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There's a satirical e-mail circulating around the Capitol crowd taking a “future” look at the legal implications of contributions House Speaker Joe Straus made during the 2010 election season. While clearly written in (scathing) jest, the anonymous writer raises an...

A month after gaining a historic 690 legislative seats across all 50 states, Republicans are still growing their new majorities and basically making state Democrats even more miserable, especially in the south—but what about Texas? Since November 2nd, at least 13...

Galveston Judge Susan Criss is blocking General Abbott's order for the release of TWIA settlement details. AG Abbott wrote an opinion declaring TWIA a government entity, which makes it subject to the Open Records Request Representative Larry Taylor submitted months...

As we edge closer to the start of the 82nd Legislature in Texas, many people are becoming jittery over the biennial budget and its projected $20 billion shortfall. Cutting back is never enjoyable, but then again, neither are tax increases. While budget cuts are sure...

The Straus team, which includes the Austin media jack-in-the-boxes, is making hay about the pledge count. Straus has 120 and Paxton has 12. It’s a good sound bite for them. It’s also as hollow as a paper mache speaker gavel. A pledge gotten with campaign money coming...

For a variety of bad reasons, political and otherwise, some say Texas will face an insurmountable budget crisis when lawmakers meet in January. But Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst tells the Austin American Statesman that the budget hole won't be what many have claimed. Widely...

Joe Straus's sacrificing of his relationship with Larry Taylor at the altar of establishment control exposes his "let's all be sweet to each other" scam. Taylor is being scapegoated amid an ethics storm gathering around the Straus team. The truth is, moderates like...

So much for that congenial loyalty we've heard about. Texas House Speaker Joe Straus this weekend tossed House Republican Caucus chairman Larry Taylor under the proverbial bus. So much for friendship. In an interview with the Houston Chronicle, Straus said he wants...

Joe Straus lieutenant Jim Pitts provided a snapshot for the importance of the Texas House Speaker race when he told a questioner that to save any money opting out of federal Medicaid Texas would have to throw people out on the street . Pitt’s obstructionism toward...