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October 7, 2025 5:06 PM

Special election to succeed former Sen. Hancock creates strange bedfellows and possibility of an upset

The race pits some top capitol insiders and the “new right” in Tarrant County against the local establishment

The special election for Senate District 9 in Tarrant County is anything but normal.

The safe Republican seat vacated by acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock includes two Republicans – former Southlake Mayor John Huffman and Patriot Mobile Chief Communications Officer Leigh Wambsganss along with Democrat and labor leader Taylor Rehmet.

It’s a race pitting the Austin establishment and the county’s new right coalition, who back Wambsganss, at the urging of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick against the Tarrant County establishment who support either Huffman, or more quietly Rehmet.

Huffman was mayor of one of the most conservative cities in the county’s hot bed of conservativism. Yet he’s being attacked for backing Black Lives Matter activists. That’s the allegation, anyway.

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By James Russell

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October 7, 2025 5:04 PM

Rep. Gina Hinojosa plans a special announcement in Brownsville Oct 15

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October 7, 2025 10:33 AM

Kronberg notes Hunt entry into US Senate race will eventually reveal who the money is behind him

On Texas Capital Tonight, Quorum Report Publisher Harvey Kronberg also said Hunt might not be the last Republican to jump into the US Senate race in Texas.

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October 7, 2025 7:05 AM

Sen. Cornyn to report more than $10 million cash on hand after raising more than $3 million

"...more than $3.36 million raised (between the re-election campaign, the associated Cornyn Victory Committee and Cornyn Lonestar Victory Fund) and a combined cash on hand totaling $10.5M," per the campaign this morning

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October 6, 2025 11:56 AM

Poll finds potential top TLR target Rep. LaHood in solid position for reelection in San Antonio

Editor’s note: A copy of the polling memo is available to subscribers at the end of the story – SB

The Texas House freshman who TLR has singled out this year as a potentially top target in the 2026 GOP primary looks solid for reelection in San Antonio, according to a new poll released this morning by the campaign of Rep. Marc LaHood.

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By Scott Braddock

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October 6, 2025 7:23 AM

Cornyn and Paxton welcome Wes Hunt to US Senate GOP primary

Paxton’s campaign said primaries are good for the party; Cornyn’s campaign said Hunt is “a legend in his own mind.”

Here’s the news flash this morning from the AP

Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, defying Senate GOP leadership and adding a new element to an already contentious primary campaign.

The two-term Houston-area congressman said he’s running because he doesn’t believe Republican incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, who’s had a cool relationship with President Donald Trump, has shown he can beat Attorney General Ken Paxton, who’s running despite being shadowed by legal and personal issues.

“What I’ve seen in polling over the past few months is people want an alternative, and I’m going to give it to them,” Hunt said in an Associated Press interview on Sunday.

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October 5, 2025 10:16 PM

With kids still missing after Hill Country floods, Abbott authorizes Trump to deploy Texas National Guard in Chicago and Portland

"I fully authorized the President to call up 400 members of the Texas National Guard to ensure safety for federal officials," Abbott said. "You can either fully enforce protection for federal employees or get out of the way and let Texas Guard do it."

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