Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said this past week that he is “personally” against repealing in-state tuition for undocumented students, he wants to work with Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on border security, and that The Legislature should avoid “gimmicks” when deciding how to pay for critical infrastructure like roads. In a […]
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Speaker Straus Hints at What’s to Come in Texas Legislative Session
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2014: The Year of Tom Delay’s Permanent Republican Majority
As 2014 draws to a close, one thing of which I am certain is you do not need to read another story about the variety of reasons Texas did not turn blue – or mauve or any shade of purple – this year but instead went from pretty darn red to “red concentrate” with a […]
Special Election for Texas Senate Seat Turns Nasty
BRENHAM – The mad dash to succeed Comptroller-Elect Glenn Hegar in the Texas Senate has turned quite negative in the final days leading up to this Saturday’s special election. The perceived frontrunner, Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, has sought to create a sense of inevitability through high-profile endorsements and has focused her message on border security. […]
Tea Partiers Divided After Tarrant County Republican Slams Scott Turner
Note: This story originally appeared in The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. DALLAS – It may have been the hope of some Tea Party leaders here in North Texas that the headlines this week would read something like “Conservatives Unite Against Joe Straus,” but it hasn’t quite […]
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Houston Up For Grabs in the Race for Governor?
Note: This story originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. As I’ve said from time to time: If Texas is a battleground, Harris County is ground zero. Perhaps never before has that seemed so true. Conservative activists, including the local GOP’s new and old leadership, […]
Texas Ethics Commission Votes to Close “Dangerous Loophole” in Elections
Note: This story originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. Setting things up for what could very well be another throwdown in The Legislature next year over so-called “dark money” in elections, the Texas Ethics Commission on Wednesday voted to adopt a rule that requires […]
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Texas Voters to Decide on Taking a Step Forward for Road Construction
Note: This story originally appeared on Construction Citizen. Texas is an economic engine unlike any other, but there are things that could put the brakes on our dynamic growth. Congested highways and the unreasonably long commutes that go along with them have the potential to slow commerce in a way that promises to be detrimental […]
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“Pro-Life Hero” Attacked From the Right After Saying MQ Sullivan Should Register as a Lobbyist
Note: This story originally appeared in The Quorum Report. Join us there for daily coverage of Texas politics and government. After publicly taking a stand against Midland oilman Tim Dunn’s spokesman Michael Quinn Sullivan for failing to register as a lobbyist, pro-life activist Joe Pojman finds himself under attack by what he described as “dark […]
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Meet the Candidates to Lead the Republican Party of Texas
Note: This story originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. In a development that’s been brewing for months and was first reported Monday night by Quorum Report, three political leaders from around the state have now announced they’re running to succeed Republican Party of Texas […]
National Guard Deployment Along the Rio Grande is Now Underway
Note: This story originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. BASTROP – The “force multiplier” for the border surge touted by Gov. Perry and other members of the state’s Republican leadership is now becoming a reality as up to 1,000 Texas National Guard troops begin […]
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