Brandon Alderete

Austin just experienced it's biggest temperature drop ever within a 24 hour period! From 97º Sunday afternoon down to 39º Monday morning! Just incredible!

Grand Prairie, TX City Council Place 8 At-Large Runoff (Harris +21) Early + mail votes are in: 🔴 Rodney Anderson – 909 (59.6%) 🔵 Ana Coca – 617 (40.4%)

@Redistrict premature

I've seen enough: James Talarico (D) wins the #TXSEN Dem primary.

Just a quick note for Texas election twitter. #txlege

@schwagerTV @BonnieBruce 💯... this may prove to be a prescient tweet.

This race could easily come down to voter confusion in Dallas and Williamson counties. Notably, the Dallas County Dems got a judge to extend voting hours to 9pm. The same did not happen in Williamson county. #TXSen

This is very fun (for a nerd like me) and I look forward to comparing predictions to results the same way I like to watch hedge fund managers that think they can beat the market

These beers trigger populists.

Like Bobby Ewing coming back from the dead, maybe @PatrickSvitek was never really gone texastribune.org/2026/02/18/gre… #txlege #tx2026

Texas born singer/songwriter, @hayescarll is the latest artist to grace the front stage at the historic Hole in the Wall in Austin, TX for the Hole Story music series. See it on the KUTX youtube and hear it on air Tuesday on KUTX 98.9 kutx.org/sessions-inter…

Longtime Houston GOP activist SJ Swanson passed away after a battle with cancer. "A true powerhouse Republican woman." Prayers for her family

Second day to see @jamesrhenson speak about Texas Politics this weekend. First at @texmed and then at @TXRealtors. Always great insight, especially when paired with @JamesAldrete and @GrandOleParr!

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@BernieSanders Housing is expensive because government blocks supply. Zoning, permits, reviews, delays. Stop subsidizing demand. Slash approvals to days. Fast utilities. Get the state out of the way and let builders build.

D'Etta: Houston is a city of energy, diversity, and endless discovery. #NARNXT

WATCH: This Week in Texas Music History, a Houston artist and key DJ Screw affiliate takes flight. On November 15, 1969, rapper John Edward Hawkins, known as Big Hawk or HAWK, was born in Houston. *This Week in Texas Music History is brought to you by @BraneAudio.

Goodbye to @Grav1 John Gravois (1958-2025), a political editor at the @StarTelegram in the 1990s-2000s heyday of Molly Ivins and the Austin Bureau and at the @DallasNews for the last 5 years. Grav dearly loved Texas politics, Texas stories, Cajun food and Dem Saints.

The City of Austin recommended revised 2026 Budget is out. This is a revision and decrease due to the failed Prop Q tax increase election. +$4 million increase in Homeless spending & -$11.5 million decrease in Emergency Medical Services and Parks and Recreation.

Polls have closed across *most of* Texas. Standard guidance: if you're in line stay in line #txlege