Harvey Kronberg's Quorum Report - Mobile

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

September 11, 2026 4:41 PM

After Abbott direction to TDI, Chair Geren and others encourage Texas Department of Insurance to take a wholistic view

Chair Geren wants the actions of insurance companies to be reviewed; advocacy groups ask that the increasing role of AI be examined and that consumers have representation in the process

After Gov. Greg Abbott late last month directed the Texas Department of Insurance to take steps to reduce home insurance costs, GOP Texas House Administration Committee Chairman Charlie Geren and others are encouraging to agency to take a wholistic view.

That would include looking at the insurance companies themselves, said Chair Geren.

The rest of the story, subscribers only

By Scott Braddock

Return to Top of Page

September 11, 2026 10:34 AM

Senate Leadership Fund plans to spend $50 million on behalf of Paxton

Between campaigns and affiliated groups in the US Senate race here, ad spending booked so far is at $80 million on the Republican side, $47 million for the Democrats

Return to Top of Page

September 10, 2026 3:32 PM

AARP Poll of Texas shows Talarico and Abbott leading in their races

Talarico leads Paxton 48 to 44; Abbott leading Hinojosa 49 to 46

The survey is here.

Return to Top of Page

September 9, 2026 3:45 PM

Gov. Abbott begins full court press against Hinojosa, joining other statewide GOP candidates in attacking Democratic opponents

Abbott slams Hinojosa as “Gender Bender Gina” on the airwaves and online; Hinojosa rejects Abbott’s framing of the election and counters that her pronouns are “Mom, Texan…and soon to be Governor”

DALLAS – With the Labor Day weekend in the rearview and the RNC Midterm Convention set to kick off tonight at American Airlines Center headlined by President Donald Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott and Rep. Gina Hinojosa are now duking it out on the airwaves and online.

It marks a shift in the contest that’s been relatively lowkey compared to the US Senate race between AG Ken Paxton and Rep. James Talarico. It also makes Abbott the latest statewide GOP nominee to go into all-out attack mode against a Democratic opponent.

For weeks, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Ag Commissioner nominee Nate Sheets have also singled out their Democratic opponents by name. For Patrick, that is something he has not done in at least a decade.

The rest of the story, subscribers only

By Scott Braddock

Return to Top of Page

September 9, 2026 3:42 PM

Advocates push back on Comptroller Huffines request for legislators to move forward with doubling size of school voucher program

“this request, as it's written, asks lawmakers to substantially increase funding for the TEFA voucher program from $1 billion to potentially $4.4 billion without enough information to evaluate it”

Barely a month into the new school year and the state’s new $1 billion voucher program is already the most successful in the country and already needs an estimated $1 billion more.

That was the pitch from Travis Pillow with Comptroller Don Huffines’ office as he asked for a budget increase while appearing before a joint budget hearing today. State agencies were there to talk about their LARs.

But advocates for public schools and transparency in government were quick to say Huffines’ request is being made without sufficient data to support making such a significant change.

The rest of the story, subscribers only

By James Russell

Return to Top of Page

September 9, 2026 1:00 PM

At RNC event in Dallas, Patrick slams PUC for moving forward with massive powerline projects

Patrick also seems to set an arbitrary guideline of “four months before session” in which state agencies shouldn’t make significant decisions without raising his ire

DALLAS – Speaking to the Republican Party of Texas welcome breakfast at the RNC Midterm Convention, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told attendees he’s very unhappy with Gov. Greg Abbott’s appointees to the PUC over their decision to move forward with major transmission line projects that rural residents have been angry about for months.

The rest of the story, subscribers only

By Scott Braddock

Return to Top of Page

September 9, 2026 12:57 PM

Rep. Vince Perez, Rep. Bucy, and Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons named Co-Chairs of Texas Democratic Coordinated Campaign

Return to Top of Page

September 9, 2026 9:44 AM

Longtime lobbyist Clint Smith passed away

Clint began his career at the Texas Capitol in 1973 and went on to work 27 legislative sessions — 54 years — first with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, then AT&T, and finally with HillCo Partners from 1998 until 2023 when he retired to spend time with his family. “I’m deeply saddened by the passing of my longtime friend and colleague, Clint Smith. Clint was one of a kind. He was smart, thoughtful, steady under pressure and, above all, a man of tremendous character,” said Buddy Jones, co-founder of HillCo Partners. Services are pending.

Return to Top of Page