An effort to deliver a little bit of Christmas joy to detained immigrant children in El Paso County spearheaded by the office of Sen. Jose Rodriguez became bipartisan this week and as of Saturday morning has now raised more than 1,000 items so far. There are 2,400 kids and the deadline to get this done […]
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Updated: More than 1,000 Soccer Balls Contributed for Detained Immigrant Children
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Trump intensifies proxy war between Cruz and Perry
Following Donald Trump’s visit to the Texas-Mexico border and after his comments that Sen. John McCain was not a real war hero because he was captured in Vietnam, it is worth taking the time to think through what his campaign might mean for the presidential contenders from the Great State. What Trump said about Sen. McCain […]
The Texas Senate Stands
As the 84th Texas Legislature concludes, there will be plenty of talk about which lawmakers were the best and worst, which made a difference, which made no difference at all, and what new laws will make Texas a better or worse place. I’ll leave that kind of list-making to wiser folks for the moment. Instead […]
Speaker Straus Hints at What’s to Come in Texas Legislative Session
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said this past week that he is “personally” against repealing in-state tuition for undocumented students, he wants to work with Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on border security, and that The Legislature should avoid “gimmicks” when deciding how to pay for critical infrastructure like roads. In a […]
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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 […]
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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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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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 […]
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Scott Braddock is a journalist and political analyst based in Austin.
