@DanPatrick@TheTexanNews Patrick said the Senate should change the rules that give the Lt. Gov. power, and that he had talked with @TeamBettencourt about it: “I hadn’t shared this with a lot of people, but had I won ... I was going to begin to change those rules.”
Questioned swirled around the future of Ted Cruz, the bombastic third-term senator who is now the only Republican left holding statewide office in Texas. https://t.co/HJgFqWIm1G
Congrats to my friend, @Jon_RosenthalTX on his victory to become Texas Railroad Commissioner, an agency that has zero to do with railroads and everything to do with oil and gas in the Lone Star State. Jon will be an excellent voice on the TRR.
Texas Democrat Jon Rosenthal speaks to OutFront after defeating Republican Bo French: “[My opponent] said move over Ken Paxton, hold my beer, because I'm going to add blatant racism on top of all that corruption stuff.”
THIS JUST IN: Democrats have FLIPPED the Texas State Board of Education!
This is a monumental win for Texas students, families, and the entire education community in our great state.
Congratulations to our incredible candidates!