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A couple of data points
From Derek Ryan: Good afternoon. My apologies for not putting out a day 11 report and for waiting until today to publish the report for the entirety of early voting. Halloween festivities with the kids were the priority on Friday … Continue reading →
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RWC denies involvement in the fake pamphlet scheme
Interesting. A Republican women’s group says it was wrongly named in court filings this week over a scheme directing messages to Texas voters from a fake transgender student union. The Republican Women’s Caucus Fund is a national political action committee … Continue reading →
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What can you spend your voucher money on?
The real question is, what can’t you spend it on? Lupita Reyes is shopping online for her two young sons. “We got their supplies, their backpacks, and the supplies that the teachers need,” Reyes said. But she’s not browsing Amazon. … Continue reading →
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Little Shop of Anti-DEI Horrors
I’m just gonna put this here. A North Texas high school senior is suing her school district for not allowing her to portray a male character in a campus theater role that she earned. Ana Mota, 17, alleges that Grand … Continue reading →
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Texas blog roundup for the week of November 2
The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes we all did everything we could to make this Election Day the best it could be as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff gives a final EV turnout report from Harris County. … Continue reading →
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Weekend link dump for November 1
“These Two Supreme Court Justices Will Do Anything for Trump—We Just Got the Proof”. “Jon & Kate Plus 8 is getting the behind-the-scenes treatment per Netflix.” “A cleaner solution to America’s aluminum crunch is hiding in landfills”. “Leading US banks … Continue reading →
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Final November 2026 EV totals: To a million and beyond
We finished strong on Friday. The EV totals report didn’t hit my inbox until almost 11 PM Friday night, and that was too late for me to post about it yesterday. But today I’m ready, so let’s go. The 2014 … Continue reading →
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Wilber Rafael Garces Perez pleads not guilty to assaulting an ICE officer
Just keeping track of things. The Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer last month in Austin has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of assaulting a federal officer while resisting arrest. Wilber Rafael Garces … Continue reading →
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HISD is just giving away the curriculum Mike Miles made it develop
I have a big question about this that isn’t at all addressed in the story. Houston ISD invested millions in taxpayer funds to develop its own curriculum and is sharing its materials for free with other school systems — a … Continue reading →
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We have an air taxi map
We’ve been waiting for this. There could soon be a new way to travel across Houston without sitting in traffic, with electric air taxis connecting major airports, downtown and Galveston. Archer Aviation, a California aerospace company, which has discussed bringing … Continue…
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ICE agent indicted in vehicular assault on Miguel Parra-Hernandez
Wow. A Harris County grand jury on Friday indicted an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with an Oct. 10 crash in northwest Houston that left an immigrant … Continue reading →
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SCOTx pauses depositions in fake pamphlets case
Bummer. The Texas Supreme Court on Friday blocked a deposition intended to unearth the identity of the people or group behind the Texas Transgender Student Union, which in mid-October mailed pamphlets purporting to support trans students but appear to be … Continue reading →
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Harris County settles that ridiculous “discriminatory” advertising case
From the inbox: Harris County has reached an interim agreement with the Texas Attorney General’s Office in response to the baseless lawsuit filed yesterday over audience segments on certain voter information ads. The ads at issue contain nonpartisan information about … Continue…
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A data point in the “can voters really change their minds” debate
Meet one who did. The Ford Expedition rumbled to a stop and Cindy Banda’s bedazzled flip-flops landed on the asphalt of the Houston cancer center’s vast parking lot. She threaded through the rows of cars, a tally of patients who … Continue reading →
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November 2026 Day Eleven EV totals: One more day
We’ll start today with the Derek Ryan report from Day Ten. Early voting ends in just over 24 hours and I can’t tell you how excited that makes me. Yesterday saw 558,000 votes cast on Wednesday. That brings our statewide … Continue reading →
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Two more polls, and yes Talarico is leading in them
I thought I was done with the polls, but the polls weren’t done with me. Here’s CNN. CNN polling across four key Senate races in the final days of the midterm campaign finds Democrats well-positioned in Michigan and Texas, with no … Continue reading →
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Potter County Republicans sue to force hand counting
Utterly bonkers. The Potter County Republican Party has asked a federal judge in Amarillo to require every Texas ballot to be hand counted before the results of the Nov. 3 midterm elections can be certified. The group’s lawsuit argues that … Continue reading →
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Paxton sues Harris County Clerk over “discriminatory” get out the vote ads
I’m rolling my eyes so hard, you guys. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Office is suing the Harris County Clerk’s Office for allegedly running social media advertisements that targeted “certain racial and ethnic groups,” according to the lawsuit filed Thursday. … Continue…
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Meet the GOP group behind those fake pamphlets
Nice to get a little sunshine here. Following an order from a Travis County judge, the Republican Women’s Caucus (RWC) Fund and a man named John Braun have been identified as the names behind controversial text messages sent to Texans earlier … Continue reading →
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November 2026 Day Ten EV totals: Hitting new heights
Here’s a check-in on Dallas. Dallasites are turning out in record numbers after county officials added voting centers and expanded polling hours. But is it all about more ballot boxes? Voters in Dallas County set a new record on the … Continue reading →