Texan at large. @StarTelegram since '81, digital since 12/21/92; wrote at FW Press, @Statesman, Times Herald, @DallasNews bud@budkennedy.com Dining: @EatsBeat
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Bud Kennedy / #ReadLocal retweeted
Here's the part of his speech where Little Gov @DanPatrick said @jamestalarico is going to hell
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Bud Kennedy / #ReadLocal retweeted
ProjectRedTx congratulates our good friend Jen Hall in her new position as Executive Director of the Republican Party of Texas. I can’t think of a better choice. We are looking forward to a productive relationship with the new administration. Winning is now on the agenda!!
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Reminder: Only one major league sports team has ever called Fort Worth home -- the 1970-71 Texas Chaparrals, playing in Dallas, Fort Worth and Lubbock for one season. Now? They're the @Spurs #gospursgo remembertheaba.com/dallas-ch…
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Exactly. News stories and @TexasTechFB should loudly make the point that sports betting is a Class C misdemeanor crime In Texas for each bet, although the legal status of prediction markets is hazy. guides.sll.texas.gov/gamblin… @MacEngelProf @rjrusak
Barely mentioned in the Sorsby discourse: Almost everything he did was illegal.
-- Underage gambling
-- Using other peoples' identities/accounts
-- Sending money to friends out of state to place bets for him.
The latter 2 could incriminate others as well. (Continued.)
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Whoa
Patrick is worried about losing in November. He should be.
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Bud Kennedy / #ReadLocal retweeted
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Dan Patrick looks like a Cardassian
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New @TexasGOP chair @DrindaRandall won with backing from party officers and precinct chairs tired of top-down management by chair @AbrahamGeorge, backed by @KenPaxtonTX's team reddertexas.com/endorsements abrahamgeorge.com/endorsemen…
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Here's where we are in the Texas #txsen U.S. Senate race: Dem @JamesTalarico responds to Lt Gov @DanPatrick saying he's "going to hell." (When Patrick was first elected, Talarico was 17 and at Round Rock McNeil HS.) #txlege
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For decades, Dan Patrick has sold out the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable to enrich his donors.
Love feels like blasphemy when you worship power.
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This party is definitely looking a little long in the tooth.
HOUSTON — Elephant joins Texas GOP convention, and pees right between the press area and delegates, after Gov. Greg Abbott’s speech.
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Bud Kennedy / #ReadLocal retweeted
Jun 12
They just led an elephant through the @TexasGOP convention and it took a giant pee right near the press area.
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Bud Kennedy / #ReadLocal retweeted
Jun 12
The Texas GOP is getting a new chair amid a crucial general election. Ken Paxton had backed George:
Jun 12
I want to congratulate @DrindaRandall and @CoveyTX on their nomination as Chair and Vice Chair of our @TexasGOP.
While this race has come to an end, our mission continues. Now is the time to come together, unite behind our Republican nominees, support the entire Republican ticket in November, advance our legislative priorities in the next session, and continue standing firmly for the conservative principles outlined in our platform.
I am grateful to everyone who supported our campaign, and I remain committed to serving our party and fighting for the values that make Texas strong.
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Bud Kennedy / #ReadLocal retweeted
Jun 12
Mike, I am a co-sponsor and have repeatedly voted for this but you don’t have the votes. @LeaderJohnThune can’t change that. It is math. Try focusing on Democrats instead of Republicans. Republican on Republican attacks are hurting our chances to win the majority in November.
Jun 12
We will *not* regret putting in the hard work to pass the SAVE America Act—even though it will take weeks, requiring hard work.
We will regret *not* passing it.
Are the long weekends and recesses really worth losing our country?
Of course not.
@LeaderJohnThune, let’s do this!
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Youth movement?
What an incredible opening day at the 2026 Republican Party of Texas Convention! 🇺🇸
From committee meetings and grassroots engagement to special events and reunions with friends from across the state, today was a phenomenal start to Convention week.
We have even more exciting events and important Party business ahead tomorrow, but for now, enjoy a few snapshots from Day One. 📸✨
Thank you to everyone who traveled from across Texas to be part of this process. The future of our Party is built by the dedicated conservatives who show up, get involved, and make their voices heard.
See you tomorrow! 🤠
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Now it’s @kenpaxtontx Texas Tech, in a display of Texas honor and virtue — star-telegram.com/sports/spt…
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Bud Kennedy / #ReadLocal retweeted
Jun 12
Hey, @grok. Texas Tech University has a College of Media & Communication. I’m curious. Do they offer a crisis communications intro class? If so, I think this should be required viewing on what not to do.
A message to the Texas Tech community from our leadership.
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Bud Kennedy / #ReadLocal retweeted
NEW: @lsrpac will run a radio ad on conservative radio in Houston tomorrow during @TexasGOP's convention. The ad is voiced by Republican and former Tarrant County judge Glen Whitley saying "I won't vote for Ken Paxton" & urging others not to either spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/sou…
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