[JeepersFreepers]

Straus was first elected to Speaker of the Texas House in 2009 when a "gang of 11" turncoat Republicans joined with all 65 Democrats to oust the current conservative speaker. Despite electing a Republican super majority in 2010, inexplicably, this majority bypassed another conservative candidate to reelect this RINO as Speaker. In this election, many of these supporters of Straus bit the dust. Sweet!

[gov_bean_ counter]

Was Straus the third approval on the Industrial Development Grants that went to big Republican donors, or did that predate him?

[tennmountainman]

The Tea Party Movement has come a looooooong way since 2008.
It has moved from protest, to knocking on doors and phone banks.
It is now clear, Texas has laid out a winning road map on how to win against any RINO... ANYWHERE!
We will need a lot more in the next few years to save this
country. Forward!

[izzatzo]

Hopefully, the new House will send Straus to the back bench where he belongs.

[fortheDeclaration]

Yes indeed! We didn’t put the GOP into dominance just to see the State run by the Democrats!

[fortheDeclaration]

The article said that Perry may run again, surely he isn’t that dumb!

[lapsus calami]

 

 

were pushing out Republican moderates, like state Sen. Jeff Wentworth

 

Wentworth was a turd, glad to see him go bye-bye too. He kept cooking up legislation to expand the ability for Texas Trans Corridor-style projects to happen and was a cheerleader for bullet train nonsense.

 

 

[Paine in the Neck]

In this election, many of these supporters of Straus bit the dust. Sweet!

The rest of them should now consider Straus radioactive - pollonium to their political futures. Straus is now the touchstone issue by which the base will judge the TX GOPe.

[BobL]

I have voted AGAINST the incumbent virtually every chance that I have gotten here in Texas - for offices in Texas. In many cases, in November, that meant voting for Democrats.

The Republicans are THAT BAD here - they have ZERO respect for conservatives and it is GREAT that they got their heads handed to them this year, starting at the top. THANKFULLY, given the Primary results, I, again, can start voting Republican again at the state level.

Needless to say, I have never voted against Republicans at the national level - as bad as they are, the Dems are much, much, worse - and extremely dangerous. At the state level - I just want this bunch of Republicans OUT - and if it means my State Representative becomes a Dem, that’s fine - considering that the Republicans here won’t do jack.