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It's All Over But the Cryin' Now

One of Texas' top elected Republicans will have his career ended on Tuesday: Either John Cornyn or Ken Paxton. And election day can't come fast enough after President Trump may have dealt the political death blow to Texas senior senator, who's been nothing but a solid soldier for Trump. Loyalty up to Trump never equals loyalty back down, though, and Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton serves as the latest lesson in that. The congressional runoffs around Texas are coming down to the wire and we'll check in on just about all of them. Plus: Answering your questions about that infamous taco order Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.

The Girls Are Fighting. Again.

"Channeling his inner Trump": Even though his actual fight over property taxes is with Lt. Gov. Patrick, Gov Abbott's political operation is threatening lobbyists' livelihoods over that issue while Abbott himself is threatening local governments over immigration enforcement. Harvey has a lot to say about both. Plus, the Republican runoff for Attorney General is red hot while the US Senate race now includes accusations of AG Paxton taking it easy on a child molester in Waco. Oh, and Democratic nominee James Talarico boxed in Sen. John Cornyn on gas prices this week. Come for the coverage of all that. Stay for Scott's graduation in Houston. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.

From Small Town DJ to Leading Texas #1 Politics News Outlet: Braddock Marks 30 Years in Media

This week on the show: Even he can't believe it, but it's now been 30 years since Scott Braddock dropped out of high school to start a full time career in Texas media. He started as a small town disc jockey in Brenham and worked his way up to run the essential news outlet for Texas political professionals, the Quorum Report, alongside Publisher Harvey Kronberg. This past year he and Harvey launched the state's new #1 politics podcast: Quorum Report Radio. Scott is in Houston today celebrating with family and friends as he receives an honorary degree from Houston City College. So in the meantime, we hope you'll enjoy this conversation with Comms and Coffee host Hector Valle about Scott's three decades in print and on the air. Our regular show will return next week. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.

Grappling with Grief

On so many levels, the way Texans deal with grief was on full display this week. It was on the faces of the parents who testified about their daughters who were killed in Hill Country floods last year and it was in the outpouring of concern after the sudden death of radio host Chad Hasty. But our audience at Quorum Report really is a community that comes together during these times. I can't tell you how much it's appreciated. Meanwhile, Harvey has a warning about what the Texas budget might look like next session and Jen Rice at Democracy Docket joined the show to talk about what might happen in the immediate aftermath of a landmark ruling on redistricting. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.

Karma is a Mirror

After voters in Virginia this week approved a new congressional map giving a big boost to Democrats, the Republican Party is now running behind in the redistricting arms race that started last summer at the Texas Capitol. We'll break it all down for you including some exclusive reporting on how some Texas Republicans in Congress were hoping state Democrats would block President Trump's "dumb" idea to redraw this state's maps. Plus: We'll go to Dallas County where Current Revolt's Tony Ortiz has been tracking the rise and fall of former County GOP Chairman Allen West. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.