reporter @statesmanš©š»āš» | formerly @chron @HoustonPress | @ecjrn alum | Htown 4ever
Austin, TX
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'Absolutely ridiculous': Dallas still hasnāt received Republican midterm convention reimbursement | KERA kera.org/2026/10/27/dallas-pā¦
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A sitting House member demanded the Governorās records a month before Election Day, then fundraised off the request.
State law bans legislators from using their office for personal benefit. Gina Hinojosa did it anyway.
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sometimes living in texas pisses me off but then sometimes you're driving in the hill country in the late afternoon and you see a sunset so beautiful it makes you want to go back to church. something about this place.
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Trump advisor Alex Brusewitz posts pic with Johnny Manziel and Super Bowl champ Danny Amendola at the White House
Theyāre expected to travel with Trump to Texas today
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ICYMI: Steven reports the Wyoming LLC that sent transgender mailers to Texas households has hired Chris Hilton, a former top government lawyer under Ken Paxton, to defend it.
Hilton, who defended Paxton against impeachment, has a private law shop with the ex solicitor general.
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New Elon Musk donations in Texas, per the latest campaign finance filings there:
- $5 million to Gov. Greg Abbott's reelection campaign
- $500,000 to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's reelection campaign
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Texas officials huddled with tech companies before grid blitz politi.co/4yKnTyS
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Is it normal for an anonymous Wyoming LLC that sent mass mailers impersonating a transgender advocacy group to hire the lawyer who defended TX Attorney General Ken Paxton from impeachment in response to a court filing seeking to depose people who could unmask the LLC's owners
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.@DanPatrick reported $5.5 million raised and $11 million COH in the 8-day report: prd.tecprd.ethicsefile.com/pā¦
It includes $500k from Elon Musk. #txlege
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.@GinaHinojosaTX reports $17.5 million raised in her 8-day report, with the $1 mil donations from JB Pritzker and the DGA. Report isn't loading yet but it'll be here: prd.tecprd.ethicsefile.com/pā¦
#txlege
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NEW: TX AG Commissioner Sid Miller shares editorial, to department subscribed accounts, asking Governor Abbott to "release the records" of unredacted communications he had wirh Elon Musk
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New: James Talarico changed his event venue tomorrow in Lubbock due to high interest, according to the campaign.
"James is honored by the excitement the people of Lubbock have shown towards his campaign. Due to high interest and RSVPs, our campaign needed to change venues to accommodate as many attendees as possible," spox JT Ennis says.
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This lawsuit is a baseless stunt and nothing more than an act of desperation.
State Representative Gina Hinojosa is misusing her official capacity as an outgoing lawmaker to generate headlines for political purposes.
The Office of the Governor has appealed.
New: Gov. Greg Abbott must let his political opponent, Gina Hinojosa, review more than 1,000 pages of his unredacted communications with Elon Musk, a Travis County Dem judge rules.
Abbott likely to appeal before Hinojosa reviews anything. #txlege
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigaā¦
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Last minute mail: Texas Democrats featuring a voter who says "I voted for Trump but I cannot vote for Ken Paxton"
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.@jamestalarico put 430k into the Texas Organizing Project PAC: prd.tecprd.ethicsefile.com/pā¦
The group spent $1.4 million supporting down-ballot Dems.
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Abbott spokesman Andrew @Mahaleris confirmed to @TXBullpen that the governor has filed a notice of appeal with the 15th Court of Appeals.
Statement below:
New: Gov. Greg Abbott must let his political opponent, Gina Hinojosa, review more than 1,000 pages of his unredacted communications with Elon Musk, a Travis County Dem judge rules.
Abbott likely to appeal before Hinojosa reviews anything. #txlege
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigaā¦
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When James Talarico was still Jimmy, he learned politics as a student at UT Austin. I spoke to some people who knew him back then.
kut.org/politics/2026-10-26/ā¦
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Just chatted with a conservative-leaning independent in El Paso who voted:
Senate: left blank
Governor: Abbott
U.S. House: Escobar (D)
Ticket splitters! They still exist!
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News: Trump is bringing three football stars ā Johnny Manziel, Colt McCoy and Danny Amendola ā onto the campaign trail in Texas tomorrow
The play: Turn football fans into midterm voters ā especially the young men who helped Trump win in '24
axios.com/2026/10/26/trump-sā¦
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Believe it or not, I am aware of the fact that most people won't read a 16,000 word article about an actual blood-and-bullets war over water in the Rio Grande.
So we made a 30-minute film. The filmmakers at TM Studios did an incredible job:
youtube.com/watch?v=PBaMGnxtā¦
