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October 23, 2026 10:58 AM
Power players starting new ventures, top staffer moves, and more
The first
full week of early voting is nearly complete and rushing to conclusions is the name
of the game in Texas.
It’s safe
to say, though, that Democratic enthusiasm is giving the minority party an edge
not enjoyed in quite some time but Republican field
operations are working overtime to turn out their voters long after any
persuasion efforts have ended.
On the latest
edition of the Quorum Report Radio podcast dropping this evening,
we’ll get into some of that and work to track down the origins of those
mysterious transgender letters sent to voters in recent days. Even political veterans
accustomed to the nastiness of campaigns have expressed frustration this year with
the fact that TV ads, radio commercials, and mail pieces have prompted uncomfortable
questions from their kids about issues surrounding transgender Texans. Follow
the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or find it on
whichever podcast app you like best.
Meantime,
to say there are significant moves in the Texas Capitol this week
community is an understatement. It’s another week of power players starting new
ventures, top staff promotions, and more. To make sure the political world in
Texas know about your career news – or someone else’s – send it anytime to ksbraddock@gmail.com and use POTM in the
subject line. Please and thank you.
Here’s the
latest edition.
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October 22, 2026 4:33 PM
Candidates Bean, O’Hare, and Wambsganss face not just national headwinds but challenges of their own making
FORT WORTH
– Tarrant County Democrats are so hopeful this election cycle about their
chances of a sweep that they even recruited a slate for the technically non-partisan
Appraisal District board elections. In an ironic twist harkening
back to the days of candidates like Gene Kelly and Sam Houston, one
is conveniently named John Adams. Unlike some perennial candidates,
Adams may win.
But the
must watch races here in Fort Worth come down to the rematch between Sen. Taylor
Rehmet and GOP challenger Leigh Wambsganss, the grudge match pitting
County Judge Tim O’Hare against Commissioner Alisa Simmons, and the
Texas House race that pits Republican Cheryl Bean against
Democrat Katie O'Brien Duzan to succeed Rep. Tony Tinderholt in a
race targeted by national Democrats. Duzan, by the way, is thought to be one of
the best recruits of her party this cycle.
For
Republicans, some flawed candidacies at the top may complicate things down
ballot for solid representatives like GOP Rep. John McQueeney, who finds
himself in one of the hottest races of the cycle against Democrat Beth
Llewellyn McLaughlin. Meantime, a quality candidate like Ellen
Fleischmann – the granddaughter of former Texas Tech University
Chancellor Kent Hance – is running to succeed Rep. David Cook and
is similarly in a potentially tough race against Ebony Turner, who ran
in 2024.
There’s a
lot at play in this purple county that was once one of the GOP’s largest urban
strongholds in the United States.
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October 22, 2026 12:59 PM
Prayers for the family. We'll of course let you know when we hear about services
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October 21, 2026 4:18 PM
On MSNOW, anchor Katy Tur asked Miller whether he voted for Democrats in the race for governor and Ag Commissioner. He said he'd keep that between him and God
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October 20, 2026 3:35 PM
QR Publisher Harvey Kronberg and Texas Capital Tonight host James Barragan and covered the gamut this week on Spectrum News
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October 19, 2026 4:22 PM
With a Patrick loss possible, changing the rules to sideline a Democratic Lt. Gov. would be pretty straightforward; intrigue would surround the caucus election of a Majority Leader
With public
and private GOP polling showing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick potentially losing to
a lawmaker whose name ID mostly comes from Patrick’s campaign commercials, multiple
sources have confirmed to Quorum Report in recent days that an
overhaul of how the Texas Senate is led may be coming next year.
Namely: Stripping the Lt. Governor of all legislative powers if Democratic
nominee Vikki Goodwin beats Patrick next month.
Of course,
no one will go on the record about it this close to an election that’s too
close to call. But here’s the deal.
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October 19, 2026 4:12 PM
Longtime Houston defense attorney Chris Tritico is the executive producer. Directed by Sharon Ferranti, "The Long Game" premieres at 7 p.m. tonight at MATCH in Houston, with additional screenings planned across Texas. Check out the trailer below
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October 19, 2026 2:24 PM
“I've asked for release again of the emails between Greg Abbott and Elon Musk that were withheld, citing the governor's office, that they were intimate and embarrassing,” Hinojosa said then joked that there probably isn’t a “torrid affair” happening between the two men so it must be something else
Seizing on
public anger about the possible
sale of a South Texas public beach to trillionaire Elon Musk, Democratic
nominee for governor Rep. Gina Hinojosa is suing Gov. Greg Abbott
in Travis County over his refusal to release emails between his office and Musk.
Abbott has
declined to say whether he supports selling Boca Chica Beach to Musk,
by the way.
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October 19, 2026 2:19 PM
Next Tuesday he's scheduled to be in Lubbock in the afternoon and Waco that night
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