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BY: @MattMackowiak
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TOP NEWS
“'Texas House speaker who faced blowback over Paxton impeachment drops bid to keep post,” AP's Nadia Lathan — “The Republican speaker of the Texas House abandoned efforts Friday to keep his powerful post in the face of unrelenting pressure from the party’s hard right and anger over the historic impeachment last year of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Dade Phelan’s decision, a victory for the GOP’s ascendant right flank, sets off a fight over who will become his successor at a time when Texas Republicans are eager to be a policy model for President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda.
The Texas House has long acted as a more moderate guardrail even as lawmakers under Phelan passed some of the nation’s toughest restrictions over abortion, immigration and voting.
But Paxton’s impeachment last year in the House over corruption accusations angered conservatives and drew a rebuke from Trump, plunging Phelan into an expensive battle just to win reelection and a vanishing path to keep one of the most powerful positions in Texas.
“By stepping aside, I believe we create the best opportunity for our members to rally around a new candidate who will uphold the principles that make our House one of the most exceptional, deliberative legislative bodies in the country,” Phelan said in a statement.
Phelan’s campaign to hang onto the job reflected a broader power struggle within the GOP, which expanded its already commanding majorities in the Texas Legislature in November’s elections." AP
DMN: “2 Republicans vying for Texas House speaker” DMN ($)
HOU CHRON: “Texas governor activates emergency resources ahead of severe weather” Houston Chronicle ($)
HOU CHRON: “Jimmy Glotfelty to leave Texas utility commission at the end of the year” Houston Chronicle ($)
TX TRIB: “Texas House committee demands that attorney general allow Roberson to testify” Texas Tribune
TX TRIB: “Texas weighs social media bans for minors as schools and police face challenges” Texas Tribune
DMN: “Texas semiconductor players get millions in CHIPS Act funding” DMN ($)
SAEN: ”Clayton Perry says his partying days are over as he runs for mayor” SAEN ($)
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
> DMN: "Latinos hit especially hard by North Texas meth sentences" DMN
> FWST: "A Texas lawyer explains what eliminating no-fault divorce would mean for families" FWST
> AP: "A Texas man claims he shot his son after mistaking him for an intruder, later burns the body" AP
> FWST: "Thousands blame J&J baby powder for cancer. An obscure Texas law keeps lawsuits buried." FWST
> FWST: "Several Tarrant County educators accused of teacher-certification fraud in statewide probe" FWST
> FWST: "Why are blindfolded sheep flying through the air? Officials are making Texas wild again" FWST
> TX TRIB: "Texas lawmakers are scrutinizing university professors’ influence. Here's how faculty shape their universities." TX TRIB
> TX TRIB: "A 2006 study found undocumented immigrants contribute more than they cost Texas. The state hasn’t updated it since." TX TRIB
> DMN: "Sage Investment Group plans to spend $156M to convert Dallas hotel to apartment" DMN
> HOU CHRON: "ERCOT meteorologist warns 'conditions are there' for extreme cold" HOU CHRON
> SAEN: "New curriculum injects religious education into Texas public schools" SAEN
> HOU CHRON: "Will Trump's pick for NASA chief get the government out of human spaceflight?" HOU CHRON
> FWST: "Fort Worth Omni Theater is ready to open. Here’s a sneak-peak of all the changes" FWST
> FWST: "Former Fort Worth private school band director arrested, faces charges of soliciting minor" FWST
> DMN: "Dallas influencer threatens legal action over seized spider monkey Jorgie Boy" DMN
> HOU CHRON: "Hundreds mourn Harris County deputy constable, young daughter killed in crash" HOU CHRON
EXTRA POINTS
Last night's Texas sports scores:
> NBA: Dallas at Washington
> NCAAM: Stephen F. Austin at UT-RGV
> NBA: Dallas at Washington
> NCAAM: East Texas A&M at Houston Christian
> NCAAM: Lamar at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
> NCAAM: Northwestern State at Incarnate Word
> NCAAM: Xavier at TCU
> NCAAM: Chicago at San Antonio
This weekend's Texas sports schedule:
Fri
> 6:30pm: NCAAM: Prairie View A&M at UAB (ESPN+)
> 7pm: NBA: Sacramento at San Antonio
> 9pm: NHL: Dallas at Las Vegas (ESPN+)
Sat
> 11am: NCAAM: East Texas A&M at Incarnate Word (ESPN+)
> 1pm: NCAAM: UTSA at Arkansas (ESPN+)
> 3pm: NCAAF: #5 Georgia vs. #2 Texas (Atlanta) (ABC)
> 3pm: NCAAM: Seattle at UTEP (ESPN+)
> 3:30pm: NCAAM: Northwestern State at Houston Christian (ESPN+)
> 3:30pm: NCAAM: Stephen F. Austin at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (ESPN+)
> 4:30pm: NCAAM: Butler at #17 Houston (ESPN+)
> 4:30pm: NCAAM: Texas Southern at Sam Houston State (ESPN+)
> 4:30pm: NCAAM: Lamar at UT-RGV (ESPN+)
> 6:30pm: NBA: Dallas at Toronto
> 7pm: NCAAF: #17 Clemson vs. #8 SMU (Charlotte) (ABC)
Sun
> 11:30am: NCAAM: Vanderbilt at TCU (ESPN+)
> 12pm: NCAAM: Tarleton State at UCF (ESPN+)
> 2pm: NCAAM: #22 Texas A&M at Texas Tech (ESPN2)
> 2pm: NCAAM: Rice at Texas State (ESPN+)
> 3pm: NCAAM: Prairie View A&M at Mississippi State (SEC)
> 4pm: NCAAM: #25 Connecticut at Texas (ESPN)
> 6pm: NBA: New Orleans at San Antonio
> 7pm: NHL: Calgary at Dallas (ESPN+)
> 8pm: NBA: Houston at LA Clippers
TEXAS FOOTBALL: Sherrington: "Texas' run game rolling, ready for second crack at Georgia" DMN ($)
TEXAS FOOTBALL: "Texas has nation's top recruiting class after landing elite defensive lineman from Georgia" AP
TEXAS FOOTBALL: "No Bevo? SEC tells Texas there's no room for its 1,700-pound longhorn at title game vs. Georgia" AP
SMU FOOTBALL: "SMU prediction: Can Mustangs win ACC title over Clemson?" DMN ($)
DALLAS COWBOYS: "Jake Ferguson's concussion was a dose of reality for the Cowboys' TE" DMN ($)
DALLAS COWBOYS: "Bengals K Cade York dating Cowboys cheerleader: 'She's gonna be cheating for me'" DMN ($)
SAN ANTONIO SPURS: "Spurs rule out Victor Wembanyama for second game in a row" SAEN ($)
SAN ANTONIO SPURS: "Spurs could break Frost Bank Center lease" SAEN ($)
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