Texas House Passes Rules- Attempt to “Ban Democrat Chairs” Fizzles
The Texas House of Representatives passed a rules package earlier this afternoon by a vote of 123-19. Final passage came after several hours of debate, but not before an attempt to amend the rule to prohibit the Speaker from appointing Democrats as committee chairs was struck down on a point of order. Prior to considering […]
Dade Phelan Overwhelmingly Re-Elected Speaker
On the opening day of the 88th session of the Texas Legislature, Speaker Dade Phelan (R- Beaumont) was overwhelmingly re-elected Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. Phelan won the votes of 145 members, with challenger Tony Tinderholt (R-Arlington) earning only 3 votes. Two members, State Representatives Richard Hayes (R- Denton) and Ana-Maria Ramos (D-Richardson) […]
Welcome to The Texas Voice
As a lifelong conservative and longtime observer and participant in Texas politics, it has been downright frustrating to see what the Texas media landscape has become in recent years. There is, of course, the legacy “mainstream” media. While there are still a few reporters for these outlets who are committed to quality reporting without an […]