, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Early this election cycle, U.S. Sen. publicly worried about complacency within the Texas Republican political class — even after Democratic gains made in 2018.So in early 2019, the state’s senior senator encouraged Texas Republicans in the U.S. House to bolster their fundraising and think twice about sending money out of the state.“There’s an attempt by the leadership to extract as much money as possible out of the state as they can and use that wherever they need it, and I understand that," he told The...…, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Early this election cycle, U.S. Sen. publicly worried about complacency within the Texas Republican political class — even after Democratic gains made in 2018.So in early 2019, the state’s senior senator encouraged Texas Republicans in the U.S. House to bolster their fundraising and think twice about sending money out of the state.“There’s an attempt by the leadership to extract as much money as possible out of the state as they can and use that wherever they need it, and I understand that," he told The...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: As Texas hit another record high Sunday, reporting 8,181 people hospitalized for the new coronavirus, local officials predicted cities like Houston could soon run out of space to care for the sickest patients.May-Ying Lam for the Texas TribuneLocal officials and experts in Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Fort Worth have expressed concerns in recent days that increasing coronavirus hospitalizations could overwhelm their intensive care capacities, with some saying it could happen in less than two weeks.As Texas hit another record...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: As Texas hit another record high Sunday, reporting 8,181 people hospitalized for the new coronavirus, local officials predicted cities like Houston could soon run out of space to care for the sickest patients.May-Ying Lam for the Texas TribuneLocal officials and experts in Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Fort Worth have expressed concerns in recent days that increasing coronavirus hospitalizations could overwhelm their intensive care capacities, with some saying it could happen in less than two weeks.As Texas hit another record...WW…

Incoming Texas GOP Chairman Allen West is fairly new to Texas, but he is not new to national politics.West, a one-term former member of Congress from Florida, found his path to a political comeback early Monday when he was declared winner of a tough fight for the state party chairmanship, unseating the current chair, James Dickey. Some Texas political insiders have yet to meet him personally. But if prior phases of his career are any guide, he is likely to bring strong fundraising — and controversy — to the state GOP. West has made a career out of pushing aggressive, no-holds-barred...…Incoming Texas GOP Chairman Allen West is fairly new to Texas, but he is not new to national politics.West, a one-term former member of Congress from Florida, found his path to a political comeback early Monday when he was declared winner of a tough fight for the state party chairmanship, unseating the current chair, James Dickey. Some Texas political insiders have yet to meet him personally. But if prior phases of his career are any guide, he is likely to bring strong fundraising — and controversy — to the state GOP. West has made a career out of pushing aggressive, no-holds-barred...WW…