Bob Garrett

Austin Bureau chief for The Dallas Morning News

[Talia Richman @TaliRichman]

Computers are now scoring Texas students’ STAAR essays.

The automated scoring engines — quietly rolled out in December — were “shown to be as accurate as human scorers.”

TEA officials did not provide information showing this result to @dallasnews:
https://t.co/7TP5RBWdvg

[Phil Jankowski 🌟 @PhilJankowski]

ICYMI: Texas AG @KenPaxtonTX will be in a Harris County district court Friday for a pre-trial hearing in his long-pending securities fraud case. Here's a preview: https://t.co/yao39aNI1O

(I'm staying in Houston for the weekend and will accept any restaurant recommendations)

[Bob Garrett @RobertTGarrett]

Great to have him back!

[Bob Garrett @RobertTGarrett]

GOP Rising Star and China Watchdog Mike Gallagher to Quit Congress https://t.co/NOUhf31CZ6

[Aarón Torres @AaronTorres_]

The @TexasGOP Executive Committee votes to censure House Speaker @DadePhelan, R-Beaumont, by a vote of 55-4-4

4 no and 4 abstained

[Bob Garrett @RobertTGarrett]

@ByPatForde @courierjournal You have a lot of fans here in Austin, Pat!

[Bob Garrett @RobertTGarrett]

Big 12 men’s hoops, writes my ex-⁦@courierjournal⁩ colleague ⁦@ByPatForde⁩, ‘is serving up bruises & road losses across 3 different time zones … There are howling fans and sassy pep bands and thumping sound systems creating feral atmospheres.’ https://t.co/IN1P26GmLx

[Karen Brooks Harper @kbrooksharper]

Expecting to see big numbers in the 8-days-out campaign finance reports later this month. #txlege

[Gromer M. Jeffers @gromerjeffers]

Nikki Haley plans Dallas rally ahead of Texas GOP presidential primary https://t.co/zmraorRVVc

[Kate McGee Balagia @McGeeReports]

BREAKING: The @tamusystem board of regents voted to END its contract with the Qatar Foundation, winding down the campus in the Middle East after 20 years. #txlege Story TK.

[Patrick Svitek @PatrickSvitek]

.@GaryVanDeaver direct-to-camera TV ad: "Last year I stopped a bill that would have handed out school vouchers — your tax dollars — to illegal immigrants." #HD1 #txlege

[Aarón Torres @AaronTorres_]

In #SB4 lawsuit filing, TX says it has the constitutional right (Art. 1, Sec. 10, Cla. 3) to repel an invasion

The judge in this case is David Ezra. When TX used the invasion argument last year in border buoys case, Ezra outright rejected it and called it "breathtaking"
#txlege

[Brad Johnson @bradj_TX]

.@justinaholland’s camp is up with a 30-second comparison TV spot in #HD33, half positive on him and half negative on @KatrinaPierson. #txlege

[Brad Johnson @bradj_TX]

TUCM has been airing this anti-Burrows, pro-@CowanforTexas ad in the district:

[Bob Garrett @RobertTGarrett]

In race for TX House seat being vacated by @FourPriceTX, Caroline Fairly, daughter of Amarillo businessman and GOP major donor Alex Fairly, is toeing the Abbott line on #Vouchers/#schoolchoice. Two rivals are less gung-ho. #txlege #txed https://t.co/NBBHmVT7WJ via @expressnews

[Aarón Torres @AaronTorres_]

New: The FBI arrested a Tennessee man, saying he threatened to shoot migrants at the U.S-Mexico border & told an undercover agent "we are being invaded"

His arrest came as Texas is clashing with the U.S. over state policies designed to deter illegal entry
https://t.co/nTidpn3vnQ

[Patrick Svitek @PatrickSvitek]

Top primary target @RogersForTexas is up on TV attacking challenger @olcott4texas, and it's a creative one #HD60 #txlege

[Gromer M. Jeffers @gromerjeffers]

Looks like @NikkiHaley will swing through Texas next week, including a Thursday (Feb. 15) rally in Dallas. More details to come.

[Patrick Svitek @PatrickSvitek]

Paxton spokesperson Nick Maddux responds: "I didn’t know Ken Paxton was on the ballot in HD-21. It’s a bizarre and desperate ad. When you are running ads like this two weeks before early vote, it’s a clear sign the Speaker’s reelection is in trouble." #HD21 #txlege

[Patrick Svitek @PatrickSvitek]

.@DadePhelan goes direct-to-camera about @KenPaxtonTX in a new reelection campaign ad, running on TV and digital.

"If Paxton will break an oath to his wife and God, why would he tell Trump — or you — the truth?" #HD21 #txlege