December 23, 2024
Part one
All thing Texas, Indictment Watch and Perry on the campaign trail
Scott Braddock, editor of the Quorum Report (Reporting on Texas politics since 1983)

Speaker Straus hints at some of what is to come on the House side in this session
“Texas House members aren’t gonna be bullied,” Straus said of those who threaten GOP members with primary challenges from the right. He’s personally against repeal of in-state tuition for undocumented students and wants to avoid “gimmicks” in the budget
In ‘Water-Testing Campaign’ Rick Perry Flexes Financial Muscle, Flouts Indictment

ThinkProgressFormer Texas governor Rick Perry, out of office for just a month, is gearing up to hit the … Fund, found it “riddled with problems,” according to the Dallas Morning News

Part two

All things caucus Iowa Political Science Professor Steffen Schmidt

Scott Walker…Steffen says he is the most formidable candidate in 2016 so far