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The Quorum is a non-partisan newsletter focusing on Texas politics and government. Founded in 1983, QR is Texas' oldest political newsletter. Former editors for Quorum Report include founders Tim Richardson and Scott Bennett. Hilary Hyltonheld the reins briefly until current publisher and editor Harvey Kronberg came on board in 1989.
The Quorum Report was an early implementer of the internet. We "went live" in 1998. QR pioneered the power of the Internet to evolve into a multi-dimensional news, information and gossip source for the politically involved. Published online the newsletter combines fast breaking news along with institutional memory and a healthy skepticism as befits a publication whose subscribers include most of Texas' elected officials, most of the lobby as well as most law firms and public relations firms with a legislative practice.
Currently, the publication includes the Daily Buzz, News Clips, the R&D Department and a Calendar of Political Events. Source
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Search ArticlesSchool voucher supporter pours $3 million into Speaker Burrows operation as GOP Texas House members scramble to outperform Paxton
Jeff Yass joins Tim Dunn in funding Burrows’ GOP incumbents in tough races; at the top of the ticket, the governor is burning through historic amounts of cash only to be essentially tied or behind his Democratic opponent in the polls Editor’s Note: James Russell’s breakdowns of the campaign cash flowing in legislative races have been a favorite of QR readers for years.
Kronberg says Talarico campaign is reminiscent of the rise of George W. Bush against Ann Richards
The possibility of presidential year-level turnout coupled with potentially higher voter intensity than 2018 has statewide GOP officeholders up against the ropes; the adage is “Everything stays the same in Texas politics until it doesn’t” One prominent Republican recently described the last three weeks as a freefall.
Eakin says Texas built a broken voter system, now the state blames the counties
In this guest op-ed, Republican data scientist John Eakin argues that TEAM's failures are a state architecture problem and the Secretary of State's answer so far has been to hand the cleanup to the counties A motivational poster company in Austin has spent nearly three decades selling essentially the same joke, framing failure as inspiration and calling it leadership. The Despair, Inc. catalog endures because its captions describe some real organizations better than their mission statements do.
Abbott attacks Hinojosa on property tax legislation that failed when Speaker Burrows did not defend the work of his GOP members
Democrats including Hinojosa joined with conservative Republicans Tony Tinderholt, Mitch Little, and others to defeat one of the key bills now highlighted by the governor’s campaign. The real story is House leadership was rolled by the Senate the same way Burrows surrendered to Patrick on school finance and THC last year For at least a month, Gov.
Patrick tells supporters that some of his senators and GOP candidates for Texas Senate are trailing democrats, per sources
Patrick also apparently said he and Abbott are both in tight races while Paxton is tied with Talarico Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told supporters on Wednesday afternoon gathered for a fundraiser upstairs at the Austin Club that two of his GOP senators are in tough races and his candidate in Tarrant County is trailing the Democrat.
North Texas Commission study finds more than $35 billion economic boost from defense industry in the mighty Metroplex every year
During the North Texas Commission’s Annual Meeting this evening – this year, featuring Congressman Jake Ellzey – the organization released eye-popping numbers on the economic impact of the defense industry across the Dallas-Fort Worth region. The new study shows the industry supports $35.3 billion in annual gross product and 264,603 jobs across the 13-county Dallas-Fort Worth region, along with $1.76 billion in state tax revenue and $1.50 billion in local tax revenue.
Republican poll of Tarrant County voters shows Sen. Rehmet with commanding lead over GOP challenger Wambsganss
The numbers from a GOP pollster reveal an environment in which Tarrant Republicans may be rattled on election day; they’ve already been battening down the hatches and County Judge O’Hare is portraying himself as a “bipartisan” problem solver Now and again, Quorum Report has published the results of polls without revealing how we got the numbers and without publishing the polling memo. It’s not our usual MO and it frustrates professional pollsters. When to do it, it’s a judgement call, for sure.
Poll shows Rep. Bumgarner and Democratic challenger Wooten in competitive race
The poll shows the “race for Texas House District 63 locked in a tie, with Denise Wooten trailing Republican Ben Bumgarner both receiving 46% after voters heard basic biographical information about both candidates.” The race between Rep. Ben Bumgarner and his Democratic challenger Denise Wooten looks particularly competitive especially given the strong GOP leanings of that Texas House district in Denton County, per a new poll released this morning.
Insurance Commissioner Crawford lays out proposals in response to Abbott directive on reducing costs
Insurance Commissioner Crawford lays out proposals in response to Abbott directive on reducing costs
New cigar lounge in Austin pays tribute to legendary WW2 veteran Richard Overton
The family of Overton, who during his life was honored at the Texas Capitol on numerous occasions, will join the new owners to pay tribute to him with the new name of the store bringing cigars, culture, and the city together on the East Side Many of y’all know that since 2020, my favorite place for an afternoon cigar has been on the Austin’s East Side. Daniel White, Luis Parra, and the crew at the store became like family under their old banner and now something new is just getting started.