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January 19, 2026 5:17 PM
Cornyn fired back, arguing Paxton is incompetent and questioned whether the "bogus" move amounted to "an illegal, in-kind contribution to his campaign" from his government office: "Inquiring minds (and the Federal Election Commission) want to know”
On Martin
Luther King Jr. Day, of all days, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and
Sen. John Cornyn – locked in a Republican US Senate
primary – spent their time sparring over the issue of Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion.
That was
after Paxton’s office took a direct shot at the senior senator, arguing in a
strange legal opinion that Cornyn allowed DEI “to flourish” for years in Texas.
Cornyn was
quick to call the allegation “bogus.”
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January 19, 2026 4:59 PM
The poll promoted by the Huffines camp suggests he’ll be in a runoff regardless of whether it’s against Hancock or Craddick
A new poll
out from national pollster Chris Wilson shows former Sen. Don
Huffines has a commanding lead in the race to snag the GOP nomination for
Texas Comptroller.
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January 19, 2026 9:00 AM
Several sources connected to campaigns that were expecting funding from TLR will now not receive that backing
At least
three challengers to Texas House GOP incumbents who were expected
to receive the financial backing of Texans for Lawsuit Reform
will now not receive it, Quorum Report learned Friday night.
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January 16, 2026 6:00 PM
Congressman Roy thinks he can win outright, Chair Huffman stresses she’s earned the trust of Lt. Gov. Patrick, Sen. Middleton attacks “taxpayer funded lobbyists” at almost every turn, Reitz argues legislators don’t have the requisite experience to do the job
HOUSTON – For
the first time since Gov. Greg Abbott ascended to the Governor’s Masion
in Austin more than a decade ago, the race for Texas Attorney General
is wide open. With four Republicans and two Democrats vying for a shot to
succeed AG Ken Paxton, the shape of the race is hard to determine even
when taking a closer look at the candidates.
Let’s focus
first on the Republicans, since they’re running in the election of consequence
in this state: The GOP primary.
Without a
doubt, this four-way battle features some of the fieriest rhetoric of any of this
year’s statewide contests. One candidate, for example, is gaining traction by repeatedly
portraying the race as chance to fight the “dark forces of the left” while
another slams “taxpayer funded lobbying” at every turn. Voters are being told there’s
a "threat of Sharia law” creeping into Texas and the perceived frontrunner is constantly
under attack for opposing President Donald Trump in the days after the January
6 insurrection.
At
campaign events, on the airwaves, and online, voters across Texas are inundated
by messages from candidates shouting for attention but perhaps not holding much
of it.
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January 16, 2026 5:07 PM
Power players, TLR, lobby promotions, a veteran of Austin media begins a national chapter, and lots of congrats are in order
After the
first week on the road this year for primaries ramping up across Texas, you can
already feel it’s a grind for the candidates in districts from DFW to Houston,
San Antonio down to the RGV, and everywhere in between. It’s not the panicked atmosphere
of 24 months ago, fer sure. Instead, candidates are doing the daily work of
raising money, spending it, and getting out their field operations ahead of
March 3, hoping to avoid runoffs where that possibility is in play.
It was
cool to see so many of your smiling faces at the Houston Junior League
for this week’s GOP AG candidate’s forum. Most of the latest episode of the Quorum
Report Radio podcast, which drops tonight, was recorded on the road in
H-town this week. And a living legend made a surprise appearance this week. Check
out the links to subscribe to the show on the homepage. The podcast continues from
the road in the months ahead, coming your way from Dallas-Fort Worth next week
and probably San Antonio the week after. Stay tuned.
Meantime,
back in Austin there are some significant hires and promotions to tell you
about. Plus, some of our friends were honored in various ways that deserve big congratulations.
When you’ve
got – or you hear about – career news at the Texas Capitol, send
it to ksbraddock@gmail.com anytime
and use POTM in the subject line. That way it all stays where I need it to be
in my inbox.
Thanks so
much and here’s the latest edition.
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January 15, 2026 5:11 PM
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January 15, 2026 4:29 PM
West Texas billionaires showing up big for Bo French for RRC; acting Comptroller Hancock’s benefitting from Abbott adjacency; Texas House members scramble in individual races
Compared
to two years ago, the January semi-annual legislative campaign finance reports might
seem a little boring. But that might be welcome news after the political fire
drill and ensuing panic that played out in 2024 as Gov. Greg Abbott
punished Republicans for opposing school vouchers and Attorney General Ken
Paxton went on a retribution tour following the impeachment proceedings against
him in the Texas House.
But there
are some curiosities that stand out.
Let’s get
into it.
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January 15, 2026 2:30 PM
That's after raising $3.5 million
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January 15, 2026 9:28 AM
On Spectrum News in Austin, Texas Capital Tonight host James Barragan and QR Publisher Harvey Kronberg handicap the US Senate race with the primary truly now underway
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January 14, 2026 5:08 PM
NPR
reported the number nationally could
be as high as $2 billion in loss of funds for those programs.
The info on Bexar County, for example, is here.
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