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November 9, 2026 7:23 PM
The straightforward way to check the power of the Lt. Gov would be to reinstate the two-thirds rule. Otherwise, Republican senators may establish a precedent that could leave them with virtually no leverage at the Texas Capitol if they find themselves in the minority as soon as the next election
The Texas
Senate faces an inflection point. It’s an existential moment for
Republican Senators. In front of them is a stark choice: Whether to recognize a
Democrat as a presiding officer or to defer to outgoing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s
in absentia leadership.
The Lieutenant
Governor today submitted a People on the Move item of his own by announcing
the formation of Patrick Strategies. It’s a new company
supposedly positioned to navigate the legislative waters for paying clients.
It's presumed that Allen Blakemore will be the operative with Patrick as
the CEO. This may be the first time in Texas that an elected official has started
publicly recruiting clients while still in office.
Most in
the lobby and frankly just about everybody in the game sees this as an effort
by Patrick to retain leadership of the Senate while profiting off his ability
to dominate his Republican senators.
And there’s
the rub. For the last 12 years, the Republican senators have embarrassed
themselves and the party as sheep dominated by one man and one operation.
But the
reality has changed. The most consequential message in 2026 is that the GOP
primary is diminished in value and the general election is now the main event going
forward.
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November 9, 2026 2:42 PM
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November 9, 2026 7:43 AM
Patrick told radio host Mark Davis that he's forming "Patrick Strategies" to pass conservative legislation; he also told Mark that he supports Texas Senate Republicans stripping Lt Gov.-elect Goodwin of legislative power when rules are adopted in January
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November 6, 2026 2:28 PM
She did commit to appointing chairs from both parties
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November 5, 2026 3:39 PM
Sources close to Ms. T indicate she will announce she has enough support to become the next Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
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November 5, 2026 3:14 PM
Former Speaker Bonnen is apparently telling Capitol people that Morales is his candidate. Rep. Morales denies that.
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November 5, 2026 2:16 PM
Joe Madden named executive director of transition, joined by Ryan Pollock, the executive director of the Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council, former Rep. Ernest Bailes and former Austin ISD trustee Tamala Barksdale
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November 5, 2026 12:13 PM
KVUE Political Director Ashley Goudeau and Quorum Report Editor Scott Braddock got into the results and what comes next now that a new government is being built in Austin
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November 4, 2026 5:20 PM
The repudiation is not yet realignment but there is no path to the White House for Republicans without Texas. Democrats have to deliver, but they also have to be pragmatic populists.
What
follows are a dozen takeaways from the last working journalist who actually covered the Ann Richards election in 1990.
---First, last
night, we obviously saw a repudiation of Donald Trump, but it is as of yet unclear whether it is a realignment. Democrats ran
on a very generalized program of fixing what was wrong. We will see if they can
execute.
---What we
are now witnessing is the end of the right-wing takeover of the populist
movement and the emergence of the left-wing takeover of the american
populism. Unlike the right-wing populism that was dominated by a cruel,
narcissistic adolescent the left-wing populism has a
soft, gentle, humanist face. But it is populist
nonetheless.
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November 4, 2026 1:43 PM
Talking to press, she said Huffines has promised to work with her on a transition but that it may be difficult to give the legislature budget numbers on time
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November 4, 2026 10:57 AM
Election of a Majority Leader and stripping a Democratic Lt Gov of legislative power will top the meeting's agenda, we're told. Developing...
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November 4, 2026 12:00 AM
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November 3, 2026 10:06 PM
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November 3, 2026 9:11 PM
If the current leads hold, Democrats would take about 86 House seats and 17 Senate seats. Senators Hall, Schwertner and Kolkhorst are all trailing Democratic challengers now...
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November 3, 2026 8:58 PM
With 54% of the vote in, Talarico is leading Paxton 59 to 39 and Hinojosa is beating Abbott 56 to 42
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