by Joey Bennett | Dec 20, 2024 | News
Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Texas House Speaker Race The Republican Party of Texas is weighing in heavily against the Republican House members who are refusing to support Rep. David Cook, who was chosen by the caucus to lead the House in...
by Joey Bennett | Dec 13, 2024 | News
Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Texas House Speaker Race Rep. Dustin Burrows, Republican from Lubbock, announced on Saturday that he had secured the 76 votes necessary to become Speaker of the 150-member Texas House. Burrows released the...
by Joey Bennett | Dec 6, 2024 | News
Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Phelan Withdraws from Texas House Speaker Race Texas House Republicans will meet tomorrow in Austin to discuss and possibly endorse their party’s candidate for Speaker of the Texas House. Incumbent Speaker...
by Joey Bennett | Nov 23, 2024 | News
Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Former Governor Weighs in on Speaker Race Former Governor Rick Perry campaigned vigorously for incumbent House Speaker Dade Phelan in the spring when he was forced into a runoff to retain his House seat based...
by Joey Bennett | Nov 16, 2024 | News
Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Prefiling Begins On Tuesday, current members and members that have just been elected began filing legislation for consideration for the upcoming regular session that will begin on January 14, 2025. During a...