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Joe Straus
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Texas House Speaker Joe Straus calls for investigation into state health agency contracting
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said that the House Appropriations Committee or the General Investigating and Ethics Committee should look into the Health and Human Services Commission’s practices for contract oversight.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: Texas Republicans confront an enemy within
Texas Republicans are enjoying a historic majority and fighting an escalating factional war at the same time. The state’s majority party can’t seem to agree on who’s a true Republican and who isn’t.
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Politics
Texas Republican executive committee censures House Speaker Joe Straus
The State Republican Executive Committee voted to censure Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, on Saturday, dinging the outgoing state leader for standing in the way of the party leadership group’s priorities.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: Who’s the establishment, anyway?
The most conservative Republicans have made a strong run for the “establishment” flag, and they’re trying to strengthen their position in this year’s elections.
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State Government
Straus says “decency trumped tribalism” in Roy Moore defeat
House Speaker Joe Straus praised Alabama for rejecting Roy Moore in Tuesday’s special election and urged mainstream Texas voters to get involved in 2018 primaries to keep people like Moore out of power.
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Politics
How a chaotic night in the Texas House paved the way for Speaker Straus
Angry outbursts. Abrupt resignations. A Texas House speaker fleeing his own chamber. While Joe Straus is voluntarily stepping down as speaker, the day many view as pivotal to putting him in that position of power was far less orderly.
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Straus questions Gov. Abbott endorsement of House primary challenger
House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, on Friday questioned Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to endorse against a GOP member of the lower chamber, suggesting it could lead to a Democrat capturing the seat.
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Texas House revises sexual harassment policy following reports of flaws
The revised Texas House sexual harassment policy includes language that strengthens protections against retaliation and provides specific steps to report inappropriate behavior. It comes about two weeks after The Texas Tribune detailed flaws in the former policy that often left victims to fend for themselves.
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Analysis: For Texas speakers, power doesn’t equal fame
If House Speaker Joe Straus decides he wants to run for statewide office, he’s got a lot of work to do. Half of the state’s voters don’t have an opinion about the job he’s been doing.