An effort was begun in June to try and impeach Hall from his position as regent. On June 24, , State House representative Jim Pitts R filed a resolution to advance along impeachment proceedings of Hall by the select committee.
Some legislators are justifying the impeachment on the grounds that Hall did not disclose several lawsuits that he was involved in when he originally completed his Regent background check. Hall updated Governor Rick Perry's office in April with the full list. Only two elected officials in the history of Texas have ever been successfully impeached.
In November , committee member Trey Martinez Fischer submitted a request indicating a desire to look at Hall's personal computers, iPads and smartphones as part of the investigation. At a November 12, meeting, the committee issued a subpoena for Hall to appear on December However, legislators quickly rescinded the subpoena, since no meeting was scheduled until December In late November , Governor Rick Perry and Straus sent letters to gubernatorial appointees to address the impeachment trial.
Perry's letter explained the importance of oversight of state agencies by gubernatorial appointees. In his letter, Straus agreed with Perry and wrote, "both board members and the Legislature need to ask difficult questions.
In a July op-ed, the Wall Street Journal commented that Powers' resignation would bring more attention and scrutiny to the political favoritism scandals at the University of Texas. According to a University of Texas investigation, Straus wrote seven letters to Powers seeking special attention for applicants. Although the committee left open the possibility of revisiting impeachment, an August 11, vote passed to censure Hall, possibly bringing a close to the more than year-long process.
In February , an independent report by Kroll Associates, commissioned by the Regents Board , confirmed a "pattern of special treatment for well-connected applicants to UT. Straus' website highlighted the following campaign themes: [43]. Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in The primary election was held on March 1, , and the general election was held on November 8, The candidate filing deadline was December 14, Judson received key endorsements from the following state conservative groups: [48].
Bean's website did not list any endorsements. Straus's website showed individual endorsements rather than group endorsements. Straus was endorsed by the San Antonio Express-News. Judson challenged Straus from the right, saying Straus had not governed as a conservative. Straus spoke favorably about his record on tax cuts, budget transparency, and job growth. Bean said she was the best candidate because of her "conservative principles and experience as a classroom teacher and small business owner.
According to Governing. Byron Cook , who won his primary race, and Reps. Marsha Farney and Debbie Riddle , who lost their primary races. Elections for all seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in A primary election took place on March 4, Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff.
The general election was held on November 4, The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, Straus defeated Jeff Carruthers L in the general election.
Straus won re-election in the election for Texas House of Representatives , District Thomas, IV L in the general election, which took place on November 6, Straus won re-election in District He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and defeated Libertarian Barry Allison in the November 2 general election. Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf.
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In , Straus' endorsements included the following: [64]. On January 27, , the Texas Republican Executive Committee voted for a resolution to censure Straus due to his opposition to items on Gov. Greg Abbott's agenda in the special session. Chairman James Dickey and Vice Chairwoman Amy Clark supported the censure resolution, which needed a two-thirds vote 43 yeas in order to pass. This is us being committed to supporting the convention, the delegates, Republican voters across Texas in unifying our Party to move forward.
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On Thursday, without elaboration, Phelan issued an order stripping Moody of the speaker pro tem post — the main duty of which is for Moody to preside over the House when it takes up local and consent calendars, which are filled with noncontroversial bills. The most important titles in my life will never change: Dad, Husband, El Pasoan.
Nothing political has ever even cracked the top three, so nothing has changed about who I am or what my values are. Texas taxpayers demand better. Some of those same Democrats insisted on social media that they had requested a shutoff of per diem payments. Turner, the Democratic caucus leader, said — with a twist — that he agrees with Phelan that no per diems should be paid.
It appeared unlikely that very many, if any, of the Democrats would accept. A much-needed cost of living increase for retired teachers. Funding for foster children. Property tax relief. Also Thursday, staunchly conservative Republicans Rep. He was known to be very effective in dealing with his constituents' individual problems, and he brought numerous projects to the district, including rural electrification, farm-to-market roads, Lake Texoma, Lavon Lake, several smaller lakes, the Veterans Administration Hospital, McKinney, the Bonham Veterans Domiciliary, and such bases as Perrin Field later Perrin Air Force Base near Sherman and Jones Field near Bonham.
In "Mr. The library, completed in and dedicated by former president Truman, housed Rayburn's public and private papers until they were moved to the Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin. With its related research materials, the Rayburn Library operates as a study center for problems in contemporary American politics and government.
Rayburn was married in to Metze Jones, the sister of his good friend Congressman John Marvin Jones, but the marriage lasted less than three months. Rayburn remained unmarried thereafter. He joined the Primitive Baptist Church in Tioga, Texas, in , shortly after the death of his sister Lucinda Rayburn and two other relatives.
He died of cancer at age seventy-nine on November 16, , and was buried in Bonham. Dwight Dorough, Mr. Sam New York: Random House, Hardeman and Donald C. You are currently viewing a legacy feature of the Texas Politics Project website. Here you can find more information about the men and women who represent house districts across the great State of Texas, as well as how to contact your Representative and stay up to date on the important work they are conducting on Texans' behalf.
The Texas House boasts a long and storied history of giving a voice to the people of Texas in our State Capitol, and our democracy is far stronger when Texans like you get involved. We encourage you to have a look around and hope you find this website to be a valuable resource as you participate in your state government. Room 2W. Box Austin, TX He has earned numerous additional accolades in recognition of his legislative service, including Capitol Inside's "Most Valuable Sophomore Member" in and as one of their "Most Outstanding Freshmen Legislators" in In addition to his duties as Speaker, Phelan works as a real estate developer at his family's fourth generation commercial real estate development firm, which owns and manages retail, industrial and office property in Texas and Arkansas.
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