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Report: Chinese Drones Threaten Texas
State lawmakers recommend banning any more purchases of DJI drones by first responders.
Texas Challenges Biden’s Parting Ban on Offshore Oil Leases
The lawsuit aims to prevent the “unlawful restriction” of offshore drilling.
Legislation Filed to End Tenure at Texas Public Universities
While Texas and other states have weakened tenure protections, none have successfully passed a ban on tenure.
AG Paxton Secures Win Against Deferred Action Policy
Though the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that the DACA policy is unlawful, the injunction only applies to Texas.
State Archive
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...
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...
Bonnen Spokesperson Promotes Defense of Alleged Behavior
In the spotlight of a new investigation by the Texas Rangers Public Integrity Unit, a spokesperson for Speaker Dennis Bonnen appears to be defending his behavior as just "politics as usual." On Monday morning, the Texas House General Investigating Committee...
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....
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...
Jared Patterson Brags About Being Democrats’ “Favorite Freshman”
A Republican lawmaker from North Texas is bragging about being Democrats’ “favorite freshman” due to his “relationships” with leadership. During a Legislative Recap hosted by the Frisco Chamber of Commerce, freshman State Rep. Jared Patterson (R–Frisco) shockingly...
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...