The 2024 primary season is roughly halfway over and there have been few shakeups so far.
‘We don’t have that’: South Bexar County residents face hefty bill to buy water meters even after $400K projectFILE - Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, is seen before the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W."Woody" Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol, July 14, 2022, in Washington.
“You’ve got to be a brawler,” said Bill Miller, a longtime Republican strategist in Texas. “It’s expected. If you aren’t willing to do that, you are an outcast.”Katrina Pierson, a former spokeswoman for Donald Trump, is on the ballot for a state House seat near Dallas. GOP voters also are picking a challenger to Democratic U.S. Rep.
Gonzales has the backing of party heavyweights including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and has shrugged offfrom the state party. The censure followed votes he cast in favor of same-sex marriage protections at the federal level and a bipartisan gun safety bill after the Uvalde school massacre.
On the state level, Phelan’s two sessions leading the chamber would typically be considered a bonanza for conservatives.
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