Graham Platner's campaign touting new internal polling that shows he still leads Susan Collins after voters are told about sexting controversy (as part of negative info about both candidates): #MESENdrive.google.com/file/d/1sKlb0N…
Memo from Platner’s campaign on the state of the race:
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Hearing in Paxton securities fraud case is over. Both sides agree to return Oct. 6 to address pending pretrial motions and a potential trial date #txlege
Paxton was there for the hearing but did not speak, sitting in the front row throughout
Paxton prosecutor Kent Schaffer said he anticipates a trial date “probably early in the winter, probably around February.” But both sides agreed they need to get through the impeachment trial first to fully grasp how the rest of this case will go.
Buzbee calls the House impeachment a "driveby shooting on a holiday weekend to politically assassinate" Paxton #txlege
Cogdell, who already reps Paxton in his securities fraud case, speaks now. Cogdell jokes he's the "least recongizable lawyer involved in thise case" #txlege
Patrick continues to call eliminating prop taxes a "fantasy."
"I don’t blame it on the governor. He’s either getting very bad information from his staff or very bad information from someone on the outside." #txlege
Patrick rehashes a lot of recent arguments, challenges @GovAbbott to say he will not veto a bill to increase homestead exemption #txlege
Breaking: Texas Senate approves plans to convene as a court of impeachment against Paxton no later than Aug. 28 #txlege
The Senate forms a seven-member committee to issues recommendation to the full chamber on rules of procedure for the trial. The committee will present its recommendations on June 20. #txlege
The committee is named:
Birdwell (chair)
Hinojosa (vice chair)
Creighton
Flores
Huffman
King
West #txlege