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December 11, 2025 3:00 AM

Breaking with Abbott again on property taxes, Patrick offers broad outline of a plan and pushes back on the idea they can be eliminated

“It’s just not accurate to say we can abolish all property taxes and it’s only going to cost one or two cents in sales tax,” Patrick said, adding Texas could go to nearly 30 cents sales tax if some got their way

Declining to comment specifically on Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign promise to “eliminate all property taxes,” a cheerful Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday rolled out a three-part plan of his own that he said the state can afford and would offer tangible relief to taxpayers.

Patrick’s plan, including a previously “top secret” element he called “Operation Double Nickel,” was devised earlier in the year, he said. Patrick’s decided to unveil the outline of his own proposal now just as Abbott has begun promoting his signature plan to “eliminate” all ISD taxes for homeowners by using “surplus” revenue to buy down those taxes through compression. Abbott’s plan irresponsibly assumes Texas will always enjoy budget surpluses no matter what happens with the economy.

But hey, it’s campaign season.

Patrick stressed that he wants to collaborate with the governor and spent some of the afternoon explaining why his plan would be better than what’s in place now.

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By Scott Braddock

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December 10, 2025 10:15 AM

National Democrats target Texas House seats just as a new HDCC Chair is announced

Rep. Christina Morales will chair the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

National Democrats are adding the Texas House as one of the legislative chambers where the minority party aims to "build power" in the 2026 elections.

Now y’all know that realistically, flipping 14 seats in the House sounds like a particularly tall order, especially when you consider that Republicans were only able to flip a couple seats in the chamber during a historically bad election cycle for Democrats in 2024. In short, the Texas House map approved in 2021 has so far proven to be an effective incumbent protection program for members of both parties. But even if Democrats can’t win a majority, it’s fair to point out that competitive general elections in Texas have previously created an environment more conducive to collaborative governance in the Texas House.

And in what could be a wave election, Democrats are buying surfboards.

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By Scott Braddock

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December 10, 2025 10:06 AM

Kronberg says Crockett offers combative change but building a winning coalition would be a challenge

"The first casualty in any political campaign is the truth - it doesn't matter what they (Republicans) have on her." On Spectrum News Capital Tonight, host James Barragan and QR publisher Harvey Kronberg broke down the situation as the dust settles from candidate filing

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December 9, 2025 10:52 PM

Glenn Hamer resigns from TAB

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December 8, 2025 5:30 PM

Rep. Marc Veasey will not run for reelection to Congress and instead run for Tarrant County Judge

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December 8, 2025 8:41 AM

Former Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff passed away

He was 89. His funeral will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Mount Pleasant on Wednesday, December 10th, 2:00 pm, with a burial to follow at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin on Thursday, December 11th, at 2:00 pm

The obituary for former Lt. Gov. Bill Ratfliff can be downloaded here.

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December 8, 2025 8:18 AM

Updated: The rumors were right and Allred is dropping out of the Senate race to run for US House

Allred announced this morning he is instead running for the newly drawn CD 33, pitting him against Rep. Julie Johnson in the primary

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