The Texan

11/11/2025

On today's Daily Rundown podcast, Assistant Editor Rob Laucius covers:
🔺A wrongful death lawsuit against Camp Mystic regarding the July 4 flood
🔺U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington not running for re-election to Congress
🔺California Gov. Gavin Newsom's and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's rallies in Houston

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11/11/2025

Senior Reporter Brad Johnson breaks down the dollar amount per vote in the Texas Senate District 9 special election between Republicans Leigh Wambsganss and John Huffman and Democrat Taylor Rehmet.

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11/11/2025

In this edition of Ripples, reporter Holly Hansen takes a look at different Texas localities' approach to governance and how deviation from the "core purposes" of government has been rewarded or rejected around the state.

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Post-Election Greetings,

11/11/2025

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the popular game platform Roblox of failing to “implement effective safety measures to protect child users from well documented predatory threats” in a lawsuit filed last week.

Paxton’s lawsuit alleges that Roblox has ignored online safety laws.

11/11/2025

In this week's Fourth Reading, Senior Reporter Brad Johnson looks at the number of open seats piling up in the Texas Legislature and the effect that lost institutional knowledge could have in 2027.

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All things come to an end.

11/11/2025

The tiny Czech community of Praha, with a population that never exceeded 100, was affected more than most during the Second World War, when nine of its young men were killed. Now it hosts an annual Veteran's Day celebration honoring the fallen.

One small Texas Czech village lost nine young men in World War II.

11/11/2025

Houston hosted both California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Gov. Greg Abbott for post-election events last weekend. Newsom celebrated his redistricting-related wins in California, while Abbott announced his 2026 re-election campaign and touted several legislative scores.

Abbott kicked off his re-election campaign while Newsom was in town celebrating California’s Proposition 50.

11/11/2025

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing over a Harris County program that uses taxpayer dollars to provide legal defense for illegal immigrants facing deportation. He said the county's commissioners court is “filled with traitors who are robbing Texans."

County taxpayers currently fund legal services for those facing deportation.

11/11/2025

"It has always been my firm conviction that public service be a lifetime commitment, while public office a temporary stint in stewardship — not a career," U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington said upon announcing he would not seek re-election to Congress in 2026.

He will have served 10 years in Congress upon his retirement.

11/11/2025

Families of 25 kids and two counselors who drowned during the catastrophic flooding that swept Central Texas on July 4 have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Camp Mystic.

Twenty-five campers and two counselors lost their lives due to the July 4 flooding disaster.

11/11/2025

“Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world. A Veteran doesn’t have that problem.” — Ronald Reagan

11/10/2025

On today's Daily Rundown podcast, Assistant Editor Rob Laucius covers:
🔺Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calling for an investigation into Texas Southern University
🔺State and local law enforcement responses to the federal 287(g) program
🔺The Texas Education Agency's first public meeting on the Fort Worth ISD takeover

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