle are here! These reports include all contributions to, and expenditures by, Texas candidates and Political Action Committees (PACs) from January 1 – June 30, 2019, making them the first complete reports of political …

Texas candidates and PACs are required to submit reports of all their contributions and expenditures for the first half of 2019 to the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) today. These reports are effectively the first window into political money for 2020. The TEC will likely release those reports sometime later this week. The minute they do, …

“Everything’s bigger in Texas.” This year the famous quip may apply not only to Texas cowboy hats, ranches, and our “taller-than-the-one-in-DC” capitol building, but also to Texas’ outsized impact on American politics. Indeed, U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi recently told a crowd in Houston that Texas is “ground zero” for the 2020 elections.  …

The 86th Session of the Texas Legislature ended on May 27, 2019. As politicians begin to jockey for position going into the next election season, what’s the first thing to watch? Money, of course. Here’s How It Works: Texas politics generally follows a two year cycle, with two components to each cycle. First comes the …