For Briscoe Cain's Next Act, Watch This Bill Disappear (Along With Your Right to Vote)

House committee guts SB 7, replaces it with language from other draconian voting restriction bill

"...again courtesy of the House's least favorite chairman, Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, who clumsily managed to get Senate..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin at Large: Don’t Go Away Mad, Just ...

If legislators want to break up with Austin, they should at least put their backs into it

"...idea has been revived by those lovable rogue characters Briscoe 'n' Frisco, the Panderin' Pups – Reps. Briscoe Cain,..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Lege Ticker: From Voter Suppression to Salamanders

GOP bills spell trouble for voting rights, Barton Springs

"...Briscoe Cain Walks Into a Committee Hearing ......"

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Abbott Issues “Safety Action Report” on Gun Violence

Recommendations long on surveillance, short on gun restrictions

"...program of military-style assault weapons (AR-15s and AK-47s), Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, tweeted that his “AR is ready..."

Sept. 16, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Two Promising Challenges to SB 8 Forge On, as More Abortion Funds Face Legal Threats

Abortion advocates say the fight is a social one and long from over

"...battle after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from state Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, which claims that "your organization is..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Austin at Large: Be of Good Cheer, Be Not Afraid

When venomous fear becomes a weapon, we ourselves can become the antidote

"...we instead get to hear House Elections Chair Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Lord of the Flies, demanding that Dems not..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary

We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it

"...saw how it does matter to people like Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, who waved his weapon in O'Rourke's..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Lege Preview: GOP Attacks on Local Control Are Limited, So Far

But local leaders fear Lege attempts to kill Project Connect

"...State Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, has once again filed his bill..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Voting Debate Turns House Into a History Class

Dems slow SB 7's roll with more than 100 amendments

"...and Chris Turner, D-Grand Prairie, grilling Elections Chair Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, author of HB 6...."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Lege Lines: A Win for Brewers, a Scam for Paxtons, and More

This bill's for you

"...It's Heartbeat Time: Far-right Freedom Caucus member Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, has filed a bill that would..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

“District of Austin” Legislation Fails for a Third Time

Critics say it sends an undemocratic message

"...11-0 to kill House Bill 274, filed by Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park. The bill aimed to create the..."

March 26, 2025 News Post by Lucciana Choueiry

As Outrage Grows, the Anti-Voter Train Rolls On

The steady march of "election integrity" legislation continues at the Texas Lege

"...party lines. The bill, authored by Elections Chair Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, takes aim at mail-in voting and..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...far-right state Reps. Tony Tinder­holt, R-Arlington; Jeff Leach, R-Plano; Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park; Candy Noble, R-Allen; Valoree Swanson, R-Spring;..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Texas Temper Tantrum

Freedom Caucus wigs out, "chubs," stalls, kills every bill in sight

"...Schaef­er, R-Tyler; Kyle Biedermann, R-Fred­ericks­burg; Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington; and Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park. [inset-1-right]..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Ken Paxton’s Lawyers Keep Flubbing, but He Might Not Appear Anyway

Leaving the state for an abortion is on the line

"...aloud from a cease-and-desist letter sent by state Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, to abortion funds – on which..."

Sept. 29, 2022 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Glass Houses: Briscoe Cain might be jealous of Austin. The Republican representative’s..."

March 28, 2025 News Feature

Debunking Five Anti-Choice Lies This Session

No wonder why repro rights groups are using the mantra “Lies Into Laws”

"...should honor that life at all cost.” – Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, author of HB 1500 Let’s get..."

April 24, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

House Dems' 11th-Hour Walkout Stops SB7 In Its Tracks

"Election integrity" bill stymied (for now) as session ends

"...6, sponsored by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola and Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, respectively. It also included new restrictions..."

May 31, 2021 News Post by Benton Graham

Austin at Large: Blue Blood, From a Turnip

In voting-averse Texas, how can the “election integrity” juice be worth the squeeze?

"...Boss Hogg from The Dukes of Hazzard, and Rep. Briscoe Cain, who looks like Piggy in (several different versions..."

March 19, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Quote of the Week

"...– State Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, Twitter-taunting Beto O'Rourke and his call..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Column

Texas Lege Preview: The End for Operation Lone Star?

Trump changes things, but border is still in focus for Texas GOP

"...mission. For example, House Bill 354 filed by Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, would establish a border protection unit,..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Benton Graham

While Abbott Talks of “Murder,” Migrants Die

Three migrants drown after Texas blocks Border Patrol rescue

"...campaign event Friday night to support Texas House Rep. Briscoe Cain. There, Abbott bragged that he had ordered the..."

Jan. 19, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...behind the state's six-week abortion ban, and state Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park...."

March 17, 2023 News Feature

Prefiling for the Next Lege: The Good, Bad, and MAGA

It's just a bill …

"...of that from the usual stunt queens like Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, who turned a viral TikTok into..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Race to the Right in Austin's Affluent Suburbs

There's red in there them hills

"...a former legislative staffer for both Biedermann and Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park. She and her husband, Texas Supreme..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Austin at Large: Forget the Alamo

It’s strike three for Texas in the white-power rebellion game. Time to call folks out.

"...their pep squad, state reps like Kyle Biedermann and Briscoe Cain). They gleefully crossed the Rubicon with MAGA Nation,..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...influential, rather than famous. With only original singer Vanessa Briscoe Hay still on duty, Pylon evolved into Pylon Reenactment..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe