October 19, 2018 4:59 PM Harris County shatters other counties' voter registration numbersThanks to Nicole Krajl for compiling the list With
about 1.6 million new voters registered from 2017 to 2018, some have asked who
won the registration sweepstakes. The rest of the story, subscribers only By Harvey Kronberg |
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October 19, 2018 4:56 PM Feds respond to Texas special ed plan, promise ongoing oversightCommissioner Morath says TEA has completed more than half the items in corrective action response Federal authorities made it clear to the Texas Education Agency, in a letter dated today, that the U.S. Department of Education expects an ongoing oversight role in the state’s implementation of a special education corrective action plan. The rest of the story, subscribers only |
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October 19, 2018 1:22 PM People on the Move Promotions at state agencies, new titles in the governor’s office, a presidential appointment, and honoring a push for access to justice We’re so close to the end now. The block walkers are everywhere in
legislative races, the TV ads are vicious – though, none from the Democratic challenger
for US
Senate would qualify. Early voting begins Monday. It was great to see Chairman Rafael Anchia and other members of the Mexican
American Legislative Caucus at their meeting in San Antonio this week
along with several Republican candidates for speaker. Did the MALC members play golf in this nasty weather?
Well, Rep. Ramon Romero cannot be
deterred. I’ll leave it at that. Back in Austin, there were important hires and
promotions at state agencies while there are also some openings to tell you
about. Feel free to send career news anytime to ksbraddock@gmail.com and put “POTM” in
the subject line so I don’t lose track of it. Here’s Texas’ weekly edition of People on the Move:
The rest of the story, subscribers only By Scott Braddock |
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October 18, 2018 5:15 PM Updated: Dallas County GOP issues rebuke to Deuell, Ratliff after endorsing Democrats DCRP Chair Shorey tells QR “We’re asking them to stop this kind of behavior”; former Rep. Ratliff says he’ll hang a copy of the resolution in his office “to commemorate the day my Republican party officially left me” Editor’s note: This story
has been updated with comment from Dr. Deuell – SB Following
high-profile endorsements of Democratic candidates by two Republican former
members of the Texas Legislature, the Dallas County Republican Party this
week officially called for such endorsements to end and for “party unity.” As
QR
readers who have followed this are aware, former Sen. Bob Deuell, R-Greenville, endorsed the
Democratic candidates running against Senators Don Huffines and Bob Hall.
Former Rep. Bennett Ratliff, R-Coppell,
endorsed Julie Johnson, who’s running
against Rep. Matt Rinaldi, R-Irving.
The rest of the story, subscribers only By Scott Braddock |
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October 18, 2018 4:28 PM Mayor of Coppell endorses Julie Johnson over Rep. Rinaldi “Republicans have a saying ‘A bad Republican is better than a good Democrat’ - in my opinion, not this year” Saying
"People over politics," Coppell Mayor Karen Selbo
Hunt on Thursday afternoon endorsed the Democratic nominee running
against Rep. Matt Rinaldi. The rest of the story, subscribers only |
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October 17, 2018 9:55 PM Abbott and Patrick will both speak at Trump rally for Cruz in Houston Monday Patrick says tonight: "I invited President Trump to visit Texas in July because keeping Texas red – from the top of the ballot to the bottom -- is critical." |
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October 17, 2018 2:37 PM Video: Dr. Hotze and Woodfill point to Drag Queen Story time as reason Houstonians should vote straight GOP They plan to spend up to $1 million on TV and mail Pledging
to spend up to $1 million on TV and mail pieces, Dr. Steve Hotze and former Harris County GOP Chairman Jared Woodfill are seizing on the
controversy over “Drag
Queen Story Time” for kids in a Houston public library to argue that voters
in the Bayou City should vote straight Republican. They’re
using the same PAC they used to help defeat the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance,
which they labeled the “bathroom ordinance.” Dr.
Hotze, of course, is Lt. Gov. Dan
Patrick’s former
business partner who’s spent decades crusading against what he calls the “radical
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October 16, 2018 11:02 PM SB: Beto learns to make a fist Debate performance doesn’t equate to the overall campaign, but offers clues to a potential change in the narrative Editor’s note: Here’s a quick
take on the debate tonight. Would love to know your thoughts on how it unfolded
at ksbraddock@gmail.com – SB With
less than a week to go until early voting, Rep. Beto O’Rourke on Tuesday night finally began to do what a challenger
must to be competitive: Offer an argument for voters to fire the incumbent. The rest of the story, subscribers only By Scott Braddock |
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October 16, 2018 4:29 PM Texas House members ready to tackle the cost of flood mitigation“We’ve talked a lot about the budgetary issues – big ones – that we’re going to be facing over the next few bienniums …I think this is one that we’re going to have to add to the list. I’m not sure how much longer we can afford not to take action.” The
need for flood management in Texas goes without saying on a day like this, when
Lake Travis in Central Texas is rising a foot every hour and the Kingsland
bridge over the Llano River is collapsing under the weight of flood waters. Chair
Rep. Lyle Larson’s House
Natural Resources Committee took up water legislation passed in the
last session, including the state flood mitigation plan, which set the stage
for up to $30 billion in proposed projects to alleviate flood risks. The initial
process to launch the plan – mapping the state for flood risks – is estimated
to cost $604 million. House members like Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, didn’t balk at the price tag. Ashby
told his colleagues lawmakers needed to learn from recent history. The rest of the story, subscribers only By Kimberly Reeves |
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October 16, 2018 4:25 PM On TV: Julie Johnson slams Rep. Rinaldi over property taxes, school vouchers "Where was Matt Rinaldi when his neighbors needed him?" |
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October 16, 2018 4:22 PM Video: Tony Dale up on TV as a Bipartisan LeaderTouts sex crimes legislation aimed at keeping children safe |
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October 15, 2018 4:30 PM Judicial pay raises may require a permanent decoupling of those salaries and lawmaker retirements Over the last 18 years, Texas judges have had 2 raises; Chief Justice Hecht says “Public service…should not be public servitude.” An
interim joint committee is studying the idea of a formula for judicial raises,
a concept likely to include debate about decoupling judicial pay raises from
lawmaker pension annuities. A
number of
lawmakers consider that debate to be intractable, an obstacle that has stopped
lawmakers from moving toward the idea of regular, predictable raises for
judges. Stymied by the issues, the Senate inserted an interim study of
the formula into a concurrent resolution. Texas
Supreme Court
Chief Justice Nathan Hecht’s own
38-year career on the bench is an illustration of the challenge. The rest of the story, subscribers only By Kimberly Reeves |
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October 15, 2018 4:28 PM UT Regents Chair Sara Martinez Tucker to step down in January
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October 15, 2018 11:06 AM Poll shows Abbott leading Valdez 58% to 29%In the Texas Interested Citizens Survey, 3% went for the libertarian and 10% of voters were undecided The
Texas
Interested Citizens Survey shows Gov. Greg Abbott with a huge lead over former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, 58% to 29%. The
TIC, started in 1989, is funded by “professional and trade organizations and
has correctly surveyed all gubernatorial elections in Texas from 1990 through
2014,” per the pollsters at the Eppstein
Group, which has always done the polling. The rest of the story, subscribers only |
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October 15, 2018 11:04 AM Video: Ted Cruz loves White Castle "Fire Ted Cruz" PAC releases another video directed by Richard Linklater |
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