Garcia, who’s been hit w/ weeks of Dem ads based on her anti-Obamacare comments as a Cruz staffer, says here she wants to “focus on making the ACA work better for families in South Texas” >

NEW: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says he was diagnosed with cancer and received radiation houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron #hounews

.Beto O'Rourke got $475K from SEIU Texas on Monday, per new daily pre-election TEC report #txgov

Checking in on EV: After eight out of 12 days, 3.4M have voted by mail or in-person, a 19% turnout.

In top 30 counties w/ most registered voters (78% of current electorate), 2.7M have voted, for 19% turnout. It was 3.3M/27% in the top 30 counties after eight days in 2018.

O’Rourke outraises Abbott in final month of Texas governor’s race texastribune.org/2022/11/01/gre…

Energy Security PAC, last seen helping August Pfluger in the '20 #TX11 primary, has come back to life in recent days, disclosing $200K+ spent for Rs in #TX15 & #TX34 . Spending didn't start until Oct. 20, 1 day after the period that would've triggered pre-election donor disclosure

NEW: The Tribune & ProPublica obtained 20+ emergency calls and dispatch recordings made before and during law enforcement's chaotic 77-minute-long response to the Uvalde shooting.
Calls identified children trapped with the shooter. And police waited. texastribune.org/2022/11/01/uva…

An interesting look at the at time confusing rhetoric from the TX elections chief.

'I don’t know that there’s a better way to convey a message...than being a little understanding of, potentially, how they got where they are.”

By Robert Downen ($8/month blue checkmark)' texastribune.org/2022/11/01/tex… #txlege

In #TX34 , Rep. Vicente Gonzalez is launching a TV ad featuring his wife responding to GOP attack ads

Top lines for eight-day TEC reports in Texas races I'm watching: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… #txlege

Takeoff, one-third of the group Migos, was reportedly killed in an early morning shooting in Houston.

Per TMZ: 'We're told Takeoff and Quavo were there playing dice when an altercation broke out and that's when someone opened fire.'

New Hobby School of Public Affairs poll: Abbott +13, Patrick +15, Paxton +12, Hegar +17, Buckingham +16, Miller +14, Christian +14 (Oct. 19-26; 1,200 LVs; YouGov online; +/-2.8%) static.texastribune.org/media/files/8e…

.Jay Kleberg, the Democratic nominee for land commissioner, reports a $250K donation from Charles Butt on his latest TEC report.

Butt recently endorsed Kleberg, but Kleberg also got money from 2 other donors who usually back Republicans: Ray Hunt ($25K) & Julianna Holt ($25K).