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27 Sep, 16 tweets, 9 min read
Proposed Texas congressional map is out: data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/cf8703… #txlege
The two new seats go to the Austin and Houston areas
.@RepMcCaul loses Harris County in #TX10
On first glance, perennial battleground #TX23 doesn't look like it's changed too much, but those Bexar/El Paso co. insets are gonna be key
.@RepVanTaylor's #TX03, currently contained entirely within Collin County, picks up almost all of very red Hunt County to the east
In another big incumbent protection move, @RepRWilliams' #TX25 is effectively drawn out of Central Texas, including Austin
The initial Harris County take, via @jaspscherer:
.@RepCuellar's #TX28 loses Hidalgo County, a top population center for the district where primary challenger @JCisnerosTX beat him in 2020
Other GOP incumbents getting significantly shored up after competitive races last cycle: @JudgeCarter, whose #TX31 now stretches farther north into rural territory, & @RepTroyNehls, whose #TX22 loses Harris County & picks up Wharton and Matagorda cos., farther outside the metro
Our updating story: texastribune.org/2021/09/24/tex…
.@RepGonzalez's #TX15, which national Republicans are eager to flip, goes from a Biden +1.9 district to Trump +2.7
Following up on this now that we have the 2020 election data for the new district — It would go from Trump +1.7 to Trump +7.3 #TX23
Here are the 2020 presidential election margins for the two new seats:
- #TX37 (Austin area): Biden +53
- #TX38 (Houston area): Trump +18
In South TX, @NRCC previously named #TX15 (Gonzalez), #TX28 (Cuellar) & #TX34 (Vela - open) as targets. This map crystallizes 15 as the top pick-up opportunity & makes 28 much more appealing than 34.

15: Biden +2 --> Trump +3
28: Biden +4 --> Biden +7
34: Biden +4 --> Biden +15
.@DCCC target @Bethvanduyne, who had the closest U.S. House race in Texas last cycle, gets a friendlier #TX24:

Biden +5 --> Trump +12
Extent to which @RepColinAllred & @RepFletcher are getting bluer districts is striking (& raises likelihood of primary opposition). Allred & Fletcher have only ever known single-digit November races — now they're sitting in districts Biden won by 33 & 30 points, resp. #TX07 #TX32

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9 Aug
No House quorum today, @DadePhelan says. 93 members present. #txlege
Here we go?

“The chair anticipates the arrival of several members within the hour," Phelan says. "The House stands at ease pending their arrival." #txlege
Phelan appears to count one more member present, so we're at 94. Six more until quorum. #txlege
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"I will announce next week the plan for the state of Texas to begin building the border wall in the state of Texas," @GovAbbott says in Del Rio
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.@GovAbbott, asked at Fort Worth presser about @DanPatrick's call for a special session: "That’s pretty goofy because everybody knows there’s only one person with the authority to call a special session, and that’s the governor." #txlege
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At Capitol presser, @DanPatrick increases pressure on @GovAbbott to act on electricity repricing. Patrick notes Abbott has "extraordinary powers" under emergency declaration and he could take swift action on repricing if he wanted to. #txlege
.@DanPatrick asks @GovAbbott to "order, under the emergency orders you have, the PUC chair to tell ERCOT to correct that price" #txlege
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No PUC news from @GovAbbott at Dallas presser #txlege
Do you agree with the House or Senate approach to repricing? "I've already made multiple comments about that, and I'll just leave those comments. You can pull them up," @GovAbbott said. #txlege
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