Farrar, an attorney first elected to the lower chamber in 1994, represents House District 148, which covers parts of northern and western Houston.
Cassandra Pollock
Cassandra Pollock was a state politics reporter for the Tribune. She joined the Tribune full-time in June 2017 after a fellowship during the 85th Texas Legislature. Pollock spent her first two years at the Trib as an engagement reporter, which meant her name likely landed in your inbox every weekday morning with “The Brief,” a newsletter on all things Texas politics and public policy. Pollock is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism. Pollock left The Texas Tribune in 2021.
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Dustin Burrows resigns as Texas House GOP Caucus chairman amid allegations of targeting Republicans
Conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan has said he secretly recorded Burrows and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen asking him to challenge 10 House incumbents in the 2020 elections.
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Allen West launches bid for Texas GOP chair
West will take on James Dickey, who has served as state Republican chair since 2017. Republican delegates will elect their next state party chair at the Texas GOP convention in May.
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Texas Rangers asked to investigate allegations against House Speaker Dennis Bonnen
At issue is whether Bonnen, an Angleton Republican, and state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, offered hardline conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan media credentials for his organization in exchange for politically targeting a list of fellow GOP members in the 2020 primaries.
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Texas Democrats sue over Michael Quinn Sullivan and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen meeting
In their lawsuit, the Democrats contend Bonnen, Sullivan and state Rep. Dustin Burrows violated campaign finance laws and demanded that Sullivan produce a recording of the meeting that he has so far played only for select Republicans.
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Texas House committee to probe allegations against Speaker Dennis Bonnen
The House General Investigating Committee, which holds subpoena power, will review allegations that Bonnen offered media credentials to a conservative group if it targeted 10 GOP lawmakers in the upcoming election.
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“I said terrible things”: Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen apologizes for Michael Quinn Sullivan meeting
Bonnen once again requested that a secret recording the conservative firebrand Sullivan made of the meeting be made fully public.
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House Democrats call for Michael Quinn Sullivan to release secret Dennis Bonnen recording
“Complete transparency is paramount; allowing select political insiders to hear it in private isn’t going to cut it,” said state Rep. Chris Turner, chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
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Most Texas House Republicans are staying quiet while Dennis Bonnen faces a growing scandal
Allegations that the House speaker politically targeted 10 GOP members have roiled the lower chamber, but some lawmakers say they need more evidence. “It’s a wait-and-see thing,” said one.
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“I was shocked”: Two GOP lawmakers describe recording of House Speaker Dennis Bonnen
The recording of a meeting between Bonnen and hardline conservative Michael Quinn Sullivan has not been publicly released, but Sullivan has said that Bonnen offered Sullivan’s activist group media credentials in return for politically targeting 10 House members.