Texas GOP speaker tape: Lawmaker ‘vile,’ Trump ‘killing us’
5 years, 2 months ago

Texas GOP speaker tape: Lawmaker ‘vile,’ Trump ‘killing us’

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ GOP House speaker sought help ousting members of his own party in 2020, called a female lawmaker “vile” and said President Donald Trump is “killing us” in pivotal races in a secretly recorded meeting with a conservative activist released Tuesday. “With all due respect to Trump, who I love, he’s killing us in urban, suburban districts,” Bonnen said. But the release of the tape amplified calls for Bonnen’s resignation, including from Beckley, who said “this a bunch of a men that are in a backroom afraid” of the Democrats taking control the House. Rep. Chris Turner, the House Democratic leader, called Bonnen’s comments “completely out of bounds, even with the Republican Party’s low standards of the Donald Trump era.” ___ Follow Paul J. Weber on Twitter: www.twitter.com/pauljweber

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'Take this as a warning': Texas attorney general issues ominous threat to GOP lawmakers
1 week, 2 days ago

'Take this as a warning': Texas attorney general issues ominous threat to GOP lawmakers

Raw Story  

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has a message for Republican state legislators: Don’t mess with the Texas speaker’s race – or else. The far-right attorney general – a staunch ally of President-elect Donald Trump – announced on New Year’s Eve that he would embark on a statewide tour of districts where incumbent Republican state representatives are reportedly working with Democratic …

'Time for big change': Leading Republicans turn on GOP's Texas House speaker
4 months ago

'Time for big change': Leading Republicans turn on GOP's Texas House speaker

Raw Story  

"“It’s time for big change”: Texas Republicans seeking to oust Speaker Dade Phelan present united front" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Challengers to Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan presented a united front on Friday, arguing the …

GOP congressman predicts Republicans will lose control of the House
4 months ago

GOP congressman predicts Republicans will lose control of the House

Raw Story  

"Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales predicts GOP will lose control of the House" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. And we're going to lose it because of ourselves,” Gonzales said in an interview with Punchbowl News’ Jake Sherman …

Texas’s Republicans eat their own
7 months ago

Texas’s Republicans eat their own

Hindustan Times  

AT THE TIME it seemed they had outdone themselves. In the past two legislative sessions Texas Republicans outlawed abortion, allowed gun-owners to carry their weapons without permits, gave state judges the power to deport immigrants, banned diversity offices in public universities and nixed all sorts of progressive city laws. In a note to funders last summer, the Republican state party …

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan Wins GOP Primary Runoff, Fending Off Anger Over Impeachment
7 months, 1 week ago

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan Wins GOP Primary Runoff, Fending Off Anger Over Impeachment

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was out to save his job Tuesday in a GOP primary runoff that has put rifts within the party on display. A Gonzales loss, his supporters warn, would give Democrats an opening to flip a traditionally moderate district in November, while a change in Texas House leadership could …

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan wins GOP primary runoff, fending off anger over impeachment
7 months, 1 week ago

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan wins GOP primary runoff, fending off anger over impeachment

Hindustan Times  

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan has won his primary runoff to survive a wave of party turbulence in America’s biggest red state and anger from the right over last year’s impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan wins GOP primary runoff, fending off anger over impeachment A shakeup in the Texas …

A Texas GOP brawl is dragging to a runoff. How the power struggle may push Republicans further right
10 months ago

A Texas GOP brawl is dragging to a runoff. How the power struggle may push Republicans further right

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A Republican power struggle in Texas that could push the state even further right come November isn’t cooling down. Still, the state party censured Phelan over the impeachment and a “lack of fidelity to Republican principles and priorities.” Even if Phelan wins the runoff, his hopes for third term as speaker would appear heavily damaged. A CHANCE …

Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton declare victory in attack on House GOP defectors
10 months ago

Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton declare victory in attack on House GOP defectors

Raw Story  

"Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton declare victory in attack on House GOP defectors" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, at least nine House Republicans appeared to have lost their primaries on …

Seth Meyers Turns Republican's Words Against GOP In Harsh Message For Next Speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

Seth Meyers Turns Republican's Words Against GOP In Harsh Message For Next Speaker

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Seth Meyers pointed to a “fundamental problem” within the House GOP and used members’ own words to rip the chamber’s future speaker. “The GOP is a fractured coalition with no discernible ideological core except that most of them want to dismantle American democracy and on top of that, the job of speaker absolutely sucks. In order to …

Simmering tensions erupt between top Texas state Republicans
1 year, 7 months ago

Simmering tensions erupt between top Texas state Republicans

CNN  

CNN — Just days after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the state House speaker of presiding over the chamber while drunk and called on him to resign, a GOP-led state House ethics panel heard explosive testimony from investigators detailing what they described as years of misconduct by the attorney general, later recommending his impeachment unanimously. Paxton on Tuesday posted …

Texas congressman who broke with GOP is censured
1 year, 10 months ago

Texas congressman who broke with GOP is censured

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was censured Saturday in a rare move by his state party over votes that included supporting new gun safety laws after the Uvalde school shooting in his district. “The Republican Party of Texas would be wise to follow his lead and do some actual work.” The vote followed an hourlong, …

Texas congressman's breaks with GOP could lead to censure
1 year, 10 months ago

Texas congressman's breaks with GOP could lead to censure

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was facing a …

Texas’ Abbott uses televised address to target border, crime
1 year, 10 months ago

Texas’ Abbott uses televised address to target border, crime

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott offered no hints about whether he might run for president in a rare primetime address Thursday night, but used it to make a case that hard-line immigration measures, tougher criminal penalties and a humming economy are a model for the rest of the U.S. “We will ensure Texas remains the leader of this …

'A disaster': Speaker fight exposes GOP leadership vacuum
2 years ago

'A disaster': Speaker fight exposes GOP leadership vacuum

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich warned that the anti-McCarthy Republicans were “playing with fire.” …

Texas governor orders new try at passing GOP voting laws
3 years, 5 months ago

Texas governor orders new try at passing GOP voting laws

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered the Legislature to reconvene for a third time to try to pass a Republican-backed voting restrictions bill that Democratic members blocked by leaving the state nearly a month ago. State Rep. Chris Turner, the leader of the House Democratic Caucus, would not say following Abbott’s announcement whether they would return …

Texas special election poses test for anti-Trump Republicans
3 years, 8 months ago

Texas special election poses test for anti-Trump Republicans

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. His new slogan: “Make America Texas Again.” Trump waited until five days before Election …

Trump, in Texas, bashes Democrats as ‘crazy,’ unpatriotic
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump, in Texas, bashes Democrats as ‘crazy,’ unpatriotic

Associated Press  

DALLAS — President Donald Trump tried to turn impeachment rancor into a political rallying cry Thursday, using a Texas rally to bash Democrats as “crazy” and unpatriotic as they push forward with their investigations. Setting a dire tone, Trump told his supporters, “At stake in this fight is the survival of American democracy itself.” “Don’t kid yourselves,” he said of …

Texas’ embattled elections chief on brink of losing job
5 years, 7 months ago

Texas’ embattled elections chief on brink of losing job

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ embattled elections chief who wrongly questioned the U.S. citizenship of tens of thousands of voters was on the brink of losing his job Sunday, while Republican lawmakers prepared to head home hoping to save their own in 2020. The botched search reignited tensions over voting rights in Texas, and Whitley angered Democrats when he went on …

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