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October 19, 2026 4:22 PM
Texas Senate GOP quietly considers stripping power from Lt. Governor if the Democrat wins, sources say
With a Patrick loss possible, changing the rules to sideline a Democratic Lt. Gov. would be pretty straightforward; intrigue would surround the caucus election of a Majority Leader
With public
and private GOP polling showing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick potentially losing to
a lawmaker whose name ID mostly comes from Patrick’s campaign commercials, multiple
sources have confirmed to Quorum Report in recent days that an
overhaul of how the Texas Senate is led may be coming next year.
Namely: Stripping the Lt. Governor of all legislative powers if Democratic
nominee Vikki Goodwin beats Patrick next month.
Of course,
no one will go on the record about it this close to an election that’s too
close to call. But here’s the deal.
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By Scott Braddock
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Copyright October 19, 2026, Harvey Kronberg, www.quorumreport.com, All rights are reserved
October 19, 2026 4:12 PM
New documentary on Texas public schools screening tonight in Houston
Longtime Houston defense attorney Chris Tritico is the executive producer. Directed by Sharon Ferranti, "The Long Game" premieres at 7 p.m. tonight at MATCH in Houston, with additional screenings planned across Texas. Check out the trailer below
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October 19, 2026 2:24 PM
Hinojosa files lawsuit to try to force release of emails between Gov. Abbott and Musk
“I've asked for release again of the emails between Greg Abbott and Elon Musk that were withheld, citing the governor's office, that they were intimate and embarrassing,” Hinojosa said then joked that there probably isn’t a “torrid affair” happening between the two men so it must be something else
Seizing on
public anger about the possible
sale of a South Texas public beach to trillionaire Elon Musk, Democratic
nominee for governor Rep. Gina Hinojosa is suing Gov. Greg Abbott
in Travis County over his refusal to release emails between his office and Musk.
Abbott has
declined to say whether he supports selling Boca Chica Beach to Musk,
by the way.
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October 19, 2026 2:19 PM
President Trump slated to return to Texas for campaign stops next week
Next Tuesday he's scheduled to be in Lubbock in the afternoon and Waco that night
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