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July 12, 2025 1:11 PM
Under increased MAGA pressure to dismiss AG Bondi over Epstein files, a potential plan could come together to make Paxton AG, changing dynamics in Texas Senate race
From the
item in Mediaite by Sarah Rumpf:
It’s
well known that “John Cornyn refuses to let a scumbag like Ken Paxton sit in
Sam Houston’s Senate seat,” the source said, but Paxton wasn’t content to just
remain as the Texas AG.
So how
to get Paxton out of the way?
The
solution, according to the source, was for Trump to get rid of Bondi, Paxton to
drop out of the Senate race, Trump to nominate Paxton for AG, Cornyn to
announce he was retiring, and Hunt to announce he was running for Senate — in a
now-open seat, not challenging an incumbent.
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July 11, 2025 4:29 PM
Toth's launch party's slated for next week in Montgomery County
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July 11, 2025 12:44 PM
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July 11, 2025 11:43 AM
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July 11, 2025 9:09 AM
My involvement in the Texas Take podcast has come to a close but new things are on the horizon here at QR. Thanks to all of you for reading and listening over the years
“Welcome
to the show,” Mr. Kronberg said with a smile many years ago when I had just
started as a contract writer for Quorum Report during the 2013
session. A battle over cracking down on payday lenders had just gone sideways
on then-Sen. John Carona and the debate – back when those were allowed
in the Senate – had been entertaining to say the least.
It was during those early years that I first started my working relationships with so many of you and I learned just how special and important the community in and around the Texas Capitol truly is.
A few
years later in 2015, Harvey promoted me to Editor of this publication. Hard to
believe it’s been a decade, right?
Somewhere in
all of it, the bosses at the Houston Chronicle asked if I would
partner with them to create a Texas politics podcast. At first, I thought I was
simply going to help them get it started and then the Chronicle folks would
take it over. But instead, I led the Texas Take podcast to become
the number one politics podcast in this state over the course of the last
decade alongside my work here at QR. I appreciate that so many QR readers have
also enjoyed the show each week. Funny how our little show took on a life of its own, but something's changed.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By Scott Braddock
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July 11, 2025 7:59 AM
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July 10, 2025 12:40 PM
Story first reported by KUT's Lauren McGaughy
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July 9, 2025 3:49 PM
Flooding issues, redistricting, banning taxpayer “funded lobbying,” and more
The
list is here via the Office of the Governor.
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July 9, 2025 2:58 PM
This item
appeared in the conservative publication The
Daily Caller:
Democratic
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is the preferred candidate among Texas Democratic
voters to run for Senate in 2026, according to recent polling.
Crockett
leads a hypothetical primary field with 35% of likely Democratic voters,
followed by former Democratic Texas Rep. Colin Allred at 20%, former
Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke and Rep. Joaquin Castro tied at 13%. Just
18% of voters said they were undecided about their preferred nominee to
challenge Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who is seeking his fifth Senate
term.
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July 8, 2025 4:37 PM
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July 8, 2025 11:01 AM
The news
via ABC
7 Amarillo:
The
Chairman of Randall County Republican Party is accused of election fraud. Kelly
Giles was indicted June 25 and booked into the Randall County Jail on Monday. According
to the indictment, Giles "falsely certified on the Texas Candidate Filing
System that his application and nomination petition were legally compliant for
place on the 2024 Republican Primary Ballot for Randall County Republican Party
Chair."
Giles was
first appointed to the position in May 2023 by the County Executive Committee.
He was re-elected on March 5, 2024.
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July 8, 2025 10:58 AM
He sat down with Rogan recently and the show is set to drop today
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July 8, 2025 8:53 AM
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July 6, 2025 4:31 PM
Rep. Patterson joined with Speaker Moody, who said “Tragedy isn’t partisan, & neither is helping our fellow Texans….there are hurts that money can’t fix, but this is one part of easing what burdens we can."
The Kerr
County Flood Relief Fund can
be found here. Depending on your browser, you may have to right click and
open in a new tab.
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July 6, 2025 3:16 PM
Meantime Abbott told reporters today “We have a special session coming up and the way to respond to this is something the special session will address"
As Suzanne
Bellsnyder at
points out at
Texas Rural Reporter, legislation meant to bolster disaster
response in small communities died in the Texas Senate this year:
One of the
bills, HB 13, would have established the Texas Interoperability Council, which
would be responsible for developing, coordinating, and governing emergency
communications equipment and infrastructure statewide, and administering grants
to assist local governments in acquiring emergency communications and expanding
their emergency communications infrastructure.
HB 13
passed the House overwhelmingly but died in the Texas Senate without ever
receiving a hearing. A handful of legislators in the House voted against HB 13,
including Representative Wes Virdell, District 52, who represents Kerr County
in the Texas Legislature. Kerr County is ground zero for this week’s tragedy,
and this bill would have provided funding to counties like Kerr to purchase
sirens or other emergency alert equipment, which might have provided the
warning the communities needed to avoid the massive loss of lives.
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