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December 11, 2019 4:47 PM
For the most part, Republicans seem to have contained the urge to fight with each other while Democrats must deal with their own insurgent candidates, particularly in Houston
If you thought this legislative session was a snoozer,
then you may hate the March GOP primaries. While this year was full of
surprises – culminating in the downfall of a speaker, a committee chairman, and
an incumbent in a swing seat – the Republican primary could be relatively
quiet.
Democrats report fielding a record number of candidates
while Republicans are beefing up their war chests for general election battles.
Meantime, the state’s de facto third-party, run by Farris
and Dan Wilks along with Tim Dunn, has seemed to quietly exit the
stage. Not one challenger has emerged to primary members of the Senate
Republican Caucus up for reelection this cycle. That’s even after Empower
Texans feuded with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for much of the summer,
comparing him to Beto O’Rourke on gun
rights while Patrick accused spokesman Michael Quinn Sullivan of destroying
the GOP.
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December 10, 2019 8:17 PM
Rep. Middleton says “I am glad that Texans in Galveston and Chambers counties will not face a rate hike for the foreseeable future” but an increase could come next summer; the board agreed to post an RFP for an actuarial review
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
board took a pass on a rate increase at today’s meeting in Corpus Christi while
leaving the door open for a potential rate review next year.
Gulf Coast residents are still bruised and battered from Hurricane
Harvey. Many continue to rebuild. Most are still waiting on federal
funds to rebuild their homes. Today, along with their Nueces County lawmakers,
they urged TWIA’s board to say no to an insurance rate increase.
County Commissioner Brent Chesney – Rep. Todd
Hunter’s one-time staffer – said he had spent 30 years fighting windstorm
insurance rates on behalf of the Texas Coast.
“This is a very difficult time, still, in the recovery of
Nueces County, and especially in Port Aransas,” Chesney said. “It is ridiculous
for 30 years – a good portion of my adult life – we’ve had to continue this
fight against unfair and discriminatory rate practices against the coast. The
system is flawed. There should be a true catastrophic pool for insurance across
the state.”
Speakers had plenty of arrows to aim at TWIA: That the
Gulf Coast carried the price of its own natural disasters, plus others across
the state. That two members missing from the TWIA board – intended to represent
the public – was no mistake. And that the Gulf Coast was suffering huge personal
losses, while continuing the export of high-cost cargo – such as natural gas
out of the Permian Basin to other markets – while the region continued to
suffer.
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December 10, 2019 8:08 PM
"In this case, the public records provided to me, along with legal provisions laid out above, obligate me to administratively declare you ineligible and I hereby do so."
Ramsey English Cantu, who until now has served as Mayor of Eagle Pass, was
found ineligible to run for Texas House today by Texas
Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa. He is among those
who had declared candidacy for the seat being vacated by Chairman Poncho Nevárez.
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December 10, 2019 7:53 PM
Read the proclamation
below.
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December 10, 2019 3:31 PM
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December 10, 2019 11:28 AM
Abbott says he and Davis have not always seen eye to eye but "we share the same commitment to bring people together to solve problems."
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December 9, 2019 7:31 PM
As we understand it, Rep. Lang will retire from the House and run for Commissioners Court. At least one GOP State Representative on social media wished Lang luck in his race for commissioner, which Lang retweeted
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December 9, 2019 6:36 PM
But, “All eyes…on November” doesn’t necessarily mean there won’t be a few ugly races in March; very few surprises on the last day of filing
Candidate filing for the coming cycle has now concluded
and, as one observer put it, “all eyes are on November.” But others said there
will be some sparks in the March primary.
Here’s the Buzz Central breakdown:
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December 9, 2019 6:33 PM
The Pct 3 commissioner was first elected in 1988
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December 9, 2019 12:39 PM
On KFYO radio, Editor Scott Braddock and Chad Hasty discuss a wild weekend in Texas politics
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December 9, 2019 12:24 PM
Here’s the endorsement.
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December 7, 2019 8:11 PM
Via the Galveston
County Daily News:
Galveston County
Republican Party Chairwoman Yolanda
Waters faces demands for her resignation from members of her own party
after revelations she used a racist slur in reference to another party member
in a text message earlier this year.
The chairman of the Republican
Party of Texas and a group of more than a dozen local precinct chairs
called Saturday for Waters' resignation and state officials confirmed the text
had already caused Waters to resign from a state-appointed board at a request
of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Despite the loud calls for
resignation, Waters on Saturday was adamant she had no plans to do so, arguing
the slur was a typo.
"I am saddened and
hurt that anyone believes I am 'racist' against my own people," Waters
said.
Details of Waters' text
have been known to local and state Republican leaders for weeks, officials
said. They became public late last week when a group of precinct chairs called
an emergency meeting to discuss Waters.
Precinct chairs called the
meeting after learning Waters had referred to member J.T. Edwards, a
black man, by the n-word in a text earlier this year.
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December 6, 2019 8:00 PM
Lobby moves, appointments, Democrats staffing up for 2020, Christmas parties, and the end of year schedule for POTM
Great to see so many of
you at Christmas parties around town and at the Texas Association of Business
luncheon in Houston Wednesday as well as the Dallas Citizens Council
annual meeting yesterday in Big D.
Being on the road for two
weeks has worn your editor down so some time here in Austin will be just fine
heading into the Christmas season. For those who asked, the Texas Take Podcast
will be coming your way this afternoon – apologies for the late delivery.
Members of the Texas
House Republican Caucus huddled this morning but we are told nothing interesting happened.
Meantime, POTM was off for
Thanksgiving and we’re back as promised. Some readers asked about the POTM schedule
heading into Christmas, so I’ll address it at the bottom of this column. For now,
please keep sending career news to ksbraddock@gmail.com
and use POTM in the subject line if you don’t mind. Helps me keep it all
together.
Here’s the latest edition of
People on the Move.
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December 6, 2019 6:02 PM
In a tweet, President Trump says Gooden "has done a wonderful job for the people of Texas while supporting our #MAGA Agenda. He continues to protect your very important #2A. Lance is Strong on Crime and the Border, he Loves our Great Vets and Military. Lance has my Complete & Total Endorsement!"
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