Texas Progressives talk elections and suits

Off the Kuff analyzes the two most recent polls of the Senate race.

Strangeabbott's "pause" (not "halt," and the Trib correctly uses the first word) on state grants for Flock cameras appears to be about as much of an election-driven stunt as does his "vaunted" audit of data centers for electricity needs. (My county's sheriff has one such grant, and he gets ever more defensive about it, and engages in ever more obfuscation, talking about the protections his office has without ever mentioning Flock other than admitting it's Flock cameras.) 

Joe Joplin still hasn't forgotten about Kenny Boy Paxton stealing his Montblanc pen. And yes, "stealing" is the right word; Joplin said he considered filing charges.  

Former Alamo Trust CEO Kate Rogers had her suit against Patrick and Land Commish Lindsay Dawn Buckingham OKed to proceed. 

Also in the legal world, Talafreako wants to see Paxton's depositions from his securities fraud case. 

Jon Ossoff — 2028 Democratic presidential candidate? 

How WILL the "Farm Belt" vote? 

"No money for you!" Big John Cornyn tells Kenny Boy Paxton. 

Contra new Comptroller Don Huffines' politicized claims, Texas schools and cities are hurting for money. The Observer keeps its head up the ass of the left hand of the duopoly on this race, though, and doesn't name Green Shehla Faizi. 

Can MAGA Moms win the gov's office for Gina Hinojosa? The Observer weighs in. (Calling out Strangeabbott on Flock cameras is a nice sidebar to the focus on public schools.) That said, I still think it's Abbott's race to lose, and even though he's a fucktard with fingers in the edges of the cookie jar of corruption, he's not an openly corrupt fucktard, unlike Kenny Boy Paxton.