The Texan Podcast - Daily Rundown - November 11, 2025

Episode Date: November 11, 2025

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Howdy, folks. Today is Tuesday, November 11th, Veterans Day, and you're listening to the Texans Daily Rundown. I'm the Texans Assistant editor Rob Laus, and here is the rundown of today's news in Texas politics. First up, families of children and counselors who drowned during the catastrophic flooding on July 4th have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Camp Mystic. This summer, rapid flooding swept through the hill country and took the lives of more than 130 people, including camp counselors and many children at Camp Mystic. Over the course of the following months, lawmakers in the Texas legislature passed a number of bills related to disaster relief and heard the personal stories of families directly impacted by the devastation.

In the petition filed this week, families of five children and two camp counselors allege that, quote, these young girls died because a for-profit camp put profit over safety. Next, Congressman Jody Arrington is not seeking re-election in 2026 and will retire from Congress after completion of his current fifth term and 10th year in office. Arrington, the chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee, made his announcement via a video posted on X on Tuesday morning, thanking his constituents for their trust and touting a handful of his accomplishments in office, including authoring the federal funding One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Errington said, quote, it has always been my firm conviction that public service be a lifetime

commitment while public office a temporary stint in stewardship, not a career. In other news, Houston hosted two contrasting political rallies over the weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom's victory lap on redistricting, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott's re-election, campaign kickoff. One focused on recent Democratic victories in other states with a corresponding hopeful attitude towards Texas, while the other lauded the state's latest conservative achievements and warned against a bad election, while both solidified priorities moving forward to advance their parties. An estimated 700 attendees were present at Abbott's campaign kickoff, including state representatives Lacey Hull, Valerie Swanson, and Mano de Ayala, and Chairman of the Republican Party of

Texas, Abraham George. Newsom's speech was preceded by several high-profile politicians, both local and federal. These included Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and Lizzie Fletcher, Congressman Al Green, state representatives Gene Wu, Nicole Collier, and Gina Hinojosa, a Democratic candidate for Texas governor, and Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis. Also, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of a Harris County program that uses taxpayer dollars to provide legal defense to illegal immigrants facing deportation. Paxton said in a statement released Monday, quote, The Harris County Commissioner's Court is filled with traders who are robbing Texans to prevent

illegals from being deported by the Trump administration. In October, the Harris County Commissioner's Court voted four to one to add another 1.3 million dollars to the Immigrant Legal Services Fund, created by the court in 2020. A press release from the Office of the Attorney General called the designated recipient organizations radical open-border activist groups, and said the program violates a state constitutional prohibition on giving gifts or conferring public benefits to individuals and groups that do not serve a legitimate public end. Last but not least, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a petition. against the online game platform Roblox, alleging that it is, quote, overrun by predators and saturated

with sexual content. Paxton said in a press release announcing the lawsuit, quote, we cannot allow platforms like Roblox to continue operating as digital playgrounds for predators, where the well-being of our kids is sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed. In a statement responding to the lawsuit, Roblox said it is disappointed and added that the lawsuit is, quote, based on misrepresentations and sensationalized claims. P.S., the quiet tiny village of Praha and Fayette County comes to life on Veterans Day weekend as it hosts a large ceremony to honor those who have served in the United States military. This tight-knit Czech community in Texas, with a population that never exceeded 100,

was affected more than most during the Second World War when nine of its young men were killed, representing an entire generation of men from Praha, named for the capital of the Czech Republic. Visit the Texan. News to read Kim Roberts' story on those nine young men. Thanks for listening. To support the Texan, please be sure to visit the Texan. News and subscribe to get full access to all of our articles, newsletters, and podcasts. Thank you.