Scott Braddock

Sometimes I walk out here for really no reason at all. The Texas Capitol is just beautiful and belongs to poor children in east El Paso County as much as it belongs to a hedge fund manager who lives in Highland Park. God bless us all.

Once Detained By ICE, Mariachi Brothers Open for Kacey Musgraves nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/…

abbotts political consultant issues not so thinly veiled threat to lobbyists with public and private clients : bit.ly/42g5H2r

The governor's political brain, Dave Carney, issuing a not so thinly veiled threat against some unnamed lobbyist who must have public and private clients #txlege

TT: Dallas’ Highland Park votes to leave Texas’ second-largest public transit system. The REAL STORY is buried in the headline, however. Most expected Highland Park to leave, but elections in Addison and University Park were far less certain. #DART and regional transit went 2 for 3 in local elections yesterday. Lot’s of work ahead to improve the agency, but THOSE RESULTS ARE A BIG DEAL. #DART #Transit #RegionalCooperation texastribune.org/2026/05/03/tex…

Wishing Rep. @ShelbySlawson a very happy birthday from the Texas House Republican Caucus!

Republicans easily held a state senate seat in Texas, and significantly overperformed compared to 2024. GOP’s 2nd largest overperformance of year, after a Feb special in AL, per @downballotnews’s tracker #gid=1173601967" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Apparently this commercial is playing on a loop in DFW

RESULT. The Lake Travis school district in the Austin area become a focal point for book bans (see this story from 2024: kut.org/education/2024…) Two conservatives school board members who were integral to that push just lost their reelection bids tonight, and are ousted.

If results hold, Tarrant GOP vice chair Cody Cheshire's endorsed candidates will finish 0-6 today in Arlington elex. They also lost all 3 Patriot Mobile seats in GCISD. They went 0-12 last year in Fort Worth, Arlington & Mansfield, so @TarrantGOP is 0-18 in those cities overall.

Congratulations to my friend, and future State Senator for District 4, Brett Ligon, on his election victory tonight! The Lake Houston community is in good hands and we look forward to your steadfast service in the Texas Senate! #txlege

Montgomery County: @LigonForTexas declares victory in the special election for Texas Senate #txlege

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@ByLauraDuclos Same thing when I was a kid the big city was Victoria and they had a mall

@scottbraddock First stop, Texas Roadhouse and then walking around the mall for three hours

If you have to ask, you should go to Taylor County and hang out. I'll send recs

@ByLauraDuclos Okay we have to work on this

@ByLauraDuclos I'm in

@scottbraddock I’m from Sweetwater and spent every weekend going to Abilene, maybe we could share! 😉

No chest thumping from AG Ken Paxton after his office wins big case defending hemp restrictions at Texas Supreme Court. Paxton's comms office exists primarily to amplify his legal actions. But, here, taking on hemp may be too polarizing so close to Cornyn runoff. #txlege

Grappling with Grief -- @scottbraddock @quorumreport Radio podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gra… Powerful. Heartfelt. And essential listening.

New Episode: Tributes to the Camp Mystic kids and Chad Hasty. Plus Harvey has a warning about the Texas budget and @jen_rice_ checks in about what some are calling "redistricting Armageddon" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gra…

people on the move: bit.ly/4tGMyCJ #txlege