Harvey Kronberg's Quorum Report - Mobile

DAILY BUZZ	CALENDAR
R & D	FREE SIGNUP
NEWS CLIPS	LOGIN
PRESS RELEASES	LOGOUT
SEARCH	FULL SITE
	SUBSCRIPTIONS

February 13, 2026 2:53 PM

People on the Move

From oil and gas to tech, from Congress to local government, and more

“Bad Bunny Braddock” checking in with People on the Move.

After Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called me that during the first half of the Super Bowl on Sunday, you know we’re going to have some fun with it on the latest edition of the Quorum Report Radio podcast, which will drop on your favorite podcast app this evening. The links to subscribe are on the QR homepage. Check it out.

It was good to see so many of you in Houston at Mayor John Whitmire’s State of the City Address. As reported in QR yesterday, the former Dean of the Texas Senate ruffled some feathers at two other city halls around the state and took direct aim at some of his critics in Houston media and the Harris County Democratic Party. In a lot of ways, it sounded more like a reelection kickoff speech than a generic update about how city operations are going. Check out the story in The Buzz and listen to the highlights during the podcast tonight, if you’re interested.

Meantime, there’s career news to tell you about this week. People one the Move isn’t possible without your help – something you’ve all been doing for nearly a decade. It started back in 2017 when there was a wave of retirements in the lobby and many of you wanted to know more about that. POTM was born in response to reader demand and remains powered by reader input. Thank y’all so much for sending career news each week to ksbraddock@gmail.com and using POTM in the subject line. That helps me keep it all straight.

Here’s the latest edition.

The rest of the story, subscribers only

By Scott Braddock

Return to Top of Page

February 12, 2026 5:17 PM

Over the objections of DPS and counties, Texas DMV moves forward with Abbott plan to block undocumented people from registering vehicles

Urban counties argue this is an unfunded mandate and will enable more ID theft; DPS pointed to multiple problems including complications for first time applicants, increased risk of false affidavits, increased operation of unregistered vehicles and unlicensed drivers, and more

Over the objections of local governments and multiple concerns of the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is moving forward with a controversial proposal to prohibit undocumented people from registering their cars and trucks.

Critics argue this move amounts to an unfunded mandate and risks emboldening fraudsters who engage in identity theft, among other things. But Gov. Greg Abbott is insisting DMV move forward. That’s probably because it’ll look tough on immigration during an election year but most of the plan doesn’t take effect until next year when the election is over.

How about that?

The rest of the story, subscribers only

By Scott Braddock

Return to Top of Page

February 12, 2026 4:14 PM

In his State of the City address, Houston Mayor Whitmire highlights budget efficiencies and takes shots at the mayors of Austin and Dallas

“If somebody wants to work with me to fix and improve Houston I will go anywhere anytime,” Whitmire said. “I don’t have time for politics. I don’t have time for partisanship.”

HOUSTON - Telling a downtown crowd of about 1,500 people that a big reason to smile is he is not giving the State of the City Address for New York or Los Angeles, Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Thursday dismissed his administration’s critics, slammed partisan politics, and took shots at some of his counterparts in other parts of the state.

Brushing aside commentary from local media including the Houston Chronicle as well as the Harris County Democratic Party, which recently voted to never endorse the longtime Democratic legislator going forward, Whitmire said he's more interested in getting things done for Houston than partisan politics.

Whitmire used most of his speech, hosted by Houston First and the Greater Houston Partnership, to focus on improving public safety and infrastructure. But he also slammed Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson – yes, both by name – for recent setbacks.

The rest of the story, subscribers only

By Scott Braddock

Return to Top of Page

February 12, 2026 3:58 PM

Hinojosa internal poll has her statistically tied with Abbott in general election

The polling memo is here.

Return to Top of Page