Allie Morris

On the Texas Take, Jeremy Wallace interviews RNC chair Joe Gruters about the GOP’s midterm strategy. Gruters says Republicans must defy history to hold control of Congress. He points to Texas as a key battleground in that effort. 🔗bit.ly/4c6Xmm8

Tony Gonzales asked a staffer for nude photos more than 12 times in 3 days during his 2020 congressional campaign, persisting each time she demurred. "I know what I want and I won't stop until I get it," the future Congressman said at one point. expressnews.com/politics/artic…

Just when you thought you’d heard it all in Texas politics… This Democrat won a Texas House primary race he thought he dropped out of. Now the party wants him off the ballot. Sound simple? Think again. houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/…

Months after he said rumors that he was sleeping with his staffer were false, and 2 weeks after we first reported evidence that it happened, Rep. Tony Gonzales admits to the affair. He does not, however, own up to lying about it: youtube.com/watch?v=tP9nYo…

New: A state trooper, who is the son of Texas DPS director Freeman Martin, was suspended for 15 days without pay after he blew through a red light and seriously injured a bystander during a high-speed chase in Austin last year. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

BREAKING: Adrian Aviles broke months of silence on his wife's affair w/ Rep. @TonyGonzales4TX, R-San Antonio, today after we reported on a text message acknowledging the affair. In an exclusive interview w/ @nancypjohnson, he said his wife showed him graphic texts w/ the rep 🧵

NEW: An Austin jury has found the Texas Department of Public Safety liable for racial harassment of two of its officers and awarded them nearly $1.7 million in damages. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

NEW: Spending has blown way past $3 million in the GOP primary battle between state Rep. @LaHood4Texas & his TLR-backed challenger @DavidMcArthurTX, per my analysis of new campaign finance filings. Some revelations from my story on the brutal #txlege showdown…🧵

Read their reporting here: houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… And keep following them for more reporting on the state voucher rollout. Student applications opened Wednesday. #txlege

ICYMI: @isaacyu_ found not a single Islamic school has been allowed into Texas’ voucher program. @KHancock4TX has sought to keep out schools with ties to CAIR. But Isaac and @eliz_sander talked to 3 schools that said they had no ties and no info about why they’re blocked.

That means per our analysis none of the roughly 25 accredited Muslim-serving priv schools in TX are now in the program. Some say it's religious discrimination. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

Two stories from me and @eliz_sander for @HoustonChron on how Texas' voucher/ESA rollout day 1 went, quick #txed🧵:

NEW: Bible passages could become required reading for all Texas public students under a proposal from TEA Reporting from @isaacyu_ houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… #txlege

Scoop: Texas has quietly pushed 6,400 truckers with asylum, refugee or DACA status out of work in response to demands from the Trump administration that the state revoke commercial driver's licenses whose expiration dates don't match work permits. Many truckers had no warning.🧵

Texas acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock is seeking to block certain schools from the state’s new private school voucher program, alleging they have ties to the Chinese gov’t and to CAIR, a Muslim advocacy group that Gov. Greg Abbott has declared a terrorist org, @isaacyu_ reports.

NEW: The Texas Comptroller is seeking to bar some Islamic schools from participating in the state’s new $1B voucher program, @isaacyu_ and @benwermund report #txlege houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

Exclusive: @GregAbbott_TX has pledged to turn Harris County ‘dark red’ in 2026. His plan includes: - Spending $25M of his $90M there - Recruiting GOP to run in all House seats in Harris - Targeting House Dems on bail and property taxes houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… #txlege

These Texas lawmakers left office years ago. Why are their campaigns still spending on steakhouses and fancy hotels? Great read on the state’s lax campaign finance laws from ⁦⁦@taygoldenstein⁩ #txlege houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

NEW: Afghans in Texas who worked with U.S. forces are facing prolonged job loss & uncertainty amid Trump's recent crackdown on Afghan immigration. In San Antonio, they told me their stories. "If this situation continues, we'll all be homeless," one said. 🧵

.@GregAbbott_TX said schools attempting to block @TPUSA chapters should be reported to the TEA and face "meaningful disciplinary action." Asked if he was aware of any such cases, the governor said no. "But if one does arise, they will investigate" #txlege houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…