Miscellaneous
The crew met at Zilker Brewing to share some hop juice and catch up on what's happened since the Legislature left town...and it turns out quite a lot as you can see below. We covered everything from new polls showing Texas in play in 2020 to the latest on the border and what Ted Cruz and AOC have in common. Intro: 3:00 minutes Who’s hosting Where we’re recording What we’re drinking Top Line: New Texas Presidential Polls Immigration and border from tariffs to racists teachers and private wall Wendy: Yay or Nay? Texas legislature/Gov. Pride Month Local Election Results Presidential: New Texas 2020 poll has: * Biden 48%, Trump 44% * Trump 46%, Warren 45% * Trump 46%, Buttigieg 44% * Pressure for Beto for Senate Border/Immigration: Privately Funded Border Wall Near Completion In New Mexico Mexico Agreed to Take Border Actions Months Before Trump Announced Tariff Deal UPDATE: Texas teacher fired after asking Trump to round up 'illegal students from Mexico' Austin boy raises $25,000 to support border wall State/Legislature: Analysis: Texas Republicans, squeezed between tariffs and immigration Bill awaiting Abbott's signature could derail Austin ISD's sex education plan Inside Texas’ Failed Experiment to Replace Planned Parenthood with an Anti-Abortion Group Gov. Abbott vetoes domestic violence bill over radioactive waste amendment Texas' Uninsured Rate Is Bad And Getting Worse. But Lawmakers Did Nothing About It This Session. Fmr. SoS David Whitley back in Abbott’s office with raise and promotion Pride: Poll: Most Texans oppose refusing to serve LGBT peopleDallas bar fires employee who kicked out transgender woman Galveston paints Rainbow crosswalk 2nd Waco church splits from Texas Baptist group over LGBTQ acceptance Dallas transgender community on edge in the midst of violent attacks Local Elections: Dallas gets new Mayor: State Rep. Eric Johnson Nirenberg holds on in San Antonio Houston Mayor gets new opponent Geto Boys “Scarface” to run for City Council in Houston/ Bushwick Bill dead? Ranked choice voting could save millions of dollars for Texas cities Welcome to Texas: Elon Musk's SpaceX is developing giant Mars rockets in a sleepy town in southern Texas. Here's what it's like to visit. Word comes out at fundraiser that Wendy Davis plans to run for US CongressFormer state Sen. Wendy Davis said Friday she is not ready to announce whether she’s running for the 21st Congressional District Whataburger issues new merch including running shoes and pillows Texas Man Shot His Son, Had 'Father-Son' Chat Before Stabbing Him: Cops | KLVI AM