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December 3, 2021 12:10 PM
The staffer shuffle, veteran lobby moves, agency news, and more
On this dreary Friday, we
are now closing in on the filing deadline. As reporter James Russell has
noted there have been a few surprises but for the most part the announcements
and filings have been what most of us expected all along.
It seems GOP incumbents
have given little reason for third party enforcement groups to be angry with
their voting records – not that those groups won't just make things up –
leading some sharp observers to point out that there really aren't that many
legislative challengers as compared to some past cycles. We'll see what happens
before December 13.
Meantime, some of you ask
now and then what the deadline is for POTM submissions. The answer is typically
that you can send career news anytime you like to ksbraddock@gmail.com and use POTM in the
subject line so you're not lost in the shuffle. But if you want something to
appear ASAP, the answer is to submit it prior to 10am on Friday a couple hours
before this column is usually published. During the holidays, just remember
there will not be a POTM article on December 24 or 31.
Here's the latest edition
of People on the Move.
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By Scott Braddock
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December 2, 2021 4:28 PM
Meantime McConaughey, Sen. Taylor and Rep. Cason bow out while more candidates jump in
Another week brought
another round of election filings, major announcements
and endorsements. Let’s get into it.
In a three-minute video
that could have easily lasted 13 seconds instead, Matthew McConaughey
announced he’s not running for Texas governor.
In actual news, another
senator announced he is retiring. Texas Senate Education Chair Larry
Taylor, R-Friendswood, plans to retire after serving two decades in the
Legislature.
House Freedom Caucus Chair Mayes Middleton, R-River Oaks, who had
planned to run against him, immediately filed for the seat. There have been
rumblings that Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was encouraging Middleton to run
against Taylor, helping to force the incumbent out.
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By James Russell
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December 2, 2021 8:41 AM
The story is here in
the Hays Free Press News-Dispatch.
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December 1, 2021 5:46 PM
Observers of today’s
arguments over Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban expect the U.S. Supreme
Court to roll back at least some of the rights granted under Roe
v Wade and Casey v Planned Parenthood, if not an outright
reversal of abortion rights.
A decision on Dobbs
v Jackson Women’s Health (the only
abortion clinic in Mississippi) is expected in either June or July, heading
right into the general election.
Mississippi went for broke
in its arguments, saying Roe v Wade lacked constitutionality, and all decisions
on abortion rights should be returned to states.
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By Kimberly Reeves
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November 30, 2021 5:30 PM
Fundraising is underway for something called the “Set the Captives Free” campaign; critics of that say “These are absolute fabricated lies concocted by those in Washington, D.C. and the rich.”
With Texas public schools under
seemingly daily attack over allegations of “critical race theory” in curriculum,
pornographic books in libraries, and transgender children in youth sports, you
had to know it wouldn’t be long before the school voucher grift was in full
swing.
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By James Russell
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November 30, 2021 4:56 PM
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November 30, 2021 4:37 PM
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