Monday, March 3, 2025

Good Monday morning. Senate State Affairs is gonna be lit today.

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Today's Top Narrative

DEJA VACCINE. On Friday, five years and two days after he first spoke publicly on the COVID-19 virus (feel free to check me there), Governor Abbott commented publicly for the first time on the rise of measles cases in Texas.

Yesterday evening, U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy penned an op-ed at Fox News calling for vaccinations.

And today, the House Committee on Public Health will hear testimony from the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of State Health Services.

Current Status. The Texas Department of State Health Services reports 146 confirmed cases of measles in the South Plains region since late January. Of these, 20 patients have been hospitalized, and tragically, one child has died. The outbreak's epicenter is in Gaines County, with significant cases also in Terry County and other surrounding areas. DSHS is currently issuing updates on Tuesdays and Fridays, but I would guess we'll get a status update this morning in the Public Health Committee.

What Abbott said: "Last week, I directed DSHS to deploy necessary resources including epidemiologists, immunization teams, and specimen collection teams to affected areas," Abbott wrote on X on Friday. "The State Medical Operations Center is managing resource deployment and daily situation updates, and coordination calls are being held with local hospitals, health authorities, and response teams."

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Playing against the House

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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.