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Christopher Hooks retweeted
On Truth Social, President @realDonaldTrump told people to vote for every Republican listed on the statewide ticket — except for RRC nominee @bofrench & AG commissioner @natesheetsforTX
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Last night I sent this letter to Attorney General Paxton, supplementing my original request for an investigation that I sent last week. The OAG should investigate the individuals and entities behind the text messages and direct mail received by thousands (if not millions) of Texans, determine how Texans' personal information was obtained and used, and ascertain whether any applicable laws have been violated. The investigation must follow the facts wherever they lead, without fear or favor. #txlege
Tonight I sent a formal request to Attorney General Paxton to open an investigation in to organizations and individuals engaged in encouraging, instructing, or assisting Texans in circumventing, evading, or violating the requirements of SB 12, the Texas Parents Bill of Rights. Of particular concern is information distributed in recent days as a “Back to School Toolkit” by an organization branding itself as “Trans Texas”, containing guidance on not
only navigating but circumventing and violating the directives of the bill.
To be clear, the laws enacted by the Texas Legislature are not optional, and no advocacy organization has a special exemption from complying with them. The Parents’ Bill of Rights was enacted to protect the rights of parents and their children and the #txlege expects it to be followed in every Texas school and in every Texas classroom.
Christopher Hooks retweeted
It's really surreal to imagine the world in early 2029 where Europe has its most far-right set of governments since the 1930s, Latin America is, by and large, dominated by the right, but the U.S. has possibly its most progressive admin in history.
Times/Siena Poll: President Trump’s approval rating hit a new low two weeks before the midterms, driven by voter frustration over the economy. nyti.ms/3WiyYtu
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.@Forrest4Trees spent a year reporting this story on UT-interviewing professors, students, & staff: "I was struck by the degree of fear on campus and the sense that a freewheeling intellectual culture was dead or dying." Hook 'em, Forrest @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
Been catching up with TX Rs this week and the things I’m hearing about their internal polls are absolutely demented. Shocking. Like, I can’t bring myself to believe them and would feel irresponsible repeating them
2) Rs do seem to be feeling a bit better this month, and think TX Sen is tightening—a bit. There's disagreement about whether the money is working. But I'm still hearing a good deal of pessimism and bad feeling.
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Scoop: Former Rep. Tony Gonzales sent $54,350 from campaign funds to companies recently created by his wife that don’t appear to have any physical or online presence. expressnews.com/politics/art…
On his main feed Bo French has been mostly careful to do tweets about the Texas oil and gas industry. Presumably a lot of folks have been asking him to keep it tight. But in the replies, he’s back to doing interracial cuck fear again
Barry using his Atlas-like reach to hoist KLB over the finish line so Jon can run. The prophecy is unfolding. Half-Australian white Obama
Christopher Hooks retweeted
A second Democratic sheriff on @GregAbbott_TX’s endorsement list says he did not endorse the governor.
Val Verde Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez’s statement:
The endorsement of Webb County Sheriff Martin Ceullar has been removed from @GregAbbott_TX's campaign website.
Sheriff Ceullar, the brother of U.S. Rep. Henry Ceullar (D-Laredo), was indicted by the DOJ earlier this year for allegedly defrauding his office during COVID-19.
Terrible news for James Talarico. If even half of these black voters are writing in Jasmine Crockett, he’s in real trouble.
Christopher Hooks retweeted
New poll from Cook Political Report/New River Strategies/GS Strategy Group
#TXSEN
🔵Talarico: 49%
🔴Paxton: 44%
⚪️Brown: 3%
#TXGOV
🔴Abbott: 48%
🔵Hinojosa: 46%
⚪️Dixon: 3%
Fielded 10/9-13, n=934 LV, MOE=+-3/2%
cookpolitical.com/analysis/s…
Christopher Hooks retweeted
From yesterday's Blast: Wayne Thorburn, the executive director of the Republican Party of Texas from 1977-1983, voted for James Talarico
Read more about his decision and the parallels he sees to the 1978 Texas governor's race:
thetexastribune.beehiiv.com/…
#TXSEN
Christopher Hooks retweeted
By insisting on a smaller tent, rewarding bad behavior & turning a blind eye to corruption. They fumbled the ball to the RPT - history can and often does repeat itself.
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Under new leaders, 60% of UT profs say they are considering leaving. Is the outrage on campus the last gasp of the "woke era," or is the school's new conservative tilt as dire as faculty claim? @Forrest4Trees investigates, in our November cover story: texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
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President Trump is talking about Ohio Sen. Jon Husted’s physique in North Carolina:
Says his “ass” is “like a pile of muscle.”
“Then I looked at his legs, and I said, man, his feet are big. Then I looked at his shoulders, and I tapped him on the shoulder, and it actually hurt my hand. It was like a piece of steel.”
same. also they're having some kind of election? xitter.cf/bfishbfish/status/2112…
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It's gonna be a crazy couple of weeks.
Texas transgender advocacy groups have denied sending out the material, leading many to believe they may be coming from someone hoping to stir up Republican voters, rather than offer aid to transgender youth as they purport to be doing. bit.ly/4sfV5g5
