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July 18, 2025 11:32 AM
We’re back with lobby moves, staffing up for campaigns, awards, and more
Yes, I
know.
Thanks so
much for all your messages after my decision to step away from the podcast I’ve
hosted for the last decade. I’ll be nice – since that’s my default setting –
and say this: Some excellent programming is coming soon and by that, I mean in
weeks not months.
Meantime,
I’ve been meaning to catch up on People on the Move
but I was traveling and so were many of you after regular session in
anticipation of the special coming up next week. For me, I needed to check in
on my mama. She’s doing great. And my daughter. Same. And now I’m ready to see
all your hopefully smiling faces Monday at the Texas Capitol.
As the
kids say, it’s been a minute since the last POTM. So, here’s a refresher: Back
in 2017 there was a wave of retirements from the lobby following an especially
grueling year at the building. Some subsequent legislative sessions have made 2017
seem like a cakewalk, it’s true. But back then, after Mr. Kronberg
and noticed some of our friends were leaving the business, many of you
wanted to know which gigs had potentially opened up and
where various people had landed. So, QR’s People on the Move was
born.
It wasn’t exactly
a reinvention of the wheel, though. One of our veteran readers pointed out in
2018 that legendary journalist Sam Kinch had done something similar in a
publication called Texas Weekly that was later headed up by Ross
Ramsey. We follow that great tradition by being the most efficient way to
let everyone in the Texas Capitol community know about your new gig or hire. You
can also brag on your friends or tattle on an adversary by sending the scoop to
ksbraddock@gmail.com. Please and
thank you.
Here's the
latest edition of People on the Move.
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July 18, 2025 9:56 AM
On KSAT TV in San Antonio, Quorum Report Editor Scott Braddock talks about the special session slated to start Monday and the state of play across a host of issues including high stakes redistricting pushed by President Trump
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July 17, 2025 8:24 AM
Trump’s blanket endorsements of voucher supporters is having the intended effect so far, meantime Commissioner Miller gets a run for his money and Abbott is sitting on a mountain of cash
Editor's note: Since the original publication of this story, more reports have trickled in, so the article has been updated throughout - SB
Three
takeaways from the July semiannual campaign finance reports are this: the
self-funding candidates are the last to file, the lines in top tier races have
largely already been drawn, and this primary cycle may overall could be a
snooze fest down ballot. That, of course, could change if Republicans go
through with redrawing congressional districts to make them more competitive
creating a magnet for national money from both parties.
More on
all that as we shift into the special
session next week. For now, let’s break down the reports we’ve seen from
candidates so far:
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July 17, 2025 8:07 AM
In launch video, Jaworski "Draws Parallels Between
Camp Mystic Tragedy and Battles Jaworski Has Fought for Victims of Catastrophes"
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July 15, 2025 5:19 PM
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July 15, 2025 5:16 PM
During a call with Republican members from Texas, Trump said the seats would be Cuellar's CD28, Vicente Gonzalez's CD34, Julie Johnsons's CD32, one in the Houston area, and another potentially anchored in Austin. That's according to DC-based Punchbowl News
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July 15, 2025 9:41 AM
Quorum Report has learned that Jeffries, former AG Eric Holder, and DNC Chair Martin were listed as speakers to the caucus this week, encouraging state lawmakers not to help the GOP redraw Congressional districts in Trump’s bid to avoid another impeachment
With less
than a week to go before a special session is set to start next Monday in Austin,
Texas House Democrats are coming under increased pressure from national leaders
in their party to prevent Republican leadership from redrawing congressional
districts.
The urgency
was underscored by a meeting of the Democratic Caucus in which US House
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and others were slated to speak to
legislators about what’s at stake and to strategize about the situation.
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July 14, 2025 5:42 PM
Taxpayer funded lobbying in the crosshairs while major legislation on THC and disaster response have yet to emerge
Nearly 100
bills spread across a range of issues were filed today ahead of the special
session beginning July 21, including hot button items on Gov. Greg Abbott’s
call: Property taxes, banning access to abortion medication and banning
taxpayer funded lobbying were among the issues most popular among Republicans.
Local
and Consent Calendars
Chair Jared Patterson and Reps. Nate Schatzline, Bricoe Cain, Steve Toth and Ellen
Troxclair filed similar bills targeting the abortion medication access.
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July 14, 2025 3:08 PM
Disaster victims should not be held hostage to vacuous political ideologues choosing war with cities and counties rather than collaboration with them. The outcome is there for all to see.
“Any
mayor, county judge that was dumb ass enough to come meet with me, I told them
with great clarity, my goal is for this to be the worst session in the history
of the Legislature for cities and counties” – Then-Speaker Dennis Bonnen
to Michael Quinn Sullivan,
Citing that now infamous quote is not
intended to offend the former speaker. Instead, it perfectly encapsulates the
zeitgeist of the past decade of Republican legislative leadership towards
cities and counties. State preemption of local control hit a high-water mark with
now-Speaker Dustin Burrows so-called Death Star bill and
has been followed by any number of efforts to expand those preemptions and
undermine local officials’ to prepare and to react.
These images are seared into our collective memory: Homes
submerged in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the deadly cold and dark
of Winter Storm Uri, and just this month, the tragic flash floods
that devastated communities in the Texas Hill Country. For
Texans, natural disasters aren't a matter of "if," but
"when."
While the Texas Department of Emergency
Management response to the flooding In Kerr County was
robust, the harsh truth is local communities bear the brunt of these
increasingly frequent and severe events. Recent legislative actions have
demonstrably hampered their ability to adequately prepare and respond,
ultimately putting lives and property at greater risk.
This isn't merely an abstract debate about fiscal
policy. It is a tangible threat to every Texan.
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July 14, 2025 5:20 AM
Scoop from Axios: Cornyn beats Paxton by $1 million in Q2 Texas Senate fundraising
Axios got the details:
The
four-term senator raised $3.9 million during the second quarter of 2025 and has
$8.5 million in cash on hand, his campaign is set to
announce on Monday. A pro-Cornyn super PAC previously announced raising roughly
$11 million. It has not released a cash-on-hand figure.
Paxton's
campaign raised $2.9 million, while a pro-Paxton super PAC took in $1.85
million, Neither have reported how much they have in the bank.
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