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March 31, 2026      10:00 AM

Kronberg says CPAC barely registered in a chaotic news cycle

On Texas Capital Tonight, QR Publisher Harvey Kronberg and host James Barragan talked about CPAC and the US Senate race in Texas. Check it out.

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March 31, 2026      9:54 AM

Huffines endorses against Abbott's candidate in CD 9 GOP runoff in Houston

Huffines is with Mealer; Abbott is with Cain

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March 30, 2026      5:10 PM

In Comptroller campaign, Sen. Eckhardt fundraises on Paxton's demand that Abbott fire Hancock and replace him with Huffines

“I'm not in this to win a participation trophy,” Eckhardt told supporters. “I'm here to end the single-party system that has left our tax dollars unguarded to the Epstein-class' thieves and cheats.”

In her bid for Texas Comptroller, Democratic nominee Sen. Sarah Eckhardt on Monday sought to capitalize on disarray on the Republican side as Attorney General Ken Paxton is demanding Gov. Greg Abbott install former Sen. Don Huffines at the office overseen for now by Kelly Hancock.

Here's what she wrote in a fundraising appeal this afternoon:

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March 30, 2026      5:05 PM

In a first for him, East Texas Congressman Moran endorses in a GOP primary and says Cornyn is the man President Trump needs in DC

“The unending scandals and unethical behavior that seem commonplace today are incongruent with the ‘wisdom to discern’ and ‘virtue to pursue’ that James Madison made clear we needed in those we elect. So, what's the answer? We The People should do our best to elect men and women to public office who have character, integrity, wisdom, and virtue…”

Writing in the Texarkana Gazette, Rep. Moran said:

“I have never endorsed in a Republican primary--from the top of the ticket to the bottom. But, I am compelled in this moment to deviate once from this policy. President Trump needs a U.S. Senator from Texas with both the character and competency to help him finish the job he was hired to do. He needs someone he can trust. And, in my opinion, that man is John Cornyn.”

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March 30, 2026      11:24 AM

Poll finds 65 percent of Americans oppose construction of data centers in their communities

The Quinnipiac poll comes as Texas lawmakers prepare to delve into the issue in the interim

The pollsters gave respondents a chance to list the reasons for support or opposition:

Those who oppose the building of an AI data center in their community were given a list of three possible reasons and asked if any are part of the reason for their opposition: 72 percent say electricity costs, 64 percent say

water use, and 41 percent say noise.

Those who support the building of an AI data center in their community were given a list of three possible reasons and asked if any are part of the reason for their support: 77 percent say job creation, 53 percent say increasing tax revenue, and 47 percent say the potential for creating a tech hub.

You can download the findings of the pollsters right here.

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March 30, 2026      9:17 AM

Texas Capitol veteran Ray Sullivan passed away after a battle with lung cancer

He was 63. Ray was at home, surrounded by his loving family when he died. Services are pending

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March 27, 2026      3:00 PM

Braddock: Some Republicans worry Huffines would be a rogue Comptroller but Hancock has set the precedent with the support of Abbott

Abbott and Hancock circumvented the Texas Constitution last year when the former senator moved to the Office of the Comptroller where he’s completely rewritten policy on issues that have always been within the purview of the Legislature

Now that a blood feud has erupted between Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock and Attorney General Ken Paxton – with the latter demanding the former be fired by Gov. Greg Abbott – it’s probably appropriate to set the record straight about how this all came to a head in the first place.

Paxton this week called on Abbott to “fire” Hancock because the acting comptroller was critical of how Paxton has handled the case of a Muslim school in Houston. In short, the raw politics of it is just another example of Republicans trying to outdo each other on the “Islamification of Texas.” Regardless of the merits, it’s clear Paxton is angry over Hancock’s vote to remove him from the AG’s office during the impeachment trial and Hancock thinks Paxton is a crook.

What else is new?

Well’s here’s what’s festering under the surface.

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By Scott Braddock

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March 27, 2026      10:10 AM

Patrick releases another round of Texas Senate interim charges

Check ‘em out.

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March 26, 2026      6:13 PM

Paxton notifies Hancock that the Attorney General will withdraw from case of Houston Islamic school that sued over exclusion from voucher program

Amid finger pointing by Paxton and Hancock a theme is emerging: This policy seems indefensible in court

Subscribers can read Paxton’s letter to Hancock.

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March 26, 2026      11:01 AM

Texas House interim charges are out

They’re right here.

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March 25, 2026      10:29 AM

Aaron Reitz endorses MAGA Mayes Middleton for Texas Atttorney General

"First, Mayes has always been aligned with President Trump...Chip (Roy) described Trump as 'wrong, troubling, and impeachable' in 2021 and was one of his loudest critics during the 2024 Republican primary election for president," Reitz said

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March 24, 2026      7:40 PM

Video: Sen. Cruz bucks Trump amid TSA gridlock in DC

On Texas Capital Tonight, QR Publisher Harvey Kronberg says that not only is Cruz willing to speak for Senate Republicans who may disagree with President Trump, but the disagreement may also say something about the next presidential election. Host James Barragan and HK also got into Trump's attacks on Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico

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March 24, 2026      7:36 PM

Amid water crisis, Corpus Christi city council votes to advance process for removal of Mayor Guajardo

Council voted 5-3 Tuesday to move forward with procedural steps in a potential removal process for Mayor Paulette Guajardo

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March 24, 2026      4:39 PM

Lt. Gov. Patrick and Sen. Rehmet trade shots over lack of committee assignments for the new senator

Patrick says it's common practice to omit a senator from interim deliberations if he or she has just been elected to fill an unexpired term; Sen. Rehmet called Patrick's move "petty" and said “Dan Patrick is playing the kind of games Texans are tired of"

After the newly minted Democratic senator from Tarrant County was omitted from all Texas Senate committees this week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Sen. Taylor Rehmet are locked in a skirmish of words, as it were. Sen. Rehmet was quick to call Patrick "petty" over his decision to leave him out of any of the interim deliberations of the Senate but Patrick said it’s longstanding practice and accused Rehmet of taking a “cheap shot.”

Also, some sharp observers were quick to point out the committees on which Patrick is likely keeping a seat warm for the Republican running against Rehmet this fall.

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By Scott Braddock

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