Greg Cox

On Tuesday, after the loss was apparent, Kelly told his supporters, “From the outset of this campaign, I only wanted God to be glorified. If that means he’s glorified by my losing, so be it.” He meant it, but I know that was not an easy thing to say. He’s a guy who hates losing. And he never really does. Ever. I never seen him lose and he does everything with excellence. Hyper successful in business and politics. Knows his Bible inside and out. Teaches Sunday school. Runs marathons, plural. Profoundly generous in ways nobody sees. Suffers with a smile. Roots for you when he probably shouldn’t. Facing death yet will try to talk you out of giving him a kidney. As a young man, you don’t realize the influence your wife’s father will eventually have in your life and on your character. Your understanding of the measure of a husband, a father, a worker—a man—will in due time come to be shaped by the man who raised your wife. I’m grateful for Kelly's influence in my life, I'm grateful for his friendship, and this week, I'm especially grateful for he and Robin's lasting influence on our state through decades of selfless, sacrificial public service.

Discovered that my first grader is telling his friends I’m the TCU football coach. When I went to read to his class this week, one of his classmates shouted, “It’s the TCU coach!” I’ve never before been greeted with so much awe. First of all, wow, what a feeling. Second, how can I gently let these kids down? Pretty funny. He sees me go to football games. He watches me take football helmets to people. He hears me talk about NIL and college athletics policy. We see the Amon G. Carter stadium from the highway and he says, “there’s Dad’s office!” and I don’t correct him on the technicality. So yeah, makes a lot of sense that he thinks I’m a coach. I don’t yet have the heart to burst his bubble. One day I'll sit him down and explain that his old man is just a regular ol' politics nerd. And who knows, maybe he’s prophetic? Never say never.

Nearly six months in @TCU. - My 4yo daughter is thrilled I'm wearing more purple - Have not been run over by a scooter on campus - Doing something bigger than myself with people smarter than I (me?) - Endless federal *and* state *and* local policy nerd content - Reminded daily of my parents' generous investment in my own college education (s/o @biolau) - Work = texting around the latest hypnotoad video Go Frogs!

Motion to amend HR 3375 (84R) to compel more speech from the official Tweeter Laureate of Texas.

“So you tipped $2.00 on a $3.00 cup of coffee?” “Yes, Dave.” “And then you poured the coffee yourself?” “That’s correct, Dave.”

Need the official @advanceguynotes breakdown here.

I would pay good money for a concierge service for maintenance and renewal of all my family’s government documents. In a family of six, this is my part-time job. Driver licenses, passports, SSN, car registrations, tax returns, birth certificates, medical records, property taxes, etc etc. A single repository for everything. Documents that need renewing just appear. Baseball sign up? One touch and the birth certificate is submitted. Someone do this.

After today’s events, it is clear I have no path to victory. I have congratulated @bradj_TX on his win and let him know I’m rooting for him, whatever it is that he will be doing.