MRT 7/25/25 (free): Dems Condemn Redistricting Plans at 1st Public Hearing // Taxpayer Funded Lobbying Targeted // Cornyn Launches Digital Ad On Paxton Mortgage Fraud

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FRIDAY | 7/25/2025

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“In Kerr County, some summer camps are reopening after the devastating July 4 flood,” Texas Tribune's Carlos Nogueras Ramos — “After closing because of the deadly July 4 flood, a handful of summer camps near the Guadalupe River have reopened — including a camp for children and adults with disabilities that welcomed 89 campers 10 days after the flood.

The campers at Children’s Association for Maximum Potential, or Camp CAMP rode horses, created arts and crafts projects and explored outdoor areas, ecstatic to be back. More than 200 volunteers and staff members supervised the activities.

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Among the campers anxious to return was Becky J., a 55-year-old camper from Dilley, who has come to Camp CAMP since the late 1980s (The camp did not share Becky’s last name due to its privacy policy). Becky said she had been excited to learn how to ride a horse, take archery lessons and to see the counselors and fellow campers again.

“I was kind of sad” when the camp had to shut down after the flood, she said. “But I knew it was for the best.”

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Except for a riverside area about 90 feet downhill, where campers launched canoes, held picnics and fished, the 55-acre camp had not sustained major damage during the devastating July 4 flood along the Guadalupe River that claimed at least 107 lives in Kerr County alone — including 37 children.

Most of the children claimed by the flood were at another summer camp, Camp Mystic, nearly 30 miles upriver. So far, 27 campers and counselors have been confirmed dead from the camp.

“We don't want to minimize the losses that others have experienced,” said Brandon Briery, Camp CAMP’s chief operating officer, who added that the camp is the only one in the area tailored for people with severe disabilities. “We believe those campers need it.”

Kerr County, tucked into the Texas Hill Country, is one of the state’s most popular spots for summer camps. At least 16 camps call the county home are located along the Guadalupe River, which winds through the county.

At least eight camps decided to reopen after the flood, The Texas Tribune confirmed from camp administrators and social media. Two of the camps said that their facilities are high enough above the river to be safe from flooding. If there’s another flood, they said, they’re confident their emergency plans would keep their campers and staff safe. Another camp in Kerr County said it was far enough from the Guadalupe River to avoid any damage and resume programming.

Briery said his camp’s pantry is stocked with enough food and supplies to serve campers for days. He said they bought additional backup generators that can also supply electricity if the power goes out.

“We have tried to think of everything,” Briery said.

On Facebook, other camps whose cabins were closer to the river have announced closures.

Vista Camps, which has hosted two separate summer camps for boys and girls ages 6 to 16 since 1921, announced the morning of July Fourth that their facilities had sustained “significant damage” in the flood, although no campers were present at the time. Vista added that they didn’t know whether they could resume camp for the rest of the summer.

Another, Camp La Junta, said on Facebook that the Guadalupe River “rose swiftly and swept through camp,” but all of the campers, counselors and staff evacuated safely. The boys-only camp in Hunt, founded in 1955, said it will reopen next summer.

“Our focus now is caring for those most affected, especially the families in our camp and Hunt communities, beginning the long road to rebuild, and doing everything possible to welcome boys back next summer,” Scott Fineske, the camp’s director, wrote on Facebook.

A third camp, Heart O' The Hills, which serves girls ages 6 to 16, announced on its website that the camp was "right in the path of the flood" and would be closed the rest of the summer. No campers were present on July 4, but the camp’s director and co-owner, Jane Ragsdale, died during the flood.

"The extent of damage to camp facilities is still being determined, but it is serious," the camp said on its website. "At the moment, we’re all struggling personally to deal with our loss but we will do our best to keep you informed in the days to come."" Texas Tribune

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• #TXLEGE  

“Texans, Democrats condemn GOP redistricting plans at first public hearing,” Texas Tribune's Eleanor Klibanoff — “Speaking to two dozen state lawmakers, a packed hearing room, two overflow rooms and a robust virtual waiting room, Texans condemned the Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional map at the House redistricting committee’s first public meeting on Thursday.

“When I saw what you folks were doing up here in the Legislature, I got screaming mad,” said Christy Stockman, from Corpus Christi. “It’s a good old fashioned bait-and-switch, with a power grab added in.”

At the first of seven public hearings, Democratic lawmakers echoed these calls, pressing their Republican colleagues on why redistricting was being pushed through during an overtime special legislative session.

“The effort to change these districts at this time has nothing to do with representing people better,” said Rep. Jon Rosenthal, a Houston Democrat and vice chair of the House committee in charge of redistricting. “It's the opposite of that. It's a power grab at the expense of Black and brown communities.”

The unusual attempt to redraw the congressional map in the middle of the decade comes after pressure from President Donald Trump, who wants to pad Republicans’ narrow majority in the U.S. House ahead of a potentially tough midterm election.

The Legislature has not yet revealed any proposed revisions of the existing map, which was drawn in 2021 and has since reliably yielded 25 seats for Republicans, and 13 for Democrats. Rep. Cody Vasut, the Angleton Republican chairing the House redistricting committee, said the information gathered at the hearings will shape whether and how the maps are redrawn.

“I’ve never gone to a hearing where I didn’t leave thinking about something a little differently,” Vasut told The Texas Tribune on Thursday. “We really want to hear from people on this, and we are listening.”

But many at the hearing, including Democratic lawmakers, condemned the hearings as a sham, saying the map has likely already been drawn by Trump’s political team.

“That's what's at stake here, whether you all are going to work for the people of Texas, as we used to do, to try to do, or whether you take your commandments from Donald Trump and the White House,” said U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, a San Antonio Democrat. “I hope that you all will choose to do the business of the people of Texas, as this body has a history of being independent from the federal government.”" Texas Tribune

“Texas lawmakers take aim at contract lobbyists hired by local governments,” Dallas Morning News' Tracey McManus and Devyani Chhetri — “Over the last two years, lobbyists hired by the city of Dallas have gone to Austin to advocate on issues from flood control to homeless services, and flex their influence to secure millions of dollars for projects such as the new police academy.

The outreach has cost taxpayers around $794,000 since 2023, which officials say is necessary to fight for the interests of constituents and monitor policy that directly affects municipalities in Texas.

But a bill moving through the Texas Legislature aims to bar local governments from using public funds to pay lobbyists or organizations that lobby for their members — a longtime goal of conservative lawmakers that has failed in previous attempts but is getting renewed focus in the special session that began Monday.

If the bill becomes law, cities, counties and school districts would be unable to hire lobbyists to influence the Legislature, instead having to rely on elected officials or internal staff to navigate thousands of bills filed each session and push for critical funding.

Before Senate Bill 12 cleared a committee Tuesday, Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, one of its eight authors, called the practice “unethical” and took issue with local governments paying lobbyists to fight “against things that our voters support” like property tax reform and school choice. The bill, which has multiple House companions, is now awaiting a vote by the full Senate.

“Frankly, Texans are being forced to subsidize speech that they fundamentally disagree with,” Middleton said.

But government and school officials who rely on professionals to help them translate the more than 11,000 bills filed by legislators say the ban is a form of censorship that weakens their ability to influence policy while businesses and special interests will continue pushing their priorities through lobbyists.

While the bill would prohibit public money for dues to city and county organizations to lobby for members, it excludes law enforcement associations that also hire lobbyists. Middleton did not respond to questions submitted to his staff asking why the bill’s ban would not apply to law enforcement associations.

“Let’s call it what it is: a politically motivated, coordinated attempt to silence local voices,” Karnes City ISD trustee Alex Kotara testified Tuesday. “It strips away local control and shuts out small communities and local governments from the legislative process.”

Texas law already prohibits local governments and agencies from using state money to pay for lobbying, but advocates have long pushed for this ban on using any form of public funding.

Middleton has filed a bill against taxpayer-funded lobbying every session since 2019, but each proposal died in the House. The measure gained momentum as Gov. Greg Abbott made a ban a priority for this special session.

The bill would bar public funding for any local government organization that contracts with registered lobbyists, but Middleton suggested it would not prohibit those groups from assisting cities, counties and schools in tracking legislation and analyzing bills. It also would not prohibit elected officials or their staff from advocating for or against issues in Austin as long as they are not paid lobbyists.

“We don’t need an Austin lobbyist middleman between us and our local elected officials. That’s our job to represent our constituents directly,” Middleton said Tuesday." DMN ($)

“Texas GOP Rep. Giovanni Capriglione admits affair, denies abortion allegations,” Texas Tribune's Eleanor Klibanoff — “Three days after state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione announced he was dropping his reelection bid, the conservative news site Current Revolt published an interview with a former exotic dancer who alleges she had a 17-year affair with the Southlake Republican.

The woman, Alex Grace, alleges that Capriglione paid her for “meetups” and “funded several abortions for his own personal gain.” She declined to provide additional details on the alleged abortions in the interview, saying, “you’re just going to have to go with my word.”

Her interview with Current Revolt was captured in a 25-minute video published Friday.

In a statement, Capriglione admitted he’d had an affair “years ago”, but said the other allegations are “categorically false and easily disproven.” He added that he had “never, nor would I ever, pay for an abortion.”

Capriglione still has another year and a half left in his seventh term representing his North Texas district. The Legislature is currently in the first week of a 30-day special session, in which lawmakers are considering flood relief, redistricting and other conservative priorities. Capriglione was not on the House floor Thursday.

In his statement, Capriglione said he would “fight for the people I represent, the principles we share, and the things that make Texas great until I walk out the door of the legislature for the last time in January of 2027.”

Shortly after the story was published, GOP Rep. Briscoe Cain of Deer Park called for Capriglione to resign and urged the House General Investigating Committee to look into the matter. House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, did not respond to a request for comment.

Capriglione has emerged as the chamber’s leading voice on technology-related bills, including chairing the Innovation and Technology Caucus and authoring the Data Privacy and Security Act of 2023. This session, he chaired the Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee, modeled after Elon Musk’s federal cost- and service-cutting committee, and helped establish a Texas Cyber Command, one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency priorities.

In 2021, Capriglione carried the “trigger ban” that allowed Texas to ban nearly all abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. As a result of that bill, performing an abortion in Texas is punishable by up to life in prison. Other laws supported by Capriglione made it a civil offense to “aid and abet” in a prohibited abortion, including paying for someone to terminate their pregnancy in Texas.

Capriglione attributed the allegations to his work “holding the wealthy, the powerful, the corporate elites and the Austin insiders to account.” He pointed to a DOGE committee hearing in which Superior HealthPlan, one of the state’s Medicaid providers, indicated that it had used private investigators to perform surveillance and gather confidential information on lawmakers, journalists and other Texans. After a three-month investigation, the Office of the Attorney General concluded that the company had not violated state law.

Grace alleged that when she was 18 years old, with a young child at home, she started working as an exotic dancer to make money. In 2004, she said, Capriglione came into the club where she was working and stood out as “a very straight-laced businessman.” He came in every few weeks and they developed a relationship.

“We became close friends,” she said. “He was magnetizing. He was outwardly genuine and kind. … He was the one who reminded me to keep my head up. He was the one that encouraged me. He pushed me to succeed more in life.”

They began to meet up at his office in Southlake, and then at hotels, and eventually at his home once while his wife and kids were out of town, she said. He told her that his wife was aware of the relationship, and even encouraged him to go to the Red Light District in Amsterdam every year, but he communicated with a burner email and would often get spooked and cancel on her, she said.

In his statement, Capriglione acknowledged that he had, years ago, “selfishly had an affair,” although he did not confirm that it was with Grace. He said his wife and family forgave him.

“We moved past it and have the strong marriage we do today,” he said. “Their grace, and God’s, is something for which I am grateful every day. I’m a different man than I was because of it.”

He denied ever going to Amsterdam." Texas Tribune

• 2026  

“John Cornyn attacks Ken Paxton over alleged inaccuracies in mortgage papers,” Dallas Morning News' Joseph Morton and Gromer Jeffers, Jr. — “U.S. Sen. John Cornyn seized Thursday on an Associated Press story that Republican primary challenger Attorney General Ken Paxton, with wife Angela Paxton, claimed three houses as their primary residence on mortgage paperwork.

Those inaccurate statements allowed the couple to improperly lock in low interest rates, according to the AP report.

“It’s a violation, in all likelihood, of state and federal law,” Cornyn told reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.

He acknowledged the core point of a reporter’s question about who should investigate such a case when the alleged perpetrator is a sitting state attorney general.

“When you have the chief law enforcement officer breaking the law, who enforces the law?” Cornyn said. “And I guess the answer in this case would be the feds.”

Paxton did not respond to requests for comment emailed to his campaign and the attorney general’s office.

Cornyn’s campaign has cast the story as the latest example of character issues dogging Paxton, accusing him of lying to banks to amass a number of properties and become wealthy on a government salary.

Paxton has disclosed an interest in eight properties on recent personal financial disclosure forms filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

President Donald Trump has accused two of his political foes — U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff of California and New York Attorney General Letitia James — of committing mortgage fraud in similar, though far less serious, circumstances.

The Democrats have long been targets of Trump’s ire for having led various investigations into his conduct as president and as a business executive.

The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation of James. It received a criminal referral for Schiff last week from the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Asked if federal officials should investigate Paxton over the mortgage applications, Cornyn said he wouldn’t give the Trump administration direction on the matter and that he would hate to have anything to distract from investigations of James and Schiff.

Cornyn said he was surprised Paxton has declined to answer questions about the matter.

“Maybe there’s a good explanation but I think so far he’s not giving one,” Cornyn said.

James’ attorney, Abbe Lowell, urged the Trump administration to investigate Paxton instead.

“If this administration was genuinely interested in rooting out fraud, it appears they should stop wasting their time on the baseless and discredited allegations against the New York Attorney General James and turn their attention to Texas,” said Lowell, a prominent Washington attorney whose past clients include Hunter Biden and Ivanka Trump.

In an interview Thursday, Schiff told the Morning News he was unfamiliar with the details of the allegations against Paxton.

Schiff alluded to the political firestorm Trump is trying to tamp down over calls from the right and left for his administration to release records from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.

“I can only tell you that the president’s baseless attacks on me are a transparent effort to distract from the Epstein files problem he has,” Schiff said.

Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred of Dallas is seeking the Democratic nomination to face Cornyn, as is former NASA astronaut and retired Air Force Col. Terry Virts.

Neither Allred or Virts responded to requests for comment." DMN ($)

“Cornyn Senate Campaign Runs Ad Hitting Texas AG Ken Paxton on ‘Mortgage Fraud’ Accusations,” National Review's Audrey Fahlberg — “Texas Senator John Cornyn’s 2026 reelection campaign is launching a five-figure digital ad buy on Friday hitting his Republican primary challenger, the Lone Star State’s Attorney General Ken Paxton, on allegations of mortgage fraud, National Review has learned.

The ad criticizes Paxton for a recent Associated Press report, which accuses Paxton and his wife, Angela, of signing “inaccurate statements” improperly declaring that three of their properties were their “primary residence, enabling the now-estranged couple to improperly lock in low interest rates.” The ad also compares him to New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Senator Adam Schiff, two high-profile Democrats who are reviled by the president’s coalition and are batting away similar allegations of mortgage fraud.

The AP’s mortgage fraud allegations are expected to be a major feature of Cornyn’s competitive 2026 Senate primary in Texas, where the incumbent senator’s campaign team is trying to portray Paxton as a corrupt public official who is unworthy of his constituents’ trust. President Trump has yet to pick a favorite in the race.

“This explosive AP story unveils a new deeply unethical ploy by Ken Paxton which appears to be mortgage fraud,” said Cornyn campaign senior adviser Matt Mackowiak. “As he has amassed ten properties in five states at a value of more than $5.6 million, he did it by lying on mortgage filings to earn a lower interest rate and qualify for the loans. At a time when millions of Americans are fighting to survive under high home mortgage rates, Ken Paxton lied to banks to amass a property empire making him a multimillionaire while on a government salary. Another day, another Crooked Ken Paxton fraud.”

You can watch the Cornyn digital ad here." National Review

“Texas Capitol Police arrest congressional candidate decrying redistricting,” San Antonio Express-News' Rhyma Castillo — “Houston congressional candidate Isaiah Martin was arrested inside the Texas Capitol this week after he spoke out against Republican-led redistricting plans, video footage shows.

According to a Thursday evening update to social media, Martin was apprehended by Texas Capitol Police after speaking out against what his team called "illegal gerrymandering" efforts.

According to a Thursday evening update to social media, congressional candidate Isaiah Martin was apprehended by Capitol authorities after speaking out against what his team calls "illegal gerrymandering" efforts. "Jesus. Jesus, get off him," one audience member said as Martin was restrained on the ground.

Within the update, Martin's team singled out the president and the Texas governor.

"Isaiah has been dragged to the ground and arrested inside of the Texas State Capitol for speaking out against Greg Abbott and Donald Trump’s illegal gerrymandering," the 8:41 p.m. update said. "We are waiting for more information as it develops."

The video depicts Martin as he voiced his opinion.

"History will not remember you kindly for what you have done. As a matter of fact, history might not remember you at all because of what you have done," Martin said.

According to a Thursday evening update to social media, congressional candidate Isaiah Martin was apprehended by Capitol authorities after speaking out against what his team calls "illegal gerrymandering" efforts. "Jesus. Jesus, get off him," one audience member said as Martin was restrained on the ground.

Martin's words were met with cheers and applause. However, that applause quickly turned to shock as Capitol authorities apprehended him.

"Jesus. Jesus, get off him," one audience member said as Martin was restrained on the ground.

"You should all be ashamed," Martin said as he was led outside of the room.

The Texas Capitol Police did not immediately respond to Express-News' request for comment on the exact circumstances of Martin's arrest.

According to a Friday morning update from Martin's team, the Houston congressional candidate remained in custody at the Travis County jail. He's facing three misdemeanor charges — resisting arrest, criminal trespass, and disrupting a meeting or procession." SAEN ($)

• TEXANS IN DC  

“Cornyn calls for special counsel investigation into Obama’s handling of 2016 Russia probe,” Texas Tribune's Gabby Birenbaum and Owen Dahlkamp -- "Sen. John Cornyn on Thursday called for a special counsel investigation into former President Barack Obama and officials in his administration over their handling of the 2016 investigation into Russian election interference.

Cornyn, R-Texas, has taken heat from the right over the years for his steadfast assertion that Russia did attempt to interfere in the 2016 election. He reasserted that belief Thursday while simultaneously calling for the Justice Department to investigate Obama — whom Trump recently accused of treason without evidence.

The Russia episode became central to Trump’s supporters’ distrust of the government officials they believe are working against the president. Cornyn’s call for a DOJ special counsel appointment lends credence to that longstanding sentiment on the right as he tries to fend off a high-profile primary challenge from Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has claimed the MAGA mantle and questioned Cornyn’s loyalty to Trump.

Cornyn said he has not discussed his suggestion that DOJ appoint a special counsel with Trump. NBC News reported Thursday that Trump does not support the special counsel request and believes the DOJ can handle the investigation without one.

Amid an uproar in the GOP base over Trump’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released documents that she claims prove Obama politicized intelligence reports that Russia interfered in the 2016 election in favor of Trump. The published documents show that Obama’s team wanted to quickly assess the extent to which Russia influenced the election, but they do not appear to contain any smoking guns pointing to criminal behavior.

Cornyn, a longtime senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was part of that panel’s 2020 bipartisan investigation into the 2016 Russian interference episode, which served as a political lightning rod throughout Trump’s first term. The probe concluded that Russia posed a serious threat in its effort to interfere in the 2016 election to benefit Trump.

While the report did not definitively conclude whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia, it provided evidence of contact between Russian agents and Trump advisers.

Cornyn stood by the report’s finding that Russia attempted to interfere in the election while insisting there was no evidence that Trump worked to support those efforts.

“I think there's just a lot of confusion,” he said in a brief interview. “There's no question the Russians tried to do what the Russians always tried to do. But there's no evidence of collusion.”

That was Cornyn’s belief upon the report’s release five years ago. He and other Republicans on the intelligence committee said at the time that the panel found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government as part of an addendum to the report.

Cornyn said his call for a special counsel appointment is intended to discover the extent to which Obama and his staff manipulated intelligence, as Gabbard has asserted, to achieve their desired political outcome.

“There is evidence that the Obama administration essentially started a witch hunt against President Trump, which fell under the heading of the Russian hoax investigation,” Cornyn said." Texas Tribune

• BUSINESS NEWS  

“McKinney awards $35M incentives for Marriott resort,” Dallas Morning News' Ramzi Abou Ghalioum -- "Incentives continue to be heaped upon a luxury resort development in McKinney.

On Thursday, the McKinney Community Development Corp. agreed to a $10.25 million loan and $25 million grant for JW Marriott Resort McKinney Craig Ranch, a luxury resort planned for an eight-acre parcel at 8001 Collin McKinney Parkway.

The funding the project will receive from economic development agency, totaling $35.25 million, represents nearly 11% of the project’s estimated $325 million cost.

The development team for JW Marriott Resort McKinney Craig Ranch includes Ashford, an asset management company that advises real estate investment trusts focused on hospitality, as well as McKinney-based developer Craig International and Horizon Capital Partners, a real estate investor also based in McKinney.

Some $25 million will be disbursed in the form of a grant, payable upon receiving a certificate of occupancy. Another $10.25 million will come as a loan when construction begins in late 2026.

That’s in addition to a battery of tax incentives the project will receive from the city, including a 75% reimbursement of sales, property and hotel occupancy taxes generated at the resort up to $18 million over 12 years.

The developer could also be awarded $31 million in state hotel occupancy, sales and alcohol tax collections generated by the property, subject to approval from the Texas Comptroller. If more than $31 million is awarded by the state, the developer would split those state tax collections it receives 50-50 with the city.

The brunt of the development costs — $263 million — are going to the 19-story, 290-room resort hotel, which includes a resort-style pool with a lazy river, restaurants, pickleball courts and 51,575 square feet of conference space.

The project also includes 45 for-sale condos, which are expected to cost $62 million to develop.

The project’s anticipated impact includes $49 million in annual taxable sales, and an increase in appraised property value from $13.96 million to $244 million.

“The resort will greatly benefit the community by providing McKinney with the first true luxury resort in the area,” reads the project’s grant application." DMN ($)

• EXTRA POINTS 

Yesterday 's Texas sports scores:
> MLB: Oakland 5, Houston 2

This weekend's Texas sports schedule:
Fri
> 7:05pm: MLB: Atlanta at Texas
> 7:10pm: MLB: Oakland at Houston
> 7:30pm: MLS: NYC FC at Dallas (Apple TV)
> 7:30pm: MLS: LA Galaxy at Houston (Apple TV)
> 9pm: WNBA: Dallas at Golden State (ION)
Sat
> 6:30pm: MLS: Austin at DC (Apple TV)
> 7:05pm: MLB: Atlanta at Texas
> 7:10pm: MLB: Oakland at Houston
Sun
> 2:10pm: MLB: Oakland at Houston
> 2:35pm: MLB: Atlanta at Texas
> 3pm: WNBA: Las Vegas at Dallas

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