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Losing Republican candidate wants Texas House to void results of his race

Mike May, who lost to Houston state Rep. Jon Rosenthal by 6,000 votes, wants the Texas House to order a new election. State law allows such an appeal, but the House hasn’t approved one in more than 40 years.

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By tradition, the minority party gets to chair some Texas House committees. Some in the GOP want to end that.

Republican critics say conservative priorities will always be hamstrung if Democrats, who are in the minority party, get a say in which legislation reaches the floor.

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Texas lawmakers target property taxes, election fraud and transgender people in new legislation ahead of 2023 session

Thousands of bills are expected to be filed for the legislative session that begins in January. Lawmakers are expected to have a budget surplus when they return to Austin.

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State Rep. John Lujan hopes to beat Frank Ramirez and finally represent Bexar County in a legislative session

Lujan has twice won special elections to the Texas House — but he has never served while the Legislature met.

The Texas Tribune

State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, one of the most far-right members of the House, announces he’s running for speaker

The current speaker, fellow Republican Dade Phelan, is expected to seek the gavel again but has not made an official announcement yet.

The Texas Tribune

Greg Abbott, Texas Republicans shift millions to fund border security, school safety

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP legislative leaders on Thursday shifted nearly $775 million into border security and school safety, plus $100 million to cover bills from Texas’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Texas diverts $359.6 million from prisons to keep Greg Abbott’s border mission operating

The latest infusion was among $874.6 million in “emergency” budget transfers requested by the Texas Legislative Budget Board, which is composed of GOP state leaders and budget writers.

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GOP Texas House Speaker Wants To Reduce Penalties For Cannabis Possession And Crack Down On DAs

Texas House Speaker, Dade Phelan confirmed recently that he favors cannabis reform, more precisely, reducing marijuana possession penalties.

Benzinga

Republican Texas senator says he will support new rape exceptions for abortion

One of the longest-serving Republican state senators, Robert Nichols is among the first to say publicly he’d support revising the state’s abortion prohibition. He spoke Friday at The Texas Tribune Festival.

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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan rules out raising the minimum age to buy a firearm

At the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival, the Texas House speaker also signaled willingness to consider exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.

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‘Over the Lege’ Plumbs the Tragicomedy of Texas Politics

In its sixth season, the political satire urges viewers to laugh instead of cry at the state's right-wing machine.

Texas Observer

Dade Phelan spent more than any other Republican House candidate or officeholder in Texas

Texas Republican House candidates and officeholders have spent $57.6 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state representatives and candidates, Dade Phelan has spent more than any other Republican.

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Abbott and ERCOT Keep Texans in the Dark

From selecting a new CEO to an obscure committee report, the governor kept tight control over significant post-storm energy changes.

Texas Observer

Texas House speaker says he’s confident Legislature will revive expiring corporate tax break program

Lawmakers let the program, known as Chapter 313, expire at the end of this year after the Senate declined to consider a bill extending it. It was the first time in its 20-year history that legislators decided not to renew the program.

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Texas health agency says its plan to extend maternal Medicaid coverage is “not approvable” by feds

HHSC said it was initially told the plan was “not approvable.” Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a statement Friday saying Texas’ plan to extend coverage to six months was not rejected but still under review.

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The top fundraisers in the Texas House

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns.

The Texas Tribune

Top Texas Republicans, Biden administration look to grow the state’s semiconductor industry

As companies like Samsung and Texas Instruments expand their operations in the state, Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders are backing federal efforts to grow the industry.

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Nine states begin general election early voting in September

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Dade Phelan raised more than any other Republican House candidate in Texas

Texas Republican candidates and officeholders have raised $164.5 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state House candidates and officeholders, Dade Phelan has raised more than any other Republican.

Tribune News Service

Texas Republican Party platform used to be the butt of jokes. Now it influences laws

The Texas Republican platform was once considered the musings of the most fringe elements of the party, mocked or ignored by elected leaders and most others.

Tribune News Service

Republicans bet their conservative policies will win over voters, roll over Democrats

HOUSTON — Even with the specter of a Nov. 8 general election with more moderate voters, Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is strident in his support of the rash of conservative legislation approved by lawmakers last year and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.

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Editorial: Texas leaders want to boost mental health care. What about a ‘red flag’ law?

Progress can be slow to reach the halls of the state Capitol, so we are glad to see Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan treat mental health care as a priority in the aftermath of the Uvalde massacre.

Salon

Abbott seeks to shield Uvalde records

Texas public safety officials cite the "dead suspect loophole" to prevent records from being released

Tribune News Service

Texas’ response to Uvalde shooting? Bills could feature shields, school funding

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican legislative leaders are approaching a deal on new spending by the state this summer in response to the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde.

WEKU

A legal loophole may block access to Texas shooting records

A law barring information from being released in crimes for which no one has been convicted comes under focus in the Uvalde school shootings.

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