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“It’s time for big change”: Texas Republicans seeking to oust Speaker Dade Phelan present united front
Read full article: “It’s time for big change”: Texas Republicans seeking to oust Speaker Dade Phelan present united frontReps. Tom Oliverson and Shelby Slawson, both members of House Republican leadership, became the first two candidates to challenge Phelan’s speakership.
State Rep. Shelby Slawson says she’s running for House speaker in letter condemning Phelan
Read full article: State Rep. Shelby Slawson says she’s running for House speaker in letter condemning PhelanThe announcement came two days after Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, narrowly survived a runoff challenge from the GOP’s hard right.
Texas kids would need parental consent to create social media accounts under House bill
Read full article: Texas kids would need parental consent to create social media accounts under House billThe House gave initial approval to the bill Tuesday. The legislation is a priority for Speaker Dade Phelan.
Speaker Dade Phelan endorses Medicaid expansion for new mothers, repeal of “tampon tax” in first batch of 2023 priorities
Read full article: Speaker Dade Phelan endorses Medicaid expansion for new mothers, repeal of “tampon tax” in first batch of 2023 prioritiesThe leader of the state House also threw his support behind bills to crack down on how companies handle private data and to protect children from “addictive algorithms” by digital companies.
Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law one of nation’s strictest abortion measures, banning procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law one of nation’s strictest abortion measures, banning procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancyThe signing of the bill opens a new frontier in the battle over abortion restrictions as first-of-its-kind legal provisions intended to make the law harder to challenge are poised to be tested in the courts.
Three Texas House runoffs give warring GOP factions chance to settle up before November
Read full article: Three Texas House runoffs give warring GOP factions chance to settle up before NovemberThe anti-abortion group has endorsed Flynn challenger Bryan Slaton, Sheffield rival Shelby Slawson and Francis. He is the only candidate across the three runoffs that the group has formally endorsed, and he is the son-in-law of Farris Wilks, one of Empower Texans top allied donors. And the governors campaign has since put significant money behind the endorsement, making $83,000 in in-kind contributions to Rogers campaign, including for a TV ad buy featuring Abbott pitching Rogers direct-to-camera. Flynn, Slaton has argued on the campaign trail, is a do-nothing Republican who has not represented the district while in office. Slatons taken over a $150,000 from West Texas oil billionaires the same West Texas billionaires funding vile attacks on Gov.