Perspective
RPT Officially Censures Joe Straus
Texans tired of the corrupt and the back-stabbing status quo in Austin and the GOP were recently handed a bit of good news. Over the weekend, the soon to be former House Speaker, Joe Straus, […]
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Perspective
Joe Straus’s Last Nail
A year ago, did you really think we’d be standing here, like this? Then, Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus was riding high, perched upon his Speaker’s chair, the gate keeper of the legal […]
Politics
Bexar County GOP Meeting on Joe Straus Censure Tonight
For those that thought the Joe Straus speakership saga came to an end with Straus’s announcement that he would not seek reelection for the next legislative session, think again. Tonight, there will be a special […]
Perspective
Adios, Joe Straus!
For some time now, the Texian Partisan has been following the popular movement against Texas House Speaker Joe Straus. Because of his alleged vindictive control, his opposition to conservative legislation, and his twisting of parliamentary […]
Perspective
Bexar County GOP Attempt Censure of Straus
In the latest development in the movement to remove Joe Straus as Speaker of the House, during last night’s Bexar County GOP CEC meeting, there was an attempt to initiate a censure of the local […]
Politics
King of the House: Phil King Makes His Bid to Replace Joe Straus as Speaker
Since the early part of 2017, the Texian Partisan has reported on the growing opposition to Texas Speaker of the House, Joe Straus. Speaker Straus is on track to becoming the longest serving speaker in Texas […]
Politics
Two More Counties Join the Growing Oust-Straus List
Monday night, August 21st, two more counties added their voice to a growing number of Republican County Parties calling for the removal of Texas House Speaker Joe Straus: Dallas and Galveston counties. This has been […]
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High Time to Oust Straus
Governor Greg Abbott has a new nemesis who threatens to upend his agenda for the Texas 85th Texas Legislature and even his 2018 re-election campaign. Thankfully for the Texas Nationalist Movement, the Governor’s adversary is […]
Politics
To Kill a King: the Unmaking of Speaker Straus
(Updated below!) Regular readers of Texian Partisan will recall last week when we reported that Governor Abbott had cut Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus out of the planning for the special legislative session. […]
Perspective
Texas Unlicensed Carry Dies Again
Last week the House Calendars Committee killed any chance of passing legislation allowing for the unlicensed carrying of a handgun in Texas, for now. This is the second legislative session in which this effort failed. […]