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October 30, 2026 2:09 PM
New ventures, lobby moves, power players, and more
This is
it.
The final
weekend before Election Day 2026 has arrived as early voting in person concludes
this evening. It’s fitting that Halloween is here right as Texas Comptroller Don
Huffines was on stage telling Republican voters to be frightened during a rally
with President Donald Trump in Lubbock.
On the Quorum
Report Radio podcast tonight, we’ll break down the final push by the campaigns
to turn out their voters and my friend Brad Johnson with The Texas
Bullpen will drop by for a drink as we do our best to read the tea
leaves ahead of Tuesday. The links to follow the show are on the QR homepage.
Meantime, career
moves are in the news as People on the Move returns. It’s the most
efficient way to let the entire Texas Capitol community know about
your new gig – or you can share the career news of a friend or adversary. 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 29, 2026 4:38 PM
On KTSM TV in El Paso, Quorum Report Editor Scott Braddock talked with host Andy Morgan about conversations with voters across Texas - not just those angry about the war and ensuing high prices but also MAGA voters who seem as apathetic as ever
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October 29, 2026 4:18 PM
In this guest column, former Chief Revenue and Economic Analyst for the Comptroller Stuart Greenfield lays out the history of a Democrat leading the charge to ban an income tax in Texas
Gov. Greg
Abbott’s new ad, “More Taxes, Less Texas,” says Texas has no income tax “thanks
to Governor Abbott,” and that Gina Hinojosa “supports a state income tax.” The
record supports neither claim.
Governor
Abbott deserves no thanks, as Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, a Democrat, wrote the
safeguard voters rely on to keep the state from having an income tax in 1993.
The Bullock Amendment bars a personal income tax
unless Texans approve it in a statewide election and it dedicates the proceeds
to property tax relief and public schools.
Bullock’s
own history on this is rich with irony.
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By Stuart Greenfield
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October 28, 2026 6:23 PM
Former Harris County GOP Chairman Jared Woodfill is asking the court to, among other things, "Require a manual hand count of all voter-verifiable, human-readable paper records or ballots in all precincts in Texas before final certification of the election for statewide federal office"
Read along with us: The filing is right here.
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October 28, 2026 12:34 PM
That’s in the 8-day reports as well as Speaker Dustin Burrows’ operation putting serious cash into defending vulnerable incumbents and more
New
elections, new names, new acronyms and new money.
But the biggest
news about PACs this cycle is probably that despite Amarillo GOP megadonor Alex
Fairly last year publicly
breaking with Tim Dunn over his politics and tactics – calling Dunn’s
political machine dishonest and aggressive – Fairly just poured a million dollars
into Dunn’s operation.
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By James Russell
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October 27, 2026 5:35 PM
Quorum Report Publisher Harvey Kronberg and Texas Capital Tonight host James Barragan got into that and more on Spectrum News in Austin
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October 27, 2026 5:30 PM
Plenty of
commentary has come in from readers as the 8-day reports have appeared on the Texas
Ethics Commissioner website over the last 24 hours. James Russell has
the numbers and has been updating the story as new information comes into Quorum
Report headquarters. Feel free to send any new info you see and please
correct our mistakes and typos when appropriate.
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By James Russell
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October 26, 2026 3:39 PM
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October 26, 2026 2:30 PM
Quorum Report Editor Scott Braddock joined KVUE journalists Ashley Goudeau and Tony Plohetski to break it all down
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October 26, 2026 2:27 PM
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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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