Phelan admits the hope: Big losses in Texas will steer GOP voters from conservatism | New polling – Pratt on Texas 10/14/2026

The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Conservative hating, disgraced former Speaker of the Texas House, Dade Phelan, admits in an interview with Leftist Texas Monthly what the real game is: The insider anti-conservative crowd hopes a big Texas loss for Republicans will steer the party away from conservatism and back into the hands of the insider class. This is despicable but not new. It is the same argument I heard while in the room with these types back in the 1980’s and 1990’s.

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Latest UT/Texas Politics Poll Finds Historic Levels of Competition in Texas Midterm Elections – it’s all about gasoline prices. There are some odd non-sequiturs in the polling which shows voter emotional frustration. U.S. House Speaker Johnson: ‘I’m Telling You, the Polling Is Wrong’

GOP Super PAC pulls $3 million planned to fight Cuellar in TX28, moves funding to other South Texas fights, namely TX15 and TX34.

No Spy Cameras: Comptroller Huffines Signs Executive Order Banning Grant Money for Flock Cameras and License Plate Trackers

Lubbock County voters, be sure to vote at the bottom of the ballot for three members of the Lubbock Central Appraisal District board of directors: Vote for Micah O’Hair, Garret Carmouche, and Jon Bruegel.

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