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Capital Tonight is Spectrum News' statewide political show airing every weeknight at 7 p.m. Follow us for all your Texas political news!
Austin, TX
Joined July 2011
.@RepTonyGonzales joins @TXCapTonight to discuss the end of the government shutdown. Catch the interview tonight at 7 pm on @SpectrumNews1TX
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Former Texas Comptroller's Office employee says he was fired for promoting 'No Kings' rally, @erindavisnews reports
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Austin food blogger Caleb Newton is calling his firing an attack on protected political speech and a violation of his First Amendment rights.
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Wesley Hunt, another GOP primary candidate for US Senate, jumping on the train: "As your Senator, I would support eliminating the filibuster."
President Trump has been crystal clear, REPEATEDLY, that eliminating the filibuster is essential. Not for partisan gain, but so we can do what Democrats refuse to do: reopen the government responsibly and finally codify the America First agenda into law. Let’s be very clear:
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James Talarico’s central message is being anti-billionaire, but he is still accepting billionaire donations, @erindavisnews reports
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Talarico took over $90,000 from billionaires in September. His latest campaign finance report shows individual donations from billionaires.
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AG Ken Paxton, running for U.S. Senate against incumbent @JohnCornyn, backs President Trump's push to get rid of the filibuster. Something Senate Republicans have criticized and resisted in the past.
President Trump is absolutely right that it’s time to end the filibuster. With control of the White House, Senate, and House, we must seize this moment for America First victories. Democrats are going to end it the moment they’re back to pack the courts, add D.C as a state, and
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WATCH: The @quorumreport's @HKronberg joined the show to explain why millions of dollars are being spent on the Senate District 9 special election & to break down why the GOP primary for attorney general is getting heated over claims that the lead candidate is soft on immigration
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Today, Texans will decide whether to make a historic investment in the state's future water infrastructure -- which is desperately needed. @erindavisnews explains why the proposition is facing opposition from GOP groups
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If approved, Proposition 4 will allocate $1 billion per year from sales tax revenue in the state budget to the Texas Water Fund.
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With the weather so nice, we had to do the interview outside! 🤭☀️ Tune in to @TXCapTonight at 7 pm to see our @jeremybmazur talk #Prop4 with @erindavisnews. #txlege #txwater
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Texas funds pregnancy centers that some deem deceptive, @erindavisnews reports
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The religious, nonprofit organizations are aimed to deter people from having abortions.
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WATCH: @JohnCornyn campaign's sets its focus on @WesleyHuntTX in battle for Senate GOP nomination, @erindavisnews reports
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Polling from Texas Southern University shows Cornyn and Paxton in a virtual tie with a third of the vote, and Hunt trailing at 22%.
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WATCH: Rep. @juliejohnsonTX told Capital Tonight she's "highly likely" to run in Congressional District 33 next year if the state's new maps are upheld by a court. That's Rep. @MarcVeasey's current district but his Fort Worth base has been drawn out.
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The @quorumreport's @HKronberg joined the show to discuss why Gov. @GregAbbott_TX is not taking sides in the GOP Senate primary and why he thinks @SarahEckhardtTX could be an interesting candidate in a deep red Central Texas congressional district
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James Talarico rolls out endorsement list of more than 100 Texas elected officials from all over the state. Big names include U.S. Congresswoman Julie Johnson, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and a whole slew of Talarico's statehouse colleagues.
BREAKING: More than 100 Texas elected officials have endorsed our campaign for the US Senate. I’m proud to have the trust and support of community leaders from every region in our state. From El Paso to Beaumont, Texans are uniting to take on this broken political system.
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WATCH: Gov. @GregAbbott_TX was asked about his preference in the Senate GOP primary between @JohnCornyn @KenPaxtonTX and @WesleyHuntTX.
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WATCH: President Donald Trump wants to import more low-tariff beef from Argentina to lower beef prices. Agriculture Commissioner @MillerForTexas says that hurts Texas ranchers and he's got better ideas for his ally in the White House
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Capital Tonight discusses the impact of the government shutdown on farmers in Texas.
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WATCH: @TheTexanNews' @KonniBurton joined the show last night to talk about the Cornyn campaign's attacks on Wesley Hunt and the ethics of a congressional candidate paying herself to run for office
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Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Karen Molinar talks about the state's takeover of the district. Hear about her main focus and why she doesn't disagree with the Texas Education Agency's criticism. Tonight at 7 on @SpectrumNews1TX
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WATCH: The @dallasnews' @PhilJankowski joined the show last night to discuss why the response to the 4th of July floods was hampered by old technology -- a problem state lawmakers have known about for years
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WATCH: Our new political analyst @KonniBurton from @TheTexanNews joined the show to weigh in on the state of the GOP primary for U.S. Senate and why she's starting to see a lane for @WesleyHuntTX. Watch her every Thursday at 7.
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I asked @WesleyHuntTX about his position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and whether stopping aid would break our country's promise to protect Ukraine when they gave up their nukes in the '90s. Here's his answer. Full interview at 7 on @TXCapTonight
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