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Rep. Dustin Burrows voted Texas House speaker in blow to insurgent GOP movement
Burrows defeated Rep. David Cook with a coalition of Republican and Democratic votes.
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Texas House Dems trip over their own low bar
On Tuesday, the most modest of boasts became famous last words for the lower chamber’s dwindling Ds.
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In San Antonio, House races could determine future of public ed and vouchers
Abbott-induced financial crises in public school districts are at the center of key legislative elections in Bexar County and beyond.
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House panel issues ‘unprecedented subpoena’ in last-ditch effort to halt Texas execution of Robert Roberson
The committee’s move came after Roberson’s bid for clemency was denied Wednesday, putting his execution on track for Thursday.
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Can Democrats keep the Texas House anti-voucher?
Four years after a failed attempt to flip the lower chamber, the minority party has set its sights on a more modest objective.
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Assclown Alert: Making empty threats about the Ten Commandments with Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
‘Texas WOULD have been and SHOULD have been the first state in the nation to put the 10 Commandments back in our schools,’ Patrick tweeted last week.
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Democrats pump resources into Texas House races, including South San Antonio district
The DLCC is backing Kristian Carranza, a progressive running to unseat State Rep. John Lujan, a Republican who represents the historically Democratic district.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spending $19 million to take down anti-voucher Republicans
Abbott’s voucher proposal went down in flames after 21 House Republicans, mostly from rural districts, voted to pull it from a major education bill.
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Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores accused of cribbing others’ pictures of Mexican food as her own cooking
Flores, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez for her old seat, is being accused of routinely stealing stylish photos of Mexican campfire cooking and passing them off as her own idyllic life on a ranch.
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Texas House kills school vouchers – again
House members approved an amendment stripping school vouchers from the House education bill with a 84-63 vote.
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Texas House and Senate reach a deal on how to cut property taxes
The deal would channel $12 billion to reduce the school property tax rate for homeowners and business properties, increase the homestead exemption, and create a pilot program to reduce taxes on certain residential and commercial properties.
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Texas Legislature’s special session ends without deal on property taxes
Gov. Greg Abbott, who vetoed a flurry of bills to protest the impasse, has called a second 30-day session.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton blasts pending impeachment vote, calls for protests
Paxton said House members were showing ‘contempt for the electoral process’ and accused them of sabotaging his work challenging the Biden administration.
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Dumpster fire reported at Texas Attorney General’s Office. No, we mean a literal dumpster fire.
The fire occurred the same day that a Texas House committee heard from investigators who alleged that Texas AG Ken Paxton broke multiple state laws and misused taxpayer funds.
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Here are the 20 articles of impeachment filed against Ken Paxton
The Texas House will vote on accusations that include bribery, dereliction of duty, disregard of official duty and obstruction of justice.
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Texas House panel recommends impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton
The committee voted unanimously on Thursday afternoon to draw up articles of impeachment.
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Investigators tell Texas House panel that AG Ken Paxton broke laws, misused taxpayer money
A committee authorized to recommend Paxton’s censure or impeachment heard three hours of public testimony against the embattled Republican attorney general.
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In dramatic vote, Texas House approves online sports betting measure
A resolution that would let voters decide the issue finds just enough support to move to the Senate, where it faces long odds.
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Assclown Alert: Being investigated for ‘inappropriate behavior’ with Texas Rep. Bryan Slaton
The crusading social conservative is facing accusations that he had an ‘inappropriate relationship’ with an intern under the age of 21.
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Texas House speaker addresses prospects of anti-LGBTQ bills, gun legislation and casinos
At the start of his second term leading the lower chamber, Dade Phelan talked to reporters about several legislative issues that will be decided this year.