Texas GOP has new chairman | Leftist judge says Texas can’t sue ActBlue – Pratt on Texas 6/12/2026

The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas Republicans are in convention in Houston and have elected a new state chairman, defeating the incumbent. D’Rinda Randall has been elected the new head of the Republican Party of Texas and David Covey has been elected as vice chairman. Also, the report of the temporary committee for Texas legislative priorities has reported a list of 15 priorities that will likely be reduced to about half by the convention. In the #15 item on AI, this could come right out of the Democrat Party’s platform anytime over the last 40 years!

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DPS Releases Details in Midland Shooting.

Attorney General Paxton ruling rightly declares that so-called ‘skill’ gaming machines can still violate Texas gambling laws.

Governor Abbott partly grandstand on directive making data centers pay their own infrastructure expansion (electric grid) costs. They, and every other industrial customer, generally already does this. Maybe he’ll achieve a small incremental gain with this?

Bill Clinton appointed, McGovern supporting federal judge in Massachusetts says Texas cannot sue the Dem money machine ActBlue because it helps Paxton’s campaign. By that logic, this judge’s order help’s Talarico’s campaign so he’s wrong.

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