The way some of the down-ballot races in Texas played out this past week put a fine point on just how powerful a wave the GOP was riding heading into Tuesday’s election. Not only did Republicans sweep every statewide race, which was expected, but their margin of victory was way higher than even the party’s […]
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National Guard Deployment Along the Rio Grande is Now Underway
Note: This story originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. BASTROP – The “force multiplier” for the border surge touted by Gov. Perry and other members of the state’s Republican leadership is now becoming a reality as up to 1,000 Texas National Guard troops begin […]
Immigration Talk Simmers at Central Texas Congressional Town Hall
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 […]
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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Senior Republican Texas Congressman Calls for Guest Worker Program
In what may come as a shock to some, Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, on Friday said that not only does he support a guest worker program for adults who are not documented and a path to citizenship for their children, but he also plans to propose sweeping legislation to that effect in the next few […]
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Patrick and Castro Clash in Immigration Debate, But for What Purpose?
Note: The original version of this story appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. In an hour-long exchange that shed nearly zero light on policy but did give both sides plenty of heat to try to exploit with various constituencies, Sen. Dan Patrick and San Antonio […]
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Calculating the Impact of Women and Latinos in Texas Elections
Note: This column originally appeared in the Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. Some of the state’s top political number crunchers on both sides of the aisle told business leaders assembled in Austin this past week that the exploding Latino population and the emergence of unmarried women as […]
Targeted Worker Misclassification Crackdown Begins in Texas
Construction companies across Texas that work on public projects are on notice now that the targeted worker misclassification crackdown passed by the legislature in 2013 has taken effect. HB 2015 “Worker Classification” was signed into law on June 14, 2013 and became effective on January 1, 2014. This law is considered by many to be a good first […]
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Scott Braddock is a journalist and political analyst based in Austin.
