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June 1, 2026 3:05 PM

Bipartisan frustration simmers in the Texas House over ISDs not receiving what was promised under sweeping school finance law

During a less than transparent process last year, House members were promised certain amounts for their school districts that aren’t adding up now; “Had I known then what I know now, it might have changed the way I voted on the bill,” said one frustrated Republican

Following passage of last year’s massive school finance package, Texas House legislators from both parties are grappling with a complex discussion over a fairly straightforward question: How can they have passed what was billed as an “historic” $8.5 billion investment in public schools only to now see ISDs in their areas not receiving as much as was promised and, in some cases, being forced to scrape by on reserve funds?

As the Texas House Public Education Committee engages in a review of House Bill 2, some very conservative legislators joined with Democrats on Monday in expressing deep concerns over discrepancies between what was promised and what’s being delivered.

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By Scott Braddock

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June 1, 2026 2:58 PM

Updated: Longtime CPS Energy CEO Rudy Garza moves to LCRA to run the agency

As we previously reported, Abbott's office had been pushing for the governor's Deputy Chief Toby Baker to get the gig at LCRA but the board went in a different direction

Here’s the announcement from LCRA. Depending on your browser you may have to right click the link an open in a new tab.

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May 29, 2026 3:00 PM

Braddock: After winning the US Senate nomination, Paxton now represents the mainstream of the Texas GOP

Increasingly over the last decade, the party’s top nominees aren’t just the products of primaries but of runoffs, pushing the fringe toward the middle. It’s not that different from when then-Sen. McCain chose Gov. Palin for VP; Paxton’s ascendancy fully moves the far right to center stage

PLANO – Honestly, it was a little hard to think while the 80s and 90s rock was blasting over the loudspeakers in the event space here at the Marriott at Legacy Town Center or when a pastor was leading AG Ken Paxton’s congregation in a prayer that included telling God that Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico “twists your word and spits on your name."

There was an enthusiastic and maybe drunken “amen” or two from the crowd paying $18 per mixed drink.

And who among us could focus on political analysis amid the spectacle of Roseanne Barr – wearing a nametag even though she’s by far the most famous person in attendance – hanging out with a few conservative activists here at the hotel bar late into the night after most of the GOP faithful had headed home.

But eventually the hotel emptied out and, by midnight, it had all quieted down making one thought inescapable.

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By Scott Braddock

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May 29, 2026 2:49 PM

TDP Chair Scudder backs proposal to call on Texas House Democrats to dump Speaker Burrows in 2026

From a resolution to be debated at the TDP convention in Corpus: “The Democratic members whose votes gave him the gavel must now acknowledge the consequences of that decision and must be held to account…no Democratic vote should be cast for Dustin Burrows for Speaker of the Texas House in the next speaker election.”

Reporter Kayla Guo in the Texas Tribune reported today:

Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder is calling on members of his party in the state House to drop their support of Republican Speaker Dustin Burrows, who won the gavel with mostly Democratic support last legislative session over an insurgent candidate favored by the hard-right.

In a nod to the wave of conservative policies Burrows subsequently green-lit, Scudder authored a resolution “condemning the Shameful Leadership of Speaker Dustin Burrows and Declaring No Future Democratic Support for His Speakership.” The measure was submitted in March to the Dallas County Democratic Party, Scudder’s home base, and is set to be considered by the broader state party at its convention next month.

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