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Brendan Sorsby gambling case comes up during push for federal college sports rules, @reenajade reports spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/sou…
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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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Former Tarrant Co Judge @judge_whitley, a Republican, joins @TXCapTonight in a few minutes for an exclusive interview to discuss why he's urging fellow Texans not to vote for @KenPaxtonTX
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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Texas district faces screwworm threat without representation in Congress, @erindavisnews reports spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/sou…
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Texas Republicans have beef with James Talarico’s diet. @reenajade takes a look at the meat of the argument spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/sou…
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BACKGROUND: In Feb. 2025, Gov. Abbott met with President Trump at the White House to discuss shared priorities.
Gov. Abbott sought reimbursement for the $11B spent under "Operation Lone Star" and offered more state resources to the federal government.
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The State of Texas may soon be reimbursed for its border security costs under President Trump's major tax and spending legislation.
The administration posted the grants notice and Gov. @GregAbbott_TX's Office tells me, "we are working to submit our application."
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Cornyn's YOLO era? Primary loss opens possibility to more independence, @reenajade reports spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/aus…
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Paxton also met with President Trump in the Oval Office, following a fundraiser with several Republican Senators like Sen. @tedcruz.
Cruz told me, “Everyone understands that losing Texas would be devastating."
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton visited Washington this week, raising his national profile and raising money.
I spoke with @RNC @ChairmanGruters about how Paxton is solidifying ties with congressional Republicans after winning a contentious primary.
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Cabrera spoke with us last week about his post graduation plans, including hopes to one day potentially attend UT Austin
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Austin teenager Luis Fernando Cabrera graduated from high school yesterday following his release from ICE detention last week. The 18 y/o took his final exams from and spent the final weeks of his senior year in detention
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Austin teenager Luis Fernando Cabrera graduated from high school yesterday following his release from ICE detention last week. The 18 y/o took his final exams from and spent the final weeks of his senior year in detention
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is meeting with GOP leaders in DC this week, including the @RNC Chair. I asked @ChairmanGruters how Republicans who backed Sen. John Cornyn in the primary can mend ties with Paxton.
Gruters said, “We're all going to come together."
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Tune in for more of this interview tonight at 7 p.m. on @SpectrumNews1TX
.@RNC Chairman @JoeGruters tells me he's close to releasing the details of a midterm convention this summer.
"If we're going to defy history, we have to do things that have never been done...I like to call it a Trump-a-palooza."
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Senate candidate @jamestalarico tells @erindavisnews, "These nicknames, they don't lower the cost of groceries, they don't lower the cost of gas, they don't lower the cost of housing and health care and child care, and so people are really fed up with it."
"I think people are really tired of this kind of politics," said Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in an interview with Spectrum News 1 when referring to Republican jabs like "Talafreako."
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I spoke with @jamestalarico about his campaign strategy against @KenPaxtonTX and how he’s addressing attacks from Republicans. Watch our interview tonight at 7 on @TXCapTonight
"I think people are really tired of this kind of politics," said Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in an interview with Spectrum News 1 when referring to Republican jabs like "Talafreako."
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May 26
Today is the Texas Primary Runoff.
Make sure to watch @SpectrumNews1TX election night coverage tonight, including @reenajade, who covers the TX congressional delegation extensively.
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Good morning Texas! It’s your last day to vote in the runoff elections for US Senate, attorney general and a bunch of other races. Polls are open till 7 pm. And starting at 5 we’ll have Election Day coverage on @SpectrumNews1TX all evening. Tune in!
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Austin teen Luis Fernando Cabrera was released from detention last week, just before his hs graduation. The 18 y/o spoke with @TXCapTonight about his time being detained "A little bit longer, and I might have gone into a depression." w/ @James_Barragan
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@reenajade Has background on this case from earlier this week:
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