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Texas House District 65 includes portions of Carrollton, Dallas, Highland Village, and Lewisville in Denton County. Democrat Michelle Beckley flipped the seat to the blue column in 2018, winning by 2.32 percentage points. In 2020, Beckley won reelection against her opponent by 3 percentage points. Michelle Beckley (D) Kronda Thimesch (R) Totals Total Money Raised …

Texas House District 52 includes portions of Round Rock, Hutto, Taylor, and Georgetown, as well as other communities in Williamson County. Democrat James Talarico flipped the seat in 2018 by 3.46 percentage points. In 2020, Talarico defeated Republican candidate Lucio Valdez by 2.88 percentage points. James Talarico (D) Lucio Valdez (R) Totals Total Money Raised …

For the last two years, the most fiercely fought contest in Texas politics has been the Democrats’ effort to take control of the Texas House. Buoyed by flipping 12 seats to their column in 2018 and believing they could ride a demographic wave to increased power, Democrats and their PACs spent tens of millions of …

Does spending the most money during a campaign win elections? Historically, Texas has shown a strong correlation between a candidate’s ability to outspend their opponent(s) and victory on Election Day.  In 2020, Texas experienced a remarkably expensive election cycle, with almost $536 million spent in Texas state-level campaign finance as of the most recently available …

When we were kids, the TV show Schoolhouse Rock taught us how laws were passed in Congress with its catchy “I’m Just a Bill” tune. Here’s a run-down on how it works in Texas. Why It’s Important: It’s important to understand how the system works because lawmakers often use the built-in deadlines to torpedo legislation …