Members of the Texas House have turned in their committee preference cards and are anxiously awaiting assignments from Speaker Dennis Bonnen. But one lawmaker’s employment is raising questions about whether…
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House and Senate Begin Budget Process
…House budget is on track to exceed that limitation while the Senate budget falls underneath by about $700 million. House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and State Sen. Jane Nelson (R–Flower Mound),…
Patrick Announces Senate Committee Assignments
…Criminal Justice Committee, Finance Committee, Health and Human Services Committee, as well as Natural Resources & Economic Development. House Committees are expected to be announced by Speaker Dennis Bonnen in…
Abbott, Patrick Prioritize Property Tax Relief in Inauguration
…with the House,” he added. To that end, Patrick took the unprecedented action of inviting newly-elected Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen to the podium, where he congratulated Patrick and…
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Texas Scorecard Radio (January 10, 2019)
…of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, join Tony McDonald to discuss what transpired in week one. What should we expect from Speaker Dennis Bonnen? How did the grassroots fare in the…
Texas House Republicans Forfeit Opportunity to Fight for the Grassroots
…to the rules to impose term limits on the Speaker and his committee chairs. Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen should also be commended for how he handled it. After Middleton…
Texas Senate Creates New Committee on Property Taxes
…Speaker Dennis Bonnen have all emphasized the importance of property tax reform and relief going into the session, tying the issue to school finance reform. Though no chair or members…
Texas House Passes Rules Governing the Session
…HR3, the housekeeping resolution before it, HR4, the new House rules package, passed the body unanimously. Under the leadership of newly elected Speaker Dennis Bonnen, with two newly appointed parliamentarians…
Texas’ “Big 3” Announce Agreement on State’s Priority Issues
In a joint press conference Tuesday morning, Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and newly sworn-in Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen each addressed the public, an event that Lt….
Texas House Begins Session with New Speaker
The Texas House of Representatives has gaveled in to begin their 140-day legislative session, swearing in new lawmakers and officially electing Dennis Bonnen (R–Angleton) as the Speaker of the House….