SCOOP: James Talarico is in town — and he's headed to K Street. Talarico had his first fundraiser since the runoff at bipartisan lobbying firm FTP this afternoon, I'm told. Comes after Paxton held a K Street fundraiser at GOP firm AxAdvocacy on Tuesday. 👀
Top lines from Gov. @GregAbbott_TX NWS briefing with @TAHC, @TPWDnews, and @USDA:
1. New disaster declaration increasing state resources
2. The original infested herd has been completely cleared of NWS
3. Texas sterile fly production facility construction will be expedited
NEW: Travis County Republicans are blocking those publicly supporting @jamestalarico
This is the latest in online disputes, w/ GOP activists + conservative media posting Talarico's romantic relationship + circulating allegations about his past conduct
https://t.co/e8ooSibHsd
The President shared this piece of artwork with me today in the Oval Office.
President @realDonaldTrump knows how to paint a picture like no one else. #txlege
In a post-opening speech panel that includes Dave Carney and Jason Johnson, it was said that Rs currently have a $60-65 million shortfall in fundraising to fully fund every #txlege House campaign plan.
.@TXBullpen obtained an analysis of #txlege Rs at risk in the context of potential district leaning underperformance.
See the Rs danger zone here: https://t.co/BCPwrIkd9l
Last night I had a very nice call with @DanPatrick and I am very happy to have his support. The takeaway is that Republicans are unified and working together to defeat the slate of radicals the Democrats have offered up.
New: @HouseJudiciary Dems are investigating Texas AG & GOP #TXSEN nominee @KenPaxtonTX over his lawsuit into ActBlue & "failure to investigate WinRed"
The inquiry cites my past reporting on WinRed complaints for @ExpressNews/Hearst. Story via @JohnnieMo:
https://t.co/id2ZLlt171
Four more Senate Republicans have been added to Ken Paxton’s DC fundraiser with Ted Cruz tomorrow, per an updated invite:
Tom Cotton (AR)
Bernie Moreno (OH)
Eric Schmitt (MO)
Tim Sheehy (MT) #TXSEN
Anthropic has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pending completion of SEC review, this gives us the option to pursue an initial public offering.
Read more: https://t.co/onGZAhRLvD