Note: This story originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of politics and government. BASTROP – Now that Congress is on recess following an ugly meltdown over immigration and border security last week, lawmakers in Texas and around the country are diving into the time-honored tradition of trying to explain […]
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In high-level talks, Texas business leaders press the White House to act on immigration
Note: This story originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. Amid the chaos on Capitol Hill and the crisis on the border, Texas construction executives pushing for immigration reform traveled to Washington and met late Friday with senior advisers to President Obama. Houston construction executives […]
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A Terrible, No Good Week for Michael Quinn Sullivan
Note: This column originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. It would be difficult enough to cover something as complex as a matter before the Texas Ethics Commission if all sides were honest brokers about the proceedings. The fact that they are not makes cutting […]
Sour-faced Perry is Picking the Right Fights
Note: This column originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. Not only did Gov. Perry get way out ahead of the border crisis politically but he has also now figured out a way to differentiate himself in a major way from a potential fellow GOP […]
Texas Business Leaders Are In a Full-Court Press on Immigration
Note: This column originally appeared in The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. Hoping to lose none of any ground – either real or perceived – they may have gained on immigration in the United States House of Representatives, Texas business interests over the last couple weeks have […]
Texas GOP’s Change in Immigration Stance is Deeply Troubling to Hispanic Republicans
Note: This column originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. FORT WORTH – On Friday, Harvey Kronberg wrote that this convention was one of the least angry Republican Party of Texas gatherings in years. Make no mistake: That made sense when Harvey wrote it. But […]
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A liberated John Cornyn
Note: This column originally appeared in The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. There’s been a lot of chatter in Austin and Washington about what kind of an approach Sen. John Cornyn would take with the Tea Party now that he’s successfully fended off primary challengers from the […]
Dewhurst and Patrick Clash in a Very Personal Debate in DFW
Note: This story originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there for daily coverage of Texas politics and government. DALLAS – Sen. Dan Patrick and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst pulled no punches on Wednesday in a 45-minute televised debate that one candidate would later describe as childish. Patrick said “I think it was in […]
Does Gov. Perry Still Have Political Magic in Him?
It’s safe to say Gov. Perry’s rebranding effort isn’t slowing down a bit. But, whether he’s having success in the endeavor is an open question. His appearance this morning on Meet the Press continued his campaign to show himself to be one of the functional elected Republicans in America, which would be any Republican officeholder […]
Dewhurst and Patrick Take the Gloves Off in the Hill Country
Note: This story originally appeared in The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. KERRVILLE – In this Hill Country county won by Sen. Dan Patrick on Election Day, both he and Lt. Gov David Dewhurst came out swinging in a blistering half-hour debate on Friday. The forum for […]
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Scott Braddock is a journalist and political analyst based in Austin.
