Quorum Report Radio

In a seismic shift, Gov. Greg Abbott and every other statewide Republican on the ballot were all shown the door this week by Texas voters. Stick around for the end of the show for my parting message to Abbott. Before that, Harvey drops in to give his thoughts on how we got here and what might happen next. Plus, Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa hints at what's coming next year as she introduced the team who will help her make the transition to the Texas Governor's Mansion and lawmakers from both parties have coalesced around Dean Senfronia Thompson of Houston to be the next Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. Oh, and our listener Matt Foster in DFW is raising money through the end of the year for his fellow veterans through the PGA Hope campaign. Please join me in making a donation and share the link with friends: https://give.pgareach.org/matt   Programming note: We'll take a vacation from the show next week and return to the mic on Nov 20. Meantime, make sure you're a subscriber at quorumreport.com for all the latest news on Texas politics and government. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston. 

The final edition of the show before election day has arrived. We’ll break down the final push by the campaigns to turn out their voters, and my friend Brad Johnson with The Texas Bullpen will drop by for a drink as we do our best to read the tea leaves ahead of Tuesday. Oh, and our listener Matt Foster in DFW is raising money for his fellow veterans through the PGA Hope campaign. Please join me in making a donation:https://give.pgareach.org/matt   Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston. 

It seems some of the biggest names in Texas GOP politics didn't get the "One Party, One Mission" memo: Sen. John Cornyn, Ag Commissioner Sid Miller, and former Speaker Dade Phelan were all on national broadcast TV this week saying something very different. Plus a history lesson from Karl Rove. Then WFAA Senior Investigative Journalist Tanya Eiserer joins us to talk about the search for the origin of those mysterious transgender pamphlets mailed to kids all over Texas. And finally: A reality check on just how many more Republicans there are in Texas than Democrats. Will they get out to vote? Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston. 

With Gov. Abbott going full bore against Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa – accusing her of supporting a state income tax – you’ve got to hear Harvey Kronberg's explanation of the real history of that third rail issue in Texas politics. Meantime top Texas Democrats are debating random strangers because their Republican opponents won't show up and Tony Ortiz at Current Revolt joins us for the story under the story of these fake rumors about Rep. Talarico in a mental health facility in Ohio. Plus, our friend Chris Tritico is about to debut a documentary on the dismantling of Texas public schools. "The Long Game" premieres at 7 p.m. Monday, October 19, at MATCH in Houston, with additional screenings planned across Texas. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston. 

So much cover: This week, Harvey has the lowdown on how some GOP women got up and walked out when Sen. Angela Paxton told them to vote for her estranged husband. Before that, Evan and I called the Ken Paxton "tip line" to let him know what we've heard about the whereabouts of James Talarico. Defending the Texas House GOP majority, Speaker Dustin Burrows is now working right alongside the rightwing megadonors who his original supporters feared would take over the Texas House last year. Then, after AG Paxton said in leaked audio that he's not fully in control of his campaign, Sarah Rumpf with Mediaite joined the show to talk about who's really been running Paxton's campaigns all along. Hint: It was those same megadonors now helping Speaker Burrows' efforts to save his majority. And after one of Gov. Greg Abbott's endorsed candidates went on a racist rant during a DWI arrest in the Houston area, it's worth asking what ever happened to Abbott's plan to turn Harris County "deep red." Evan Mintz with the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board checks in about that. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.