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State Rep. Phil King, R-Weatherford, has filed paperwork to run to be the next speaker of the Texas House."Over the past several months, many of my…
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From Texas Standard:Following this year's contentious regular and special sessions at the Capitol, the divide between the Legislature's upper and lower…
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Texas House Speaker Joe Straus is calling for a plaque honoring the Confederacy in the state Capitol to come down.In a letter to the State Preservation…
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SAN ANTONIO — Texas House Speaker Joe Straus urged business leaders Tuesday to keep up the fight following the failure of legislative efforts this year to…
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Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday put blame on the House — particularly Speaker Joe Straus — for the shortcomings of the special session and left the door…
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The Texas Legislature closed out the special session Tuesday night amid a stalemate on property tax reform, leaving unfinished Gov. Greg Abbott's top…
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus had their first meeting in months on Monday. "The Speaker and I had a substantive meeting today where we…
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House Speaker Joe Straus has made himself enemy No. 1 among the state’s most conservative voters. His crime? His management style."I try to encourage…
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From Texas Standard:An article by New Yorker staff writer and Texas resident Lawrence Wright makes the case that Texas is a political bellwether. In…
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The Texas Legislature appears to be at a stalemate on a “bathroom bill” that could push the legislative session into overtime.Refusing to go any further…