From tonight’s @jamestalarico.bsky.social rally in Lockhart. Meet Ruby.
Профиль
Lauren McGaughy
Профиль VivelyTexas politics correspondent @nytimes.com | Past: @kutnews.bsky.social @dallasnews.com @houstonchronicle.com @nolanews.bsky.social | FOIA nerd 📧: lauren.mcgaughy@nytimes.com Signal: lmcgaughy.40 ☎︎: 512-436-3641
Ken Paxton held a press conference today. His first question was on the story we broke last week about the three new properties he's acquired during his divorce. He declined to answer the question. Read the story here:: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u... Link to presser: x.com/schwagerTV/s...
Paxton Expands Real Estate Portfolio Amid Senate Run and Divorce (Gift Article)The Texas attorney general and his trusts now hold at least 15 properties worth about $9 million.www.nytimes.com
⟳ Репост от Lauren McGaughy
U.S. Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their Relatives www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/b...
Trump Administration Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their Relatives (Gift Article)The government is aggressively seeking the confidential sources of Times reporters who wrote about the president’s new Air Force One. The Times has asked a judge to quash the subpoenas.www.nytimes.comYesterday, I spoke to Texans who were rebuilding after a second year of floods. But this story is not about chaos and destruction. It’s about a woman who sees blessings everywhere — and the people who keep her believing. Stay for the kicker. 🎩 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/u...
‘The Top Hats Are Saved!’ A Texas Dance Studio Weathers Another Major Flood.To CeCe Jean Saunders, it seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime event when her studio in Kerrville, Texas, flooded last year. Then it happened again.www.nytimes.comJames Talarico's spox questioned whether Ken Paxton will follow through on debate. “Ken Paxton has a long record of saying he’ll show up for Texans then disappearing when it counts. We’ll believe him when he accepts these three debates and we see him on stage.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...
Ken Paxton and James Talarico Agree to Debate in U.S. Senate RaceKen Paxton, a Republican, has not debated in more than a decade. A showdown with James Talarico, a Democrat, could be a key moment in the hard-fought race.www.nytimes.comNEW: Ken Paxton bought three condos in a luxury resort in Utah earlier this year. On the deeds, he listed a home in Frisco as his address. Police reports we obtained refer to the home's owner as a woman, not his wife, with whom he's been photographed vacationing. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...
Ken Paxton Bought 3 Utah Condos, Adding to a $9 Million Real Estate PortfolioThe Texas attorney general and his trusts now hold at least 15 properties worth about $9 million.www.nytimes.com
Asked whether she would actively campaign for or with James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett said: “I have no idea. I am more focused on down-ballot races in general.” She also won't be speaking at the Texas Dems Convention. Neither will Colin Allred. www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...
Texas Democrats seek unity at state convention without Jasmine CrockettTexas Democrats seek unity at state convention without Jasmine Crockett as James Talarico forges ahead in Senate campaign.www.dallasnews.comUT Austin just axed the station manager of its beloved local NPR affiliate after disagreements over a festival the station recently hosted. The manager was told she could resign, to which @dhiott.bsky.social said, "you'll have to fire me," per @kutnews.bsky.social. www.kut.org/education/20...
UT Austin leadership fires KUT General Manager Debbie HiottAn email to staff at Austin's NPR station, addressed from Anita L. Vangelisti, the interim dean of the Moody College of Communication, said the decision was effective immediately.www.kut.org
⟳ Репост от Lauren McGaughy
Breaking News: Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soared above $150 on its first day of trading.
Elon Musk Becomes the World’s First TrillionaireWith SpaceX shares soaring on their first day of trading, the world’s richest person crossed another milestone — one with 13 digits.nyti.ms
ICYMI: The top election official in Texas just announced her retirement, which will take effect less than four months before the state’s most closely watched election in a decade. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u... #TXLEGE
Top Texas Election Official to Resign, Months Before General Contestwww.nytimes.com
⟳ Репост от Lauren McGaughy
Exclusive: Today, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced the acquisition of a whopping 54,000 acres of land 125 miles west of San Antonio, which will become Silver Lake State Park and Texas’s second-largest state park to date. 🎉
Texas's Second-Largest State Park Is Officially ComingParks and Wildlife finalized the deal for the 54,000-acre Silver Lake Ranch.www.texasmonthly.comNEW: The @AP has called the race for Texas Railroad Commission, the states oil and gas regulatory body, for insurgent candidate Bo French. With his win, Texas Republicans have advanced a slate of anti-incumbent, hard line candidates. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...
Anti-Muslim Candidate Wins G.O.P. Runoff for Texas Oil Jobwww.nytimes.com
