With polls showing Democrats neck & neck with Republicans statewide, the Texas GOP is forgiving all their internal bad blood and starting a push to do almost anything rural voters want even if it's potentially bad for almost everyone else. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

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

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

On CNBC, Sen @JohnCornyn says Texas Republicans find themselves ill positioned for the general election with @KenPaxtonTX because the voters who participate in primaries & primary runoffs represent the extremes cnbc.com/video/2026/10/21/se…

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

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.

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.

Burrows giving it his all, with the help of Texas Scorecard #txlege

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

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

Rep. Hinojosa files lawsuit to try to force release of emails between Gov. Abbott and Elon Musk bit.ly/4hTN2lJ

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."

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…

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.

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

Kronberg: False Talarico mental health claims highlight the fact that Paxton isn't in control of his own campaign piped.video/opbDbVG5osA?is=rSpS…

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.

Talarico campaign denies claims he was in a mental health facility in Ohio, says it is a straight up lie from Paxton supporters bit.ly/4zpoeHU

New show: - Full circle with Speaker Burrows - I called the Ken Paxton tip line - @HKronberg: Women walked out when Sen Paxton urged voting for Ken - @rumpfshaker on all this leaked audio - @evan7257 on Abbott's plan to turn Harris County "deep red" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

Family and friends will gather in Houston this morning to honor the remarkable life of Representative Garnet Coleman. Garnet was a true public servant who always advocated for his constituents and for Texans whose voices often go unheard. He mastered the details, built trust, fought hard, and earned respect. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to serve with him and to be his friend. #txlege

Scoop: In 2014, Ken Paxton sat for a deposition where federal lawyers quizzed him about his growing wealth and investment tactics. The depo has never been made public. We got a copy. nytimes.com/2026/10/09/us/ke… @nytimes