Reporting Texas Politics Since 1983. Observations by Publisher Harvey Kronberg are signed HK. Those from Editor Scott Braddock are signed SB.

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Tonight on @KVUE at 10:30, @tplohetski @scottbraddock and I walk you through the top races. Not in Austin? Watch on your local #Tegna station or stream on KVUE Plus. #VoteTexas
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At $544.5M, #TXSen is now the most expensive non-presidential race on record, surpassing the $542.8M spent on the 2024 #OHSen race. Four races from the 2025-26 cycle now rank among the 10 most expensive non-presidential races. Total TX Senate ad spending: 🔴$386.3M 🔵$158.2M
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A must-listen edition of the show dropping tonight as we dig into early voting and @wfaa investigative reporter @tanyaeiserer shares the lengths she went to trying to figure out the origin of those transgender mailers received all over Texas. Follow along podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Fort Bend County: Rep @jamestalarico pumps up Democrats while trying not to alienate disaffected Republicans looking for a safe place to land this year. It's a tightrope, for sure
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With Tarrant County Democrats riding high, Cowtown area Republicans look to shed the MAGA brand they helped build in North Texas. @jamesfortexas has the dispatch from Fort Worth bit.ly/4i95Jka #txlege
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On MSNOW, GOP Texas Ag Commissioner @MillerForTexas says he did not vote for Gov Abbott or Republican Ag nomineee Nate Sheets. Asked whether he voted for Democrats, Miller said that's between him and God #txlege
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Neil Bush, brother of one President Bush & son of another President Bush, just posted that he voted for @JamesTalarico. Neil still lives in the same neighborhood as father did for decades here in Houston.
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NEWS — Mike Bloomberg is back, baby. Bloomberg is putting $80 million into an effort to help Democrats, becoming one of the largest disclosed donors in the midterms. At least $50 million of that is to help Democrats in the House. Exclusive details with @boreskes.
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Burrows giving it his all, with the help of Texas Scorecard #txlege
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Harris County has broken the record for first-day early voting turnout in a midterm election! As of 3:30 p.m., 70K+ voters have been processed, surpassing the previous record of 63,188 set in 2018, with 3.5 hours remaining. CONGRATULATIONS, HARRIS COUNTY! #HarrisVotes
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It's gettin' real now: Sources tell @quorumreport that the Texas Senate GOP is quietly considering stripping all legislative power from the Lt. Gov. if the Democrat beats Little Gov Patrick: bit.ly/4Bfnnvb #TxLege
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Rep. Hinojosa files lawsuit to try to force release of emails between Gov. Abbott and Elon Musk bit.ly/4hTN2lJ
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GOP former Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, who held his nose and voted for Sen. Cruz in '18: "If we keep voting for crappy nominees we will continue to get crappy nominees. I’m still Republican. My party’s not...I’m not voting for Paxton or Talarico."
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Crazy to think we only have three more episodes before election day. On the show droppin' tonight, you've gotta hear what @HKronberg said about the real history of a state income tax & how @CurrentRevolt exploded at MAGA influencers. Follow along: open.spotify.com/show/62IJQE…
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Now we can say it definitively. Elon Musk donated $158M to SLF. SLF donated $158M to Texas PAC. SLF is Texas PAC's only donor. Elon Musk is singlehandedly funding Texas PAC, which is boosting Ken Paxton.
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New: After bragging last year about Trump endorsements in exchange for school voucher votes, some Texas House GOP lawmakers in tight races appear to have scrubbed the endorsement from their websites. @jamesfortexas looked into it via @quorumreport bit.ly/4i0uGOu
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I spoke with Rep. James Talarico earlier today in Dallas. I ask him about: -getting the flu -the claim he was getting treatment for a stress-induced episode -a debate update More tonight at 5 and 10 pm.
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