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September 6, 2024 1:52 PM
The next chapter begins for lots of our friends, lobby moves, staffing changes, and more
Well,
what do you know?
It’s
after Labor Day and there are signs of life in the Texas race for a seat in the
US Senate. Colin Allred is stepping up his attacks against
Sen. Ted Cruz in television ads and the two of them are engaging in a
debate about which of the two is more of a champion for the business community.
Game
on.
Jeremy
Wallace
and I will break that down for you in the latest edition of the Texas
Take podcast, which will drop later today. Search “Texas Take” in your
favorite podcast app and subscribe to the show or check it
out right here. Depending on your browser, you might have to right click
that link and open it in a new tab.
Meantime,
there are significant career moves to tell you about in the Texas Capitol
community. Of course, this weekly column is always focused on career changes,
but you’ll notice the moves this week have a very next chapter vibe to them. Congrats
to our friends on their new ventures.
You
can always share career moves at ksbraddock@gmail.com.
If you use POTM in the email’s subject, it’s like a shortcut to the front of the
line. Thanks very much.
Here’s
the latest edition of People on the Move.
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By Scott Braddock
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September 5, 2024 5:29 PM
Democrats argue Cruz and Trump “have to own the ban in Texas” while pro-life organizations argue “Kamala Harris’ dire claims about Texas’ protective abortion laws are completely baseless”
Reproductive
rights have taken center stage during the 2024 election after Democrats across
the country saw their numbers grow from statehouse all the way to the U.S.
Senate since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
According to
the Texas Politics Project, 45 percent of Texas voters say
abortion laws in Texas should be made less strict versus 27 percent who said
they should be stricter and 21 percent they should be left as they are now.
Seizing on
the debate, two groups on different sides of the issue amped up their messaging
on Thursday.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By James Russell
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September 5, 2024 10:04 AM
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September 3, 2024 7:31 PM
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September 3, 2024 4:25 PM
Paxton has said he’ll explore all legal avenues to shut it down
Taylor
Goldenstein
at the Houston Chronicle has
the update:
Attorney
General Ken Paxton is warning Bexar and Harris counties that he will sue
if they move forward with proposals to mail out voter registration forms en masse to residents.
Despite
the threat, Bexar County commissioners voted on Tuesday to move forward with
the effort, saying they disagreed with Paxton's legal assessment.
In
letters addressed to county commissioners on Sunday, Paxton cautioned that the
distribution of forms could include people who are ineligible to vote, which
would confuse residents about whether they can legally vote in November.
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September 3, 2024 8:35 AM
The
2024 survey of water districts done by the Texas Water Infrastructure
Network and the Collaborative Water Resolution finds,
among other things:
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92% reported that their current or projected revenues were stable or
increasing.
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81% responded that the current state of the economy and inflation rate had not
impaired their ability to access affordable financing through the private
sector, and that their current water rates were sufficient to fund their
current and future capital programs.
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76% had increased their budgets for construction costs due either to
inflationary or supply chain issues.
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63% had delayed projects.
The
executive summary of the survey is
here. The full results are here.
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