![]() November 08, 2020 Dade Phelan Declares Victory in Texas House Speaker Raceby Jacob Asmussen At an Austin press conference, Republican State Rep. Dade Phelan of Beaumont told reporters he had the votes necessary to become the next Speaker of the Texas House. “The race is over,” declared Phelan at a Capitol press conference where he announced he had the support of a supermajority within the Republican Caucus and a number of Democrats in his campaign for speaker. He has made no public statements of policy goals since announcing his campaign for speaker. StatewideTexas Social Worker Charged With 134 Election Fraud Felonies“Registering citizens to vote or to obtain mail ballots without their consent is illegal.” Citizens Send Cason and Tinderholt to Texas HouseDemocrats fail to gain Texas House seats in Tarrant County. FederalWest: Amy Coney Barrett is TexasBarrett’s Texas-sized grit, toughness, and sensitivity will serve her well when presented with several cases that directly impact civil liberties in my home state of Texas. Schlegel: ‘I Voted for Freedom’“I voted as a woman and as a single mother of three—including one with special needs—who have hope for their future." LocalMultiple Pro-Taxpayer Candidates Advance to Austin City Council RunoffsWhile Austinites struggle under harmful decisions by the Democrat-run local government, pro-taxpayer candidates are continuing their fight to reclaim city hall. Key Local Races Head to RunoffsNorth Texas voters will go back to the polls in December to decide city and school contests in runoff elections. Check out the latest episodes from our catalog of entertaining and informative podcasts produced by the team at Texas Scorecard and other conservative leaders from around the state. We are on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Stitcher so you can subscribe and never miss a new episode! Quoting...“Freedom is the very essence of our nation… Never give up the fight for freedom - a fight which, though it may never end, is the most ennobling known to man.” – Ronald Reagan |