Tea party House members launch retaliatory attacks
Christy Hoppe Email choppe@dallasnews.com
Published: May 27, 2015 12:21 pm
Rep. Jonathan Stickland, wearing a gun lapel pin, smiles during debate of HB 910, an open carry bill, in the House Chamber at the Capitol on Friday April 17, 2015. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN ORG
UPDATE 1:07 p.m.: Nevermind.
The Republican-led coalition removed their objections and allowed some bills to be reconsidered.
Thompson’s bill to allow video monitoring of special needs classroom – an important issue in the Plano school district – was passed.
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Others have not been so lucky. Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, tweeted out that it is retribution “by all the members who have felt disrespected over the Session.”
ORIGINAL POST - Led by Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, tea party members started killing off bills that have wide support but were mainly sponsored by Democrats and some moderate Republicans.
Stickland had been irked by Democratic-led maneuvers to kill and water down bills that would have imposed abortion restrictions and the right to carry guns on college campuses. He also expressed anger that the House had agreed to disclose the donors of so-called “dark money” – from third parties trying to influence elections and public policy.
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