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20 Nov, 5 tweets, 4 min read
In statement lauding @RepEBJ, #TX30 Dem candidate @abelfortexas says he "hope[s] to represent the constituents of CD-30 with her same dedication and progressive vision to better our community and improve outcomes for all families." He launched his campaign late last month.
.@SenRoyceWest, meanwhile, confirms he's not running for #TX30 now that it's open and will seek reelection to his state Senate seat #txlege
One potential candidate is @jasminefor100. She released this statement praising @RepEBJ’s tenure and tells me she’ll “evaluate things over the weekend” #TX30 #txlege
.@JaneHopeTX, a former top staffer for the Biden campaign in Texas, has had an exploratory committee for #TX30 since May. Here’s her reax to @RepEBJ’s retirement announcement:
Meanwhile, former Dallas City Council member Vonciel Jones Hill has already filed FEC papers for #TX30 this afternoon:

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20 Nov
Just in: @RepEBJ announces retirement after current term ends #TX30
She acknowledges she previously promised this would be her last term. "I have gone back and forth … the whole time because of the pleading and the asking, but as of January ... the year after next, I will step down." #TX30
"I will retire, and let me assure you that I will also recommend to you" who I want to succeed me, Johnson says. #TX30
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27 Sep
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
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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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10 Jun
"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
Abbott said this at border security summit, where he also said he'd issue a new disaster declaration next week in which DPS "will work w/ local officials to arrest anyone who enters our state illegally & is found trespassing, engaged in vandalism, criminal mischief or smuggling."
A couple other announcements Abbott made there:
- formation of Governor's Task Force on Border and Homeland Security, which will meet every two weeks
- "invoking an interstate compact power" w/ Arizona on border security, hoping other states join
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10 Jun
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price announces run for Tarrant County judge texastribune.org/2021/06/10/bet…
Price's primary competition: @TimothyOHare, ex-@tarrantgop chair who's been endorsed by @michaelcburgess, @Bethvanduyne, @StephanieKlick, @JeffCasonTexas, @RepMattKrause, @reptinderholt, @DavidCookTexas, @BillWaybourn and current county GOP chair Rick Barnes.
Official statement from Price:
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27 May
.@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
Abbott: “If anybody tries to force this, it’s not gonna be like ... in the past where we’ll have 40 items. ... The only thing I will be putting on there are things I want [passed]. ... We’re gonna go 1 item at a time. ... Not until they pass that item, we move on to another item"
Abbott: "If anybody tries to hold hostage this...session to force a special...that person will be putting their members...potentially into a special...4 another 2 yrs until the next reg session bc I’m gonna make sure we get things passed, not just open up some debating society."
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