Brandon Rottinghaus

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.@nytimes: Why America needs public media nytimes.com/2025/07/16/opi… #txlege

Research from our undergraduate UH Election Lab was mentioned in this article about a recall in Kingsville! Also cool: All three of the undergraduates who helped with the research are in law school now! @UHPoliticalSci caller.com/story/news/loc…

One of my concerns with the loss of CPB funding has been making sure the most vulnerable stations that serve small populations in rural areas get the support they need to keep going. An awesome former NPR colleague created this site to help. adoptastation.org

Congress cut funding for NPR and PBS. This means that the amazing work from our local stations - like Houston Public Media - is in jeopardy. But you can help! Contribute to the resiliency fund to help us continue to bring you great programming: houstonpublicmedia.org/resiliency

FRIDAY NITE DROPS. SO HOT RN🔥 #SEVVIE AWARDS R A LOVE LETTER 2 #TXLEGE. LIL SUMTHIN 4 UNSUNG HEROS. STARTD AS A JOKE IN 88(R). A #TXLEGE POD CALLED THEM "THA #1 AWARDS IN TX POLITIX". THATS DUMB. DIS ACCT IS DUMB. BUT THEY R THA FUNNEST🤪 THANX 4 ROCKIN W/ ME 🫡🧡🐎 BEST, SEVS

Hard to hear this awful news about Bob. He was a good friend and a great mentor. He will be missed. news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice…

Greg Abbott tops all with $20 million haul, campaign finance data show dallasnews.com/news/politics/…

Last week, I gathered reaction from Houston-area Democrats on this issue including @RepAlGreen, @RepSylviaGarcia, @AKEdwardsTX and @CDMenefee. @bjrottinghaus says the stakes are high for the Trump administration but the effort has risks. More on @KHOU: khou.com/article/news/p…

Neat to see a ⁦@JohnnieMo⁩ and ⁦@taygoldenstein⁩ joint byline! Race takes center stage in GOP push to redraw Texas congressional map statesman.com/story/news/pol…

#NEW: Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” could cost Texas billions. Cuts to food aid, Medicaid and other safety nets may force the state to raise taxes or slash services. keranews.org/texas-news/202…

It’s going to be an interesting political season

Democrats Allred, Castro, O’Rourke, Talarico meet to discuss 2026 options by @gromerjeffers dallasnews.com/news/politics/…

The drawing for the ballot order of the proposed constitutional amendments begins at 11! Keep an eye on this thread for updates on the final proposition order. 🧵 #txlege

My article on the effects of polarization on scandal made it to The Atlantic! You gotta click on the link in the article… but still! search.app/fofnptiZFTWGPT…

Excited to share the mock cover of my new book with @ColumbiaUP !

Mayor Whitmire’s retirement program led to more than 24,000 years of lost experience at City Hall houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… via @houstonchron

🚨 This week on #PartyPoliticsPod: Hosts @jcortina & @bjrottinghaus ask—TX is growing fast, but can it keep up? 💥 Population booms 💧 Water strain 🏠 Housing crunch ⚡ Energy limits 🧓 Silver Tsunami 🌎 Immigration 📊 Demographics Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/sPZvIbn9EiM

Discounts for your summer reading list at @UTexasPress (including my book on Rick Perry)!

I'm honored!! I can't believe it. This is totally going on my CV.

Legacy-defining Legislative session has Texas Gov. Greg Abbott riding high; what’s next? dallasnews.com/news/politics/…