Why Texas Turned Blue w/ Brent Money [CrossPolitic Show]

For 30 years Republicans owned Texas. On November 3rd it all flipped. 🤠

On CrossPolitic One-on-One, the Waterboy lays the Texas collapse at the feet of Governor Abbott, not Donald Trump: soft leadership shrinks the base, courageous leadership grows it. Then Texas State Rep. Brent Money (R, House District 2) joins to break down what really happened: a fourth-term governor, Paxton's baggage, Dan Patrick's priorities, Argentinian beef, property taxes, a growing state budget, and a "Texas Miracle" that didn't help the people who already lived there. Plus: can Texas be red again, and what does the church have to do with it?

In this episode:
00:00 Texas flips on November 3rd: governor, U.S. Senate, lt. governor, AG and the Texas House
01:07 Gabe's thesis: it wasn't the Trump effect, it was Governor Abbott
01:29 Abbott vs. DeSantis: soft leadership vs. courageous leadership (and the property tax promise)
03:15 Democrats are liars, Republicans are cowards: why can't a GOP Congress pass the SAVE Act?
04:31 Lead by pulling, not pushing: what Charlie Kirk got right
06:01 Heavenly minded, no earthly good, and the flip side
07:03 Joseph Backholm's Seattle stat: the church is checked out
09:00 Guest: Texas State Rep. Brent Money
11:16 The Trump effect plus a fourth-term governor, and term limits
12:50 Ken Paxton, character, and why it still matters
14:42 Dan Patrick's session: movie subsidies, a state-level NIH, and THC
16:04 Beef prices and Argentinian imports vs. Texas ranchers
16:45 Stopping the left's worst ideas vs. delivering affordability
19:32 The Florida model: Texas budget growth vs. Florida's
22:03 The old guard, property taxes, and "country club" Republicans
23:27 25,000 churches in Texas: what if they lived it out?
26:34 13 years of the Governor's Cup: did Texans actually get better off?
30:02 Abbott's vote held flat while Democrats gained about 2 million; election integrity
32:46 Will Texas ever be red again? Bonds, exit polls, and "it's the economy, stupid"
34:17 Two to four years of gridlock, and offering a positive alternative
38:10 How to make Texas red again: better candidates, better messaging, boots on the ground, year-round discipleship
40:34 2028: the Republican bench
43:00 Closing: some trust in chariots, but we trust in the Lord our God

About Brent Money:
Brent Money is the Republican state representative for Texas House District 2 (Hunt, Hopkins and Van Zandt counties). A Greenville native and sixth-generation Texan, he is an attorney and title-company owner who served two terms on the Greenville City Council. He was re-elected on November 3, 2026.
Website: https://brentmoney.com
X: https://x.com/BrentMoneyTX
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brentmoneytx

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