/tags/joe-straus Joe Straus en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 26 Jun 2019 23:41:57 GMT /politics/2019-06-26/using-2-5-million-in-old-campaign-funds-former-texas-house-speaker-joe-straus-launches-pac Former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, a San Antonio Republican, announced Wednesday he was launching a new political action committee that he said will� Wed, 26 Jun 2019 23:41:57 GMT /politics/2019-06-26/using-2-5-million-in-old-campaign-funds-former-texas-house-speaker-joe-straus-launches-pac Cassandra Pollock | The Texas Tribune /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 /texas/2018-06-18/texas-lawmakers-join-in-bipartisan-opposition-to-trump-administrations-family-separation-policy Texas politicians have called on the Trump administration to end its policy of separating immigrant families crossing the border illegally, and are asking� Tue, 19 Jun 2018 03:05:43 GMT /texas/2018-06-18/texas-lawmakers-join-in-bipartisan-opposition-to-trump-administrations-family-separation-policy Matt Largey /politics/2018-01-29/texas-republican-executive-committee-censures-house-speaker-joe-straus The State Republican Executive Committee voted to censure Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, on Saturday, dinging the outgoing state leader� Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:25:41 GMT /politics/2018-01-29/texas-republican-executive-committee-censures-house-speaker-joe-straus Patrick Svitek /texas/2018-01-15/hoping-for-change-at-the-capitol-businesses-and-educators-aim-to-boost-turnout-in-gop-primaries From Texas Standard.Texans don’t care about primary elections � at least if history is any indication. Single-digit turnouts are not uncommon in� Mon, 15 Jan 2018 19:16:51 GMT /texas/2018-01-15/hoping-for-change-at-the-capitol-businesses-and-educators-aim-to-boost-turnout-in-gop-primaries Jill Ament /texas/2017-12-04/with-straus-departure-looming-texas-house-republicans-want-more-control-over-next-speaker-vote Texas House Speaker Joe Straus stunned colleagues and political observers alike when he announced that he would not seek re-election to his place in the� Mon, 04 Dec 2017 19:43:30 GMT /texas/2017-12-04/with-straus-departure-looming-texas-house-republicans-want-more-control-over-next-speaker-vote Jill Ament, Rhonda Fanning /texas/2017-11-14/greg-abbott-endorses-sarah-davis-gop-primary-challenger From Texas Standard.Gov. Greg Abbott made his first endorsement of a legislative challenger Monday. He said he would be supporting incumbent Republican� Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:22:42 GMT /texas/2017-11-14/greg-abbott-endorses-sarah-davis-gop-primary-challenger Jill Ament /texas/2017-10-31/are-panhandle-republicans-bucking-the-texas-gop From Texas StandardWhile news that Texas House Speaker Joe Straus wouldn’t be seeking re-election reverberated through the state capital last week, we got� Tue, 31 Oct 2017 18:14:30 GMT /texas/2017-10-31/are-panhandle-republicans-bucking-the-texas-gop Jill Ament, Rhonda Fanning /texas/2017-10-25/texas-house-speaker-joe-straus-wont-run-for-re-election Texas House Speaker Joe Straus says he will not run for re-election in 2018.In an announcement, Straus said he will “continue to work for a Republican� Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:42:00 GMT /texas/2017-10-25/texas-house-speaker-joe-straus-wont-run-for-re-election Andrew Weber /business/2017-10-12/after-bathroom-bill-fight-straus-launches-panel-on-texas-business-climate In the wake of the "bathroom bill" fight that generated strong business backlash, House Speaker Joe Straus is putting together a committee to make sure� Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:24:42 GMT /business/2017-10-12/after-bathroom-bill-fight-straus-launches-panel-on-texas-business-climate Patrick Svitek