This Week in Texas: Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Posted November 28, 2018 in The Mignon Memo

SD 6 Special Election is underway.

Early voting has started in the special election to fill recently elected Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia’s (D-Houston) former Texas Senate seat. Four candidates are vying to be the next Senator to represent Senate District 6—Rep. Carol Alvarado (D), Martha Fierro (R), Rep. Ana Hernandez (D), and Mia Mundy (D). Election day is December 11th.  To read more…

Every vote counts.

This week after the final canvassing of counties within Congressional District 23, Will Hurd (R-Helotes) won by 926 votes over Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones. A recount for Texas House District 108 (includes the Park Cities and parts of East and downtown Dallas) also began yesterday. Unofficial results have incumbent Morgan Meyer (R-Highland Park) ahead of Democrat Joanna Cattanach by 440 votes, less than 1%. To read more…

Restore the rivalry.

Rep. Lyle Larson (R-San Antonio) has filed legislation to resurrect the annual post-Thanksgiving football game between the University of Texas Austin and Texas A&M University. The two teams have not played since 2011 when A&M left the Big XII Conference. To read more…

Only in Austin…

The Texas House Christmas tree was delivered this week. Stay tuned for more pictures of a fully adorned Texas House chamber. To read more…