After receiving criticism last week for his committee assignments from second amendment advocacy organizations, Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R–Angleton) is shrugging off the attacks. In a Facebook post on…
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Montgomery County Lawmakers Appointed to Key Committees
…delegation tapped to sit on key committees. On Wednesday, Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) officially appointed House committees, a move substantially earlier than his predecessor, Joe Straus. Bonnen’s announcement…
Bonnen Announces Committee Assignments for Texas House
Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen made the highly anticipated announcement of each state representatives’ respective committee assignments today. The announcement comes less than one week after the announcement of the…
Does Drew Springer Have a Conflict of Interest on Tax Issues?
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…
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)
…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 House rules…
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…