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November 10, 2026 11:57 AM

Lt Gov-elect Vikki Goodwin announces transition team

The team includes Denise Davis, Lisa Kaufman, Ursula Parks, former Sen. Tommy Williams, former Sen. Kel Seliger, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, Jesse Ancira and Judd Messer. Rep. Chris Turner is transition chair.

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November 10, 2026 11:43 AM

Rumor mill has it Patrick's first client is Tilman Fertitta

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November 10, 2026 9:30 AM

Dean Thompson names six former Texas House Speakers to her transition team

Former Speakers Barnes, Lewis, Laney, Straus, Bonnen, and Phelan are all on her team

The full news release is here.

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November 10, 2026 9:13 AM

Rep Ramos and former Rep John Turner running for Texas Senate being vacated by Nathan Johnson

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November 9, 2026 7:23 PM

Kronberg and Braddock: The Texas Senate at a crossroads as Patrick attempts a power grab while his brand of politics endangers the GOP majority

The straightforward way to check the power of the Lt. Gov would be to reinstate the two-thirds rule. Otherwise, Republican senators may establish a precedent that could leave them with virtually no leverage at the Texas Capitol if they find themselves in the minority as soon as the next election

The Texas Senate faces an inflection point. It’s an existential moment for Republican Senators. In front of them is a stark choice: Whether to recognize a Democrat as a presiding officer or to defer to outgoing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s in absentia leadership.

The Lieutenant Governor today submitted a People on the Move item of his own by announcing the formation of Patrick Strategies. It’s a new company supposedly positioned to navigate the legislative waters for paying clients. It's presumed that Allen Blakemore will be the operative with Patrick as the CEO. This may be the first time in Texas that an elected official has started publicly recruiting clients while still in office.

Most in the lobby and frankly just about everybody in the game sees this as an effort by Patrick to retain leadership of the Senate while profiting off his ability to dominate his Republican senators.

And there’s the rub. For the last 12 years, the Republican senators have embarrassed themselves and the party as sheep dominated by one man and one operation.

But the reality has changed. The most consequential message in 2026 is that the GOP primary is diminished in value and the general election is now the main event going forward.

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By Harvey Kronberg and Scott Braddock

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November 9, 2026 2:42 PM

Lieutenant governor-elect Goodwin to announce transition team at lunch hour tomorrow

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November 9, 2026 7:43 AM

Lt Gov Patrick plans to be a consultant after he leaves office

Patrick told radio host Mark Davis that he's forming "Patrick Strategies" to pass conservative legislation; he also told Mark that he supports Texas Senate Republicans stripping Lt Gov.-elect Goodwin of legislative power when rules are adopted in January

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