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November 18, 2025 12:16 PM
Democrats and liberal groups praise the court’s action; Paxton moves quick to get the case before SCOTUS
A
three-judge panel of federal judges in El Paso on Tuesday afternoon blocked
Texas from moving forward with the newly-redrawn
congressional maps demanded by President Donald Trump over the summer, sparking
a bitter fight at the Texas Capitol, a protracted quorum break, and a
redistricting arms race around the country.
The last
time a mid-decade redistricting played out under somewhat similar circumstances
in 2003, the Democratic governors of other states did not counter the effort
with maps of their own. This year, of course, California Gov. Gavin Newsom took
it as an opportunity to tells Republicans “FAFO” and successfully pushed voters
on the West Coast to pass a map canceling out what started in Texas.
The Texas map,
which gives Republicans a chance to pick up as many as five new seats in
Congress, is on hold now as Attorney General Ken Paxton's office moves
quickly to get the case before the United States Supreme Court.
The legal
maneuvering can now happen very quickly.
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November 17, 2025 7:07 PM
In part, the idea was floated that TDEM Chief Kidd should lead FEMA but he doesn't want to leave Texas, per Politico.
Via Politico
tonight
The Trump
administration is considering moving the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s
headquarters to Texas and putting the state’s top emergency manager in charge
of the agency, two former senior FEMA officials told POLITICO’s E&E News.
Moving the
agency from its headquarters in Washington would create “huge challenges”
coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA and
is located across town from the agency, according to one former official, who
was granted anonymity so they could speak freely.
Shortly
after President Donald Trump took office, White House officials interviewed Nim
Kidd, head of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, to run the nation’s
disaster agency. After POLITICO’s E&E News reported the interview, Kidd
posted a statement on his LinkedIn account acknowledging the interview but
saying, “My work in Texas is not done.”
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November 17, 2025 12:34 PM
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November 14, 2025 10:34 PM
He was 92
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November 14, 2025 3:36 PM
Lobby hires, agency news, and more
As we approach
the end of the year, the people who are sorta the most
on-the-move would be the ones putting their names on the ballot during the filing
period, which could get upended if the federal court in El Paso strikes down
all or parts of the Congressional map passed over the summer at the behest of
President Donald Trump.
We’re
about a week into candidate filing and no word from the court as of now. Some
court observers said it sounded like the judges didn’t really care much about
how the timing of their possible ruling could cause problems for all candidates
up and down the ballot if filing and therefore the primary is delayed.
Meantime, it’s
also time for me to start looking at the calendar and figuring out which weeks
we absolutely won’t publish a People on the Move article because of
the holidays. For now, I’ll just say that if you have career news you’d like to
ensure gets published before year’s end, send it over ASAP to ksbraddock@gmail.com and use POTM in the
subject line. I’ll have more on the holiday schedule in the weeks to come.
Here’s the
latest edition.
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November 13, 2025 2:23 PM
The controversy over Paddie’s attempt at lobbying represents the remnants of his blood feud with Lt. Gov. Patrick, who in 2023 called out Paddie’s clients by name and slammed the East Texas lawmaker, saying he "has no credibility” after the two clashed about repricing electricity markets
Former Texas
House State Affairs Committee Chairman Chris Paddie plans to
appeal what appears to be a record fine issued by the state Ethics Commission
for allegedly registering to lobby too soon after making political
contributions to lawmakers. The fine was first announced earlier this year but the
final order from the commission was issued this week.
Paddie's
lawyer Ross Fischer has said he and his client disagree with the
commission and “will pursue our appellate remedies in district court.” That state
district court, per state law, can be in the Texas
House district Paddie used to represent in East Texas.
"Candidly,
TEC got it wrong,” Fischer said in a statement provided to Quorum Report
on Thursday. “Mr. Paddie intends to challenge the outcome and the penalty in
Harrison County District Court. After TEC’s 3-year investigation, he is eager
to have all the facts finally heard in a real court of law.”
The final
order from the commission smacks Paddie with a fine of $105,000.
Is that a
record?
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November 13, 2025 2:22 PM
The endorsements are here.
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November 12, 2025 12:02 PM
Former Tarrant
County Republican Party Chairman Bo French on Wednesday kicked
off his campaign for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission by promising
to "Reverse the Regulatory Stranglehold" and to "Stop the
Islamic Invasion of Texas."
What the
latter has to do with oil and gas regulation, which the Railroad Commission is
tasked with, had some Republicans and others scratching their heads. But it
should come as no surprise to anyone who's followed the career of the perennial
Texas House candidate – he lost GOP primaries twice to House
Administration Chairman Charlie Geren – and now former leader of
the GOP in the Fort Worth area.
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November 11, 2025 3:30 PM
In the race
for Texas Comptroller, former Sen. Don Huffines got some very encouraging
news in the form of a poll this week conducted in the Texas Senate district
that used to be represented by Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock.
The poll,
conducted in Senate District 9 by national Republican pollster Chris
Wilson shows that in the field of three GOP candidates, primary voters prefer
Huffines above Hancock and Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick – and not
by a small margin.
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November 11, 2025 3:08 PM
Quorum Report Publisher Harvey Kronberg and Texas Capital Tonight host James Barragan talk about the shutdown, the US Senate GOP primary, and more
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