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Re: Live Stream: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Trial
« Reply #175 on: September 18, 2023, 09:53:55 pm »
I don't live far from Houston and I'll assure you that I personally will know whether or not this actually happens and will report it here.

Meanwhile, someone in the DeSantis camp better warn him about appearing anywhere in this state with Dade Phelan



Please do report. I'll be interested in how things actually shake out. It doesn't sound like they are at the same fundraiser.  :shrug:

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Re: Live Stream: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Trial
« Reply #176 on: September 18, 2023, 09:58:17 pm »
I have held GOP rallies and fundraisers that were public and alcohol was served. The Party did not pick up any bar tabs, they were paid for by the attendees themselves.

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I was just curious.
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Re: Live Stream: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Trial
« Reply #177 on: September 18, 2023, 10:10:51 pm »
@Cyber Liberty

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I was just curious.

I doubt they do that at those Stadium-sized rallies....
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Re: Live Stream: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Trial
« Reply #178 on: September 18, 2023, 11:18:14 pm »
Dan Patrick Officially Requests Audit into Impeachment Costs

Texas Scorecard by  Brandon Waltens   | September 18, 2023

Patrick has been vocally critical of the House-led impeachment since the trial concluded on Saturday.

After signaling that he would call for an audit into the Paxton impeachment trial expenses shortly after the verdict on Saturday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has now officially made the request.

In a letter to state auditor Lisa Collier, Patrick asks for all expenditures incurred by the Texas House of Representatives, the Texas Senate, and the Office of the Attorney General from March 1, 2023 through October 15, 2023.

“To be clear, the goal is to determine the absolute total cost to the state of preparing for and conducting this trial from the beginning through its conclusion,” wrote Patrick. “This must detail all expenses, including but not limited to, investigators expenses, document production and assembly, attorney expenses, witness fees, travel, food and lodging. This list is illustrative, not exhaustive. Please determine and report on all expenses; if there are invoices outstanding, we seek to know what they are and when they will be received.”

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Re: Live Stream: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Trial
« Reply #179 on: September 19, 2023, 11:17:38 am »
Politics of impeachment

Houston Chronicle by Jeremy Wallace 9/19/2023

Within minutes of the Texas Senate voting to acquit Attorney General Ken Paxton of all impeachment charges, the politics came into much clearer view.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who oversees the Texas Senate, broke his months of silence and declared the Texas House “rammed through” the impeachment and wasted taxpayer money and time.

“An impeachment should never happen again in the House like it happened this year,” said the Houston Republican who was acting as the judge in the impeachment case.

His comments immediately triggered an angry rebuke from House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, who said Patrick was attacking the House for “standing up against corruption.” Phelan said Patrick’s comments show the trial outcome was “orchestrated from the start, cheating the people of Texas of justice.”

It all highlights an inescapable political reality: leaders of the House and Senate don’t like each other much these days. Phelan and Patrick have been at odds for months, barely communicating most of the last year and with plenty of name-calling, as I reported earlier this year. They fought over property tax reforms and when the first special session was called in the summer, Phelan had his members meet for just one day before bailing on Austin. That made certain no further negotiations would happen resulting in the 31 members of the Texas Senate having to return for yet another 30-day special session later, further ruining their summer.

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« Reply #180 on: September 19, 2023, 01:32:32 pm »
Does anyone still read the Houston Comical? If so, why?
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« Reply #181 on: September 19, 2023, 02:06:35 pm »
Impeachment just don't have that ol' sting like it used to. If you're gonna impeach, better make sure you have a supermajority.

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« Reply #184 on: September 23, 2023, 05:01:19 pm »
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« Reply #185 on: September 23, 2023, 05:46:06 pm »


I can attest personally, that there are some local grumblings about Phelan.   He tried to do this stealthily, but with the internet, and some actual local coverage, there is a growing groundswell against him.  And they don't care how powerful he is, or how much extra he brings to the locals. 
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