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April 23, 2024 4:20 PM
Via Dallas County elections: "The report shows a difference of only 15 votes between the election results and the hand tallied results of the recount. This represents a variation of 0.05% when compared to the more than 26,000 ballots that were cast."
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April 23, 2024 4:15 PM
Via
reporter Ben Wermund at the
Hearst DC Bureau:
The
peculiar payment scheme behind U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's popular podcast has raised
ethical questions and drawn complaints about election law violations. Now tax
experts say the deal involving a massive radio network that picked up the
“Verdict with Ted Cruz” podcast in 2022 and a super PAC supporting the Texas
Republican’s reelection effort could also raise red flags for the IRS.
While
Cruz says he makes no money off the hosting gig, iHeartMedia has sent more than
$630,000 in ad revenue from the podcast to the Truth and Courage PAC, which
produces the show and says it owns it. The exact terms of the arrangement are
unclear, and no parties involved have been willing to disclose them.
But
tax experts say Cruz may still need to report income on his tax forms, even if
he isn't pocketing any cash. That's because the law requires income to be taxed
to the person who does the work. In this case, they say, that would be Cruz
serving as the host of his podcast.
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April 23, 2024 11:41 AM
Without regard to the merits, the court orders Harris County to pause it's program, which was set to begin shorty. The County has until next Monday to respond
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April 19, 2024 5:30 PM
GOP incumbents still seem mostly hemmed in by the truth; Abbott and allied organizations are now attacking Republican House members about property taxes, an issue on which they were fully compliant with Abbott’s wishes last year
The
promised spending of millions of dollars against Texas House GOP
incumbents in their runoffs is ramping up now in North Texas, the San Antonio
area, Texarkana, and of course the Golden Triangle.
DC-based
Club for Growth, a group described by one Texas GOP consultant as
"a way station for political cash regardless of the contributor’s issue,"
is now on TV across the state in full carpet-bombing mode against Republicans
who voted against Gov. Greg Abbott's position on school vouchers last
year. They're also attacking the speaker, who was neutral on vouchers throughout 2023.
As
was the case in the first round of the grotesquely dishonest GOP primary, the
ads from the Club are focused on almost anything other than “school choice” or
vouchers. In fact, the Club and Gov. Abbott are now flogging House incumbents about
property taxes. That’s even though House lawmakers under Speaker Dade Phelan’s
leadership team did exactly what Abbott asked of them last year while it was Lt.
Gov. Dan Patrick and senators who dug in and fought Abbott on the specifics
of reforming the property tax system last summer.
Endangered
incumbents – still seemingly hemmed in by fealty to the truth – are meantime
pointing out that challengers have been the beneficiaries of out-of-state
millions from TikTok investor Jeff Yass. He’s the Pennsylvania
billionaire and “school choice” supporter who cut a check for $6 million to Abbott
as the primary was getting underway. Abbott turned around and used that cash to
go after 10 Republicans who voted with him 99 percent of the time. Yass has poured millions into Club for Growth as well.
Here's
how it’s looking on the airwaves so far.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By Scott Braddock
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April 19, 2024 5:29 PM
Rep. Bell came in second, Rep. Dorazio finished third
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April 19, 2024 11:59 AM
“Paxton ‘is not exempt from the judiciary’s constitutional obligation to regulate the practice of Texas attorneys simply because he serves’ as the attorney general,” wrote Justice Erin Nowell
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April 18, 2024 1:17 PM
"I expect the state to appeal directly to the Texas Supreme Court. Given what we’ve seen from that court and Republican politics, I am skeptical that we will get a fair shake. But I plan to do everything I can to protect this program." - County Attorney Christian Menefee
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April 18, 2024 11:21 AM
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April 17, 2024 12:39 PM
Booksellers sued, saying the law violated the First Amendment and would devastate their businesses
Via
the San
Antonio Express-News:
Key
portions of a law signed last year by Gov. Greg Abbott requiring booksellers to
rate books for sexual content when selling to schools
will not go into effect after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday
declined to re-consider an earlier decision.
It’s
a win for booksellers, especially independent ones, who sued the state last
year saying the law violated the First Amendment and would devastate their
businesses.
…Rep.
Jared Patterson, a Frisco Republican who authored the bill, disagreed with the
court’s decision.
“It’s
incredibly disappointing that a majority of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
sided with book vendors who push pornography on unsuspecting children in our
public schools,” he wrote in a statement posted on social media. “Any judge
claiming the State of Texas cannot require government vendors to ensure they
don’t send sexually explicit content to children in our schools is just plain
wrong.”
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April 16, 2024 5:46 PM
The
full text of what Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wrote to TCEQ Chairman Jon Niermann
is below. There’s been no comment from TCEQ
The rest of the story, subscribers only
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April 16, 2024 5:31 PM
The debate turned nasty as County Judge Tim O'Hare told Commissioner Simmons to "Sit there and be quiet"
From
KERA
in DFW:
Tarrant
County Judge Tim O'Hare told a commissioner to "sit there and be
quiet" during an argument over hiring a contractor for his office on
Tuesday. O’Hare, a Republican, sought approval for a five-month, up to $5,000
contract with Noah Betz, the executive director of the Huffines Liberty
Foundation and a political strategist, according to his LinkedIn page.
Some
public commenters at the commissioners court meeting
Tuesday accused O’Hare of using county money to hire a political strategist,
which O'Hare called nonsense. "We have no intent whatsoever to use this
for political purposes," O'Hare said.
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April 16, 2024 11:30 AM
From
Politico:
Senate
Democrats’ campaign arm is launching a $79 million advertising plan that’s
aimed at holding onto the majority this fall — alongside spending by a key
party super PAC and individual candidates — according to details first shared
with POLITICO.
The
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s spending blueprint includes TV, radio and digital advertising in nine states and comes on
the heels of a $239 million spending plan from the super PAC, Senate Majority.
Together the two entities will pour in more than $300 million in a bid to
preserve the party’s 51-seat majority, which is up for grabs this fall with
tough Senate races across the map.
The
DSCC is also planning seven-figure digital advertisements in Montana,
Wisconsin, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona and
Michigan as well as against its top two GOP targets: Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas
and Rick Scott of Florida.
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