On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Aman, Brandon and Cassi about the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, state Rep. Jonathan Stickland’s departure from the Texas Lege and former House Speaker Joe Straus’ new PAC.
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Politics
Using $2.5 million in old campaign funds, former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus launches a PAC
A statement from the political action committee, called Texas Forever Forward, said, “Texas should embrace diversity and promote inclusive, non-discriminatory policies and laws.”
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Politics
Analysis: Texas conservatives, in search of a new nemesis
The conservative groups who made a feast of former House Speaker Joe Straus for 10 years have a new target: Straus successor Dennis Bonnen.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas House votes to strengthen sexual harassment investigations
The chamber voted on a resolution that moves misconduct complaints to a committee with subpoena power.
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Analysis: It’s still a Republican Texas government, but it’s a new one
Between the general election results and the changing management of the Texas House — where Joe Straus is retiring and Dennis Bonnen is poised to be the next speaker — the state government is getting a reboot.
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Analysis: You can debunk this Confederate plaque in minutes. What’s taking Texas so long?
Everybody in the Texas Capitol has known about a factually impaired Confederate memorial plaque for more than a year. So why is it still on the wall?
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Texas Elections 2018
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus: Texas and the Republican Party are “moving in opposite directions”
In a wide-ranging conversation with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith, Straus launched jabs at two fellow Republicans: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and President Donald Trump. He declined to weigh in on who should succeed him as the leader of the lower chamber.
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Politics
Point of Order: Joe Straus on the midterms, Donald Trump’s tweets and the next speaker of the Texas House
In the pilot episode of his new podcast, Point of Order, Evan Smith sits down with Speaker Straus the morning after the midterms to talk everything from the balance of power in the Texas House to President Trump’s tweets.
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Analysis: When the Texas House and Senate fight, legislative agencies squirm
The head of the little-known Texas Legislative Budget Board retired this week, adding a coda to years of differences between the agency’s two masters — the Texas House and the Texas Senate.
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Analysis: Candidates to replace Joe Straus aren’t the only power-seekers in the House
The race to replace Speaker Joe Straus is the talk of the Texas House, but it’s just the most visible part of a power shift that affects every state representative’s standing.