# Cortez Announces Senate Bid and Other Candidate News for August 9 | USLege

> Cortez announces Senate bid for SD27. Plus candidate updates for HD62, HD63, HD100 special, CD11, and CD26. Texas election news from TXElects.

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# Cortez Announces Senate Bid and Other Candidate News for August 9

TXElects August 9, 2019

This article is preserved from the TXElects archive. For current coverage, read [The Political Spotlight](/newsletters).

**SD27:** State Board of Education member Ruben Cortez (D-Brownsville) said on Facebook that he will challenge Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. (D-Brownsville) in the Democratic primary. San Benito attorney Sara Stapleton-Barrera is already in the race. Lucio raised less than $5K during the last two weeks of June, the only days so far this year he could accept contributions ahead of the June 30 filing period.

**HD62:** Denison resident Gary Thomas established a campaign committee for a potential challenge of Rep. Reggie Smith (R-Van Alstyne). We were unable to identify him conclusively.

**HD63:** Flower Mound resident Anthony Lawrence established a campaign committee for a potential challenge of Rep. Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound). We were unable to identify him conclusively.

**HD100 special:** Former Dallas judge Rob Cañas announced he would not be a candidate in the special election or the 2020 Democratic primary. “The timing is not right,” Cañas wrote in a Facebook post. “I do want to focus on being the best lawyer I can be.”

**CD11:** San Angelo oil and gas project manager Ross Alan Schumann established a campaign committee for a potential run for the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Midland) as a Republican.

**CD26:** Frisco resident Jay Taylor established a campaign committee for a potential challenge of U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Lewisville) as an independent.

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