The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has been discussing the sale of Boca Chica State Park, Texas Monthly has learned. The deliberations were far along enough that the commission planned to take up the sale of “1,300 acres” in Cameron County during a closed-door executive session at a meeting on November 5, two days after the election, according to a draft agenda of the commission meeting.

Two sources familiar with internal discussions of the potential sale said Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the prospective buyer and confirmed that the 1,300-acre property in question is the beachfront state park, which is adjacent to Musk’s burgeoning Starbase facility, near Brownsville. 

After Texas Monthly inquired about the meeting and Musk as the potential buyer, Stephanie Garcia, a Parks and Wildlife spokesperson, issued a brief statement: “The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission is not considering the sale of the Boca Chica property at its November meeting.” As of press time, Garcia had not responded to follow-up questions about the discussions over the sale of the park, Musk’s involvement, why the November 5 agenda had apparently changed, and whether the issue has been tabled indefinitely.

Sources said the item could instead be taken up by the nine commissioners—all appointees of Governor Greg Abbott—at a later date.

SpaceX recently asked the Federal Aviation Administration to approve an increase in the number of rocket launches per year from 25 to 456 at its South Texas site.

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State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt is a serious person, a critical thinker and a responsible steward of taxpayer money. We don’t share many of her views on social policy, but we readily recommend her over acting Comptroller Don Huffines to keep watch over the state’s finances.

She helped lead Travis County to lower property taxes three times, while delivering balanced budgets. She calls herself a fiscal conservative and points out that, in fact, Texas Republicans have moved away from conservative values adding more layers of bureaucracy (Huffines is now
investigating four Texas school districts instead of allowing the Texas Education Agency to do so) and approving contracts without a competitive bid process.

Those no-bid contracts are a major point of emphasis for Eckhardt’s campaign. She is rightly concerned that Gov. Greg Abbott continues to extend disaster declarations after the need has passed, giving him legal authority to skip the competitive bid process.

Those are smart proposals that would
deter waste, fraud and abuse without creating expensive new DOGE-style bureaucracies.
We have recommended Republicans for this post in the past, particularly Glenn Hegar, who ran the office professionally and conservatively.

We don’t have confidence that either value would mark a Huffines tenure. The Republican has launched new initiatives regarding things like fluoride in drinking water that have nothing to do with the comptroller’s mission.

Eckhardt’s social worldview is from the political left, but her fiscal conservatism and her ability to stay in her lane will benefit Texans. She’s the better choice.

Thoughts? It seems like he's addressing the harm of data centers/the economy, but IDK how well voters are going to buy in.

Does anyone know if there is a printable Voters' Guide that you can filter by district? One of my friends asked if I could print them out a voters guide so they had a summary of the candidates' positions, as well as any propositions on the ballot. The League of Women Voters has a non-partisan guide, but the printable guide is 90 pages long and covers every single race in Texas. I'm trying to find one that I can print that only shows the ballot races in their district.

Unpopular adulterer Donald Trump upset that adulterer Ken Paxton is unpopular.

WASHINGTON — After months of being outspent by Democrat James Talarico on the airwaves, Republicans launched a massive rescue mission for Ken Paxton in September, dropping over $200 million to boost their U.S. Senate candidate in Texas.

New campaign finance filings revealed that much of the advertising flurry was funded by one highly motivated donor: Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man.

The Houston Chronicle editorial board listed the worst candidates on the ballot and encouraged voters to not support those candidates. Here's a short list:

Republicans

• Ken Paxton (not) for Senate
• Bo French (not) for Railroad Commission
• Julie Pickren (not) for State Board of Education
• Rose Cardenas (not) for Family District Judge
• Mike Wolfe (not) for County Clerk
• Denise Dick (not) for County School Trustee
• Israel Garcia (not) for Civil Court at Law

Democrats

• Tamika "Tami" Craft (not) for Civil District Judge
• Dedra Davis (not) for Civil District Judge
• Lori Chambers Gray (not) for Criminal District Judge
• Ramona Franklin (not) for Criminal District Judge
• Carla Wyatt (not) for County Treasurer

Who witnessed McKinney’s recall signatures? Fuller’s complaint raises questions about sworn statements

Nothing says fiscal responsibility like spending millions of taxpayer dollars renovating something that didn’t need renovating.