April 16, 2014 5:20 PM

Notes from the campaign trail

Momentum for Blanco in race against Chavez; “Boats ‘N Hoes PAC” is created

Following the revelation that Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has decided to get aggressive in his campaign against challenger Sen. Dan Patrick during Holy Week, a couple other items of note crossed the Buzz Central desk on Wednesday afternoon.

First, QR has learned that the entire El Paso delegation, with the exception of Rep. Joe Pickett, will endorse Cesar Blanco over former Rep. Norma Chavez in the race for House District 76.

Sen. Jose Rodriguez and Reps. Marisa Marquez, Joe Moody and Mary Gonzalez, who are all Democrats, will gather for an event in El Paso tomorrow to make their endorsement official. What we're told is that none of them want to say anything negative about Chavez, but instead they feel Blanco, a former congressional aide to Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, will do a better job in the lower chamber.