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November 11, 2019 4:41 PM
"I hope to be able to repay the kindness so many have shown me since I launched my campaign," McCaig said. He also endorsed Ray: "We must ensure that Republicans are united
and that our resources are used effectively."
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November 11, 2019 12:00 PM
“Many conservative representatives in the Texas House have asked you to grant a reprieve of Mr. Reed's death sentence until the evidence and developments in his case are resolved. We stand with these representatives…”
Here’s the letter
from the TYRF to Gov. Greg Abbott.
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November 10, 2019 8:02 PM
A new poll out from Public
Policy Polling shows Texas House General Investigating Committee
Chairman Morgan Meyer trailing by six points when matched up with Joanna
Cattanach, one of the Democrats who wants to take
him on next November.
In the poll, 44% of voters
say they would vote for Cattanach, 38% for Meyer, and
18% were undecided.
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November 9, 2019 12:08 PM
From the obituary
posted today:
A gathering of Mr.
Hamilton’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Monday,
November 11, 2019, at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin
Avenue, Beaumont. His Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 12,
2019, at Broussard’s. Mr. Hamilton’s interment will be held at the Texas State
Cemetery, 909 Navasota Street, Austin, at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 13,
2019.
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November 8, 2019 4:30 PM
Reorganizing in the Office of the Governor, agency changes, lobby moves, and more
SAN ANTONIO – “Somebody
call Scott Braddock.”
Those were apparently the
words uttered by a top staffer in Texas state government at the conclusion of a
tearful farewell speech as that person transitioned from their current job and
prepares for a new life in the private sector. The comment drew laughter, I’m
told. Honestly, you could not ask for better marketing than that for POTM.
Writing to you from The
Alamo City today, where the candidates to lead the Republican Party of
Texas, incumbent James Dickey and former Congressman Allen
West, are set to debate this morning. I love a chairman’s race, having
covered them all the way back to when Tina Benkiser
ran the RPT. Democrats, of course, have their own drama and purity tests. But few
things in this state’s politics are more enjoyable to me than an RPT chairman’s
race.
We’ll see how this
unfolds.
Meantime, there were some
substantial changes in the careers of combatants at the Capitol
and that’s what Fridays are (generally) all about at Quorum Report.
Never hesitate to let me know where you’re headed. You can also pass along news
concerning others. We can’t be accused of being a gossip rag if you don’t. Let
me know what’s up at ksbraddock@gmail.com
and use “POTM” in the subject line. That way, it’s less likely to be lost in
the shuffle of my inbox.
Here’s the latest edition
of People on the Move:
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November 8, 2019 4:06 PM
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November 8, 2019 2:32 PM
“I will not stand for reelection for a fifth … term in the Texas House of Representatives," Nevárez said in a statement. "I want to thank the folks in HD 74 who put me in a position to serve."
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November 8, 2019 7:25 AM
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November 7, 2019 4:45 PM
Carol Everett with The Heidi Group says she was never interviewed by investigators, contends her organization complied with contracts and served more than 30,000 patients, not the roughly 2,300 that’s been alleged
The Office of the Inspector
General at Texas Health and Human Services is
recommending a broader review of the contracts awarded to The Heidi Group,
which was chosen to help provide reproductive health care to women as the state
was defunding Planned Parenthood in recent years. "The
preliminary findings outlined in this report show serious contractual
violations that occurred throughout the seven-month period," states the
report from the OIG.
But Carol Everett, who
runs The Heidi Group, says she was never interviewed during the investigation, argues
she did what was required under the contracts, and says the programs served
more than 30,000 patients – not the roughly 2,300 alleged.
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November 7, 2019 6:52 AM
"For the first time ever, the list of unregistered Texas households has been microtargeted” to find and register people “whose background marks them as very likely to be Republicans…There are as many as 1.5 million of these in Texas today."
After strategist Karl
Rove told members of the Texas House GOP Caucus last month
that their majority is potentially in real danger in 2020, those legislators
are being encouraged to sign up for the state GOP's new "Voter
Engagement Project.”
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November 7, 2019 6:07 AM
If DACA is terminated, “the Texas economy could lose $6 billion in GDP annually and the federal government could lose $90 billion in tax revenue”
As attorneys prepare to
make arguments
about protections for young immigrants before the United States
Supreme Court next week, nearly 50 business leaders from around Texas
asked Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz to "take up
legislation that will provide a permanent solution for undocumented youth, also
known as Dreamers."
"The Supreme Court is
expected to reach a decision on the continuation of this program in the spring
of 2020," the business leaders wrote in their letter to Cornyn and Cruz.
"If the Supreme Court rules that the DACA program can be terminated,
115,290 Texas DACA recipients will lose their ability to work and become
deportable."
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November 6, 2019 2:35 PM
“It’s just time to move on to something new,” Igo said. “TML provided a wonderful opportunity for over three decades to work with amazing, talented people helping city officials serve the interests of all Texans who live in our cities.”
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November 5, 2019 7:25 PM
Markowitz 38, Gates 30, Krenek 19, Allred 9
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November 4, 2019 4:48 PM
“The feedback we’re getting is that we’re just at the point of saturation. To add more seats is almost impossible”
Addressing the state’s nursing workforce shortage may
soon be hampered by an inability to recruit qualified staff to teach in the two
and four-year programs across the state.
An ongoing review of the state’s short of nurses by a
stakeholder task force – formally known as Nursing Shortage Reduction Program Rider 28 task force – is written
into the Texas budget. Each year, lawmakers set aside $10 million in awards for
two-year, four-year and private not-for-profit institutions to expand both
enrollment and graduation from nursing programs.
Nursing programs gathered recently to discuss the
constraints and challenges of the nursing shortage program. Director Marla Erbin-Roesemann, president of the group, told the task
force the feedback was that programs are close to hitting the wall on capacity.
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November 4, 2019 4:40 PM
Among other things, Editor Scott Braddock and KFYO Radio host Chad Hasty delve into what TLR, ART, and Texas House members heard from Dave Carney last week
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