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Took a deep dive into how the Cuellars have used their power in South Texas. We found one sibling was a judge who heard no cases, and much more.
W/ @ByronTau
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Scoop: Former Rep. Tony Gonzales sent $54,350 from campaign funds to companies recently created by his wife that donât appear to have any physical or online presence. expressnews.com/politics/artâŚ
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Texas transgender advocacy groups have denied sending out the material, leading many to believe they may be coming from someone hoping to stir up Republican voters, rather than offer aid to transgender youth as they purport to be doing. bit.ly/4sfV5g5
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Here's the lay of the land as the @jamestalarico-@KenPaxtonTX races enters its final sprint. Reporting with @caseyrmurray. houstonchronicle.com/politicâŚ
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When Gina Hinojosa first launched her bid against Greg Abbott, her polling had her 9 points down â and she felt good about it.
Now, she's daring Democrats to wonder if she could actually topple this mainstay of the Texas GOP establishment.
@TexasTribune: texastribune.org/2026/10/16/âŚ
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.@GregAbbott_TX won't say if he supports selling state park to @elonmusk's SpaceX houstonchronicle.com/politicâŚ
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Gov. Greg Abbott sued by opponent Gina Hinojosa over his communications with Elon Musk.
Last year, @lmcgaughy got redactions when she sought the records.
Rep. Hinojosa said she's entitled to them for #txlege purposes but Abbott won't release them.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigaâŚ
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A sign of the times ahead of November: GOP candidate Eric Flores is in a tough race to try to flip a South Texas seat â and he wants to pull down a billboard ad by his opponent Rep. Vicente Gonzalez promoting his endorsement from Trump and his support of ICE.
My scoop: washingtonsun.com/campaigns/âŚ
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That NYE party that Ken Paxton attended with fugitives in Dubai? We got some more information about the legal battle that revealed the trip, the people involved in that case and the alleged crimes against them.
Party first reported by @WSJ @efindell @MarkMaremont @jdawsey1.
nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/paâŚ
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NEW: Gina Hinojosa is running to wipe away Greg Abbott's education reforms.
But it won't be easy. Some ideas might not be possible.
One of her pledges could go against state law:
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Lot of people pretending to be Texas experts on TV these days. But do you want to know how @KenPaxtonTX can still win this race - from folks on the ground?
@sgonzalezkelly @caseyrmurray & I spanned out across The Great State to show what's happening on the ground & Paxton's path
No gut feelings. Real data. houstonchronicle.com/politicâŚ
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The path to victory in Texas' U.S. Senate race đłď¸
Here are four key places to watch on Election Day for:
đŚ James Talarico: houstonchronicle.com/politicâŚ
đĽ Ken Paxton: houstonchronicle.com/politicâŚ
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Where does Ken Paxton go to church? Despite attacking James Talarico's faith in the TX Senate race, Paxton has not given much detail on his own religious practice.
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Paxtonâs supporters see him as a true believer whose record pushing Christianity into public life speaks for itself. But little is known about Paxtonâs personal relationship with religion.
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NEW: Ted Cruz is working behind-the-scenes to bolster Paxton in TX â offering advice, making intros to donors, hosting fundraisers, and buying ads with his PAC
As Cruz mulls a 2028 run, TX-SEN will be a test of his influence
"I am all in" on Paxton, Cruz told me
politico.com/news/2026/10/06âŚ
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James Talarico and Ken Paxton are neck-and-neck in their race for U.S. Senate, according to polls.
See how public opinion on Paxton, the stateâs Republican attorney general, and Talarico, a Democratic state representative from Austin, is changing as the race progresses. bit.ly/471N1G4
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In audio from a private meeting obtained by @playbookdc, Ken Paxton admitted his midterms challenge.
âI donât control message or what weâre doing,â he said during a small fundraising event in September.đ
Read more in Playbook: politi.co/4i11uZ0
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Who was behind a $250K mystery donation to super PAC backing Ken Paxton? politi.co/4i1IWqD
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On his way to Texas, President Trump tells me he hasn't spoken to Ken Paxton about the leaked audio of Paxton saying Trump's midterm convention hurt Paxton politically.
When asked why he was still going to Texas, he said because Republicans had to win the race there.
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NEW: Rural Republicans blocked Abbottâs school voucher program in 2023 over fears it would hurt their public schools.
Supporters said those fears were âfalse talking points.â
Now that TX has vouchers, itâs unclear whoâs right:
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