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July 1, 2026 11:39 PM
Second thoughts? The Texas Constitution does not empower the governor to unilaterally fire a confirmed SOS; Hancock is available at the end of the month, by the way
A standoff
is brewing between Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson and Gov. Greg
Abbott over his reported plan to install outgoing Rep. Nate Schatzline
as the next SOS, according to multiple sources close to the situation tonight.
The possibility
that Schatzline, a MAGA hardliner who has said the
2020 election was rigged, could be in line for the gig was first reported by Quorum
Report.
Multiple
sources this evening tell QR that Nelson, a former Senate Finance
Chair respected on both sides of the aisle, has grown very uncomfortable with
this reported plan. The open secret in Austin the last few weeks about this has
been that the White House has demanded that Abbott install Schatzline ahead of the November election.
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July 1, 2026 4:03 PM
Meantime,
the Democratic nominee for Comptroller Sen. Sarah Eckhardt released this statement
slamming Hancock’s tenure in the office as “weaponization” of the
position, citing his sweeping policy decisions on school vouchers and business
opportunities for minorities.
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June 30, 2026 4:50 PM
Fresh back from the TDP convention in Corpus Christi, QR Publisher Harvey Kronberg talked about that and more on Spectrum News
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June 30, 2026 4:48 PM
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June 29, 2026 1:44 PM
TDP Chair Scudder signed onto a grassroots effort calling on Democrats to dump Burrows, Burrows’ most ardent Democratic supporters avoided Corpus Christi, and Rep. Ramos gave voice to what many Texas House Democrats have been privately grumbling about the presiding officer they voted for
CORPUS
CHRISTI – If you think about the way Texas House speaker politics
have unfolded over the last two decades or so, the last few weeks would seem to be through the looking glass.
During the
Republican Party of Texas Convention in Houston, Speaker Dustin
Burrows was introduced onstage with a video that included praise from Texas
Scorecard – a Tim Dunn-funded group that’s chastised Republican
House members for more than 15 years for supporting speakers accused of being
“insufficiently conservative.” It’s always been a false accusation. But when
has that mattered in a Texas campaign?
“It’s wild
how fast things can change,” said one House GOP Caucus member who
marveled at the speed with which Burrows has made peace with these self-styled
“conservative” groups that built an industry out of attacking fellow
Republicans.
Ever since
Speaker Joe Straus took the oath of office in 2009, Republican primaries
in Texas have been heavily infused with speaker politics. It’s something the
Democrats simply haven’t had to put up with. Those attacks on House Republicans
stopped this year after Burrows led nearly all of them to winning an
endorsement from President Donald Trump. Now some Democrats are
bristling at the idea that party activists at their convention would try to
tell them how to vote on the opening day of session.
But the
activists have a point.
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June 29, 2026 8:47 AM
The numbers show Democrat Alisa Simmons leading GOP incumbent Tim O'Hare on an informed ballot
In another
sign that Tarrant County is in play this election cycle, a new poll shows
Democratic County Judge nominee Alisa Simmons statistically right out of
the gate with Republican incumbent Tim O'Hare.
Moreover,
it shows Simmons would comfortably lead O'Hare after voters were shown
"balanced biographies for both candidates."
Per the
poll:
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June 27, 2026 4:04 PM
The incumbent who supports calling on Texas House Democrats to vote against Speaker Burrows won easily. His chief rival Monique Alcala had argued against the party injecting itself into speaker politics
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