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January 12, 2026 5:12 PM
Crockett starts bus tour, Bannon moves to Texas, Talarico jumpstarts field operations, Chair Patterson slams opponent for suggesting cops should be killed “if necessary,” the “ShamWow Guy” leaves cleaning supplies on doors, and more
NEW BRAUNFELS
– With the mad dash to the March primary now well underway, I’d like to take y’all
along as Quorum Report continues our tradition of traveling to communities
big and small around Texas to tell the stories of the campaigns as they unfold on
both the Republican and Democratic side. Over the last decade, I’ve put tens of
thousands of miles on the truck to get this done. Before that, Publisher Harvey
Kronberg was the road warrior making the rounds during campaigns for decades.
As much as
QR is sometimes considered “inside the Ausitn bubble,” a hallmark
of the publication has always been to travel across Texas, gather information about
what’s really happening on the ground in key districts, and report that intel
back to political professionals who have skin in the game in some races and morbid
curiosity about others. Our coverage of the campaigns in past years featured –
and still will – in-depth stories delving into individual contests. This year,
Quorum Report’s “Notes from the Campaign Trail” will offer more frequent
updates about developments that are significant, ridiculous, and everything in
between.
For this
edition, let’s start here in Comal County where Rep. James Talarico
preached to the choir but found a tiny bit of discontent among his supporters about how
his campaign is unfolding.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By Scott Braddock
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January 12, 2026 11:05 AM
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January 9, 2026 2:53 PM
Significant lobby moves, power players, association news, and the scoop on a new media outlet covering the Capitol
Yes, today
is the day. The Quorum Report Radio Podcast has moved to Fridays.
Producer Evan and I just wrapped up the latest edition focusing in on the
aftermath of the ICE shooting in Minnesota and how it’s reverberating on the
campaign trail in Texas. As you’ve demanded, it’ll be
on your favorite podcast app this evening instead of Monday mornings. The links
to subscribe to the show are on the QR homepage.
Meantime, the
movers and shakers in Ausitn and both movin’ and shakin’ as we kick off 2026. In and around the Texas Capitol,
some power players are starting the year with announcements of new lobby shops while
others are further ramping up their involvement in civic life. Plus, QR has the
scoop on a new media outlet covering the Capitol that’s launching next week.
You can
always let us know about career news, whether it belongs to you or someone
else, by sending it to ksbraddock@gmail.com.
Use POTM in the subject line. Also, it’s fine to text me about it but
please follow up with an email because I don’t want to lose track of it.
My texts get even busier during campaign season, as you might imagine.
Here’s the
first POTM of 2026.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
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January 9, 2026 1:00 PM
Services are set for 1/19 with visitation at 10am, service at 11am at Klein Methodist Church, 5920 FM2920, Spring, Tx. In Austin, the Texas State Cemetery will hold a burial service for Lindsay at 1pm on January 20. The services are public.
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January 9, 2026 11:19 AM
In a memo to Texas House members this morning he said committee chairs should submit their recommendations by close of business that day
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January 8, 2026 10:14 AM
She was previously executive director of DIR
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January 7, 2026 4:05 PM
And after developments in South America, “It is going to take some time to develop assets globally, and particularly those in Venezuela after decades of degradation and underinvestment,” said TXOGA President Staples. If investment dollars flow to Venezuela, as President Trump has declared will happen, “those are dollars that could be in other parts of the world.”
Even with upheaval
in Venezuela following the United States capturing former president Nicolás
Maduro and wife Cilia Flores, the outlook for Texas oil and gas
sector looks good, said Texas Oil and Gas Association President Todd
Staples as he unveiled the organization’s annual economic impact report
And 2025
was another banner year for the industry.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By James Russell
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January 6, 2026 1:30 PM
On Spectrum News in Austin, Texas Capital Tonight host James Barragan and QR Publisher Harvey Kronberg kicked off the year delving into the statewide primary campaigns as they shift into high gear with only 6 weeks until early voting.
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January 6, 2026 1:15 PM
“Educators don’t give up their constitutional rights when they get their first teaching job,” said Texas AFT President Capo; Commissioner Morath has argued “there is a difference between comments made in poor taste and those that call for and incite further violence”
Teachers’
groups on Tuesday announced they've filed suit in federal court against the Texas
Education Agency and Commissioner Mike Morath, "challenging
TEA’s unlawful investigations into educators’ protected First Amendment
activity in the days following last September’s assassination of Charlie
Kirk."
Texas
AFT President Zeph
Capo and national AFT President Randi Weingarten held a joint news conference in Austin this afternoon at the Texas AFL-CIO to talk about the suit, which is apparently the first of its kind in the nation to challenge such a
policy.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By Scott Braddock
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January 6, 2026 1:00 PM
Hotel costs and availability of rooms in question for the largest Republican gathering in the United States
Tony
Ortiz and his crew at
Current Revolt made note
of what may turn into a logistical nightmare for the Republican Party
of Texas Convention in Houston this summer. Depending on your browswer you may have to right click and open the link in a new tab.
A post
on the Collin GOP Facebook Page last week notified Republican Party of Texas
(RPT) Convention attendees to prepare for extra expenses and crowds as the
convention was booked at the same time as the World Cup.
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January 6, 2026 12:52 PM
We've heard you loud and clear: You want the show fresh for your weekend listening. If you haven't yet subscribed to the show, make sure to use the links on the Quorum Report homepage to listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It's available across all other podcast apps as well. Thanks so much to those of you already making the show part of your weekly routine
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