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‘Texas Strip’: Lone Star State Looks To Carve Out a New Name for a Classic Steak
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the Senate will consider a resolution to give the New York Strip a more fitting name.
Senators Consider Stronger Safeguards Against Sexually Explicit Books in Schools
Similar legislation passed the Senate last session but died in the Texas House.
State Lawmaker Files TLR-Backed Measure Limiting Texans’ Free Speech
A similar measure targeting the state’s anti-SLAPP laws was pushed last session before hitting a roadblock.
State Senators to Freeze Funding Increases for Universities, Citing Noncompliance With DEI Ban
The lawmakers are expecting university leadership to confirm compliance with state law.
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Bonnen Appoints Committee to Find New Parliamentarian
The presumed next speaker of the Texas House, State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R–Angleton), is already making changes in the chamber, appointing a working group of legislators to assist in his search for a new parliamentarian. The committee consists of five Republican and...
Will Republicans Keep Gordon Johnson in Power?
Gordon Johnson doesn’t want to go back to being just another lobbyist. Perched above a kitchen table that serves as his desk in the Westgate Building, just a few hundred yards to the west of the Texas House Chamber, Johnson is struggling with how to hold on to power....
Krause: Gordon Johnson Will Have “No Place” in Bonnen Administration
In a Facebook post Monday night, State Rep. Matt Krause (R–Fort Worth) listed for his constituents and followers his reasons for signing on to support State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R–Angleton) in his bid for speaker of the Texas House. In his post, Krause explains that...
Bonnen: The Speaker Race is Over
State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R–Angleton) told attendees at a press conference today that he had the votes to become the next Speaker of the House, having garnered 109 supporters in the Texas House, well past the 76 needed to take the gavel. “The speaker race is over,”...
Bonnen Expected to Claim Caucus Nomination Clinched
AUSTIN, Texas — According to sources in the Texas Capitol, State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R–Angleton) will claim this afternoon that he has the votes necessary to win election as speaker of the Texas House. A legislator for more than two decades, Bonnen officially entered...
Dan Patrick Re-Elected as Lieutenant Governor
Voters across Texas are celebrating tonight after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was re-elected by an impressive margin. Patrick, a former talk radio host turned Republican politician, centered his re-election campaign on an aggressive agenda of increasing teacher pay and...
Paxton Victorious in the Face of Political Prosecution
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is celebrating a victory as voters re-elected him to serve a second term as the state’s top lawyer. His victory seemed anything but certain to many political observers a couple of years ago. After Paxton upset the political...
Abbott Campaign Crushes Democrat Opponent
In an election in which Democrats predicted a “blue wave” of liberal victories, Gov. Greg Abbott has defeated Sheriff Lupe Valdez, his Democrat opponent, to win re-election to Texas’ highest office. Since winning the governor’s office four years ago, Abbott has been...
Texas Poll Worker on Illegal Immigrants Voting: “We Got Tons of Them”
A bombshell report by investigative journalists appears to show Texas poll workers enabling and encouraging non-citizens to vote in the current election. A breaking report released by James O'Keefe's Project Veritas a few hours before polls closed purportedly shows...