This Week in Texas

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  • Start your week off right and in the know as Jeramy Kitchen delivers a preview of the action in the Texas Legislature.
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  • Reflecting on Work Undone Despite Opportunity in Texas Politics

    Reflecting on Work Undone Despite Opportunity in Texas Politics
    Dec 20 2021
    Issues Left Outstanding
    • Despite the Legislature convening four separate times, many Republican Party of Texas legislative priorities (as well as legislation addressing vaccine mandates) remain undone.
    • Republican Party of Texas Legislative priorities left unaddressed:
    • Protecting children from gender modification
    • Abolition of abortion
    • Texas Heartbeat Act passed and is now law, but it still allows for abortions up to a certain point.
    • Monument protection
    • School choice for all
    • Ban on taxpayer-funded lobbying
    • The issue of prohibiting vaccine mandates also remains addressed, despite the fact that the issue was added to the agenda for the third special legislative session, executive orders issued by TX Gov. Greg Abbott, and judicial action on the issue.
    • All of this happened, despite the fact that Republicans control all statewide offices and majorities in the Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives.
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    7 mins
  • 2022 Primary Election Candidate List Takes Shape

    2022 Primary Election Candidate List Takes Shape
    Dec 13 2021
    Candidate Filing Deadline
    • The candidate filing deadline is Monday, December 13, 2021.
    • Almost all Statewide elected officials have multiple challengers from within their own party.
    • 5 Senate Races are notable, Senate Districts 10, 11, 24, 27, and 31.
    • Multiple liberal House Republican lawmakers like State Rep. Travis Clardy (Nacogdoches), State Rep. Kyle Kacal (College Station), and State Rep. Ernest Bailes (Shepherd) all have multiple Republican challengers.
    • You can find the 3 part series with an exhaustive listing/explanation here:
    • Part 1: Statewide Races Taking Shape
    • Part 2: Texas Senate Races Taking Shape
    • Part 3: Texas House Races Taking Shape
    • Unofficial candidate list for Congressional districts, statewide offices, Texas Senate and Texas
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    9 mins
  • Conservative Leader Awards & Primary Election Challengers

    Conservative Leader Awards & Primary Election Challengers
    Dec 6 2021
    Conservative Leader Award Recipients
    • The Conservative Leader Awards gala took place on Saturday, December 4 in Irving, Texas. The following activists were honored:
    • Ammon Blair, Ashley Brickett, Betty Anderson, Don Dixon, Dorothy Boyett, Hilary Raebler, Joe Murphy, Joy & Terry Putnam, Konner Earnest, Mary Trammel, Michelle Bishop, Rafael Cruz, Sue Evenwel, and Tom Glass.
    • Julie McCarty was awarded the Torch of Freedom Award.
    Growing List of State Lawmakers Not Seeking Re-election
    • Republican State Rep. Jeff Cason (Bedford) announced last week he would not be seeking re-election to his House District 92 seat.
    • Republican State Sen. Larry Taylor (Friendswood) announced last week he would not be seeking re-election to his Senate District 11 seat.
    • Republican State Rep. Mayes Middleton (Galveston) filed to run for the seat vacated by Sen. Taylor, thereby creating an open seat for House District 23.
    • There are currently 31 state lawmakers who have announced they are not seeking re-election to their current elected positions.
    • This includes 26 House lawmakers, made up of 15 Republicans and 11 Democrats.
    • This includes 5 Senate lawmakers, made up of four Republicans and one Democrat.
    Filing Deadline Approaches
    • Several incumbent lawmakers have already received filed/announced primary and general election challengers.
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    6 mins

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