The news of Texas covered today includes:
Our Lone Star story of the day: Speaker of the Texas House Burrows, fires his general counsel and policy director. His holding the position to begin with shows the incestuous nature of the Austin power crowd and how they don’t even notice such anymore. These types of conflicts of interests, often through self-serving “power couples,” are all too common in Austin and Washington.
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Key bills are being held up by Rep. Ken King and pressure, from you, needs to be brought to bear.
House State Affairs Committee Members:
- Chairman Ken King (512) 463-0736
- Vice Chairwoman Ana Hernandez (512) 463-0614
- Rep. Rafael Anchia (512) 463-0746
- Rep. Drew Darby (512) 463-0331
- Rep. Yvonne Davis (512) 463-0598
- Rep. Charlie Geren (512) 463-0610
- Rep. Ryan Guillen (512) 463-0416
- Rep. Lacy Hull (512) 463-0727
- Rep. John McQueeney (512) 463-0608
- Rep. Will Metcalf (512) 463-0726
- Rep. Dade Phelan (512) 463-0706
- Rep. Richard Pena Raymond (512) 463-0558
- Rep. John T Smithee (512) 463-0702
- Rep. Senfronia Thompson (512) 463-0720
- Rep. Chris Turner (512) 463-0574
Also, pressure needs to be brought to the House Public Education committee to get a hearing and vote on HB 1313, banning taxpayer funded lobbying by school districts.
Watch: Reining in the Texas Association of School Boards.
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