Source continues: among the bills Straus blocked were public funding of private religious schools, anti-abortion and the TX “bathroom bill.”
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I’m told by a GOP source that this is a big, big deal. Straus blocked some of the most extreme right wing bills from coming to the floor.https://twitter.com/texastribune/status/923206461357948928 …
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SO BIG. Please tell me he is running for Governor!
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That would be the only part of this that could be good
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It's HUGE. Strauss was actually that rarest of beasts-- a semi-sensible Republican in TEXAS. I fear for my state.
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Texas turning blue in 2018, believe!
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Alas, no.
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It is. If you thought Texas was crazy before, the dam just broke wide open.
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True. He is the only thing that kept the House focussed this last session from the bathroom bills and school vouchers. I can't help but feel that moderate republicans are giving up on America. I hope I am over reacting.
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Its about time the GOP start standing up to trump. Trump is a cancer on this great nation.
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They can’t get away from
#DonaldTrump fast enough!
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