/tags/dennis-bonnen Dennis Bonnen en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:42:28 GMT /politics/2019-10-15/tape-shows-texas-house-speaker-offered-advocacy-group-media-access-in-exchange-for-political-help During a June conversation at the Texas Capitol, Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen urged hardline conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan to� Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:42:28 GMT /politics/2019-10-15/tape-shows-texas-house-speaker-offered-advocacy-group-media-access-in-exchange-for-political-help Cassandra Pollock | The Texas Tribune /texas/2019-10-08/whatever-happened-to-the-dennis-bonnen-scandal From Texas Standard:Not long after the end of this year's "Kumbaya" legislative session, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen was accused of trading press access� Tue, 08 Oct 2019 18:29:50 GMT /texas/2019-10-08/whatever-happened-to-the-dennis-bonnen-scandal Alexandra Hart /texas/2019-08-27/dennis-bonnens-allies-call-for-release-of-secret-meeting-tape From Texas Standard:The scandal involving House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and a secretly recorded conversation with conservative blogger and activist Michael� Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:56:19 GMT /texas/2019-08-27/dennis-bonnens-allies-call-for-release-of-secret-meeting-tape Jill Ament /politics/2019-08-06/i-said-terrible-things-texas-house-speaker-bonnen-apologizes-for-meeting-conservative-activist Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen has apologized to members for taking a meeting with hardline conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan that has since� Tue, 06 Aug 2019 20:18:19 GMT /politics/2019-08-06/i-said-terrible-things-texas-house-speaker-bonnen-apologizes-for-meeting-conservative-activist Cassandra Pollock | The Texas Tribune /politics/2019-08-01/the-texas-house-speaker-was-accused-of-plotting-against-fellow-republicans-heres-what-we-know Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen met with hardline conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan in his office earlier this summer, after the� Thu, 01 Aug 2019 16:59:44 GMT /politics/2019-08-01/the-texas-house-speaker-was-accused-of-plotting-against-fellow-republicans-heres-what-we-know Troy Closson /politics/2019-04-11/it-was-a-setup-speaker-dennis-bonnen-gun-rights-activist-come-face-to-face-at-gop-fundraiser A Texas GOP fundraiser Tuesday brought state House Speaker Dennis Bonnen face-to-face with the gun rights activist whom state troopers recently� Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:36:09 GMT /politics/2019-04-11/it-was-a-setup-speaker-dennis-bonnen-gun-rights-activist-come-face-to-face-at-gop-fundraiser Patrick Svitek /politics/2019-04-10/texas-legislative-leaders-push-sales-tax-increase-to-lower-property-taxes The Republican leadership in the Texas Legislature announced an agreement Wednesday to swap a sales tax increase with property tax cuts.Gov. Greg Abbott,� Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:29:52 GMT /politics/2019-04-10/texas-legislative-leaders-push-sales-tax-increase-to-lower-property-taxes Ben Philpott /politics/2019-01-08/texas-house-elects-dennis-bonnen-as-new-speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) is the new speaker of the Texas House. The 150-member body selected him 147-0 shortly after being sworn in for the 2019� Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:07:37 GMT /politics/2019-01-08/texas-house-elects-dennis-bonnen-as-new-speaker Ben Philpott /politics/2018-11-13/why-you-should-care-about-the-next-texas-speaker-of-the-house The top three elected officials in Texas are the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker of the House. But you didn't find that last official on the� Tue, 13 Nov 2018 20:52:08 GMT /politics/2018-11-13/why-you-should-care-about-the-next-texas-speaker-of-the-house Ben Philpott