MRT: Q3 Haul: Allred $30M, Cruz $21M // W. TX Waste Plan to go Before SCOTUS // UH’s Khator Announces $1B Capital Campaign // Musk Gives $1M to TLR

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• TOP NEWS

“Colin Allred raises $30 million in third quarter of 2024, outpacing Ted Cruz,” Texas Tribune's Jasper Scherer — “U.S. Rep. Colin Allred raised $30.3 million for his Senate campaign in the third quarter of the year, outpacing U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s haul over the same three-month period, according to figures announced by both campaigns.

Cruz, the Republican incumbent, raised more than $21 million across his three fundraising accounts, which include a leadership PAC that cannot spend directly on Cruz’s reelection and a joint fundraising committee that sends money to Cruz’s main campaign account and his leadership PAC.

The fundraising deficit is nothing new for Cruz, who has struggled to keep pace with Allred this cycle after being vastly outraised by 2018 Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke. Before the latest fundraising quarter, Allred had raised $38 million to Cruz’s $23 million across their main campaign accounts. When including affiliated PACs, Allred held a narrower advantage: $41.2 million to Cruz’s $40 million.

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Cruz closed out the quarter — which ran from the start of July through the end of September — with $16.2 million cash on hand across his three accounts, according to the GOP senator’s campaign. Allred’s campaign did not say how much cash he had in his accounts.

Allred’s $30 million haul is a massive sum, though short of the record $38 million O’Rourke raised in the third quarter of 2018. The Dallas Democrat has raised nearly $69 million since the start of the campaign, however, surpassing the $61 million O’Rourke had collected by the same point." Texas Tribune

MARFA PUBLIC RADIO: “Fight over West Texas nuclear waste plan to hit U.S. Supreme Court” Marfa Public Radio

HOU CHRON: “University of Houston's Renu Khator launches $1B capital campaign” Houston Chronicle ($)

SAEN: “UT Health Center San Antonio taps former Air Force surgeon general” SAEN ($)

DMN: “Texas A&M-Commerce proposes yet another new name, this time returning to its roots” DMN ($)

SAEN: “As Toyota begins construction of San Antonio axle plant, local president looks to future” SAEN ($)

HOU CHRON: “Texas lawmakers press Deloitte on Energy Fund application” Houston Chronicle ($)

HOU LANDING: “Houston council members drop tax hike plan after governor announces disaster relief funds” Houston Landing

HOU CHRON: “David Northern keeps job as CEO of Houston Housing Authority” Houston Chronicle ($)

TX TRIB: “Texas lawmakers signal openness to expanding film incentive program” Texas Tribune

HOU CHRON: “Ted Cruz goes all in on transgender attack ads in his Senate race” Houston Chronicle ($)

TX TRIB: “Republicans raise $1 million targeting South Texas House races as Democrats invest elsewhere” Texas Tribune

TX TRIB: “Elon Musk steps into Texas legislative races with $1 million donation to business group” Texas Tribune

SA REPORT: “Texas House District 121 and 118 candidates spar on education, abortion, taxes” SA Report

• NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE   

 > TX TRIB: "Texas’ abortion laws are straining the OB/GYN workforce, new study shows" TX TRIB
 > TX TRIB: "Uvalde city officials release missing footage from officers responding to 2022 Robb Elementary shooting" TX TRIB
 > AP: "Courts keep weighing in on abortion. Next month’s elections could mean even bigger changes" AP
 > AP: "Officials release more videos of hesitant police response to Uvalde school shooting" AP
 > AP: "Democrats hope the latest court rulings restricting abortion energize voters as election nears" AP
 > TX TRIB: "Mental health support for toddlers has lagged in Texas. That’s now changing." TX TRIB
 > HOU CHRON: "How Texas investment dollars could help deter migration" HOU CHRON
 > TPR: "How the abortion ban hurts childbirth in Texas" TPR
 > VALLEY CENTRAL: "Texas leads the way in higher-than-expected employment …" VALLEY CENTRAL
 > SA REPORT: "How a 100-year-old, ‘anti-democratic’ law is killing Texas housing projects" SA REPORT
 > DMN: "What a 2017 parking ticket says about Corey Cobb-Bey, the alleged Dallas cop killer" DMN
 > DMN: "Who is Corey Cobb-Bey, the man accused of killing a Dallas police officer" DMN
 > MY RGV: "SpaceX launch announcement at odds with FAA timeline" MY RGV
 > THE TEXAN: "Biden Administration’s Appeal over Emergency Room Abortions in Texas Declined by SCOTUS" THE TEXAN
 > SA REPORT: "West Texas oil billionaires take aim at San Antonio-area state House race" SA REPORT
 > MY RGV: "ICE contract employee charged with smuggling people on charter bus" MY RGV
 > THE TEXAN: "Here Are the Five Top Themes of Texas’ Latest Campaign Finance Reports" THE TEXAN
 > TPR: "Supreme Court ducks cases involving everything from Texas' abortion ban to Elon Musk" TPR
 > WACO TRIB: "Work underway on Mission Waco's Creekside Village tiny home community" WACO TRIB

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TEXAS FOOTBALL: "Why Texas football vs. Oklahoma could be decided by Steve Sarkisian's ability to react" AAS ($)

TEXAS FOOTBALL: "Oklahoma QB Michael Hawkins set for historic start vs. No. 1 Texas" DMN ($)

TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL: "Texas A&M football: Aggies' Mike Elko knows this is no time to relax" Houston Chronicle ($)