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June 5, 2026 2:11 PM
Power players, trade association news, staffer moves, and more
The summer
months are in full swing now with trips to the beach for some of you. For
others, it’s anywhere that’s not hot like Colorado or Maine. As for me, I’m looking
forward to covering the Republican Party of Texas Convention in
Houston next week and the Texas Democratic Party Convention later
this month in Corpus Christi. I’ll see lots of you in both places.
Meantime, there
are some significant career moves to pass along this week. People on the Move
is the most efficient way to let Texas Capitol folks know about your new job or
new business. Feel free to send the scoop 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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June 3, 2026 5:30 PM
During a less than transparent process last year, House members were promised certain amounts for their school districts that aren’t adding up now; “Had I known then what I know now, it might have changed the way I voted on the bill,” said one frustrated Republican
Following
passage of last year’s massive school finance package, Texas House
legislators from both parties are grappling with a complex discussion over a
fairly straightforward question: How can they have passed what was billed as an
“historic” $8.5 billion investment in public schools only to now see ISDs in
their areas not receiving as much as was promised and, in some cases, being
forced to scrape by on reserve funds?
As the Texas
House Public Education Committee engages in a review of House Bill 2,
some very conservative legislators joined with Democrats on Monday in
expressing deep concerns over discrepancies between what was promised and what’s
being delivered.
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June 3, 2026 4:18 PM
"Well… maybe we should listen to our state representatives," McLaughlin said
The United
States Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed a case of New World screwworm in South Texas. For the
uninitiated, it’s a parasitic fly that could wreak havoc on the state’s $15
billion cattle industry – not to mention its impact on all other living organisms.
The announcement
comes just one day after Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins had dismissed the concerns of Rep. Don McLaughlin,
R-Uvalde. He raised the issue on social media and in correspondence to other lawmakers.
The freshman Republican from Uvalde County, a former mayor of Uvalde, had said
that the parasite had been detected a mile from the US-Mexico border.
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June 3, 2026 2:40 PM
Check it out below
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June 2, 2026 6:00 PM
On Texas Capital Tonight, QR Publisher Harvey Kronberg talked with host James Barragan about the way the general election is shaping up and the fact that Republicans should have all the campaign cash they need for the cycle, especially given Gov. Abbott's fundraising skills
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June 2, 2026 5:44 PM
One veteran GOP operative said it’s interesting so many are gathered in Austin rather than a targeted meeting only for those in tight races but added it’s not wrong for Speaker Burrows to sit them down “for a talkin’ to headed into a tough election.” One GOP member grumbled that Abbott could just fund endangered Republicans himself “but he won’t”
Editor’s
note: This story includes some rough language, but it makes the point given the
urgency Texas Republicans feel in this election cycle - SB
“Why don’t
they just get Abbott, Patrick, TLR, and TTLA
to split the bill?”
That’s how
one frustrated Texas House Republican in attendance at a closed-door
summit in Austin put it after they were told by consultants and others that the
GOP Caucus faces up to a $65 million shortfall in fundraising to
be competitive in a national political environment that favors insurgent
Democrats this fall.
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June 2, 2026 4:47 PM
Other names floated for SOS following Nelston's retirement include Kelly Hancock and Robert Black
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June 2, 2026 2:55 PM
GOP Texas
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is set to join Democratic nominee
for the job Clayton Tucker down on the coast for a bipartisan discussion
on "large-scale data centers on Texas communities, water resources, and
infrastructure."
Miller of
course just lost the Republican nomination to businessman Nate Sheets,
who had the backing of Gov. Greg Abbott, back in March.
The event
in Bay City will be hosted next Thursday by a group called "Matagorda
County Against Data Centers."
It's being
called "The Cost of Data Centers" and will "bring together
speakers from diverse backgrounds to discuss concerns about the rapid expansion
of AI data centers across Texas, including their effects on water supplies,
power infrastructure, rural communities, and local economies," per the
announcement.
"This
issue is bringing Texans together from all walks of life," Tucker said.
"People may disagree on a lot of things, but they understand that our
water, our land, and our communities should not be sacrificed so a handful of
tech barons can get even richer."
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June 2, 2026 9:38 AM
The exclusive
reporting from Politico:
Texas
Attorney General and newly-minted Republican Senate
nominee Ken Paxton plans to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House
Tuesday night, according to a person close to Paxton granted anonymity to
discuss the meeting.
It will be
Paxton’s first in-person meeting with the president since clinching his
endorsement and winning the brutal primary runoff against incumbent Sen. John
Cornyn last week.
The White
House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
He’s also
spending time on the Hill, looking to shore up relationships with Republican
lawmakers, many of whom were supportive of Cornyn and skeptical of Paxton’s
candidacy.
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June 2, 2026 9:37 AM
French tweeted: "I had a very nice call with Dan Patrick and I am very happy to have his support. The takeaway is that Republicans are unified and working together to defeat the slate of radicals the Democrats have offered up."
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June 2, 2026 9:05 AM
Hat tip to repoter Ryan Autullo on reporting that first
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June 1, 2026 2:58 PM
As we previously reported, Abbott's office had been pushing for the governor's Deputy Chief Toby Baker to get the gig at LCRA but the board went in a different direction
Here’s the
announcement from LCRA. Depending on your browser you may have to right click the link an open in a new tab.
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