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Byron Cook Censured by Anderson County GOP

One of House Speaker Joe Straus’ top allies, State Affairs Chairman Byron Cook (R–Corsicana), is in hot water after activists in one county of his four-county district moved to officially reprimand him for his actions in the Texas Legislature. Last week, Republican...

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Phil King Declares for Texas House Speaker

While members of the Texas House Republican Caucus were meeting in Bastrop at the Lost Pines Resort for their annual member retreat, one instructed his staff to file the paperwork necessary to run against House Speaker Joe Straus. On Friday afternoon, State Rep. Phil...

Chris Fails Challenges Lyle Larson for HD 122

As conservatives’ frustration with the liberal governing coalition of the Texas House reaches a fever pitch, yet another Straus loyalist has acquired a challenger from the right. Just this week, Hollywood Park Mayor Chris Fails announced his campaign for House...

RPT Chairman James Dickey Calls on Congress to Cut Taxes

Though efforts to reform property taxes failed in Austin earlier this year, taxpayers are focusing their efforts on Washington, D.C. hoping to secure some tax relief this year. Across the nation, conservative activists and everyday Americans have been flooding the...

Travis County GOP Votes to Censure Speaker Straus

In a voice vote that took no longer than fifteen minutes, the Travis County GOP voted with well over 90% support to censure Texas House Speaker Joe Straus. Patrick McGuinness, newly elected Executive Vice Chairman of the Travis GOP, spoke in favor of the measure to...

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