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May 17, 2024 3:16 PM
Lobby moves, staffer news, new advocacy groups, agency hires, and more
After
what seems like the longest runoff campaign in the history of the world – only a
slight exaggeration – early voting will finally begin Monday to settle up Gov. Greg Abbott’s war on Republicans who made
the mistake of voting with him only 99 percent of the time last year. The Republican
Party of Texas Convention in San Antonio is just days away with an
exciting new entrant into the crowded field for Chairman. And Houston Mayor
John Whitmire and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo are finally
appearing at news conferences together but not without some
awkwardness.
We’ll
get into some of that and more on the latest edition of the Texas Take Podcast,
set to drop here later
this afternoon. As always, you might have to right click those links and
open in a new tab, depending on your browser.
Meantime,
there’s plenty of career news to tell you about this week. The Texas
Capitol community is always interested in the career moves of political
professionals in Austin and elsewhere in the state. So, you can and should brag
on yourself or a friend – or tattle on an adversary by sending the scoop to ksbraddock@gmail.com. If you use POTM in
the subject line, that helps me keep it all straight. Thank you very much.
Here’s
the latest edition of People on the Move.
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May 17, 2024 8:13 AM
He says the state party has never been "weaker" heading into presidential election year
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May 16, 2024 3:00 PM
Via
the
Statesman:
Gov.
Greg Abbott on Thursday granted a full pardon to Daniel Perry, who was
convicted of murder for the 2020 death of a Black Lives Matter protester in
downtown Austin, immediately after a unanimous recommendation from the Texas
Board of Pardons and Paroles.
The
board announced its recommendation to pardon Perry and restore his firearm
rights in a statement posted on its website on Thursday. Its decision came
after a "meticulous review of pertinent documents, from police reports to
court records, witness statements, and interviews with individuals linked to
the case," the statement said.
...Less
than 24 hours after a jury in April 2023 found Perry guilty of murder, Abbott
said on social media that he would approve a pardon if one were recommended by
the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. The announcement came after prominent
conservative figures called on him to undo Perry's conviction.
Shortly
after Abbott’s announcement, a state district judge unsealed court records that
contained Perry’s previously unreleased messages and social media posts, which
contained racist rhetoric.
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May 16, 2024 2:54 PM
The commercial called "Mom" is airing in Houston, San Antonio, Laredo, and The Valley
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May 16, 2024 11:36 AM
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May 16, 2024 9:59 AM
Chair Rinaldi: "Representative Gaetz has been an incredible fighter for the American First movement and conservatives in general. It is an honor to welcome him to Texas, where I know our guests will appreciate hearing from him.”
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May 16, 2024 9:15 AM
In a written statement to media, Third Future Schools said "no Texas funds have ever been diverted to subsidize schools in Colorado."
The
statement from Third Future Schools is here.
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May 15, 2024 12:22 PM
After Abbott said that he “called out” Democrats for the death of his sweeping education package, Rep. Jon Rosenthal said “Governor, you admit that you do not have the votes to pass vouchers, so let us focus on the popular shared objective of funding our public schools before students begin the 2024-2025 school year.”
Rosenthal’s
latest letter to Gov. Greg Abbott can be downloaded right
here.
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May 14, 2024 5:26 PM
Chair Creighton ties antisemitism loosely with whether Marxism is behind DEI, Democratic senators want to know how post-DEI programs are being measured
“This
hearing has just about everything I hate,” a Capitol observer texted during
today’s Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education hearing: “University
administrators and state senators.”
The
interim hearing on the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion
initiatives in higher education, rising antisemitism, a review of campus free
speech policies as well as the Department of Public Safety’s
response to campus protests, however, was far less timid than the protest by University
of Texas professors and students nearby.
Chairman Brandon
Creighton, R-Conroe, loosely linked the three, moving from the October 7, 2023,
massacre of 1,200 Israelis by Hamas to the ensuing campus protests with a focus
on antisemitic attacks and linking the idea that radical Marxists are behind
DEI.
He also
called for the balance of defending free speech and academic freedom when
public safety might be threatened.
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May 14, 2024 5:03 PM
He was 95
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May 13, 2024 5:55 PM
Rep. Jon Rosenthal and others wrote "We have the resources available to better fund our schools, so we should act." Abbott responded that Democrats and Republicans should have voted for HB 1 in the last special session - a hilarious suggstion since it never would have passed the Senate anyway
Their
letter to Gov. Greg Abbott can be
downloaded here.
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