Note: This analysis was first published on The Quorum Report on October 19. Four days later, Chair Senfronia Thompson became the first declared candidate for Speaker for the 2021 session, followed by Representatives Trey Martinez Fischer, Oscar Longoria, Geanie Morrison, Trent Ashby, Chris Paddie, and John Cyrier, who dropped out within 24 hours and threw […]
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“Forgive and Remember”
This analysis originally appeared in the Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. The apology tour is on as Speaker Dennis Bonnen and former Texas House GOP Caucus Chairman Dustin Burrows seek to make amends after admitting to saying “terrible things” about members in a private meeting while the […]
Straus retirement may set the stage for a responsible redistricting cycle
During the 2007 session of the Legislature, Rep. Byron Cook took to the front mic of the Texas House to rally the troops against then-Speaker Tom Craddick. Longtime observers will remember Cook’s words included a call to arms from Shakespeare, quoting from the Saint Crispin’s Day speech in Henry V: “We few, we happy few, […]
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Group of TPPF board members spent heavily against Texas House GOP leadership
The Texas Public Policy Foundation promotes itself – and has been promoted in various media outlets – as merely a conservative free market think tank. The group, founded by “school choice” advocate James Leininger of San Antonio, says its “mission is to promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas and the […]
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The Trump Effect in Texas
During an election cycle in which it’s been repeatedly proven the political chattering class has the capacity to be quite wrong, it is no shock the ascendancy of Donald Trump has some prognosticators once again raising the question of whether Texas will be any color other than deep Republican red when voters make their choice […]
Following rape comments, Stickland and key allies are sharply attacked for votes
Following revelations that Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, said publicly in 2008 that “Rape is non existent in marriage,” some of the votes that he and his closest allies have taken in the Texas House about sexual assault are under fresh scrutiny. A full-court press by Republicans against Tea Party incumbents began in the Metroplex on […]
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Speaker Straus Hints at What’s to Come in Texas Legislative Session
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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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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Texas House Committee Hearing This Week on Worker Misclassification
A Texas House Committee has scheduled a hearing on the issue of worker misclassification and what more the state may need to do to combat the problem that is particularly rampant in the construction industry. The House Business and Industry Committee will take testimony on the implementation of a limited crackdown that was signed into […]
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