Jasper Scherer
@jaspscherer
Politics editor @TexasTribune. Formerly @HoustonChron, @ExpressNews, @NorthwesternU. Email: [email protected]
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- Jasper Scherer@jaspscherer#txlege meme templates already coming in hot and bill pre-filing for 90(R) is right around the corner
Renzo Downey @RenzoDowney11341.8K - Jasper Scherer@jaspschererJasper SchererRT @birenbomb: MCKINNEY — Talarico’s path to victory may require doing what no federal Democrat has done since 1970, when Lloyd Bentsen defeated George H.W. Bush in his first Senate run: win Collin County. Inside the changing politics of a fast-growing county:0340116
- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererJasper SchererRT @bradj_TX: .@GregAbbott_TX reports $26 million raised in his SPAC, including $5 million from Elon Musk and $3 million from the RGA: He has $8.5 COH. #txlege07064
- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererBreakdown of 4.5M votes cast thru yesterday, the 7th of 12 days of early voting in Texas, via @longhornderek: 35% - Dem primary voters who’ve never voted in a GOP primary 33% - GOP voters w/ no Dem history It was, at this point in… 2024: 23% D, 35% R 2022: 29% D, 42% R
92412319.7K - Jasper Scherer@jaspschererPosts @jaspscherer20%: the approx. share of Texas’ 2024 presidential turnout that came from Election Day2061.3K
- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererJasper SchererRT @kaylaguo_: Cooper’s Old Time Pit BBQ in New Braunfels, which hosted Ken Paxton and Ted Cruz for a GOTV event Saturday, says: “We are not in the business of endorsing political candidates. This is the action of a rogue employee and was not authorized by ownership.”01050138
- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererJasper SchererRT @rebekahallen: Rural Texans make up < 1/5 of voters. But their turn out is high & they are so reliably red they've long blocked Dem gains in the metros. This yr rural Texas is angry over data centers and power lines. Will enough of them flip to help Dems win? via @eklib070157
- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererJasper SchererRT @AdImpact_Pol: At $544.5M, #TXSen is now the most expensive non-presidential race on record, surpassing the $542.8M spent on the 2024 #OHSen race. Four races from the 2025-26 cycle now rank among the 10 most expensive non-presidential races. Total TX Senate ad spending: 🔴$386.3M 🔵$158.2M0300147
- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererJasper SchererRT @lmower3: NEW: Texas Comptroller @DonHuffines touts open government. But when it comes to the $1 billion student voucher program he oversees, it's a secret. His office said it was to prevent me and others from "doxxing ... Texas students." /10690164
- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererJasper SchererRT @birenbomb: A deep dive into the Latino vote in Texas, and why many both suspect a swing towards Democrats is coming and caution against assuming it's durable0190155
- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererJasper SchererRT @emfoxhall: New this week: FEMA has denied a request for federal aid to individuals needing help after the July 2026 floods in Texas. The decision comes as the Trump administration has shifted expectations to states to play a bigger role in disaster recovery.0220164
- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererAn excellent, nuanced look from @birenbomb at the much-discussed Latino vote in Texas013740
- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererJasper SchererRT @serrano_alej: After the GOP primary runoff, I set out to interview Republican voters who had supported U.S. Sen. John Cornyn about what they were thinking. I called Wayne Thorburn to talk history. In a June interview, he told me he was undecided but wanted to get coffee w/ Talarico. He said:Gabby Birenbaum @birenbombFrom yesterday's Blast: Wayne Thorburn, the executive director of the Republican Party of Texas from 1977-1983, voted for James Talarico Read more about his decision and the parallels he sees to the 1978 Texas governor's race: #TXSEN0370162
Gabby Birenbaum@birenbombFrom yesterday's Blast: Wayne Thorburn, the executive director of the Republican Party of Texas from 1977-1983, voted for James Talarico Read more about his decision and the parallels he sees to the 1978 Texas governor's race: #TXSEN104416737.6K- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererFWIW — to name a couple @TexasTribune examples
Ryan J. Rusak @rjrusakRead my new piece on James Talarico’s flip-flops and the media environment giving him a pass. Excited to say that this is also my first contribution to @thedispatch!410416.8K 
Read my new piece on James Talarico’s flip-flops and the media environment giving him a pass. Excited to say that this is also my first contribution to @thedispatch!46308.3K- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererJasper SchererRT @kaylaguo_: “If the terms were right, I’d have no problem” debating Talarico, Paxton says. What are his terms? “I don’t know what all the terms are but I do know I don’t want a CNN reporter.” Fox News said it would host if Paxton agreed, after Talarico challenged him to a debate there.CHARLIE COTTON @hicharliecottonI had jerky at Buc-ee’s with @KenPaxtonTX and talked about his emotions going into the midterms. 📍somewhere near Houston0490135
I had jerky at Buc-ee’s with @KenPaxtonTX and talked about his emotions going into the midterms. 📍somewhere near Houston9145437114K- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererJasper SchererRT @birenbomb: Scenes from the trail last weekend in the Rio Grande Valley with Bobby Pulido and Monica De La Cruz, where the politics of nostalgia and the debate over the region's future were on full display + excellent photos by Michael Gonzalez0160155
- Jasper Scherer@jaspschererJasper SchererRT @kaylaguo_: When Gina Hinojosa first launched her bid against Greg Abbott, her polling had her 9 points down — and she felt good about it. Now, she's daring Democrats to wonder if she could actually topple this mainstay of the Texas GOP establishment. @TexasTribune:0870138
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