Sondra Haltom has been hired to serve as Texas state director for the DNC's Voter Expansion Project. Haltom founded the nonprofit group Empower the Vote Texas in December 2012 and before that was the political director for the Texas Democratic Party.

Carine M. Feyten is the sole finalist for chancellor and president of Texas Woman's University. She comes to the university from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where she has been dean of the College of Education, Health and Society since 2006.

Air Guard Brig. Gen. Kenneth W. Wisian has been promoted to the rank of Major General in the Texas Air National Guard. A University of Texas graduate, Wisian has served in the Air National Guard since 1994.

The political arm of the Texas Medical Association has endorsed in two GOP House runoffs: DeWayne Burns in HD-58 and Morgan Meyer in HD-108.

GOP attorney general candidate Dan Branch picked up the endorsement of State Republican Executive Committee member and Hispanic Republicans of Texas founder George Antuna.

GOP SD-10 candidate Konni Burton received endorsements from Tarrant County District Clerk Tom Wilder and Constable Clint Burgess. The Burton camp noted that Wilder had previously supported her and former state Rep. Mark Shelton.

GOP SD-4 candidate Brandon Creighton announced the support of the Texas Patriots PAC as well as from the Kingwood and East Montgomery County Tea Parties. Creighton is running in the May 10 special election to fill the seat relinquished by Tommy Williams.