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Texas Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against state GOP chair, lawmaker says

Rep. Cody Harris had accused Abraham George of improperly threatening to send mailers and censure lawmakers who backed Rep. Dustin Burrows as House speaker.

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 14h

State Bar of Texas commission moves to drop ethics complaint against AG Ken Paxton

The state bar’s Commission for Lawyer Discipline has asked the Texas Supreme Court to dismiss its ethics complaint against Attorney General Ken Paxton. The commission filed a motion Wednesday asking the court to dismiss the case as moot.

Texas Public Radio · 13h

Texas AG Ken Paxton prevails in ethics lawsuit over his challenge to 2020 election results

Paxton’s win was unsurprising after the state’s top court sided with his deputy in a similar lawsuit last month.

Texas House bans Democrats

Houston Chronicle · 10h

Texas House Democrats lose top committee posts but keep some power in a move that rankles far right

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers they can have as vice chairs.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 7h

Conservatives clinch longtime goal of booting Democrats from leadership ranks in Texas House

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

The Associated Press on MSN · 9d

Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP’s hard right

Texas has a powerful new House speaker after years of escalating Republican infighting. Dustin Burrows won the job on Tuesday with the support of Democrats who favored him over a challenger backed by the GOP’s emboldened hard right.

Texas Monthly2d

Anti-Immigration Hard-Liners in the Texas GOP Are Putting on a Show

Trump’s followers in Texas talk tough when it comes to border enforcement and mass deportations. A close read tells a ...

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Texas State Bar drops lawsuit over Attorney General Ken Paxton's 2020 election challenge

The ethics commission of the State Bar of Texas had sued Paxton for making dishonest claims of election fraud in a 2020 ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN8d

Texas GOP chair claims church-state separation is a myth as lawmakers, pastors prep for “spiritual battle”

Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...

New Texas Speaker Aims To Enact Long Sought Conservative Policy Goals

The newly elected Texas House Speaker, Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock), is well positioned to bring school choice to Texas and achieve other long sought conservative goals.

How Texas GOP activists are planning to take ‘spiritual jurisdiction' over Legislature

The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further ...

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Billionaires give to Texas Democrats, too, but not as much and without the GOP’s results

Texas has some of the most lenient ethics laws in the country. Donors can give unlimited amounts to candidates, and Patrick’s ...

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Pastors prep for ‘spiritual battle’ as Texas GOP chair denies church-state separation

"Texas GOP chair denies church-state separation as lawmakers, pastors prep for ‘spiritual battle’" was first published by The ...

Democrats’ Minnesota House boycott echoes earlier walkouts in other states

Democrats in the Minnesota House who have boycotted daily sessions are using tactics that lawmakers around the country have ...

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