Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen blamed grassroots Texans for criticisms of his time on the job atop the state’s lower chamber Tuesday. In an interview with a West Texas radio…
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Where’s the Relief?
…and Dennis Bonnen was elected speaker unanimously. The days of hostility and open warfare between the Senate and the House were through. Speaker Bonnen, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Gov….
Texas House Passes Bloated Budget, Surrenders on Property Tax Relief
Just after midnight, the Texas House voted 149-0 to advance a budget that grows the size of government by nearly 16 percent and provides only a meager whisper of property…
Constitutional Carry on the Ropes in Bonnen’s House?
…Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, had told Stickland directly he was uncertain the bill would receive a public hearing at all. Even if it did, whether it would come soon…
House Proposes $6.3 Billion in New Education Spending, $2.7 in Tax Relief
…where they see fit. When asked about the Senate’s $4 billion teacher pay raise passed out of the chamber yesterday, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen scoffed at the proposal deeming it…
Texas Senate Passes First Bill of the Session: A Teacher Pay Raise
…Dennis Bonnen (R–Brazoria) and Public Education Committee Chairman Dan Huberty (R–Kingwood) have been rather cool on the proposal—voicing support for merit pay proposals instead. Gov. Greg Abbott, however, has flirted…
Commentary: In Support of Gov. Abbott’s Property Tax Reform Plan
…session in Austin—House Bill 2 and Senate Bill 2—alongside Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, and our own state senator, Kelly Hancock. In short, the bills…
Blog: Why Is Texas No Longer Leading?
…runs out on the legislative session at the end of May. But maybe Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, and the Republican caucuses of the…
Activists Look to Leach in Fight to Abolish Abortion
Advocates for abolishing abortion in Texas were dealt a strong hand this week when Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen referred the legislation to the friendliest possible committee. On Monday, Bonnen…
Kyle Kacal Against Voter Control on Property Taxes
…the House Dennis Bonnen. The legislation would slow the growth of property taxes by triggering automatic elections for tax increases above 2.5 percent for large taxing entities and 8 percent…