BONNEN MEETING TIMELINE

December 1, 2018: State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R-Lake Jackson) receives unanimous support of the Texas House Republican Caucus for the speakership.

April 5, 2019: Bonnen (falsely) claims his family was threatened by a Second Amendment rights activist block walking in Bonnen’s neighborhood.

April 9, 2019: Bonnen storms out of the GOP spring fundraiser without delivering his scheduled remarks.

April 22, 2019: DPS footage shows Bonnen lied about the Second Amendment rights activist.

May 2019: At the insistence of State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock), the Texas House Republican Caucus adopts a rule prohibiting members from campaigning against each other.

May 28, 2019: Bonnen says he will punish any House incumbents for “campaigning against each other” in 2020, regardless of party.

May 29, 2019: Michael Quinn Sullivan and Speaker Bonnen see each other at Hobby airport; Bonnen asks Sullivan to meet with him at the Capitol.

June 10, 2019: As requested, Sullivan texts Bonnen to set a meeting. Bonnen suggests 6/12/2019 at 3pm.

June 12, 2019: Meeting occurs at the Texas Capitol, with Bonnen inviting Burrows as an unexpected guest. Immediately after, Sullivan seeks legal counsel based on the quid pro quo offer Bonnen made during the meeting.

June 19, 2019: Sullivan sends letter to Bonnen and Burrows, "I unequivocally reject your offer."

June 27, 2019: Bonnen sends letter back to Sullivan denying events in meeting. "No offer was made to you of any kind…."

July 25, 2019: Sullivan publishes an article about the Bonnen meeting on TexasScorecard.com.

July 26, 2019: Bonnen emails the House Republican Caucus and claims he told Sullivan in the meeting not to target Republican members.

July 29, 2019: Bonnen releases an official statement: "At no point in our conversation was Sullivan provided with a list of target Members…."

July 31, 2019: To combat the lies being told by Bonnen about the meeting, Sullivan announces he recorded it.

August 12,2019: Texas House General Investigating Committee requests the Texas Rangers investigate the Bonnen/Sullivan meeting.

August 12, 2019: Bonnen spokesperson promotes an Austin insider’s post defending Bonnen's behavior.

August 13, 2019: Brazoria County District Attorney Jeri Yenne makes a prosecutorial request of the Texas Rangers to investigate Bonnen.

August 16, 2019: Burrows resigns as GOP Caucus Chairman.

August 22, 2019: Burrows breaks silence to go on a Lubbock radio show saying "there was no physical list."

September 23, 2019: On the Mark Davis radio show, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he and Gov. Greg Abbott want the audio released.

October 8, 2019: Media outlets report Texas Rangers are requesting all House members share information about their investigation into Bonnen.

Today in History 

On Oct. 14, 1890, Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas. He would go on to serve as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and was elected the 34th President of the United States.