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July 28, 2024
NEWS DIGEST
by Brandon Waltens
Good morning,
What do Kamala Harris and Dade Phelan have in common? They’re both supported by Texas Democrats.
Several Democrat members of Speaker Dade Phelan’s leadership team have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for President.
A joint statement from the Texas House Democrat Caucus released last week revealed that 57 of the House’s 64 Democrats are endorsing Harris for the Democrat nomination.
Among the endorsers are several Democrats appointed by Phelan to lead key committees in the House, including:
- Victoria Neave Criado (D–Dallas) Chair of the County Affairs Committee
- Joe Moody (D–El Paso) Chair of the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Harold Dutton (D–Houston) Chair of the Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee
- Senfronia Thompson (D–Houston) Chair of the Select Committee on Youth Health and Safety
Despite the House’s Republican majority, Phelan has continued to appoint Democrats to powerful committee chair positions, even as a majority of his own party members have expressed their opposition to supporting a speaker next session who empowers Democrats.
Harris, meanwhile, has reportedly secured a majority of delegates to the Democrat National Convention, making her the presumptive nominee to face off against former President Donald Trump in November.
Featured
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says House Speaker Dade Phelan intends to kill school choice legislation again in the next session.
In a post on X Patrick said “Renegade Dade Phelan clearly intends to work AGAINST school choice, again, with his Democrat Chairs and Democrat members behind him” after Phelan refused to sign his name on a letter of budget instructions to state agencies asking them to prepare for a school choice program to pass the legislature next session.
State
Analysis: Moving on From McDade
If the governor and lieutenant governor seem done with the House speaker, it is because they know the chamber is, too.
Farm Bureau Defends Right of the Chinese Communist Party to Buy Up Texas Land
While 95 percent of Texas Republicans want a ban on Chinese land ownership in Texas, a House Committee appears to entertain a simple “disclosure” requirement.
Study: Legalized Gambling Comes With High Financial Risk
Gambling impacts low-income addicts the hardest.
Local
TxDOT’s $1.7 Billion Toll Road Buyout May Keep Tolls in Place
The State Highway 288 toll lanes were part of a public-private partnership agreement that was originally set to last 50 years.
Jury Acquits Christian Cited for Preaching at Fort Worth Stockyards
Duante Newton’s defenders called the verdict a “significant Constitutional victory.
Lubbock Defunds ‘Art Trail’ Event Over Drag Show Promoting LGBT Agenda
In June, the Art Trail featured a drag show performance, a “child-friendly LGBT workshop,” and other woke displays.
Federal
US House Passes Resolution Slamming Kamala Harris Over Border Czar Failures
Six Democrats, including Texas’ Henry Cuellar, supported the resolution.
Rep. Arrington’s Defund Muleshoe Land Grab Amendment Passes in House Vote
The amendment seeks to defund the federal government’s land grab in Texas.
Chinese National Charged in Massive Fentanyl Importation Case
The fentanyl precursors were discovered in South Texas.
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