TXElects Election Updates 8/3

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August 03, 2024

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TX-18

Democratic state Rep. Ron Reynolds of HD 27 released a statement clarifying that he has no intention to run for the TX-18 seat of the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Democrats who have entered the race for the seat include former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, former Houston City Council Member Amanda Edwards, Houston City Council member Letitia Plummer, state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, and state Rep. Christina Morales.

Speaker Race

After Speaker Dade Phelan sent a letter to state agencies with his budget recommendations, which excluded a recommendation for school voucher funding, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a statement, “Renegade Dade Phelan clearly intends to work against school choice, again, with his Democrat Chairs and Democrat members behind him.”

Phelan defeated challenger David Covey by 366 votes in the HD 21 primary runoff. Covey was backed by former President Donald Trump, AG Ken Paxton, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

Republican House members Shelby Slawson and Tom Oliverson have announced their bids to challenge Phelan for the Speakership.

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