'Democrats price Democrats out of Austin?' State HQ moves to Dallas

Hum along. You know the theme song!

The venerable Adam Cahn pontificated yesterday, "Democrats price Democrats out of Austin? LOL."

Whether it's sky-high rent for businesses suites or so the Democratic state chairman has a quicker commute to the office, TDP is moving to Dallas. The Hayride has more on this rumored relocation, which we reprint below.

Maybe they took the nickname "Big D" a little too seriously.

If Texas Democrats fleeing to Chicago over the summer were one thing, pulling up stakes and leaving the state capital is certainly another. After a hard slog of a legislative year for Democrats in the Lone Star State, the Texas Democratic Party's state exeuctive committee looked at their chances in 2026 and decided to move from Austin to Dallas.

That's about 200 miles away from the state Capitol (or roughly three Texas-miles for the uninitiated).

During their quarterly meeting over the weekend, the SDEC voted to set up satellite offices around Texas in addition to moving HQ to Dallas, where state Chairman Kendall Scudder reportedly lives. Austin, apparently, will retain a legislative office.

"... Scudder looks like he’s doing the job he was hired to do: get out of debt, decentralize power, and start building muscle where Texans actually live," a blogger for Lone Star Left wrote, also noting the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is home to 8.5 million people with a much-larger media market.

From the Hip:

The jokes pretty much write themselves, considering the ongoing rivalry between Austin and Dallas, hence the window decal slogan "Don't Dallas My Austin."

Does this mean the transition is nearly complete: that Austin is the new Dallas and Dallas is the new bastion of ex-hippies, socialist college profs, and limousine liberals?

Let's hope the next Democrat state chair doesn't live in El Paso.

Will Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones help reduce the debt by buying a majority share of TDP and make them "America's Team?" After all, it doesn't look like the NFL is quite ready to stop pandering to the far-Left anytime soon (though we wonder what the Charlie Kirk effect will do for the league's questionable PR attempts?).

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, who recently left the Democratic Party to become a Republican, might want to consider filing stalking charges.

Does this have anything whatsoever to do with Austin's new logo, as former Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax recently unveiled a new, almost universally reviled branding system that looks like it belongs on any of the modern-era water towers around the DFW Metroplex.

Behold: Austin's $1.1 million rebrand.[/caption]

Alright, alright ...

But it may work out for Austin Republicans who have been living under a Democratic monopoly for decades. As an example: Taxpayers in the capital city may soon be saddled with their second $1,200 average tax hike in two years. While the Travis County Democratic Party isn't packing up for the move, the Travis County GOP may have slightly improved odds, especially if mid-term redistricting lines hold.

Meanwhile up in Dallas, while this move may help the Democrats to sustain their recent debt-free status, don't expect them to buy the Southfork Ranch anytime soon. It'll take some more blue candidates in the W category for their prognosis to improve, now entering their third decade with no statewide elected officials. Like the weather up in DFW, anything can happen -- but if it's in any way indexed to the Cowboys don't bet on it this season.