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November 6, 2025      3:52 PM

Texas Senate Democrats question legal authority of Acting Comptroller Hancock to suspend HUB program

"While we support the principle of equal treatment under the law, your decision to suspend new HUB certifications raises serious legal and constitutional concerns," they wrote

Texas Senate Democrats, led by Chair Carol Alvarado of Houston, this week called into question the authority of Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock to suspend a program first established by the Legislature in 1995 to address underrepresentation of minority and women-owned firms in winning state contracts.

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November 6, 2025      3:35 PM

Gov. Newsom to rally with Texas House Democrats and others in Houston this weekend

Via Politico:

Gavin Newsom will headline a rally in Texas on Saturday alongside Lone Star state House members and dignitaries — an event designed as an aggressive show of force in the wake of California Democrats’ resounding gerrymander victory on Tuesday.

Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential candidate, also returned $3 million from his ballot measure account to the House Majority PAC, the flagship Democratic-aligned super PAC and a partner in California’s Proposition 50, for the committee to help fund redistricting efforts in other states.

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November 6, 2025      10:40 AM

Former Rep. Craig Eiland elected 2027 Texas Trial Lawyers Association President

"No one is better prepared to serve our mission to protect Texas families," said TTLA Nominating Committee Chair Will Adams He'll be Presidetn-elect in 26 then President in 27

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November 5, 2025      5:58 PM

Days before candidate filing starts, Texas GOP Executive Director Hall and Organizational Lead Moore both resign with little explanation

"I cannot in good conscience continue to work this way," Hall said

With candidate filing set to begin this weekend, the Republican Party of Texas is searching for key staff after both the longtime Executive Director and the Organizational Lead both quit their jobs with little to no explanation as to why. The resignations come after the part backed away from plans to try to kick some Texas House Republicans off the primary ballot and as the RPT battles the state in court over closing primaries.

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By Scott Braddock

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November 5, 2025      5:54 PM

Audio: Sen. Cornyn says he spoke to President Trump about a possible endorsement today

Cornyn told radio host Chad Hasty in Lubbock the two spoke this morning and he's growing more confident he'll receive Trump's endorsement. Cornyn told Hasty the president's team must be telling him that Paxton is a weak candidate who would endanger downballot Republicans

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November 5, 2025      8:55 AM

After a third place finish in congressional special election Rep. Jolanda Jones will file for reelection to the Texas House

"That fight continues. I am more motivated than ever to protect my constituents from Greg Abbott and Donald Trump and make our state government work for the people it is supposed to serve."

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November 4, 2025      10:30 PM

Sands gets smacked in North Texas Senate race while water funding glides to passage and Menefee leads in battle to succeed Sly Turner in Congress

Raw politics: The team around former Speaker Dennis Bonnen is no match for Patrick and Blakemore; the results in SD9 also seem to indicate a serious enthusiasm gap with Democrats much more motivated in the suburbs even when their candidate isn’t well-funded

If Sands doesn’t reassess everything they’ve been doing in Texas at this point, many political professionals will think they just can’t be helped.

That was much of the chatter tonight as the election results started to roll in after 7pm.

Despite millions of dollars spent, the company came nowhere close to passing casino gaming two regular sessions ago, didn’t even get an effort at the Texas Capitol this year, and tonight their candidate came in third place behind a Democrat and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s candidate in the race to succeed former Sen. Kelly Hancock in the Texas Senate.

Let’s get real: Whether you like them or not, the folks in the orbit of former Speaker Dennis Bonnen including consultant Mitch Carney and Bonnen’s former Chief Gavin Massingill are just no match for Patrick and GOP powerhouse consultant Allen Blakemore.

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By Scott Braddock

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November 4, 2025      10:27 PM

California voters overwhelmingly approve new congressional map to counter Texas redistricting

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November 4, 2025      8:52 PM

Prop Q going down in flames in Austin 67 to 33

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November 4, 2025      1:57 PM

Kronberg says Sands can throw down a marker against Patrick in Tarrant County special election

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November 3, 2025      6:00 PM

Funeral services for Judge Junell set for later this month

Visitation on Thursday Nov 13 from 5 PM to 7 PM at Nally-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home, 3800 N. Big Spring St., Midland, TX 79705. Funeral services Friday Nov. 14 at 2 PM at First Presbyterian Church 800 W. Texas Ave., Midland, TX 79701. Graveside Services Monday Nov 17 at 1 PM at the Texas State Cemetery

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October 31, 2025      4:47 PM

Sources indicate Ryan Patrick, son of Lt. Gov. Patrick, will become CEO of TLR in January

Also props to reporter Brad Johnson who appears to have first reported that Patrick would join the organization in a leadership role

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October 31, 2025      4:00 PM

Kronberg argues that seen through the prism of 2018 Mid-term election, UT Poll should send alarm bells to Republicans

Despite conservative news ecosystems, little support among registered Texans for Trump policies and support for statewide GOP officeholders has dropped

Polls are like crack cocaine for political junkies as we seek to divine every shift and pop in public mood and perception. Polling is obviously increasingly difficult, but the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas has published consistently for 15 years and they continue to be largely successful in capturing the public mood.

Having said that, the poll just released is an eye opener on multiple levels and if the trends they have captured stay in place through the next year, this upcoming midterm election suggests some serious changes are possible.

One of the best things about this poll is that they ask many of the same questions year after year and provide not only the answer to this year’s question but to every previous year so that you can watch the ebb and flow of popular sentiment on a number of issues.

Before getting into some of the results of the poll, let’s note how quickly and dramatically the public’s news consumption has changed.

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By Harvey Kronberg

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October 31, 2025      3:53 PM

National GOP pollster Chris Wilson finds Wambsganss leading overwhelmingly among Republican primary voters in SD 9

She’s poised to win in a blowout next year in the 2026 GOP primary to succeed former Sen. Hancock

The polling memo is here.

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