MRT 12/8-10/25 (free): Crockett in for Senate as Allred Seeks CD-33 // SAPD Chief to Face No Confidence Vote // Watson Pushes City Budget Audit // RIP Rod Paige

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• TOP NEWS

“Man who shot Tarrant County deputy will testify as jury decides his sentence” via Fort Worth Star-Telegram – Leland Williams will perhaps one day see the light of day outside prison and begin to atone, one of his defense attorneys suggested on Tuesday to a jury as his punishment trial began.

Williams, who shot a Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office deputy at a credit union in Fort Worth, is not a lost cause and does not deserve to have his life thrown away, the attorney, Kelly Meador, told the jury.

The panel in the 371st District Court will hear from Williams and learn about what he was going through on the day in November 2023 that he shot Deputy Brent Brown, Meador said in the defense’s opening statement.

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The state will attempt to persuade the jury that Brown’s shooting was without provocation and that the defendant lacked remorse.

Williams’ crime merits a life sentence, Assistant District Attorney Victoria Lydahl told the jury in the prosecution’s opening statement.

Williams on Tuesday pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a peace officer, and the jury began to hear evidence in his punishment trial.” (FWST)

“Rockwall daycare sued after 3-year-old airlifted out with brain bleed, skull fracture” via Dallas Morning News – Keisha Saunders was in the middle of lugging boxes away, preparing the move to a new apartment, when her phone rang in March 2024. It was a call no parent wants to hear — one that made her heart drop.

On the line, her husband sounded panicked. They needed to rush to their son’s Rockwall daycare, Galaxy Ranch Private School. Something had happened.

Once there, the Saunders found their “happy, go-lucky” boy in an ambulance, she said. As the 3-year-old boy struggled to breathe, paramedics placed a breathing device on him, manually forcing air into his lungs.

Their son suffered a skull fracture and brain bleed, requiring him to spend days in an intensive care unit.

More than a year later, the family filed a civil lawsuit against Galaxy Ranch in the District Court of Dallas County on Dec. 1. They allege the daycare was negligent, and aggressive handling from an inexperienced caregiver caused the injuries.” (DMN)

“McKinney mother facing murder charge after child hospitalized on suspected abuse dies” via Dallas Morning News – A 3-year-old McKinney boy who was brought to a hospital in October, unresponsive with injuries to his brain and body, has died, officials and family said.

Dawson Zamora was brought to Medical City McKinney on Oct. 14, unresponsive with injuries that included bleeding in the brain, bruising in various stages of healing and trauma to other areas of his body, according to court records and officials.

The 3-year-old died this week, according to a Facebook post from the child’s father and a statement to The Dallas Morning News from his mother’s attorney.

On Monday, the boy’s mother, Chelsea Berg, 31, was rearrested and is now facing a charge of capital murder of a person under 10 years old. She was initially facing an injury to a child charge and was out after posting bail, according to Collin County jail records.” (DMN)

“Rod Paige, nation’s first African American to serve as secretary of education, dies at 92,” AP’s Safiyah Riddle -- “Rod Paige, an educator, coach and administrator who rolled out the nation’s landmark No Child Left Behind law as the first African American to serve as U.S. education secretary, died Tuesday.

Former President George W. Bush, who tapped Paige for the nation’s top federal education post, announced the death in a statement but did not provide further details. Paige was 92.

Under Paige’s leadership, the Department of Education implemented No Child Left Behind policy that in 2002 became Bush’s signature education law and was modeled on Paige’s previous work as a schools superintendent in Houston. The law established universal testing standards and sanctioned schools that failed to meet certain benchmarks.

“Rod was a leader and a friend,” Bush said in his statement. “Unsatisfied with the status quo, he challenged what we called ‘the soft bigotry of low expectations.’ Rod worked hard to make sure that where a child was born didn’t determine whether they could succeed in school and beyond.”

Roderick R. Paige was born to two teachers in the small Mississippi town of Monticello of roughly 1,400 inhabitants. The oldest of five siblings, Paige served a two-year stint the U.S. Navy before becoming a football coach at the high school, and then junior college levels. Within years, Paige rose to head coach of Jackson State University, his alma mater and a historically black college in the Mississippi capital city.” AP

• 2026

“Rep. Jasmine Crockett enters Democratic primary for U.S. Senate” Texas Tribune’s Gabby Birenbaum and Joshua Fechter – “U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, on Monday filed to run for U.S. Senate, scrambling the Democratic field after teasing her potential entry for months.

Crockett, a second-term congresswoman, has skyrocketed to fame through viral spats with Republicans and as a frequent presence in the Democratic media ecosystem. The 44-year-old’s fiery clashes with Republicans have earned her legions of social media followers and donors, turning her into one of the party’s most prolific fundraisers even as she has been passed up for multiple House leadership roles.

“There are a lot of people that said, you’ve got to stay in the House — we need our voice, we need you there,” Crockett said at a Monday campaign launch event in Dallas. “And I understand. But what we need is for me to have a bigger voice. What we need is not only a voice, but we need to make sure that we are going to stop all the hell that is raining down on all of our people.”

Crockett is joining a field that already includes Austin state Rep. James Talarico, also known as a strong communicator and for his progressive brand of Christianity. But her path was made easier by fellow Dallasite Colin Allred’s decision to exit the Senate race, which he announced early Monday morning. Both Allred, the 2024 Democratic nominee, and Talarico had been running for months, with Allred launching his campaign in July, followed by Talarico in September. The primary is March 3.

But as Crockett began to move closer to a bid, she called both Allred and Talarico to discuss her internal polling of the race, and the prospect of forming a slate. That did not pan out; a similar effort to divide up the marquee statewide offices over the summer also failed, with too many candidates drawn to the Senate race over other contests such as governor and attorney general.

Crockett formally announced her Senate campaign at an event late Monday afternoon, where she was introduced by a succession of local officials and other supporters, including a rapper who performed a verse about her.

More than 200 people, including some Dallas-area elected officials and candidates, sat or stood in a roomy gymnasium situated in Crockett’s southern Dallas district, a predominantly Black and Hispanic part of the state’s third-largest city.

Despite joining the field late, Crockett poses a clear threat to Talarico, having outperformed him in public polling of the Democratic electorate this fall. She had $4.6 million in cash on hand at last count.

In a statement, Talarico welcomed Crockett to the race while insisting that his campaign remained well-positioned to win.

“We’re building a movement in Texas — fueled by record-breaking grassroots fundraising and 10,000 volunteers who are putting in the work to defeat the billionaire mega-donors and puppet politicians who have taken over our state,” Talarico said. “Our movement is rooted in unity over division — so we welcome Congresswoman Crockett into this race.” ...

“Jasmine Crockett leading her primary is the latest sign that the Democrat Party is being run by radical leftists,” NRSC spokesperson Joanna Rodriguez said in a statement Monday. “Crockett said herself no Texas Democrat is beating John Cornyn, and the threat of her in the U.S. Senate makes it clearer now than ever that Cornyn is the only conservative who will keep Texas red and safeguard President Trump’s Senate Majority.”

Cornyn said in a statement that Crockett is “radical, theatrical and ineffective” and argued that his campaign is best positioned to help other Republicans capitalize on her presence in the race.

“As the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate, our campaign will make sure every Texas voter knows how absurd her candidacy is, and in the process provide up-ballot support to down-ballot Republicans, including the five new Congressional seats that President Trump has made a priority,” Cornyn said.” Texas Tribune

“Democratic Rep. Marc Veasey files for Tarrant County judge, forgoing eighth term in Congress” Texas Tribune’s Gabby Birenbaum – “U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, is running for Tarrant County judge, according to a source with knowledge of his plans, marking a surprise last-minute pivot for the seven-term congressman who was expected to run for the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett.

Instead, shortly before Monday’s 6 p.m. filing deadline, Veasey decided to seek the Democratic nomination for Tarrant County’s top elected office, bringing an end to his tenure in Congress that began in 2013.

“This decision is about where I can best serve the people of Tarrant County,” Veasey said in a statement. “It’s about strengthening our party, opening the door for new leadership and ensuring that our community continues to thrive.”

The Fort Worth Democrat has represented Texas’ 33rd Congressional District since its creation by court order, becoming the first Black member of Congress from Texas’ third-largest county. But the district, anchored in Veasey’s hometown of Fort Worth, was redrawn by Republicans this summer to cut out all of Tarrant County. The new 33rd District was drawn entirely in Dallas County and contains only about a third of Veasey’s current constituents.

Rep. Julie Johnson, a Democrat from Farmers Branch who represents a neighboring district, is now running for the 33rd District, as is Johnson’s predecessor in Congress, Colin Allred. Veasey had previously signalled he would run in Crockett’s 30th Congressional District, which includes a piece of Tarrant County, as Crockett geared up to run for U.S. Senate and vacate her seat.

Instead, Veasey will take on Republican Judge Tim O’Hare, who narrowly won his first campaign in 2022 with 53% of the vote and has taken the swing county on a more right-wing path, inserting it into the forefront of various culture wars.” Texas Tribune

“In tough recruitment year, GOP turns to Von Dohlen for Bexar County Judge race” San Antonio Report’s Andrea Drusch – Republicans turn to Patrick Von Dohlen in the Bexar County Judge race as candidate filing closed Monday evening for the 2026 midterms, setting the stage for a very different election than the last time most Bexar County offices were on the ballot in 2022.

This time around, no elected Republicans signaled interest in the Bexar County judge race, leaving the party scrambling for a candidate until the final day of filing when social conservative activist Patrick Von Dohlen put his name in the hat.

The blue county has long been tough for Republicans, but favorable political winds last election cycle lured then-GOP Commissioner Trish DeBerry (Pct. 3) out of a seat she’d just won to wage an uphill campaign for county judge.

Even in a good year for the GOP, however, DeBerry took just 39% of the vote in her race against against Democrat Peter Sakai.

As the lone GOP filer for 2026, Von Dohlen will face the winner of a heated primary between two of Democrats’ best-known candidates, Sakai and former Mayor Ron Nirenberg, who will be fighting it out for their party’s nomination in the March primary.” (SA REPORT)

• LOCAL GOVERNMENT

“Austin mayor proposes independent, ‘system-wide’ city audit ordinance,” KXAN’s Grace Reader — “Austin Mayor Kirk Watson announced Wednesday he has initiated a process that could force the city to pursue an “independent… citywide process for auditing.” He hopes to have a city ordinance approved by no later than February.

In a Watson Wire released Wednesday morning, the mayor pointed to areas the city has already brought in outside teams to do audits — like in its police department, at the airport, and in Austin Development Services — but said the city needs to do something more comprehensive.

“We need to do something that’s system-wide, and the best tool is for us to utilize an ordinance,” Watson told KXAN. He added, “Not as a charter provision, but as an ordinance, because I think that’s the better tool.”

He made that latter clarification because Save Austin Now, a group that helped defeat Proposition Q, launched a charter petition effort last month that aims to force the city of Austin to perform “an external and performance-based affordability and efficiency initiative.”

Save Austin Now co-chair Matt Mackowiak called Watson’s announcement an “encouraging sign” and said his group’s “charter amendment effort continues,” according to a social media post.

“Our external performance audit charter amendment effort continues, as it amends the charter to require regular, external performance audits that will outlast this Mayor and council and both rebuild trust with taxpayers and protect taxpayers from future City Hall spending failures,” Mackowiak said in part. “We see these things working in tandem, in a complementary fashion.”

So why does Watson think an ordinance is a better tool than a charter amendment? Think of the city charter as the city’s constitution — how Austin is structured and the governing style — and an ordinance as the local laws that rule day-to-day activities.

Watson gave three reasons in an interview with KXAN, which we’ll summarize as urgency, targeting the right city rule book and avoiding political posturing.

First is urgency. The petition brought forward by Save Austin Now will require the group to get at least 20,000 signatures and get those validated by the city clerk. The petition would then go to city council to outright adopt or send to voters in May.

The petition is written so that if the petition-turned-proposition is approved in May, an audit would need to be done within a year, which means it may not be in time to influence the upcoming fiscal year’s budget process.

“With an ordinance, I think we’re going to have an ordinance in place by early February at the latest, which will put us in a position to do auditing. And we might be able to use those improvements in the upcoming budget and not have to wait so long,” Watson explained.

Next is targeting the right city rule book. The mayor said while he agrees with the overall sentiment of the charter amendment petition, an ordinance is a better tool to achieve what groups like Save Austin Now are trying to achieve.

“Charter is really meant to be a framework for government. It’s not meant to freeze into place management,” Watson said. “With the ordinance, we would be able to make sure that we can also evolve to get the taxpayers their greatest efficiency.”

And finally — avoiding the political posturing, which Watson put like this: “This isn’t a win or lose kind of thing, or us versus them. And I think by us having an ordinance we can work with everybody, everybody’s at the table, as opposed to dividing up into political parties through a charter election.”

“An ordinance can be done quicker,” local attorney Bill Aleshire, who wrote the Save Austin Now petition, responded. “But if voters want to require the City Council to do something, it must be in the Charter. Otherwise, the Council can ignore or repeal an ordinance anytime they want.”

Aleshire added that he is waiting to see what the ordinance actually looks like to see if it’s as comprehensive as the charter petition, “or guaranteeing the independence of the auditor as our amendment does.”

As for what happens next, the mayor says he intends to direct the city manager and city auditor to put together an ordinance which would go before the Audit and Finance Committee mid-January and be reviewed by the full body of city council members no later than Jan. 20. He hopes it could be voted on and approved by city council in early February.

You can read the mayor’s full proposal in his Watson Wire here.“ KXAN

“What comes next for Chief McManus? SAPD union to vote on no-confidence push,” San Antonio Express-News’ Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson — “The swift acquittals of three San Antonio police officers last month in the 2023 shooting of Melissa Perez didn’t just end the first murder trial of SAPD officers for an on-duty killing. They pushed the police union into a decisive moment: a decision set to be made this week on whether to launch a no-confidence process against Police Chief William McManus.

The San Antonio Police Officers Association’s board of directors will meet Thursday at 5 p.m. at an undisclosed location. The regularly scheduled meeting — the board’s last of the year — is closed to the public, as usual.

SAPOA President Danny Diaz said directors will vote on whether to initiate a no-confidence process. If they vote yes, the union will prepare for a department-wide, electronically conducted ballot after the new year. If they vote no, the effort ends.

Diaz said the issue appears under old business because SAPD Sgt. Gary Nel raised it the day after the acquittals. During that Nov. 11 meeting, directors discussed pursuing a no-confidence action, and Diaz said no one defended the chief. He instructed board members to poll officers across all substations before bringing the issue back.

The union has 50 board directors representing every SAPD substation and shift, though Diaz said he does not know how many will attend Thursday’s meeting. He declined to comment further until after the vote.

The November discussion leaked to the public soon after, Diaz said, escalating tensions and fueling expectations of a direct challenge to McManus. Had it not leaked, he said, the matter likely would have unfolded quietly.

The acquittals came after a Bexar County jury deliberated for less than 90 minutes before clearing the three former officers — Sgt. Alfred Flores, Officer Eleazar Alejandro and Officer Nathaniel Villalobos — in Perez’s shooting.

Perez, 46, was killed during a mental-health crisis inside her Southwest Side apartment in June 2023. Prosecutors said she was behind a locked door and posed no threat. Defense attorneys said she raised a hammer.

McManus fired the officers within 16 hours, saying they violated policy and training. They were arrested the next day. His response remains a major source of tension within the department and the union.

In an email to Diaz, Nel wrote that officers believed the chief had “failed the members and the community.” Diaz has said morale inside SAPD has plunged to “an all-time low,” with many officers worried the department will not support them in future use-of-force cases.

McManus, 74, has led SAPD since 2006, aside from a brief stint with CPS Energy. He survived a no-confidence vote in 2016 amid contract and discipline disputes. The renewed effort — even the decision to initiate the process — marks his strongest challenge in years.

In a statement to the Express-News last month, McManus acknowledged the intense emotions surrounding the case but defended his decisions.-

“My decisions in this case were based on the specific circumstances involved,” McManus said. He said he consistently supports officers when their actions comply with policy and the law.” SAEN ($)

• #TXLEGE

“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants to put new limits on how much city government can spend each year” Texas Tribune’s Joshua Fechter – “Gov. Greg Abbott, as part of his reelection campaign, wants to make it harder for Texas cities and counties to raise property taxes — a move that would put local governments in an even tighter financial bind as the state grows.

That goal is a key tenet of Abbott’s property tax-cut platform, the centerpiece of his 2026 campaign. Abbott has also called for eradicating school property taxes for homeowners and slowing growth in property values. Some conservative groups and lawmakers have embraced the platform, which has been met with mixed reception from tax policy experts.

Much of Abbott’s proposals are an extension of ideas lawmakers have tried in the past. In a bid to rein in city and county tax bills, lawmakers in 2019 enacted tighter limits on how much more in property taxes cities and counties can collect each year without asking voters. On Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who leads the Texas Senate, announced his own plans to drive down taxes that focused on increasing tax cuts for homeowners.

Local governments like cities and counties are deeply reliant on property taxes to help pay for services like public safety, libraries and parks. Cities and counties are already facing financial pressure under the tighter property tax limits. A slowing economy, inflation and uncertainty around future federal funds have also complicated their finances.

“Local property taxes are the foundation of essential community services — they keep police and firefighters on duty, streets maintained, and trash collected,” said Monty Wynn, who heads the Texas Municipal League, a lobbying group that represents more than 1,100 cities and towns. “Every dollar helps keep our neighborhoods safe and maintain the quality of life that residents and taxpayers expect. We look forward to working with our state legislative partners to keep Texas communities strong.”

There are signs that the approach, combined with billions of state dollars in school tax relief, has at least kept property tax bills in check. The typical Texas homeowner paid less in property taxes last year than they did just before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The median tax bill in most of the state’s metropolitan areas also fell in that time.

Still, cities and counties have increasingly moved into Republican lawmakers’ crosshairs on the tax front. Abbott and GOP legislators have grown frustrated that, for all the billions of dollars they’ve plugged into cutting school property tax bills, tax bills remain high, at least in part because city and county taxes have continued to grow.” Texas Tribune

“Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants senior property tax exemptions for homeowners 55 and older” via Dallas Morning News – “Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to lower the age requirement for senior property tax exemptions from 65 to 55, a tax plan that could shave hundreds off of tax bills for more than a million homeowners.

Dan Patrick is calling his plan “Operation Double Nickel.” It is a contrasting tax policy to Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to eliminate all school district property taxes, a talking point the governor has made his latest central policy goal.

“It’s a revolutionary way to not only reduce property taxes more, but to speed it up for a lot of homeowners,” Patrick said.

Abbott spokesperson Andrew Mahaleris said in a statement that Abbott will fight for his tax plan in 2026.” (DMN)

• BUSINESS NEWS

“SpaceX looking to raise $30B in blockbuster initial public offering in 2026, sources say,” via Bloomberg News — “SpaceX is moving ahead with plans for an initial public offering that would seek to raise significantly more than $30 billion in a transaction that would make it the biggest listing of all time.

The Elon Musk-led company is targeting a valuation of about $1.5 trillion for the entire company, people familiar with the matter said, which would leave SpaceX near the market value that Saudi Aramco established during its record 2019 listing. The oil major raised $29 billion.

SpaceX’s management and advisers are pursuing a listing as soon as mid-to-late 2026, said some of the people, who declined to be identified because the matter is confidential. The timing of the IPO could change based on market conditions and other factors, and one of the people said it could slip into 2027.

Texas-based SpaceX didn’t respond to a request for comment.

Word of the company’s IPO plans were pushing shares in other space companies higher. Cedar Park-based Firefly Aerospace Inc. was up about 11.5% by late afternoon Wednesday. Houston’s Intuitive Machines Inc. was up about 4.5%.

EchoStar Corp., which has agreed to sell spectrum licenses to SpaceX, rose as much as 12% on the news, hitting a fresh intraday record. It was on track to gain almost as much Wednesday. And space transportation company Rocket Lab Corp. extended gains to as much as 4.3% Tuesday and was up nearly 8.5% in Wednesday afternoon trading.

Bloomberg and other media reported on Friday that SpaceX is exploring a possible IPO as soon as late next year. Musk and the company’s board of directors advanced plans for the listing and fundraising — including hiring for key roles and how it would spend the capital — in recent days as SpaceX firmed up its latest insider share sale, one of the people familiar with the plans said.

SpaceX’s faster path to public markets is in parts fueled by the strength of its fast-growing Starlink satellite internet service, including the promise of a direct-to-mobile business, as well as the development of its Starship moon and Mars rocket. The world’s largest and most powerful rocket, it’s being developed at Starbase near Brownsville.

The company is expected to produce about $15 billion in revenue in 2025, increasing to between $22 billion and $24 billion in 2026, one of the people said, with the majority of sales coming from Starlink.

SpaceX expects to use some of the funds raised in an IPO to develop space-based data centers, including purchasing the chips required to run them, two of the people said, an idea Musk expressed interest in during a recent event with Baron Capital.

In the current secondary offering, SpaceX has set a per-share price of around $420, putting its valuation above the $800 billion previously reported, people familiar with the discussions said. The company is allowing employees to sell about $2 billion worth of stock and SpaceX will participate in buying back some shares, two of the people said.

The valuation strategy is designed to level-set the company’s fair market valuation in a precursor to the IPO, one of the people added.” Bloomberg News

“Dallas-based Texas Instruments among firms sued for supplying parts for Russian missiles,” via San Antonio Express-News’ Patrick Danner — “Two Texas-based companies and two with major operations in the state have been sued for allegedly illegally supplying semiconductor components used to arm Russian missiles and Iranian drones that have attacked Ukraine civilians.

Five lawsuits were filed Wednesday in state District Court in Dallas by a legal team led by Austin lawyer Mikal Watts on behalf of individuals and families who were either injured or had relatives killed in attacks. San Antonio attorney James “Jamie” Shaw is also part of the team.

The companies targeted are manufacturers Texas Instruments Inc. of Dallas and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) and Intel Corp., California companies that have a significant presence in Austin. Mansfield-based Mouser Electronics Inc., a distributor, is also a defendant. They are being sued for gross negligence, wrongful death, fraudulent concealment and conspiracy to evade and/or violate export restrictions to Russia and Iran.

Watts’ team represents about 20 plaintiffs, including 14 people who were killed and six who were injured.

Each lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in damages. The companies have not yet been served with the suits.

“We deeply respect the legal process and will respond to this matter in court, versus the media,” Kevin Hess, senior vice president of marketing at Mouser Electronics, said in an email.

The other companies didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.” SAEN ($)

“They made a preworkout gel in their TCU dorm. Now they’re on Forbes’ 30 Under 30” via Fort Worth Star-Telegram – It’s been a little more than a year since three TCU alumni launched their honey preworkout gels, HNY+, and the small business was just recognized by the 2025 Forbes 30 under 30 list.

Ross Cooley, Liam Brogan and Luke Smialowicz started using pure organic honey and sea salt as a preworkout while they were students at TCU. Their concoction worked pretty well for them, so they started passing out pouches to TCU athletes and students at the recreation center.

But then graduation came around and since they had jobs lined up, they felt as though their preworkout business couldn’t continue.

“We all just ended up looking at each other and were like, ‘We have a cool thing going here with HNY+,” Cooley told the Star-Telegram. “So we declined our corporate job offers, which freaked out our parents.”

And the risk has absolutely paid off.” (FWST)

• NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

> DMN: “Narrowly divided Arlington City Council votes 5-4 to scrap LGBTQ protections“ DMN

> FWST: “Dan Patrick on eliminating property taxes: ‘I don’t think that’s realistic.’“ FWST

> FWST: “Here’s what’s going on in the Democratic primaries in North Texas“ FWST

> KXAN: “More Texas students joining Charlie Kirk’s conservative group Turning Point USA“ KXAN

> SAEN: “Three top Alamo fundraisers quit over CEO Kate Rogers’ banishment“ SAEN

> HOU CHRON: “Texas voucher timeline discrepancy may box out low-income families, experts say“ HOU CHRON

> HOU CHRON: “4 reasons Jasmine Crockett is new favorite in Democratic primary“ HOU CHRON

> THE TEXAN: “Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Unveils New Three-Part Property Tax Plan for 2027 Session“ THE TEXAN

> THE TEXAN: “Texas Lawmakers React to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Congressional Redistricting“ THE TEXAN

> HOU CHRON: “What to know about Jasmine Crockett’s ties to UH and Houston“ HOU CHRON

> EP TIMES: “Texas launches plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in every high school“ EP TIMES

> THE TEXAN: “Crockett In, Allred and Veasey Out: Filing Deadline 2026 Takeaways“ THE TEXAN

> MRT: “2 Democrats, 2 strategies: Texas Senate race shows party split on Trump-focus in midterm elections“ MRT

> HOU CHRON: “‘This decision devastates us’: Top-ranked Brett’s BBQ Shop to close in December“ HOU CHRON