State Rep. Travis Clardy has this in common with every other candidate for speaker of the Texas House at this point: His is the only sure vote he’s got for that contest.
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TribCast
TribCast: More fundraising headlines, Texas GOP reaction to Trump and Russia, SD-19 special election
On this week’s TribCast, Patrick talks to Ross, Aman and Evan about the latest campaign finance reports, how Texas Republicans reacted to President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the July 31 special election for Senate District 19.
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Families Divided
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus asks Trump to end policy of separating immigrant children
House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, wants President Donald Trump to end his administration’s “zero tolerance” policy that has led to thousands of immigrant children being separated from their parents at the border.
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Public Education
Texas House and Senate leaders take early steps to consider Gov. Greg Abbott’s school safety plan
Both chambers hope to have certain fixes in place before students return to school in August.
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Texas Elections 2018
Hard-line conservatives lose big in Texas House runoffs
Most of the seven Texas House Republican primary runoffs fell along familiar ideological fault lines in the Republican Party. The more moderate candidates won in most cases.
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Texas Elections 2018
They failed to unseat Joe Straus and Byron Cook. Now, can they best the House leaders’ favored successors?
Republican challenger Thomas McNutt lost to Byron Cook in 2016, and Matt Beebe couldn’t topple Joe Straus in two attempts. They’re running again this year, but with those two powerful incumbents out of the way.
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Texas House Speaker Joe Straus creates work group to combat sexual harassment in the Legislature
In December, the House updated its sexual harassment policy after reports from The Texas Tribune and The Daily Beast put a spotlight on the widespread misconduct.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Analysis: Four declared candidates for Texas speaker — and at least one “No way!”
In a political season where people are watching to see who will announce a race for speaker of the Texas House, here’s something completely different: a non-candidacy.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Analysis: The next Texas House speaker will be chosen by greenhorns
The Texas House is electing a new speaker in January, and a quiet campaign for votes is already underway. There’s a twist: Most of the voters have never been involved in a race like this.
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Analysis: Choosing the next Texas House speaker is a game played by very fuzzy rules
Texas has four official candidates for speaker of the Texas House and a small herd of unofficial ones. The law that requires candidates to make it official allows contenders some serious wiggle room.