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Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen Won’t Face Criminal Prosecution, Brazoria County DA Says
Posted on · District Attorney Jeri Yenne called Bonnen's behavior "offensive, lacking in integrity" and "demeaning to other human beings."
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Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen Won’t Seek Reelection After Recording Scandal
Posted on · By Tuesday morning, more than 30 House Republicans had either called for the speaker's resignation or had stated they no longer supported him.
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Calls For Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s Resignation Are Limited — But Growing — As His Party Plans To Meet This Week
Posted on · A handful of Republicans and Democrats have said the GOP leader of the lower chamber should step aside. And so far, no one from Bonnen's own party has publicly come to his defense.
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Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen Offered Media Access To Empower Texans, Suggested It Target Certain Republicans, Recording Shows
Posted on · Bonnen also spoke disparagingly about multiple Democrats, calling one House member “vile” and suggesting that another’s “wife’s gonna be really pissed when she learns he’s gay.”
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Analysis: Michael Quinn Sullivan’s Torment Of Dennis Bonnen Could End Next Week
Posted on · Next week could see the public airing of a secret recording that has had the Texas Capitol twisted in drama for most of the summer. With that, members of the Texas House can decide whether their speaker, Dennis Bonnen, made a big mistake or a little one.
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Texas Rangers Asked To Investigate Allegations Against Speaker Dennis Bonnen
Posted on · At issue is whether Bonnen and state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, offered hardline conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan media credentials for his organization in exchange for politically targeting a list of fellow GOP members in the 2020 primaries.
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Texas Democrats Sue Over Michael Quinn Sullivan And House Speaker Dennis Bonnen Meeting
Posted on · In their lawsuit, the Democrats contend Bonnen, Sullivan and state Rep. Dustin Burrows violated campaign finance laws and demanded that Sullivan produce a recording of the meeting that he has so far played only for select Republicans.
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House Investigations Committee To Open Investigation Into Allegations Against House Speaker Dennis Bonnen
Posted on · The House General Investigating Committee holds subpoena power to investigate matters that fall under its jurisdiction.