Texas House of Representatives
January 12th, 2011
Although Speaker of the House Joe Straus won a landslide victory, there were still a handful of State Representatives who voted against him. Below is a picture of the roll call. The Representatives with red dots next to...
January 11th, 2011
A few hundred grass roots patriots of Texas gathered Monday on the north steps of the Texas Capitol to voice their opinion that the Republican Caucus should decide who should next sit in the seat of Speaker of the Texas...
January 10th, 2011
The following is a letter in support of Joe Straus written by President of Texans for Life Coalition Kyleen Wright. Why I signed the letter for Speaker StrausA charge has been leveled that...
January 10th, 2011
Astonishing the amount of diversion that has been built around a grain of truth in the controversy over who should be Speaker of the House for the 82nd Texas Legislature. That grain of truth: voters rejected a record number...
December 14th, 2010
The following is a statement from Republican Party of Texas Chairman Steve Munisteri regarding the new Republican House members:November 2nd was a historic day for the Republican Party of Texas as we not only increased the...
December 6th, 2010
The following is an update of the Texas Speaker's Race from Texas Alliance for Life:The Speaker of the House of Representatives is one of the three most powerful offices in state government, along with Governor and Lt....
November 30th, 2010
The biggest argument in defense of Speaker Joe Straus is that under Tom Craddick, Republicans lost many seats in the Texas House, but under Straus we gained 22 seats. While this is true, I don’t think the two are related at...
November 26th, 2010
TexasGOPVote previously reported accusations by Texas Representative Bryan Hughes stating that members of the Texas Legislature were being threatened with being redistricted out of existence by a member of Speaker
November 23rd, 2010
Earlier this month TexasGOPVote reported that State Rep. Bryan Hughes was told member's opposing Joe Straus would be "Redistricted out of existence". Speaker Straus denied the charges and demanded to know the source of the...
November 15th, 2010
The following was sent in from a TexasGOPVote reader:A lot of people are asking themselves: Who is Texas State Representative Ken Paxton?State Representative Ken Paxton was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in...
January 11th, 2011
Today is the first day of the 82nd Legislative Session. TexasGOPVote will keep you informed with live updates and pictures.11:30am - The House convenes for session.
January 10th, 2011
Speaker Joe Straus has received 70 votes in the Republican Caucus today.The Texas House of Representatives met today to express who they prefer as Speaker of the House. The three candidates are Current Speaker of the House...
January 10th, 2011
The following is a message from Senator Dan Patrick:Conservative voters across Texas are responsible for the Republican majority in the legislature. They want that majority to select the next Speaker. A Caucus vote will...
January 7th, 2011
Readers of TexasGOPVote blog posts will be familiar with the raging debate over whether a non-conservative should retain power in spite of the absolutely stunning success of conservative, Tea Party-supported candidates in...
December 14th, 2010
The Battle for the Texas HouseSo you thought the battle had been won?!?! Just because Texas voted overwhelmingly Republican in November we must take a look at what really happened across the country.
December 1st, 2010
The Harris County Republican Party released the following statement and resolution regarding the Texas Speaker of the House race:The HCRP Advisory Board is calling for Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives to...
November 29th, 2010
A funny tradition has been uncovered in Texas in association with the race for Speaker of the House in the Texas Legislature. That tradition being the signing of a pledge of support to the outgoing speaker at the end of the...
November 24th, 2010
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. - Thomas JeffersonThe Battle for the Texas House
November 16th, 2010
While voters are decrying “politics as usual,” there’s little evidence that the game has changed. Sure, an inordinate number of incumbents found themselves on the losing end of the ballot on election day, but the Texas...
November 12th, 2010
The following press release was sent in from State Rep. Bryan Hughes and his an update to his press release sent out November 10th.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bryan Hughes November 11, 2010