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Some professional news: After an incredible run at Semafor, I'm moving on to cover Congress at The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/06/02/…

A brief update about me: I'm joining the amazing team at Pew Research Center later this month as associate director of political research. I have a lot to learn, but it's also a continuation of my life's work covering politics and public opinion.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls 89(R) "the finest session any Texas Senate has ever had." Senate also adjourns sine die, and we are sine DONE! #txlege

Legislature ends session in ‘unified and solid place’ after passing more than 1,200 bills #txlege #sinedie dallasnews.com/news/politics/…

News: Fresh #TXSEN primary polling shows Sen John Cornyn down 22 points (!) to Ken Paxton Paxton - 50% Cornyn - 28% This is an independent poll conducted by Robert Blizzard for a nonpartisan think tank advocating for school choice Full memo in here >> punchbowl.news/article/campai…

🟡 Senior Department of Justice official Aaron Reitz is expected to depart the Trump administration as soon as next week and pursue a run for Texas attorney general, Shelby Talcott reports. buff.ly/SFH7KsY

"It's going to take a Democrat who can make the case against Washington D.C., the status quo, and the powers that to be to win a Senate race in Texas," said Andrew Mamo, a Buttigieg campaign veteran who is informally advising state Rep. James Talarico politico.com/news/2025/06/0…

Inbox: Texas Majority PAC and the Texas Democratic Party have launched “Blue Texas,” a statewide campaign they say will invest eight figures to elect Dems up and down the ballot in 2026

SCOOP: Trump's political operation is pressing Texas Republicans to redraw House lines in the state, hoping to pick up 2-3 seats in the midterms. Some Texas Republicans worry it could backfire in a blue wave year. J. David Goodman & Shane Goldmacher nytimes.com/2025/06/09/us/…

Gov. Greg Abbott will soon make his 200th judge appointment, most in Texas history, @blaw discovered. He's strengthened his grip in a few ways: - adding new courts - re-appointing election losers - replacing judges who retire early No paywall. #txlege news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/abb…

On THC, Lt Gov Patrick got his way — and an explosion of backlash. As pressure mounts on the governor to veto a THC ban sent to his desk, Patrick finds himself in the unfamiliar position of taking flak from the right. via Alejandro Serrano Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2025/06/10/dan…

On May 27, I witnessed plainclothes agent detained Patricio Galera, a Chilean man, at the Dallas immigration court. Aarón Torres later spoke with him at Prairieland, an ICE detention facility in North TX, where he still is. Our story for Dallas Morning News ⬇️ shorturl.at/BxRNS

CBP says scammers are posing as Border Patrol agents, telling victims they've intercepted a shipment of drugs to their address and threatening to call the police if they don't cooperate

"Right now, I haven't identified a need for a special session," Gov. Greg Abbott told reporters this morning, w/o saying if he'd spoken to Donald J. Trump about the push for a redistricting special sesh. Abbott said he expects to veto some more #txlege bills before June 22.

Here’s what Greg Abbott said about the THC ban legislation on his desk: dallasnews.com/news/politics/…

Aaron Reitz, rumored to be considering a run for Texas Attorney General, announces he is leaving his high-ranking DOJ post to return to Texas Reitz promises Trump he will “serve you, your Administration, and our American First movement in an even greater capacity.”

Will Greg Abbott call a special session to redraw Texas’ congressional districts? dallasnews.com/news/politics/…

“The fight is not over to stop these bills or to push back against these bills,” said Brad Pritchett, interim CEO of Equality Texas dallasnews.com/news/politics/…

A bullet shattered a Dallas teacher’s glasses. Picking up the pieces has upended her life. Our Dallas Morning News story on how Columbia Renix is trying to figure out what comes next for her family after the Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooting: dallasnews.com/news/education…

“Once the genetic data is disclosed, there is no going back — individuals cannot request replacement DNA strands for themselves, their children, grandchildren, grandparents, and the ancestors who preceded them,” Texas said in a legal filing dallasnews.com/news/politics/…