Friday, February 21, 2025

Good Friday morning. Happy birthday to our princess and oldest daughter. She arrived on the heels of Winter Storm Uri, almost as if she waited for the PUC’s emergency orders to expire. If you can believe it, she was our second child born in an Austin hospital without running water.

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Today's Top Narrative

"Two bills, two steps forward, to a better education." I gave an overview of the House's school choice bill yesterday. Now, here's a roundup of the key reviews and reactions from yesterday.

First up: Lt. Gov. Patrick said, "We are encouraged by the filing today of the Texas House version of School Choice, HB 3, by Rep. Brad Buckley and are excited to see it closely aligns with Senate Bill 2. This is our 6th time passing a school choice bill in the Texas Senate. We look forward to Speaker Burrows and Chairman Buckley to finally get it across the finish line in the House." That error in the last sentence is original. No judgment, of course. I get it. I'm about that life.

Patrick speaking yesterday at TPPF and using the Tony Robbins work-the-room approach.

In the same post, Patrick also offered a quote from Sen. Brandon Creighton (R–Conroe) which reads in part: "Both chambers are prioritizing low-income and special needs students, creating the largest school choice launch in the nation. I look forward to working with the House to finally deliver for Texas families."

How Texas is Attempting to Capture Corporations Fleeing Delaware.

After 39 of the 55 delegates to the convention signed the final draft of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787, it returned to the original 13 states for ratification. The ratification process sparked intense national debate: Federalists v. Anti-Federalists. But not quite as much in Delaware. Less than

Playing against the House

Good Thursday morning. Anyone else hungry for steak all the time lately? Get in touch: greg@gregcox.law ⭕Today's Top Narrative PLAYING AGAINST THE HOUSE. We've heard from Governor Abbott: "I don't have a problem with online sports betting." We have a

Public Education pulls an all-nighter

Good Wednesday morning. If I had known that a large group of educators were going to be up all night, I would have dropped my kids off and gotten some sleep. Get in touch: greg@gregcox.law ⭕Today's Top Narrative ALL-NIGHTER. With over 715 witnesses registered to testify—

ESA day in the Texas House.

Good Tuesday morning. Back to your regularly scheduled programming. After a few months of late nights and early mornings, I am finally bulking up the team to help streamline my workflow and deliver a better product. You can also start to expect a regular cadence of more long-form writings. As

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How Texas is Attempting to Capture Corporations Fleeing Delaware.

Playing against the House

Public Education pulls an all-nighter

ESA day in the Texas House.