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Texas Scorecard by Sydnie Henry February 23, 2023
“I’m trying to figure out whether or not it was a joke.”
Forty-five days into the 140-day legislative session, Texas’ Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan of Beaumont has announced his first slate of legislative priorities.
Phelan’s priorities, which he says will be part of a “broader legislative package,” include maternal health and online security.
• House Bill 4 by State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R–Southlake) would provide recourse for citizens regarding how businesses collect, process, and profit from consumers’ data.
• House Bill 12 by State Rep. Toni Rose (D–Dallas) would extend Medicaid coverage for new mothers to a full year following the child’s birth.
• House Bill 18 by State Rep. Shelby Slawson (R–Stephenville) would help protect minors from private data collection and algorithm manipulation online.
• House Bill 300 by State Rep. Donna Howard (D–Austin) would exempt certain baby items such as diapers and wipes as well as feminine hygiene products from the state sales tax.
Phelan says these issues “reflect some of the most pressing issues on the minds of Texans today.”
Texas GOP Chairman Matt Rinaldi told Texas Scorecard, “I have no comment, because I’m trying to figure out whether or not it was a joke.”
More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-house-speaker-announces-his-first-priorities-no-gop-priorities-included/ (https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-house-speaker-announces-his-first-priorities-no-gop-priorities-included/)
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Dade is the joke
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Perhaps this explains it. He's drunk.
Attorney General Ken Paxton
@KenPaxtonTX
Speaker Dade Phelan should resign.
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3:53 PM · May 23, 2023
https://twitter.com/TheMattBeebe/status/1661102848665329671
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Perhaps this explains it. He's drunk.
Attorney General Ken Paxton
@KenPaxtonTX
Speaker Dade Phelan should resign.
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3:53 PM · May 23, 2023
https://twitter.com/TheMattBeebe/status/1661102848665329671
Wow.
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How sad!
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More Paxton vs. Phelan news:
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Yesterday, AG Paxton referred Phelan's presiding over the House in an intoxicated state to the House General Investigations Committee "for violation of House rules, state law, and for conduct unbecoming his position."
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Republican-led investigation on Wednesday accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office — including felonies — during an extraordinary public airing of scandal and alleged lawbreaking that plunged one of the GOP’s conservative stars into new political and legal risk.
For more than three hours, investigators presented findings alleging Paxton sought to hide an affair, misused his office to help a donor, skirted protocols “grossly outside” norms and built a culture of fear and retaliation in his office. Investigators told the GOP-led House General Investigating Committee that there was evidence that Paxton repeatedly broke the law over the years, including by misusing official information, abusing his official capacity and retaliation.
The dramatic turn of events in the Texas Capitol unleashed a new test of Paxton’s durability in a way he has not previously confronted despite a felony indictment in 2015 and an ongoing FBI investigation. The House committee’s investigation has been quietly going on for months and did not come to light until Tuesday.
Witch hunt.
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Witch hunt.
A witch hunt by his fellow republicans? Rumor has it he's not such a good guy.
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A witch hunt by his fellow republicans? Rumor has it he's not such a good guy.
:yowsa: Definitely! The bastards would love nothing better than to get rid of Ken Paxton who continually rains on their corruption parade.