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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 9th, 2011
For those of you who don't know, Nathan Macias is my Dad. He served as a State Representative from 2006-2008. He was freshman of the year during the 2007 session for the Republican freshman class and received nothing but "A...
December 28th, 2010
“To sum the matter up, the authorities are afraid, men with property and families are afraid, employees and decent workmen are afraid, and the only people who have nothing to fear at present are the criminals”. - Hans L...
December 12th, 2010
Earlier this month, I published an article on party switchers for Empower Texans. It was more wishful thinking on my part than anything else, but would you know it, apparently there are several Democrats considering such a...
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...
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...
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 19th, 2010
Every day workers are picked up from day labor sites, many times by the same employer. Thousands of people are working in an underground economy where they are paid cash under the table. Still others are simply worked as...
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 24th, 2010
With all the heat going on about the Texas Speaker's race, it is almost easy to miss the election that is still not settled! That being the race for Texas Representative for District 48 in Austin, Texas between Republican...
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...
