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INBOX: @GregAbbott_TX will be at the opening of the Dr. Ron A. McMurry Mediplex in Jasper, TX
In 2023, we wrote about Dr. McMurry and his often Sisphyean fight to deliver babies in East Texas - and later learned he was @HicklandHillary’s father!
Alito says his dog developed a mental illness and had to go to a specialty vet after moving to D.C.
“There is something in the atmosphere of the beltway that drives people crazy and Zeus is a case study proof of this.”
(That is the extent of the news from the speech.)
side note, the House’s AV system is enjoying a well-earned interim break, this is the third mic Abbott has tried #txlege
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who most recently authored the Louisiana v. Callais decision, is at the Texas House of Representatives for the investiture of his former clerk, Texas Supreme Court Justice Kyle Hawkins, as well as Justice James Sullivan
Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map is officially cleared for use, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.
The district court struck down the map in November, but the high court swiftly blocked that ruling. Today’s summary ruling affirms that the map can be used through 2030.
“He’s not perfect, but he’s been a perfectly great AG.”
@KenPaxtonTX is speaking tonight at the Grapevine Republican Club ahead of the May 26 runoff against John Cornyn
NEW: Former primary opponent @aaron_reitz endorses @mayes_middleton in runoff for GOP nomination for Texas AG
Middleton will face @RepChipRoy in May. Reitz, a former top aide to current AG Paxton, sharply criticized both candidates on the campaign trail.
The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily BLOCKED a Dallas judge’s order to keep the polls open til 9, ordering the county to separate out votes from people who were not in line at 7pm.
Not a final ruling, but will create chaos in getting results from Dallas County
NEW: Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX has asked the Supreme Court of Texas to overturn the Dallas judge’s ruling allowing the polls to stay open until 9pm, saying the judge did not give the OAG the required notice of the extension
In just six months, we went from mid-decade redistricting being a twinkle in President Trump’s eye to a Supreme Court ruling upholding Texas’ new map.
In between: two special sessions, a quorum break, attempted lawmaker expulsion, a 9-day hearing, a ruling, a dissent and a stay
Another set of plaintiffs have filed their response
supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2…
One set of Texas redistricting plaintiffs have submitted their response to SCOTUS, asking for the court’s ruling to remain in effect for the duration of the legal proceedings.
If granted, this would force Texas to use the 2021 maps for the 2026 midterms
supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2…
