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06/27/11 share: digg facebook twitter At a recent private meeting meant to cool tempers in the raging immigration debate, state lawmaker Joaqu?n Castro saw more than the legislation at hand. The meeting in House Speaker Joe Straus' office included Republican lawmakers Sid Miller, of Stephenville, Todd Hunter, of Corpus Christi, Charlie Geren, of Fort Worth and, intermittently, Burt Solomons, of ...
03/14/11 House Speaker Joe Straus says as long as official revenue numbers are changing, the House is in no rush to move forward on the next two-year Texas budget.
03/02/11 AUSTIN - State Rep. Chuck Hopson, R-Jacksonville, has been appointed vice chairman of the House Rural Caucus, House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, has announced.
01/11/11 On the first day of the legislative session House Speaker Joe Straus denounced tactics employed by some conservative groups. And Governor Perry identified issues he wants to fast track. KERA's Shelley Kofler is in Austin and has more.
01/08/11 The Big Three: Gov. Rick Perry , Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe Straus. Also, the top 10 issues.
01/07/11 Michael Quinn Sullivan is president of Empower Texans / Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, a group that advocates for less government and lower taxes. The group opposes the re-election of House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio. Here is Sullivan't take: "When...
01/06/11 Four days before a caucus has been scheduled in an effort to get Republican House members to rally behind a speaker candidate, the small but loud opposition to incumbent House Speaker Joe Straus is still going strong locally.
12/28/10 Local Tea Party wants petition signed to oust Texas Speaker of the HOose, Joe Straus
12/11/10 Take note, conservatives: Kaufman County is especially no place to gripe about Joe Straus' religion.
11/23/10 State Rep. Larry Phillips (R-Sherman) emphatically denied threatening another member with political retribution if he didn't support incumbent House Speaker Joe Straus' re-election.
11/23/10 Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, has been identified as the Texas legislator who threatened colleagues if they didn't support House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio. State photoRep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman The House General Investigating and Ethics Committee has now retreated behind...
11/19/10 Allen Heidt, a leader in the Cass County Patriots group, recently circulated an email message opposing the re-election of House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio. A portion of the email indicated that "Straus is going down in Jesus name." That...
11/18/10 Two challengers in the Texas House speaker's race presented a united front to Tarrant County conservative activists Thursday night, saying they're determined to topple Joe Straus.
11/16/10 Summary: The Texas House speaker race took a nasty twist Wednesday when an East Texas lawmaker withdrew his support for chamber leader Joe Straus and a conservative group urging all representatives to replace the San Antonio Republican with a more conservative member added 1,750 signatures to their original list of 46. The Texas House speaker race took a nasty twist Wednesday when an East Texas ...
11/10/10 More Texas Republicans are jumping into the fray surrounding House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, and the efforts to preserve his leadership - or to take him out. Former state Republican Chairman George Strake, Jr. of Houston has added his...
06/22/10 TYLER - Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, is expected to challenge House Speaker Joe Straus for his job, according to Capitol sources.
06/18/10 Texas Democrats are calling on House Speaker Joe Straus to remove an Irving lawmaker from the powerful House Transportation Committee. Reports surfaced this week that the Republican has been driving two vehicles, including a luxury Mercedes-Benz, owned by a company that makes millions through state transportation contracts.
06/18/10 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Democrats called Friday for House Speaker Joe Straus to remove a Dallas-area lawmaker from the powerful House Transportation Committee after reports surfaced the Republican has been driving two vehicles, including a luxury Mercedes-Benz, owned by a company that makes millions through state transportation contracts. Boyd Richie, chairman of the Texas Democratic Party ...
06/08/10 Nobody's openly campaigning right now, but there's talk of who might succeed Joe Straus if he stumbles before January. Attribute the speculation to inertia: The House's top job was in play for at least four years before Straus won it 17 months ago, and members and the lobby and the press and other gawkers have been trained to study every new complaint, slight, reward and compliment for signs of ...
06/08/10 Nobody's openly campaigning right now, but there's talk of who might succeed the freshman speaker Joe Straus if he stumbles.
05/11/10 Republican Speaker Joe Straus told House budget writers Tuesday that they'll have to handle a state shortfall of at least $11 billion without new taxes, but he raised the possibility of unpaid furloughs and four-day work weeks for state workers. | 
