"Going to Hell, Fer Sure"

"Going to Hell, Fer Sure"

Yes, Lt. Gov. Patrick got a lot of attention for saying James Talarico is "going to hell, for sure." But in understanding what may happen in this election, what's maybe more significant is that senior Texas Republicans including Patrick and Sen. John Cornyn are still feuding following some of the nastiest high-profile GOP primaries in this state's history. Plus, take a trip with us to South Texas as we look for the "Mexican tune" and try to figure out if the GOP can hold their recent gains there despite serious national headwinds. We'll also take you inside the Republican Party of Texas Convention in Houston with Tony Ortiz at currentrevolt.com [http://currentrevolt.com/] - he and his team created a virtual simulation of the convention that you can play on your phone. Yes, really. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.

Bonus Episode: Kronberg Says This Cycle May Shock The Texas GOP

Scott is at the Texas GOP Convention in Houston and Evan is on the beach. So, for the show this week we're featuring Harvey's conversation with Joe Trippi on his national podcast: On The Ground [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiZK2q8qxE9JAIK1V4Euw7ogfWaMWvPg3]. Republicans feel entitled to keeping Texas. After all, they've been in power for nearly 30 years. But could Democrats flip the script? Harvey and Joe talked at length about the potential Dems have in the midterms. Our regular Quorum Report Radio show will return next week.

"Where The Hell is The Money?"

Texas House Republicans and Democrats alike are getting really frustrated over the fact that they voted for billions in additional funding for public schools but the ISDs aren't getting what they were promised. Well, there was a shady process for passing that school funding bill last year and it deserves an explanation. Also: "Rural Texas is on fire" politically. That's the way one GOP legislator described backlash to data centers, failing farms, screwworm concerns, and more. And President Trump's Freedom 250 celebration may come down to just one musical act from Texas: Vanilla Ice. There's a problem and he'll try to solve it, apparently. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.

The Internet is Forever

Republicans are scrambling now to scrub their social media and deleting nasty comments about more than one of their GOP nominees in Texas: Bo French and Ken Paxton are at the top of the list, with the former being too extreme for Lt. Gov. Patrick and Gov. Abbott while the latter's been blasted by US Senate Republicans as a scandal-ridden albatross. Plus, Talarico hits back on all the nicknames, talks about his girlfriend, and starts to figure out how to recalibrate after the GOP highlighted his extremely liberal previous comments which Talarico now admits were "missing the mark" and even "cringey." Also, here's the link to donate to families affected after the tragic explosion this week in Dallas: https://www.missionoakcliff.org/donate [https://www.missionoakcliff.org/donate] Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.

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.