The Texan Podcast - Daily Rundown - November 6, 2025

Starting point is 00:00:00 Howdy, folks, today is Thursday, November 6th, and you're listening to The Texans Daily Rundown. I'm the Texans assistant editor Rob Lauchess, and here is the rundown of today's news in Texas politics. First up, the government shutdown has now hit 37 days, breaking the record for the longest in American history, and air travel is expected to hit some turbulence with a reduction in flights in. and out of some major airports across the U.S. Earlier this week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that 40 major airports would see a 10% reduction in air traffic. Duffy said, quote, we had a gut check of what is our job. Our job is to make sure we make the hard decisions to continue to keep the airspace safe, end quote. The restrictions on air traffic

Starting point is 00:00:55 are expected to go into effect on Friday and impact roughly 4,000, flights nationwide. Under the shutdown, 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 agents with the Transportation Security Administration are continuing to show up to work without pay, per Reuters. Dallas Fort Worth International, Dallas Love Field, Houston Bush Intercontinental, and Houston William P. Hobby are four of the 40 airports affected by the Federal Aviation Administration flight reduction, according to CBS News. Next, Houston Independent School District filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to block the release of emails between the district and Los Angeles Public Relations

Starting point is 00:01:40 firm, Bryson Gillette. Bryson Gillette was involved with the district's rebranding in May. Houston ISD's chief of public affairs and communications, Alex Elisando, told an advisory committee that the district had a brand identity that, quote, isn't inviting or super compelling. A Houston ISD spokesperson said the rebrand came at no additional cost to the district and coincided with the rollout of new district and campus website designs scheduled for August. According to the suit, ABC 13 News requested one month of emails between Houston ISD and Bryson Gillette on May 8th, which the district received on May 9th. On May 21st, the district asked Paxton to withhold documents and submitted the required materials to the office of

Starting point is 00:02:28 the attorney general asserting attorney-client privilege. The OAG issued a ruling on August 12th, ordering Houston ISD to release the records and stating that attorney-client privilege did not apply. Houston ISD filed a lawsuit in Travis County on September 11th, looking to block the emails from release. In other news, over 1,500 alleged criminal illegal aliens were arrested during a 10-day operation in Southeast Texas, including documented gang members, a conviction. murderer and over a dozen sexual offenders. The Houston branch of U.S. immigration and customs enforcement conducted the operation between October 22nd and October 31st, arresting a total of 1,505 alleged criminal illegal aliens. A comparable week-long operation conducted by Houston

Starting point is 00:03:18 ICE in early September yielded about half the arrests as this October 1, with 822 alleged criminal illegal aliens arrested last month. October's operation also nearly doubled the results of ICE's February operation in the Houston area, a month after President Donald Trump retook the Oval Office and issued in a much more aggressive approach to illegal immigration than what had been implemented under former President Joe Biden. Between February 23rd and March 2nd, Houston ICE arrested 543 alleged criminal illegal aliens. Last but not least, while it wasn't as extensive as the full slate of elections that the state will see on the ballot next year, there is plenty to take away from what happened in Tuesday's off-year election. Visit the texan dot news to read senior reporter Brad Johnson's

Starting point is 00:04:11 five things to note from Election Day 2025. From the energy the results have given to Democrats across the country to the continuing power of a Trump endorsement for Republicans. 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.

The Texan Podcast - Daily Rundown - November 6, 2025

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