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October 6, 2026 5:08 PM

School voucher supporter pours $3 million into Speaker Burrows operation as GOP Texas House members scramble to outperform Paxton

Jeff Yass joins Tim Dunn in funding Burrows’ GOP incumbents in tough races; at the top of the ticket, the governor is burning through historic amounts of cash only to be essentially tied or behind his Democratic opponent in the polls

Editor’s Note: James Russell’s breakdowns of the campaign cash flowing in legislative races have been a favorite of QR readers for years. He’s outdone himself this time digging into what’s on the reports in the races being watched most closely at Quorum Report Headquarters: Buzz Central in Austin. Your feedback is always welcome including anything you think we might have missed – SB

We’ve come full circle.

Trial lawyers and Tim Dunn – Dunn through his Texans United for a Conservative Majority (TUCM) – are walking hand in hand in a number of the contested Republican-held districts this cycle with Speaker Dustin Burrows following behind with his leadership PAC Texas Conservative Majority. And Burrow’s largest contributor is now, at a whopping $3 million, Pennsylvania megadonor Jeff Yass, the school voucher supporter who fueled Gov. Greg Abbott’s scorched earth campaign against fellow Republicans two years ago.

In other words, those who bankrolled nasty primary challenges to incumbent Republicans are now on the hook for defending the new more ideologically-driven majority against insurgent Democrats who have the wind at their backs thanks to the historically low approval ratings of President Donald Trump. Remember, nearly all GOP Texas House members last year were bragging about being endorsed by Mr. Trump in exchange for their votes in favor of school vouchers. Now, many of the same lawmakers are running commercials and handing out campaign literature focused on their “pro-public education” voting records.

Here’s where we are as of the 30-day reports.

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By James Russell

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October 6, 2026 3:23 PM

Video: In new commercial, Hinojosa sarcastically credits Abbott with delivering data centers to Texas

"...Others talk about building data centers, but Governor Greg Abbott got it done. Just imagine how much he could do in four more years."

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October 5, 2026 4:36 PM

Kronberg says Talarico campaign is reminiscent of the rise of George W. Bush against Ann Richards

The possibility of presidential year-level turnout coupled with potentially higher voter intensity than 2018 has statewide GOP officeholders up against the ropes; the adage is “Everything stays the same in Texas politics until it doesn’t”

One prominent Republican recently described the last three weeks as a freefall. National Republicans have spent somewhere around $130 million in the last 17 days in Texas, essentially arguing "We know you don't like us, but you can't let that other guy get elected because he's really scary.”

Back in 2024, a Republican pollster told me during Texas-OU weekend in Dallas that Colin Allred was within the margin of error with Ted Cruz. Then national Republican money poured in branding Allred as somebody who supported boys in girls' sports, and Allred collapsed, ultimately losing by double digits.

At the moment, at least, this election is not about Democrats. It is about the collapse of the Republican narrative.

And before traveling down the path of nerdy numbers, it should be noted that the Talarico campaign is quite reminiscent of George W. Bush against Ann Richards. How?

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By Harvey Kronberg

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October 5, 2026 4:10 PM

Speaker Burrows says he's spent $4.3 million defending the Texas House GOP majority this reporting period

That's after raising $6.6 million since July 1

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October 5, 2026 4:03 PM

Video: Sen. Johnson up on TV blasting Sen. Middleton in the AG's race with his own words

Johnson's campaign says it's a 7 figure ad buy

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