KELI From Inkwell, this is the Amarillo News Drop. I'm Keli, with Hast.
HAST Texas governor's race is burning money fast. Greg Abbott outraised Democrat Gina Hinojosa six-to-one between July and late September, but his polling lead stayed narrow. The governor tapped a war chest that once topped one hundred million dollars — and most of it's gone. Hinojosa raised less, spent less, and the race hasn't moved.
KELI The counter-read here is simple: more spending doesn't win tighter races. You'll hear the Abbott camp claim momentum and superior organization. The structural fact is different. A six-to-one spending advantage that doesn't shift a single point in the polls tells you the electorate has already decided who they're not voting for — and money can't change that. Watch the final weeks. If Abbott's internal numbers show movement, he'll dump another ten million. If they don't, the silence tells you the campaign knows it's over.
HAST Staying with the state — data centers and energy companies formed a coalition this week amid growing backlash over power grid strain. The companies are bracing for harder scrutiny from the Public Utility Commission and the state legislature over how much load these facilities pull from Texas infrastructure.
KELI Different scale, but still money and power. Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan was sentenced to execution by firing squad. The conviction stands at the federal level — military case, federal charges. That one moves to appeal now.
HAST Before we close, a history note. On this day in 1979, Swissair Flight 316 crashed at Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece, killing fourteen.
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