Statewide Dem Candidates Looking Strong As Labor Day Arrives - Daily Dispatch 9/4/26

Progress Texas Podcasts · Sep 4, 2026 · 9m

Appointed and un-elected Texas Comptroller Don Huffines wants to double the $1 billion budget for the private school voucher scam. Democratic Railroad Commission nominee Jon Rosenthal details his fact- and strategy-based agenda for overseeing Texas' massive energy sector. Democratic nominee for Governor Gina Hinojosa sees yet another poll placing her in striking distance of a win, while Governor Greg Abbott's reversal on Flock cameras apparently doesn't apply to Texas DPS. Ken Paxton chickens out of a fourth debate against James Talarico, this one offered by CNN. Elon Musk's PAC gives Paxton…