Wayne Christian said his agency’s meeting kept him from addressing lawmakers about eliminating some public comments at the Texas Railroad Commission.
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Paxton campaign makes first major ad buy in Senate race
Two ads will take the U.S. Senate candidate’s economic message to the Harlingen, Laredo and Corpus Christi areas.
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2026 Texas Elections
Meet the Gen-Z GOP political consultant helping lead the Texas comptroller’s office
Appointing a deputy comptroller who graduated from Texas A&M three years ago is just one of numerous shake-ups at an agency responsible with some of the state’s most important business.
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Inactive oil and gas wells to go under review at hearing
Under previous law, operators could keep inactive wells up indefinitely.
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2026 Texas Elections
UT students attacked by Bo French call his comments “disgusting” and too familiar
In a statement Monday night, university officials indirectly addressed Bo French’s comments, calling students at the game Saturday night “incredible fans.”
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Texas Legislature 2027
Texas lawmaker vows to keep pushing for statewide emergency disaster response system
State Rep. Ken King, whose proposal to create a system failed twice, heard testimony about firefighters being forced to carry multiple radios in an emergency and how long it takes to coordinate agencies.
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2026 Texas Elections
Karl Rove said he’ll break 30 years of only supporting Republicans to vote against “bigot” Bo French
Rove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, made the comments at a private lunch in Austin, according to attendees.
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Congress
Trump nominates U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt of Houston to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Hunt, an ally of the president, finished a distant third in the Senate Republican primary in Texas earlier this year.
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Politics
Bo French doubles down on racist post made after UT win against Ohio State
On a conservative radio show, Bo French suggested the politicians who criticized him were “less-conservative people.”
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Higher Education
Texas universities limit their brands in political ads. Dan Patrick used them anyway.
It is not clear if Patrick’s campaign sought permission from three Texas universities to use their trademarks in a college football-inspired ad that appears to be AI-generated.
