Oct 18, 2026

Greg Abbott's Hand-Picked Parks Commission Planned a Closed-Door Session on Selling Boca Chica State Park — Two Days After the Election. Sources Say the Buyer Is Elon Musk's SpaceX.

A draft agenda put the sale of 1,300 acres in Cameron County on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission's closed-door calendar for November 5. All nine commissioners are Greg Abbott appointees. Two sources told Texas Monthly the land is Boca Chica State Park and the buyer is SpaceX. After reporters asked, the agency said the sale isn't on its November agenda.

Public LandsBillionaires & Big Business Texas

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Oct 18, 2026

Monica De La Cruz gutted Medicaid and timed the cuts for after you vote #maga #texas #medicaid

Monica De La Cruz voted to slash nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid, a vote that will help leave an estimated 10 million more Americans without health insurance.

HealthcareCost of Living Texas

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Oct 17, 2026

Monica De La Cruz brags about one DACA family, then blocks the vote for all #maga #texas #daca

Monica De La Cruz is running a glossy new campaign ad bragging about how she helped a local DACA family.

Immigration Texas

Oct 16, 2026

Brandon Herrera Joined a Podcast Bit Mocking People With Down Syndrome — and Said Any 20 Minutes of the Show 'Would Be a Career Killer'

A resurfaced 2024 podcast clip shows Brandon Herrera starting a joke about Tony Stark having Down syndrome and putting on a voice to mock disabled people. Two years later he hosted an 'Autism and Special Needs Forum' for his congressional campaign.

Controversy Texas

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Oct 15, 2026

Brandon Herrera thinks women voting ruined America #maga #texas #brandonherrera

Brandon Herrera thinks the country "went to shit" after women won the right to vote.

Voting RightsControversy LouisianaTexas

Oct 15, 2026

Trump Says the Border Is Secure. Greg Abbott Has Renewed His Border 'Emergency' 21 More Times Anyway — and Kept the No-Bid Contracts Flowing.

Greg Abbott has renewed or amended his border disaster proclamation at least 69 times since 2021 — 21 of them since Trump took office and crossings hit record lows. The 'emergency' lets his agencies skip competitive bidding: more than $5 million in no-bid contracts since January 2025, for rifles, apartments and a Ford F-150.

ImmigrationChecks & BalancesCorruption & Ethics Texas

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Oct 14, 2026

Monica De La Cruz uses our pain for cheap political photo ops #maga #texas #ice

Monica De La Cruz rushed to an ICE detention center to personally free a famous mariachi teen after his arrest sparked national outrage.

Immigration Texas

Oct 14, 2026

Greg Abbott's Administration Failed to Pass Along 500,000 Texans' Voter Registrations for Nearly a Year. He Referred Questions Elsewhere.

At least 500,000 voter registrations and updates Texans made through DPS's driver's-license website since October 2025 never reached county election offices. DPS was told about registration problems in March. Abbott, whose appointee runs Texas elections, sent reporters' questions elsewhere. Voting rights groups have now sued.

Voting Rights Texas

Oct 14, 2026

Ken Paxton Called James Talarico 'Mentally Fragile' and Set Up a 'Tala-Freak-Out Tip Line.' His Senior Adviser Spread a False Claim He'd Been Committed.

While his opponent was home with the flu, Ken Paxton ran ads calling him 'mentally fragile,' led a 'Where is James Talarico?' chant, and opened a tip line. His senior adviser then posted that Talarico had 'definitely been admitted to a mental institution.' The Ohio facility says he was never a patient.

Lies Texas