Cruz, Davis Among TIME Magazine’s 46 POY Finalists;
Ethics Questions Raised for Two Texas Congressmen;
Wide Ranging Glenn Beck Interview with Sen. Cornyn;
Cruz Foreign Policy Magazine op ed on Iran
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Good evening from Austin.

Here’s the short holiday week brief:

Your absolute must clicks:
> TIME Magazine has announced 46 finalists for Person of the Year, and Wendy Davis and Ted Cruzmade the cut.
> AP reports on ethics questions surrounding Congressmen Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) and Steve Stockman (R-TX).
> Glenn Beck had a wide ranging interview with U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Monday.
> U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has an op ed on the Iranian nuclear deal for Foreign Policy Magazine.

Continue reading “Must Read Texas – November 25, 2013”

Van de Putte Announces for Lt. Gov.;
AP on Democratic ‘Stark Contrast’ for 2014;
Anglin on George P. Bush;
Democrat Brown Files for Railroad Commissioner;
Boyuls Releases 100-Member Statewide Leadership Team;
Defund Obamacare Round Two?
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Good evening from Austin.

Here’s the short end-of-weekend brief:

VAN DE PUTTE ANNOUNCES FOR LT. GOV.

TT’s Morgan Smith and Alana Rocha report:

Long rumored to be a contender, state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte has now made it official: She is running for lieutenant governor.

“I want to be your lieutenant governor because Mama ain’t happy — because Texas, we can do better,” Van de Putte said in a roughly 25-minute speech Saturday that touched heavily on the importance of family in her life.

Continue reading “Must Read Texas – November 24, 2013”

DMN editorial on #JFK50; Cruz in NYC Today;
Van De Putte to Announce for Lt. Gov Saturday in San Antonio;
Texas Added 43,800 Jobs in Sept & Oct; Perry: Let’s Change Debates;
MRT Email Sponsorship Available for Rest of Year
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Good morning from New Orleans.
I’m on my bachelor party.
As Joe Kane said in The Program (1993), “Let’s put the women and children to bed and go looking for dinner boys.”

As such, this will be a short brief.

Here’s the (short) brief:

DMN COMMEMORATES #JFK50

Today’s DMN editorial on the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination is a must read.
Here’s the full text:

Fifty years is a relative blip on the grand timeline, barely a rounding error between your genesis point and the end of life as we know it. Yet in human terms, 50 years is longer than many life spans, past and present.

Continue reading “Must Read Texas – November 21, 2013”

NYT Editorial on the Texas Abortion Law Legal Challenge;
Cruz & Gillibrand Team up to Fight Military Sexual Abuse;
Abbott’s Privacy Rights Proposals are Gaining Attention;
New Dewhurst TV ad: “Stop Obamacare”;
Staples Rolls Out Finance Team;
Flores Fracking Bill to Pass Congress Today;
MRT Email Sponsorship Available for Rest of Year
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Good morning from Austin.

Here’s the (short) brief:

NYT EDITORIAL BOARD WEIGHS IN ON LEGAL CHALLENGE TO TEXAS ABORTION LAW

Here’s The New York Times editorial:

In an alarming 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court turned away an emergency application to block a new Texas law that is impeding access to safe and legal abortion care in the state. The ruling leaves in place an order by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that allowed the law go into effect while it considers an appeal.

The Texas law requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. A federal district judge, Lee Yeakel, ruled last month that this provision serves no medical purpose and improperly infringes on women’s reproductive rights. The requirement forces a third of Texas’ abortion doctors to stop offering the procedure. Judge Yeakel issued an injunction blocking the provision, which a three-judge panel of the appellate court promptly lifted.

Continue reading “Must Read Texas – November 21, 2013”