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From the Royal Kitchen Hear ye, hear ye. The 2026 Texas Senate Aristocracy Contest has officially entered the oven. Two CandyDates now duel for the Senate crown, frosting swords drawn, while the Cookie King presides over the spectacle. The court of CandyDates watches closely. The PAC donors whisper. The consultants place their bets. As with all royal contests, the public is invited to observe the excitement and cheer for their preferred challenger. But the experienced members of the court...

Watch the video, and read below, see the receipts for yourself! This analysis examines campaign finance reports, PAC filings, and precinct chair activity connected to Texas House District 5. When the same incumbents fund the same PACs, and the same PACs promote the same slate, and the same slate just happens to benefit the same political insiders — that’s not coincidence. That’s infrastructure. Precinct chair races aren’t supposed to be pre-packaged. They aren’t supposed to come with...

Campaign finance reports show Meta’s Forge the Future Project PAC spending nearly $38,000 to support Cole Hefner in Texas House District 5. The same consultant networks and PAC infrastructure continue to protect Austin incumbents through coordinated political spending.