Oct 24, 2019 | Campaign News
“No criminal charges will be brought” against House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) in connection with his secretly recorded meeting with Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan, Brazoria Co. Dist. Atty. Jeri Yenne (R) announced in a statement. “As repugnant as...
Oct 22, 2019 | Campaign News, Speakers Race
Note: This report has been updated since we issued our Breaking News alert. Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) announced he would not seek re-election. “After much prayer, consultation and thoughtful consideration with my family, it is clear that I can no longer seek...
Oct 21, 2019 | Campaign News
Eleven more Republican House members announced today (Monday) that they could no longer support Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton). Reps. John Frullo (R-Lubbock), Dan Huberty (R-Houston), Lyle Larson (R-San Antonio), Chris Paddie (R-Marshall) and Four Price...
Oct 18, 2019 | Campaign News
Note: This report has been updated since we issued our Breaking News alert. Following a closed-door meeting that lasted more than four hours, the House Republican Caucus released a statement that its members “condemn in the strongest possible terms the offensive...
Oct 17, 2019 | Campaign News
On the eve of a Republican Caucus retreat in Austin, calls for Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) to resign have grown from within his party. Today (Thursday), Reps. Drew Darby (R-San Angelo) and Kyle Kacal (R-College Station) said new leadership was required. “It is...
Oct 16, 2019 | Campaign News
Early voting begins on Monday for the November 5 constitutional amendment, general and special election. The League of Women Voters has created a Constitutional Amendment Election Voters Guide which explains each amendment, provides arguments for and against each and...
Oct 15, 2019 | Campaign News
Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan publicly released the audio he secretly recorded of a June 12 meeting with Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) and Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock), who was chair of the Republican Caucus at the time. The recording largely...
Sep 9, 2019 | Campaign News
Sen. Pat Fallon (R-Prosper), who ousted longtime Sen. Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls) in the 2018 Republican primary, announced he was exploring a primary challenge of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R) from the right. Fallon said he would meet with voters and Republican leaders...
Aug 12, 2019 | Campaign News
House Speaker: Following an hourlong executive session, the House General Investigating Committee voted unanimously to request that the Texas Rangers conduct an inquiry into a June 12 meeting between Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton), Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock)...
Aug 11, 2019 | Campaign News
House Speaker: The House General Investigating Committee will meet tomorrow (Monday) beginning at 10 a.m. to take invited testimony regarding the June 12 meeting between Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton), Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) and Empower Texans CEO Michael...
Aug 8, 2019 | Campaign News
Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos (D-Dallas) and the Texas Democratic Party have filed suit (PDF) in Travis Co. against Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan and an “unknown named political committee.” The suit alleges the June 12 meeting between Sullivan, Speaker Dennis...
Aug 7, 2019 | Campaign News
The House General Investigating Committee has set an August 12 hearing to look into a secretly recorded meeting between Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton), Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) and Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan. Only invited witnesses will be...
