Voting Resources
Speaker Straus
December 3rd, 2010
America is burning, Ever since David Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General, resigned and went on a Paul Revere style ride throughout the nation shouting about deficit spending and national debt, we have been in serious...
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 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
November 11th, 2010
While across the country there may be some debate about whether voters were voting FOR Republicans or AGAINST Democrats, one thing is clear in Texas. Texans want Conservative leadership and they have given the Republican...
November 10th, 2010
The following information was submitted by a TexasGOPVote reader:As you may know, a lot of comments have been going back and forth during the last few days about a letter written to the Texas State House of Representatives....
November 9th, 2010
The past week I have received a barrage of emails, phone calls and news updates indicating of a released letter by "conservatives" asking for more conservative leadership for our Speaker of the House position. Fair enough,...
November 5th, 2010
As the sun came up over the Texas Capitol Wednesday morning something was different. No, you really couldn't see it if you looked at the majestic Texas Capitol, but there was something new... something different. Ah, I see...
November 4th, 2010
On election night, Texas saw three liberal congressmen defeated by their more mainstream (by Texas standards) opponents! Obviously this overshadowed the major gains in the Texas House of Representatives which were far more...
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
"It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare." - Mark TwainTexas has nine Congressmen who managed to survive the “shellacking” by the GOP vote. SHEILA JACKSON LEE District...
November 10th, 2010
[Editor note: Joe Straus came to power as Texas House Speaker by lining up the infamous “gang of eleven” mostly Rino GOP members who then picked him as their Speaker, and then cut a legislative deal with the Democrats...
November 10th, 2010
I’m sure by now your email and perhaps even your voice mail has been hit with messaging calling for the ouster of Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus. Since I too have received those messages as well as a number of others...
November 7th, 2010
For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery. - Galatians 5:1TEXAS HOUSE GETTING READY TO RUMBLEThere should not be any doubt that TEXAS is RED after November 2nd! Not since...
November 5th, 2010
AND IF A HOUSE IS DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF, THAT HOUSE CANNOT STAND. - MARK 3:25 NKJVNow that the Tea-Party-enhanced GOP has firm control of the U.S. House of Representatives and overwhelming control of the Texas House, it...
July 3rd, 2010
As we all know, the next legislative session will be consumed by redistricting, along with the biennial budget, a voter ID bill, a sonogram bill, a possible immigration debate, and a potential challenge to Joe Straus for the...
