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Burrows Resigns as House Republican Caucus Chairman

Just before noon Friday, a West Texas radio host indicated sources close to Lubbock State Rep. Dustin Burrows revealed that the embattled lawmaker had resigned his post as chairman of the Texas House Republican Caucus. Chad Hasty, host of the The Chad Hasty Show on...

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Commentary: Demand Truth and Integrity

I traveled to Austin this week to listen to the Bonnen/Sullivan meeting recording. After listening to it, I have drawn the same conclusion that many of my Texas grassroots colleagues have drawn, which is: Bonnen and Burrows must resign. Yes, there are issues with the...

Lawmakers Continue to Sound Off on Bonnen Investigation

Members of the Texas House continue to sound off after listening to the audio recording of the meeting between Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan and Speaker Dennis Bonnen, in which Bonnen made a quid pro quo offer of House media credentials in exchange for...

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Texas Rangers to Investigate Bonnen’s Backroom Deal

After a Texas House committee officially referred the case, state investigators with the Texas Rangers will begin investigating the backroom offer given by Speaker Dennis Bonnen and State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R–Lubbock) to Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan....

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Allen West: Dennis Bonnen Should Resign

A candidate for Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas has called on Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen to resign following revelations he tried to entice Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan into targeting Republican lawmakers in primary elections in exchange...

Democrats Ramp Up Texas-Sized Ambitions

It is no secret that Texas' Democrat Party wants to take back their former stronghold. If Texas had gone blue in 2016, Donald Trump would have lost and Hillary Clinton would have become president. Trump carried Texas by nine points in 2016, but with Ted Cruz only...

Commentary: Tone-Deaf Lawmakers Circle the Wagons

Dennis Bonnen needs to resign so that the GOP House delegation can move forward (to borrow a phrase). What began as an embarrassingly bad attempt at cloak-and-dagger political maneuvering has left Bonnen's insubstantial credibility in a smoldering heap. Doubling down...