March 28, 2024 10:48 AM
The
latest via Mark McCaig at
the Texas Voice:
Last
week, the Texas Ethics Commission took the first step in adopting
rulemaking that would require social media influencers to include political
advertising disclosures when they are paid to post political advertising
online.
While
the Texas Election Code generally requires paid political advertising that
appears on an internet website to include a disclosure statement that includes
the name of the person who paid for the advertising, current Texas Ethics
Commission rules carve out some exceptions to this.
Under
current Texas Ethics Commission Rule 26.1, a disclosure statement is not
required on political advertising posted online if the person posting or
re-posting the political advertising “is not an officeholder, candidate, or
political committee” and “did not make an expenditure exceeding $100 in a
reporting period for political advertising beyond the basic cost of hardware
messaging software and bandwidth.”
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March 27, 2024 12:20 PM
The GOP incumbent is fact checking Abbott on a new level. The ad below started before the March 5 primary but Burns' opponent continues to promote Abbott's false comments during the runoff.
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March 26, 2024 3:37 PM
Paxton will be required to pay restitution just under $300,000, complete 100 hours of community service in Collin County, and take 15 hours of legal education classes.
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March 26, 2024 3:30 PM
Nehls said in a writtten statement that he looks "forward to assisting the House Committee on Ethics inquiry into my campaign’s finances." The committee itself did not specify that the investigation centered around finances
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March 25, 2024 5:27 PM
Daniel Averitt was only 32. The senator's been heartened to hear from so many in the commmunity over the weekend
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March 25, 2024 3:45 PM
Rep. Patterson, Chair. Members: Brooks Landgraf, Christian Manuel, Mary Ann Perez, Cody Vasut
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March 25, 2024 12:25 PM
“These anti-education, anti-accountability Republicans are out of step with the people of Texas – many of whom have seen the rightward drift of Texas Republicans for a very long time.”
Texas
House Democratic Caucus
Chair Trey Martinez Fischer joined fellow Democratic legislative leaders
from red states to discuss electoral opportunities ahead of the 2024 vote.
He joined Montana
Rep. Zooey Zephyr, Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones, Iowa Democratic
Leader Rep. Jennifer Konfrst, Oklahoma Democratic Leader Rep. Cyndi
Munson and Marilyn Lands, a special election candidate for a closely
watched Alabama House seat.
Each
highlighted what they called described as extreme Republican legislation that
would lead to electoral blowback as soon as the Alabama election on Tuesday
then onto November.
The call
was organized by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee,
which focuses on electing Democrats to state legislatures.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By James Russell
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March 22, 2024 11:20 PM
"There are no words to summarize who Senator Carl Parker is and was to me and to this state. What I will say is ever since I was an eight year old boy Senator Parker has always been my giant. I'm blessed to have known him," said Rep. Christian Manuel, D-Nederland
Via
KDFM
TV in Beaumont-Port Arthur:
Carl
A. Parker, one of the most powerful figures in the history of the Texas
Legislature, a man who fought passionately for improvements in education, and
whose work touched the lives of people in his hometown of Port Arthur and
across Texas, died peacefully late today at his home. He was 89 years old.
Larry
Olbekson with Clayton Thompson Funeral Home tells
KFDM they'll be handling the arrangements. He left the family's home tonight
and expects to meet with them early next week to work
on the arrangements.
Parker
is survived by his wife, Dr. Beverly Parker, his son Allen, with whom he
practiced law for many years, two daughters and many other relatives.
Parker
was born August 6, 1934. He graduated from the University of Texas School of
Law in 1958.
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March 22, 2024 2:55 PM
Special prosecutors would excuse security fraud charges for community service and as much as $400,000 in restitution, Statesman reports
The
scoop via Tony Plohetski and Hogan Gore
at
the Austin American-Statesman:
Texas
Attorney General Ken Paxton is nearing a resolution to the 9-year-old
securities fraud charges that have dogged his tenure as the state's top
attorney through a special agreement with prosecutors, the American-Statesman
has learned. Under a draft agreement, prosecutors would
dismiss felony charges against Paxton if he successfully completes the terms of
the deal, according to three sources familiar with the negotiations.
The
sources, with knowledge of the discussions between Paxton's legal team and
prosecutor Brian Wice, a Houston attorney appointed to handle the case,
said the terms could include community service, advanced legal education
classes and a six-figure restitution, among other possible punishment. Two
sources said the restitution could be between $300,000 and $400,000.
Under
the conditions, Paxton likely would not have to formally enter a plea but must
not violate any law for an extended period. Paxton, a 61-year-old Republican,
could have faced up to 99 years in prison if convicted. Such agreements
generally do not require a judge's approval, underscoring the wide authority
that Texas prosecutors have to resolve cases.
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March 21, 2024 5:05 PM
Rep. Oliverson, who shares a political consultant with Patrick, says he has not talked to the Senate’s presiding officer about this; Speaker Phelan says the timing is “inappropriate” and “I know who his neighbor is. His neighbor is Dan Patrick.”
Saying
he will prioritize "school choice" and elimination of Democratic
Chairmen, Rep. Tom Oliverson, R-Cypress, on Thursday announced he is
running for Speaker of the Texas House. With Speaker Dade
Phelan in a runoff for reelection in Southeast Texas, other names have of
course already been floated as potential speaker candidates.
But
Oliverson’s moves Thursday took many House members by surprise, leading one to
tell Quorum Report that “this feels kind of out of left field.” Some
Republican members, though, including Speaker Phelan, agreed with your humble
correspondent that it’s not difficult to figure out who would be behind Oliverson’s
sudden candidacy.
Oliverson,
who has the same political consultant as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and lives
30 feet from the Texas Senate's presiding officer in the Houston
area, told reporters in Austin that he has not spoken with Patrick about this.
During
a morning news conference, Oliverson laid out his case.
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By Scott Braddock
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March 21, 2024 10:02 AM
“The dysfunction in the Texas House in 2023 highlights a need for change in leadership," said Oliverson, who shares a political consultant with Lt. Gov. Patrick
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