April 15, 2026 4:57 PM Sources in Dallas say County GOP chair Allen West has resigned
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April 15, 2026 4:43 PM Paxton to report nearly $3 million cash on hand after raising $2 million
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April 15, 2026 9:39 AM Talarico raises an eye popping $27 million in the first quarter For perspective, CNN notes the current record for a US Senate candidate's haul in a quarter is $57 million by Jaime Harrison in South Carolina in 2020. Before that it was Beto O'Rourke's $38m in 2018. Those numbers were both in the third quater |
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April 14, 2026 2:30 PM Kronberg wargames possible next moves after retirement announcement from Congressman Tony GonzalesOn Texas Capital Tonight via Spectrum News, host James Barragan and QR Publisher Harvey Kronberg got into that plus the fines for quorum breaking Democrats in the Texas House |
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April 14, 2026 2:27 PM Congressmen Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell both resign from the US House effective immediately
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April 14, 2026 2:23 PM Speaker Burrows appoints Rep. Lacey Hull as Vice Chair of Sunset
Also appointed are Rep. Cunningham, Rep. Howard, Rep. Orr, and Rep. Shaheen remains on the Sunset Advisory Commission chaired by Sen. Kolkhorst |
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April 14, 2026 8:18 AM Sexual misconduct claims against Texas Association of Business and former CEO Glenn Hamer have been resolved out of court Houston trial laywer Tony Buzbee announced: "Jane Doe’s claims against the Texas Association of Business and its FORMER CEO Glenn Hamer have been resolved. Terms are confidential." |
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April 13, 2026 9:00 PM Sen. West faces off with Paxton's office in lawsuit over Hancock's unilateral sweeping changes to Historically Underutilized Businesses programTrial set to start Nov 9th after State District Court Judge Meachum partially blocked Hancock from moving forward; the bench ruling is limited to the 6 plaintiffs It was a
bit of a spectacle in a Travis County courtroom Monday morning as Sen. Royce
West jousted with a lawyer from the Office of the Attorney General
over Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock’s unilateral decision late last
year to kick minorities and women out of the Historically Underutilized
Business program. The Texas
Senate Democratic Caucus and plaintiffs including business owners who have
described “having the rug pulled out from under us” were successful today in partially blocking Hancock from moving forward after the judge in the case issued a temporary injunction and set a trial for this fall. November 9 is the trial date. The injunction is limited to the 6 plaintiffs. The rest of the story, subscribers only By Scott Braddock |
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April 13, 2026 8:53 PM Former Ambassador Arthur Schechter, a pillar in Houston politics, passed away at 86 Schechter was Ambassador to the Bahamas under President Clinton and a Metro Board Chair. He was a charismatic figure proud of his Jewish faith and will be missed - SB |
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April 13, 2026 5:25 PM Rep. Tony Gonzales says he will resign from Congress on TuesdayThis follows the resignation of Rep. Eric Swalwell, the California Democrat who also came under fire this weekend for sexual misconduct allegations |
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April 10, 2026 4:30 PM People on the MoveNew lobby shops, trade association news, appointments, and Texas media stars on the rise Anyone
remember the “Pistol Packin’ Mama” song?
Oh, yes, you do. And if you don’t, the Quorum Report Radio
podcast will have you singing along when it drops tonight. We’ll also get into
what Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said about the Texas House majority potentially
being in play this fall. What’s he up to with that? Check the
homepage for the links to subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts
and Spotify. After a
couple weeks off, People on the Move is back. There are quite a
few significant career changes to let you know about this week. If you have
career news of your own to share – honestly, it can be anyone’s news if you
want to brag or tell on someone – send it to ksbraddock@gmail.com and use POTM in the
subject line. Please and
thank you. Here’s the
latest edition. The rest of the story, subscribers only By Scott Braddock |
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April 10, 2026 4:10 PM Texas House Administration votes on party lines to impose fines on quorum breakers Spread across the Democratic Caucus, the fines total more than $300,000 plus costs incurred by DPS of $118,000 |
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April 9, 2026 5:02 PM In first hearing on it, Texas House lawmakers start to scratch the surface of simmering controversy over data centersWorth noting that no local elected leaders were invited to testify and there was little if any mention of recent headlines about tax incentives for these projects; some in the industry said they’ll accept some blame for the spread of misinformation The Texas
Miracle. China. Taxes. National security. Misinformation. Water. The grid.
Senate Bill 6. Those buzzwords dominated today’s House State Affairs
hearing on the proliferation of data center development. But the
best word to describe the hearing was confusion about the impact and scope of
the quickly proliferating industry lobbying up ahead of the next legislative
session. The rest of the story, subscribers only By James Russell |
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April 9, 2026 12:30 PM Kronberg argues Texas House Administration crackdown on quorum breakers could become instant fundraiser for Talarico and Texas House Democrats heading into November Patrick and Burrows are split on the challenge faced by House Republicans. And even though the Democratic brand is badly broken, punishing them may very well help Talarico and make Speaker Burrows re-election effort more difficult Although
there are still a little more than 200 days until the midterm elections, by
most accounts it looks like a bad year for Republicans. The debate is no longer
how few Democratic gains there will be in the Texas House but how
many. Increasingly, that ever-reliable bar talk in Austin has Democratic gains
starting at eight and going up from there. Although
we said so at the time, redistricting maps drawn based on Trump 2024 numbers were
a fantasy and the growing conventional wisdom is that the effort will not
produce a gain of five Republican Congressional seats and in fact may end up
costing Republicans in the end. Who knows?
Well, one thing we know for sure is that House Republicans were outraged when
Democrats broke quorum and ended up turning a parochial local fight into a
national movement. So almost
a year later, it’s obviously the perfect time to pick the scab. What happens
after that could prove pivotal. The rest of the story, subscribers only By Harvey Kronberg |
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April 9, 2026 12:06 PM Celebration of the life of Ray Sullivan set for next week in AustinIt'll be April 17 at 5:30pm at the Bullock State History Museum The official
obituary for our friend Ray Sullivan is here
via the Austin American Statesman. |
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