Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens August 23, 2023
In a recent interview, State Rep. Brian Harrison names three members responsible for scuttling Republican priorities. A Texas state representative is naming names when it comes to the legislature’s failure to pass certain pieces of conservative legislation, including a ban on Chinese ownership of Texas land and ending COVID vaccine mandates.
State Rep. Brian Harrison (R–Midlothian) made the comments during an interview with Chris Salcedo on Tuesday where he was asked to identify who was responsible for killing legislation by State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R–Brenham) that would have prevented hostile foreign countries—such as China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea—from buying land in Texas.
Harrison’s first target? House Speaker Dade Phelan.
“The Texas Senate passed that bill…and what happened in the Texas House to that bill is what happens to conservative priority after conservative priority after conservative priority. And that is that it goes to one of the speaker’s chairmen. The speaker is ultimately responsible for every single thing that happens in the Texas House, let me be very clear about that,” said Harrison.
Beyond just Phelan, Harrison also pointed blame towards the chairmen he appoints to head committees.
“They know what the speaker wants and what the speaker doesn’t want,” explained Harrison.
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