Brad Johnson

1 week ago | thetexan.news | Brad Johnson

Conservatives scrapped with Democrats in the House on Friday, killing two floor calendars in a fight that started with a resolution honoring the late former president of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards — a string of events one member called the “Maundy Thursday Massacre.”The resolution in question was authored by state Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin) and had been a point of contention for weeks.

1 week ago | thetexan.news | Brad Johnson

The Texas House Republican Caucus’ right flank secured the record votes they sought during last week’s budget proceeding, including one instructing budget conferees to include back pay withheld from Attorney General Ken Paxton during his 2023 impeachment. On Monday, the Texas Senate declined to confirm the House’s changes to the budget passed during last week’s marathon proceeding.

2 weeks ago | thetexan.news | Brad Johnson

The 2026–2027 biennium budget will head to conference committee after the Texas House passed its $337 billion blueprint — $1.3 billion larger than the Senate’s — after protracted debate that was full of fits and starts. By a vote of 118 to 26, the $337 billion next-niennium budget was passed by the House along with the supplemental appropriations bill, which fills the financial holes of the current biennial budget. Nineteen Republicans voted against it, along with seven Democrats.

2 weeks ago | thetexan.news | Brad Johnson

The Texas Legislature is on track to approve over $336 billion in spending for the 2026–2027 biennium, but first, House members get a crack at amending the budget behemoth on the floor. On Thursday, the Texas House will convene for what’s known as “budget night,” and nearly 400 amendments have been filed in anticipation of the main event. The budget is the lone constitutional requirement of the Legislature every session, and the Senate’s starting blueprint totals $336 billion.

2 weeks ago | thetexan.news | Brad Johnson

With all the expected fanfare, the Texas House rejected state Rep. Brian Harrison’s (R-Midlothian) attempt to remove Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) from the chair. Harrison filed House Resolution (HR) 823 on Tuesday evening, calling for the removal of Burrows as speaker. It was tabled overwhelmingly by 141 members out of 150 across both parties and all the factions therein. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%H@ >6>36CD G@E65 282:?DE E96 >@E:@? E@ E23=6i DE2E6 #6A] s2G:5 {@H6 W#\u@CE (@CE9X 2?5 w2CC:D@?