Friday, February 28, 2025

Good Friday morning. It's the last day in February? That can't be right. Who is running the clock?

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Today's Top Narrative

"I'm tired of having to justify my blackness." During a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing yesterday, Rep. Brian Harrison (R–Midlothian) accused the Texas Water Development Board and its new Chairwoman L'Oreal Stepney of engaging in "race-based employment determinations." The exchange ignited a flurry of statements from other members and from the Big Three.

Setting the stage: A House Appropriations Subcommittee invited a handful of agencies within their purview to provide an overview of their budgets. Slated yesterday was the Texas Water Development Board. Stepney is a black woman with 33 years of state service, first at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and then at the Texas Water Development board. She holds two engineering degrees and is a highly regarded fixture not only in the water policy world, but the larger Capitol ecosystem. Harrison is a reform-minded Republican, an ardent critic of Speaker Burrows, and maintains the most active social media presence of any member.

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.