Swanson, Bettencourt File Legislation to Combat Election Fraud
In the wake of the continued chaos and mismanagement surrounding the conduct of elections in Harris County, two Harris County legislators have filed legislation that would create additional measures to increase the security of Texas elections and provide other avenues to enforce election laws. House Bill 549 by State Representative Valoree Swanson and its companion legislation, […]
Meet the “Conservatives” Working Against Texas Republicans
As the 88th session of the Texas Legislature moves forward, a small group of self-styled “conservatives” continues to oppose the work being done by Republican officeholders to enact conservative public policy and misrepresent their accomplishments. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan and Governor Greg Abbott are the most frequent targets of their ire. Despite claiming to represent […]
Texas GOP Federal Cash on Hand Reaches Decade-Plus Low
In a campaign finance report filed by the Republican Party of Texas with the Federal Election Commission, the Republican Party of Texas reported $125,654.27 on hand in its federal account as of 12/31/2022. This amount is the lowest year-end federal cash on hand reported by the Texas GOP since the Party ended 2009 in massive debt. […]
The Texas Tribune’s New CEO is a Longtime Democratic Operative
Sonal Shah, a longtime Democratic political operative and donor, became the new Chief Executive officer of the Texas Tribune on January 1, 2023. Before assuming the leadership of the Texas Tribune, Shah had worked on Pete Buttigieg’s Presidential campaign and served in the Obama administration. Shah has donated thousands of dollars to left-wing political candidates […]
Texas GOP Efforts Funded Largely by Candidates, DC
The Republican Party of Texas and its Chairman, Matt Rinaldi, have recently faced criticism for spending just $10,000 (excluding candidate “pass through” funds) to defeat Democrats running for the Texas House of Representatives during the 2022 election and using Party funds to attack Republican officeholders who have successfully passed major conservative legislation. In response to […]
Patrick Re-Appoints Democrat Whitmire to Chair Senate Criminal Justice Committee
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced his appointments to committees in the Texas Senate earlier this morning, and once again appointed Democrat John Whitmire as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice. Patrick has appointed Whitmire as Chairman of the Criminal Justice committee every session that he has served as Lt. Governor. Whitmire, who is […]
Texas GOP Raises Money Off of Legislature’s Pro-Life Victories
In a fundraising solicitation e-mailed to Republicans across Texas earlier this week, the Republican Party of Texas cited landmark pro-life legislation passed by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott during the last legislative session. The Texas GOP’s e-mail praised Senate Bill 8- the Texas Heartbeat Bill- stating that this legislation “set […]
Phelan Spends Over $2 Million to Grow the Texas House GOP Majority, Gets Attacked by Texas GOP
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan spent over $2 million to successfully grow the Republican majority in the Texas House during the 2022 general election, according to campaign finance reports recently filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. This amount is in addition to the funds Phelan spent to assist candidates in the 2022 Republican Primary. There […]
Gov. Abbott and Lt. Governor Patrick Inaugurated
In front of a large crowd outside of the Texas Capitol, Governor Greg Abbott and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick were sworn in for their third terms in their respective offices this morning. Lt. Governor Patrick was the first to deliver his inaugural remarks, after being introduced by former State Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. (D-Brownsville) and […]
A Conversation with Speaker Phelan
In his first interview since his re-election as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Dade Phelan visited with The Texas Voice for a wide ranging conversation. The conversation began with a discussion of Speaker Phelan’s work to grow the Republican Party during the 2022 election, which saw the number of Republican State Representatives increase from 83 […]