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June 24, 2026 9:18 AM
On Texas Capital Tonight, QR Publisher Harvey Kronberg and host James Barragan talked at length about the lingering divisions in both major parties following hard fought primaries
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June 24, 2026 7:59 AM
The scoop
from the
New York Times:
The
company in charge of Camp Mystic, where catastrophic flooding in central Texas
killed 28 people last year, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday,
according to court records.
The camp’s
operators said in a Chapter 11 filing that its total debts exceeded $10
million, and that its assets were between $1 and $10 million.
The camp’s
leadership has been under increasing scrutiny from state officials over its
response to sudden and extreme flooding last July, which killed 25 campers, two
counselors and the camp’s longtime executive director.
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June 24, 2026 6:45 AM
Modest but noticeable gains among lobbyists show companies are eager to capitalize on state’s open arms despite significant resistance at the local level
Elections
have hinged on them.
Some incumbents
have lost because of them.
They’ve
created a new type of single-issue voter.
Counties
have defied state law and proposed moratoria on them. There's even rummor of a six month moratorium on permits for them. But, you know how rumors go - sometimes that thing doesn't happen specifically because the rumor gets leaked in the news.
They’re
data centers and they’re all the rage – or rather, the source of it – right now
across Texas and the country.
A Gallup
poll showed seven in ten Americans oppose building them in their area.
You could
see this new battle as the new version of the wars over eminent domain, which
unlike most modern issues brought together a broad bipartisan coalition of Texans on the right worried about disruption to their way of life, concerns about their reliance on
water and electricity, and some on the left calling the existence of these facilities the newest form of
"environmental racism." If this week's hearing on data centers tells us anything, there's a bumpy ride ahead for everyone involved in th long-simmering issue that has really come to a head in recent months.
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By James Russell
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June 23, 2026 2:12 PM
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June 23, 2026 8:21 AM
Via Jim
Henson at the UT Politics Project:
The latest
University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds a neck and neck contest
in the U.S. Senate race between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and State
Representative James Talarico, with Paxton the choice of 43% of Texas voters
and Talarico preferred by a statistically indistinguishable 42%. Republicans
hold larger single-digit leads in the other major races for statewide offices:
Gov. Greg Abbott led Democratic State Representative Gina Hinojosa by a 7-point
margin, 47% to 40%.
Check out all
the findings here.
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June 23, 2026 8:18 AM
He tells WFAA reporter Jason Whitely in DFW that his first guest will be AG Paxton
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June 22, 2026 9:53 AM
In an interview with Semafor in DC, Cornyn says Patrick is “basically continuing to alienate what I would call traditional conservative Republicans like me, and the people who voted for me. Makes no sense whatsoever.”
Cornyn unloads
in new interview via Semafor. Some key excerpts:
On Trump
backing Paxton:
“The
president picked Paxton, and he’s got $350 million dollars. I think he can
spend his money,” Cornyn said of Texas and Trump. “I’m going to try to help in
other places.”
On Patrick
calling him a “sore loser”:
Lt.
Gov. Dan Patrick says Cornyn’s lack of enthusiasm for Paxton makes him a “sore
loser.” Cornyn sees comments like that as proof that his state’s party leaders
are “basically continuing to alienate what I would call traditional
conservative Republicans like me, and the people who voted for me. Makes no
sense whatsoever.”
The full
interview is here.
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June 22, 2026 7:43 AM
7 figure buy in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, and Harlingen/McAllen is focused on affordability; check out the video below
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June 19, 2026 11:19 AM
Staffer moves, university news, party politics, and more
You know,
it really was one of the smallest Republican Party of Texas conventions
any of us can remember. When Mr. Kronberg walked into the convention
hall last Friday, he quipped that the attendance was “like a Texas
Democratic Party convention. Sparse.”
As we
reported Sunday, one of the major takeaways was that despite all the calls from
party leadership for “unity,” senior Republicans including Sen. John Cornyn
and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick continue to feud. “Patrick is worried about
losing in November,” Cornyn said, adding “He should be.”
For those
of you who didn’t attend but have a morbid curiosity about it, we’ll take you inside
the convention on the latest edition of the Quorum Report Radio podcast
dropping later today. That, plus a trip to the RGV is in store as we figure out
what the “Mexican tune” is. You’ll want to hear this. The links to follow the show are on the Quorum Report homepage.
Meantime,
some significant players made moves at the Texas Capitol this
week. So, it’s time for People on the Move – the most efficient
way to let everyone around here know what you or a friend is up to career-wise.
Hit me up anytime with the scoop at ksbraddock@gmail.com.
If you use POTM in the subject line, it helps me keep track. And yes, it is
okay to text it to me but don’t be surprised if I can’t find your text by
Friday morning.
Thank you so
much. Here’s the latest edition.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By Scott Braddock
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