Senate unanimously confirms nominations
With no discussion, the Texas Senate on Wednesday unanimously confirmed the nominations of State Board of Education Chair Barbara Cargill, Secretary of State John Thomas Steen and others as recommended...
View ArticleCombs retires from politics; lawmakers among possible successors
Comptroller Susan Combs today issued the following statement announcing her retirement from politics: It is with a deep sense of gratitude for the past, coupled with excitement for the future, that...
View ArticleTommy Williams passes on comptroller race
Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, announced Wednesday he will not seek the office of Texas Comptroller in the 2014 Republican primary. Williams said his job as chairman of the Senate Finance...
View ArticleFormer top Perry aide to lead Hegar’s campaign for comptroller
As the curtain falls on the 83rd Texas Legislature, the campaigns for next year’s elections ramp up. Out of the gates early is state Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, who is running to replace outgoing...
View ArticleCombs backs Hegar for Comptroller
Sen. Glenn Hegar wrapped up the support of retiring Comptroller Susan Combs, who he is campaigning to succeed, Friday at a Republican event in San Antonio. “Glenn is a fighter, and has a proven track...
View ArticleComptroller candidates pounce on Combs’ endorsement of Hegar
AUSTIN – Could an endorsement from a sitting statewide Republican hurt a member of the same party running to succeed that endorser? Comptroller candidates Mike Collier, a Houston Democrat, and state...
View ArticleHegar touts endorsement from obscure energy PAC
AUSTIN — State Sen. Glenn Hegar’s comptroller campaign is touting the endorsement of an obscure political action committee that claims to represents petroleum interests but has never given or received...
View ArticleHilderbran concedes in comptroller race, endorses frontrunner Hegar
AUSTIN — State Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, conceded Friday to his opponent in Republican race for comptroller, state Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy. Hegar came just a hair shy of clearing the 50...
View ArticleHegar: “I firmly believe the property tax is very cumbersome”
AUSTIN — Katy Republican Glenn Hegar, the Republican nominee to be the state’s chief accountant, reaffirmed his opposition to the state’s property tax system Thursday and replacing lost revenue with...
View ArticleKolkhorst announces she’ll run for SD18
AUSTIN — State Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, hasn’t yet secured a promotion to comptroller, but one his Statehouse colleagues is already eyeing his seat. In an email to supporters Thursday, state Rep. Lois...
View ArticleComptroller candidate calls for overhaul after Express-News Formula One...
SAN ANTONIO — Mike Collier, the Democratic candidate for state comptroller, called on the Legislature to move the Major Events Trust Fund to another agency Monday, following an Express-News...
View ArticleComptroller candidate tries to ride tractor, wrangle cows in new ad
AUSTIN – There’s nothing quite like a campaign video of an accountant accidentally spraying himself in the face with a hose to wake you up on a Monday morning. Mike Collier wants you to know he’d be no...
View ArticleRoundup: Newspaper endorsements in statewide races
AUSTIN — With early voting starting Monday, many newspapers rolled out their endorsements in statewide races over the weekend. This is how the newspapers’ editorial boards stood as of Tuesday morning:...
View ArticleLopsided money race on eve of comptroller debate
AUSTIN — The candidates for comptroller are heading into their sole debate Wednesday night fresh off the release of campaign finance reports showing a significantly lopsided money race. Republican...
View ArticleKolkhorst ad: I’m the only “proven conservative”
HOUSTON — Senate candidate Lois Kolkhorst is looking to outflank her GOP primary opponents on the right in a new advertisement that says she has proved her conservatism during her decade in the Texas...
View ArticleHegar re-ogranizes comptroller’s office
AUSTIN — Comptroller-elect Glenn Hegar on Monday afternoon named several senior staff members, including the top official tasked with predicting revenue for the next legislative session. That job —...
View ArticleAbbott backs Kolkhorst in SD18 special election
AUSTIN — Gov.-elect Greg Abbott on Monday morning endorsed Lois Kolkhorst for the special election in state Senate District 18, cementing her position as the front-runner to replace incoming...
View ArticleKolkhorst gets Perry’s backing in SD18 special election
AUSTIN — Texas’ political heavyweights are pulling out all the stops for state Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, the Brenham Republican hoping to avoid a runoff next month on her way to a promotion to the upper...
View ArticleEndorsements, fundraising prove to be flashpoints in SD18 debate
AUSTIN — The three Republicans vying to replace state Sen. Glenn Hegar laced an otherwise low-key debate Tuesday night with thinly veiled digs at each other over the high-profile endorsements and big...
View ArticleKolkhorst: Abbott supports repeal, ‘toughening’ of Texas DREAM Act
AUSTIN — State Sen.-elect Lois Kolkhorst, laying out her priorities since winning a promotion to the upper chamber, said Wednesday she anticipates a “big revamp or repeal” of the Texas law allowing...
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