Chamber of Commerce Republicans are out. Culture warriors are in. And political gridlock is here to stay. Republican primary voters sent a clear message in the runoff elections. They picked the most extreme MAGA candidates. #txlege @houstonchronicle.com www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

Interested in Texas politics? Welcome! We’re happy to have you. Pls stop linking to NYTimes stories about us. We’ve much better choices from actual Texans. Start here: @texastribune.org @texasobserver.org @texasmonthly.bsky.social @lonestarleft.com @cltomlinson.bsky.social

Trump is going to attack something this weekend: “While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr.,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time.”

Texas is outgrowing its freshwater supply. Creating freshwater and keeping the economy growing will leave consumers with sticker shock. "There is no free lunch," the chair of the Texas Senate's water committee warned. #txlege @houstonchronicle.com www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

Consumers may want a federal gas tax holiday to save money now, but Big Oil needs it for the long run. How Trump's tax break will prevent the destruction of oil demand and protect the industry. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... @houstonchronicle.com

Texas is a lousy place to get sick, and an even harder place to work if you’re a doctor who wants to heal people. Texas has severely overworked doctors. Who you are and where you live matter more in Texas. @houstonchronicle.com #txlege www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

Texas billionaire Toby Neugebauer is having a stretch of bad luck, and so is anyone who has invested in Fermi, the nuclear-powered data center company he started with former Gov. Rick Perry. #txlege www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

$100 million for ibogaine!? I was arrested in Texas at age 18 for possession of LSD Spent most of my 20th year in prison By law, I could have spent 99 years Funny, my argument was that it was the psychological wonder drug of the 20th century Ibogaine is not I am an expert on many things

A Texas hallucinogen hub? $100 million in taxpayer money for ibogaine testing brings a leading firm to Austin. #txlege www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... @houstonchronicle.com

Texas has given away billions in corporate subsidies without improving the poverty rate or boosting wages. Can a freshman mayor encourage economic development that floats all boats in San Antonio? www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

Finally got my flying car moment. Or about 5 minutes. Personal, electric helicopters that anyone can fly are here. And for rent. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... #evtol #liftaircraft #drones #txlege

President Donald Trump is desperate to lower prices at the pump, and wants Big Oil to compromise profits to help Republicans hold onto Congress. They won't do it. Why will only negotiations end the global energy crisis: www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... @houstonchronicle.com

Corpus Christi's water crisis is more about corporate welfare than drought. The city has water for residents, but not $1B to spend on water for Big Oil. Abbott is demanding that the city put taxpayers in debt to serve big business. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... @houstonchronicle.com

Trump may end the attack on Iran soon, but the price of gasoline will remain high for months to come. The EIA released its short-term outlook on Tuesday, predicting that gasoline will average $3.34 a gallon in 2026, about 24 cents higher than last year. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

War in the Middle East is good for the Texas oil and gas business, even if it’s bad for American consumers. Here's why what happens next could lead to inflation and recession. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... #txlege @houstonchronicle.com

Trump is about to endorse John Cornyn, and based on past behavior, I'm betting Paxton will take whatever deal the president offers to step aside. #Txlege www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/ele...

Zealot commanders on 50 U.S. bases are telling troops to celebrate because "Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,” the Military Religious Freedom Foundation reports. www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/2026/03/mrff...

Oil billionaires are backing the most hateful politician in Texas, who is running for an office most voters don’t understand. If Republicans nominate him, Texas could soon have an openly racist white supremacist in statewide office. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... @houstonchronicle.com

Texans tolerate a lot of bad behavior by Christian pastors without prejudging Christians. Yet Texas Republicans in tight elections this year shamefully promote bigotry and discrimination against Muslims because it polls well. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

Trump voters expected him to improve the economy. His administration is doing the opposite, feeding inflation and hurting affordability. @houstonchronicle.com www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

My friend Sarah Bird wrote something amazing about protests, the military and patriotism. Y'all should read it. www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...

How workers upset with their employers can leap over AI hurdles to find a new job. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

All Americans owe a debt to the demonstrators in Minnesota, especially the two who made the ultimate sacrifice. They stood up for the rule of law, the United States’ most precious possession. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... #txlege

Chowbot has come to Houston! Deciding where to go for dinner will never be difficult again. @houstonchronicle.com www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/whe...

Have y'all signed up for my weekly Tomlinson's Take newsletter? Here's a sample: How Democratic hopefuls for U.S. Senate gave a master class in democracy, and how half of college students attend a university that censors professors, classes and books. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... #txlege

M.H. is a U.S. citizen, and each time he asked the ICE agents who unlawfully detained him if they could loosen his handcuffs, the officers squeezed them tighter. We're suing the Trump administration on behalf of everyone brutalized by federal agents’ reckless and illegal tactics in Minneapolis.

Austin A-S columnist blasts Paxton's anti-DEI order issued perversely on MLK Jr. Day. Paxton threatens private businesses who use various programs like mentoring, diversity training, or try to recognize the culture of the community surrounding their business. Paxton runs your business, not you.

By issuing his sweeping, illogical denunciation of DEI, Ken Paxton is “wrapping the Constitution around a Klansman’s robe,” writes the fearless @cltomlinson.bsky.social link.houstonchronicle.com/view/634b1a4...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may try to wrap the U.S. Constitution around a Klansman’s robe, but the white hood still shows. His legal opinion banning all DEI, anti-racism and anti-misogyny programs in Texas is ambitious and wrong. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... #txlege #civilrights

Ernst Röhm wore it better.

New genre of Aggie joke just dropped. Just to get the party started: Underwriters say the reactors must be self-insured because "Acts of Aggie" aren't covered under any known insurance policy.

Texas A&M has big plans for small reactors as it expands the nation’s largest nuclear engineering program and partners with six startups to develop new power plant technologies. The first experimental reactor could be running in July. #txlege #nuclear www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

Got a chance to go on MSNow and talk about my latest column on how Trump is overpromising and oil companies will underdeliver when it comes to Venezuelan oil: www.ms.now/weekends-wit...

President Donald Trump has a habit of overpromising and underdelivering, and he's doing the same on Venezuela. Here's why. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

I spoke with @citycastaustin.bsky.social about how oil has always tied Texas to Venezuela and what to expect next. Have a listen! austin.citycast.fm/podcasts/how...

Rarely have economic indicators been more confounding. Inflation is rising, gross domestic product is blazing, unemployment is growing, and stock valuations are absurd. Anyone offering financial advice for 2026 economy is on THC. @houstonchronicle.com #txlege www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

An internet scammer nearly took me for $155 this month. If it can happen to someone who routinely writes about scams, it can happen to anyone. #txlege @houstonchronicle.com www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.

Rand Paul on mid-decade redistricting: "I think it's gonna lead to more civic tension & possibly more violence in our country. Think about it: if 35% of Texas is solidly Democrat & they have 0 representation, how does that make Democrats feel? I think it makes them feel they're not represented"

Texas concern about the cost of #healthcare, via October 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project poll. All: 66% very, 22% somewhat concerned. Dems: 82% very, 13% somewhat Repub: 51% very, 29% somewhat Indys: 72% very, 20% somewhat Much more: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/concern-... #tx2026 #Txlege

Texas AG Ken Paxton isn't the only candidate accused of adultery. Accusations of infidelity are popping up in many races, here's where and why the details matter: www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

NEW: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a lawsuit over public library books in the Texas Hill Country, leaving in place a ruling that gives local governments & elected officials wide latitude to ban books & ideas from their shelves. #txlege www.expressnews.com/politics/art...

Winter is here, the most perilous period for the Texas electric grid. It’s struggling to keep up. #txlege www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

Thank you!

Wargames on Europe's eastern flank offered a glimpse into Nato's future: Fighting off a future invasion with minimal US support.

Long shot, spoiler or poser? Politicians keep running campaigns they will likely lose, via @cltomlinson.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

Former Alamo boss drew a line in the sand when Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tried to take away her freedom of speech. She told me how she found out, and why she's taking on the biggest bully in Texas: www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... #txlege @houstonchronicle.com

It does, but the Texas Constitution is easily amended, and courts have weakened the definitions of "free" and "public."

Doesn't the Texas Constitution mandate free public schools for children? Or did I just make that up?

Keep em ignorant