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Yesterday, we asked readers if Democrats have a shot at winning a statewide contest this year. You'll find their thoughts below.

This is the Texas Minute for Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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Texas Accuses Netflix of Spying on Children and Consumers Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Netflix, accusing the streaming giant of secretly harvesting extensive behavioral data from Texans—including children—while publicly portraying itself as a privacy-focused alternative to other major tech companies. Brandon Waltens has the story [[link removed]].

The lawsuit alleges Netflix misled consumers for years by claiming it did not rely on advertising or extensive user-data collection while quietly building what the state describes as a “behavioral-surveillance program of staggering scale.”

The state alleges Netflix built an extensive logging and analytics system capable of tracking billions of user “events” every day, including viewing habits, pauses, rewatches, searches, scrolling behavior, device information, and household-network data. Netflix has denied the allegations and says its privacy practices comply with applicable laws.

Paxton’s office also accuses Netflix of misleading parents regarding children’s profiles on the platform. The lawsuit claims Netflix marketed kids’ profiles as safe, segregated environments free from behavioral advertising while still collecting extensive behavioral data on children’s viewing activity. Organizer’s Husband Lashes Out After Cancellation of Muslim-Only Waterpark Event Vowing retaliation against critics, Muhammad Abdullah—whose wife, Aminah Knight, organized a now-canceled Muslim-only event—is lashing out at those who exposed it [[link removed]].

Last week, BlazeTV and Texas Scorecard personality Sara Gonzales exposed the event taking place at a city-owned indoor waterpark in Grand Prairie. The event restricted admission to the waterpark based on religious beliefs.

In the video, Abdullah claims that the event "never banned other religions," even while he displayed the original promotional flyer describing the gathering as “Muslim Only.”

His claims were also contradicted by his wife, the event organizer. She told Gonzales that her goal was to create a gathering specifically for Muslims. Texas A&M Gave Former VP Pence $150,000 ‘Honorarium’

Texas A&M University gave former Vice President Mike Pence a $150,000 “honorarium” to speak at a Civil Discourse Symposium sponsored by the Bush School of Government and Public Service. Adam Cahn reports [[link removed]] the institution spent almost $30,000 on private air travel for the former Vice President, as well as a still undisclosed amount on “reasonable incidentals.”

The spending records were obtained from Texas A&M via an open records request after a university spokesperson declined to provide the costs for Pence's on-campus appearance last month. The funding source for the program expenses is unclear. Texas Educator Misconduct Humble ISD Teacher Resigns Before Arrest on Felony Sex Charge [[link removed]]

by Michael Wilson

Fired Frenship ISD Special Ed Aide Charged With Voyeurism [[link removed]]

by Erin Anderson

Proposed Data Center in Texarkana Faces Pushback A planned 500-acre data center project in Texarkana is causing an uproar among local residents. Hunter Burney has the details [[link removed]].

TexAmericas Center, an industrial park in the region, announced “Project Big Pine” in April. A local petition against the project has already received 2,000 signatures.

Ahead of a city council meeting, Texarkana residents have been citing concerns over noise, environmental risks, and quality of life. Antitrust Settlement Aims to Lower Meat Prices Addie Hovland reports [[link removed]] that a historic antitrust settlement was announced yesterday, which is intended to increase competition in the agricultural industry and lower the cost of chicken, turkey, and pork for consumers.

The original lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the U.S. Department of Justice focused on claims that Agri-Stats Inc. shared sensitive information with competing meat processors, allowing for “reduced competition and enabled systematic price increases and coordinated decisions about how much meat to produce.”

The company collects information regarding prices, outputs, and costs directly from meat processor accounting systems, standardizes that information, and returns it to the meat processors through both digital and written reports as well as in-person meetings. This information has usually been withheld from meat buyers like restaurants, food companies, and grocery stores.

If the settlement is approved by the court, Agri-Stats will be required to cease practices such as providing sales reports and non-public information and adhere to restrictions on the timeliness of information shared. Support Texas Scorecard 🔒 [[link removed]] Number of the Day

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Today in History

On May 12, 1784, the ratified copies of the Treaty of Paris were exchanged between the United States and Great Britain.

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"It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for."

– Will Rogers​

Y'All Answered

It has been more than 30 years since a Democrat won statewide in Texas. Since 1998, both seats in the U.S. Senate and all statewide offices have been held by Republicans. Yesterday, we asked readers if they believe Democrats will win a statewide office in the November 2026 General Election.

Only 13 percent of readers believe Democrats have a shot at winning a statewide contest this year, while 86.9 percent say Republicans will continue to hold Texas.

Here is a sampling of the responses I received.

“In my opinion, the Democrats are winning almost every political office in Texas; they're called RINOs.” – Jerry Fox

“No, Dems will not win. The voters do not want Dems to have positions of power in Texas; only some of the House Republican legislators want Dems to have power!” – Bonnie Wallace

“The idea that the General Election is in play in Texas is promoted by establishment Republicans and liberals to frighten citizens out of nominating the conservative candidates the citizens actually want.” – Spencer Siino

“With Abbott on the ballot, I think a lot of Republicans will either stay home or not vote in the Governor's race. If Cornyn wins the runoff, even more Republicans will skip the election. I think we'll see at least two Dems in office after November.” – Jason Kerr

“Republicans cannot complain about election results if we do not vote.” – Hamila Hobson

“Someday the wisdom or courage of Texans may falter … but today is not that day!” – Peter Curka

“If the Republicans get off their lazy butts and bother to vote, they will carry the state. But Ted Cruz only beat Beto by 2.06 percentage points because so many Republicans sat at home.” – Janet Gustafson

“People may be disappointed and dissatisfied with Republicans, especially the grassroots, but still generally think any Republican is better than the best Democrat.” – Roger Taylor

“My vote to remain red is based as much on hope as it is conjecture.” – Janice Beck

“I believe Republicans will carry the state, but it will be close. After all, Democrats are moving in and bringing their politics with them.” – Mark Dreyer

“The return to 'democrat' controlled Texas can only happen if the 'invaders' show up in larger numbers at the polling places than true Texans!!!” – John Makow

“The Republicans should win, but often get lazy when elections come around and assume it's a 'done deal'. We have to get past that mentality if we want to keep Texas red ... and we need real conservatives, not RINOs.” – Deborah Wilkey

“I’m from California and very well aware of what happens when socialists run the state. We need to pray that the people who have moved here are here for the right reasons.” – Randy Schroder

“The Only way Democrats get a majority of any election, you can assume it's been rigged.” – Illianna Maria Cisneros

“Texas will remain conservative if people wake up and vote. Saying it will never turn blue and not voting is going to prove disastrous.” – Pierre Coetzee The Directory of State and Federal Officials

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