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Tag: GOP divide

Texas House Speaker Joe Straus at the state Capitol in April 2017. Straus opposes efforts by other powerful Republicans to pass a 'bathroom bill' that would affect transgender people.

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Texas Republican Bucks His Party To Block ‘Bathroom Bill’

Ben Philpott, KUT

Posted on August 3, 2017 · In Texas, every statewide elected official is Republican and the GOP controls the legislature. But efforts to restrict bathroom access for transgender people show a party that's far from united.

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Lawmakers Have Until Saturday To Make Changes To The State’s Troubled Electric Grid

Kyra Buckley, KUT

Posted on May 28, 2021 · Multiple bills in response to the deadly blackouts, which killed at least 30 people in Harris County, have already passed — but in different forms. Legislators now have until end of day Saturday to reconcile the differences.

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Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick And Dennis Bonnen Promise Unity In 2019 Legislative Session

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on January 9, 2019 · They say they are in lockstep on priorities such as reforming school finance and property taxes.

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Party Politics: Is Angleton’s Dennis Bonnen The Next Speaker?

HPM Digital Team

Posted on November 15, 2018 · The Texas House is poised to elect a new Speaker and a State Representative from a city close to Houston wants the job.

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How The ‘Bathroom Bill’ Helped Push A Republican PAC To Spend Millions On Moderates In Texas

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 17, 2018 · Meet the Associated Republicans of Texas, a moderate PAC spending millions to combat hard-line conservative groups in the 2018 elections

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