Texas Gov. Greg Abbott models costume for Halloween October 31 Sixty-nine percent of voters have no clue who agriculture commissioner happens to be as big-name Republicans see approvals fall sharply on both sides of aisle in October survey that detects fast-growing discontent with economy, inflation and other variables. more   Politico's Dasha Burns inteviews Jasmine Crockett on October 29 Dallas congressional Democrat reveals that she's discussed campaign leader role with person she doesn't identify even though she doesn't think incumbent is beatable if he's the nominee again. more   Abbott takes biggest hit as approvals plunge stunning 16 points in six months as top leaders more unpopular than ever with support among GOP down 6 to 8% while voters rank political corruption issue as top issue facing state. more @NEWSMAX has Texas AG Ken Paxton on Chris Salcedo show October 28   Sen. John Cornyn prays at @TXAlliance4Life event on October 25 Incumbent sees congressional Republican as stalking horse who's desperate for name ID and attention before claims in memo that Cornyn has no shot to win primary and Paxton would cost GOP $100 million more to elect with baggage. more   Senate leader gets credit for project chief's ouster after getting hands on college paper with sentence on book that he tried to discredit and demanding head after Buckingham starts probe on staff's indigenous peoples message. more WOAI News 4 on Kate Rogers departure as Alamo Trust on October 24   Texan Jasmine Crockett rips Donald Trump on CNN on September 19 Congressional Democrat from Dallas could spell doom for Allred if she enters fight for Cornyn seat that she's strongly considering in wake of polling that she says shows her as clear frontrunner in competition for nomination if she runs. more   Abbott vows to spend huge chunk of massive war chest on push to turn Harris dark red after losing by almost 10 points to O'Rourke there and watching his share of vote go down in both re-election races. more Gov. Greg Abbott accepts award at Texas Nuclear Summit on October 17   Gov. Greg Abbott - State Rep. Nicole Collier & Gov. Gavin Newsom Greg Abbott reclaims control at state Capitol with vouchers, map and hemp industry salvation as first-team features six Republicans and four Dems while GOP dominates freshmen selections in biennial assessment of lawmaking process in Austin. more