Headlines

"...Sullivan of his insider-deal conversation with Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, numerous House members issued angry recriminations, including San..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature

Quote of the Week

"...House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, caught on tape..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Column

TribFest Panels Debate if the Texas House Is in Play

Looking at suburban battlegrounds and urban firestorms

"...opportunity to choose a new and different Speaker," as Dennis Bonnen continues to twist in the winds of a..."

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

Headlines

"...of the scandal threatening to take down House Speaker Dennis Bonnen is usually described as being funded primarily by..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature

Headlines

"...notorious tape of his private meeting with House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, in which the two reportedly discussed whether to..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature

Texas Democrats Request Special Session on Guns

Legislators in five cities press Gov. Abbott

"...On Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen said they are appointing interim committees to study..."

Sept. 4, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Abbott Orders Texas Prosecutors to Enforce Marijuana Laws

Travis County D.A. says dismissals will continue

"...signed by Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, and Attorney General Ken Paxton. “First, a person..."

July 18, 2019 News Post by Kevin Curtin

Concrete Mix Plant Vexes Southwest Neighbors

Residents concerned over safety, noise, and pollution

"...state Rep. Erin Zwiener, D-Driftwood, is urging House Speaker Dennis Bonnen to assign an interim charge for a House..."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas Anti-Choice Legislation Continues to Damage Health Care and Undermine Local Control

As GOP postures with SB 22, women’s health care pays the price

"...Nirenberg, in a sharply worded letter to House Speaker Dennis Bonnen. "Without these critical partnerships, Texans may delay or..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Follow the Money, Find Beer-to-Go’s Largest Opponents

Time is the latest hurdle in the Texas Craft Beer legislation saga

"...prominently operates along the southern Texas border. House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, whose father-in-law owns and operates a beer distributorship..."

April 9, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Texas Teachers Rally at Capitol for More Funding

Educators show qualified support for HB 3's "Texas Plan"

"...“The Texas Plan” by its backers, including House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and Public Education chair Dan Huberty – seems..."

March 12, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Will Texas Patch Up TABC Before It Bursts?

If ever an agency needed to be scorched by the state’s Sunset Act, it’s the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Com­mis­sion

"...panel will run point in the House; new Speaker Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, got $11,000. Gov. Abbott got $20,000 plus..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: How to Suppress the Vote

With its latest lies, Texas GOP reminds us: This is all they’ve got

"...responses to the midterms have included both pacific gestures (Dennis Bonnen) and Trumpist disdain (Dan Patrick). The latter's insistence..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Lege Lines: Eric Johnson Prevails Over Racist Confederate Plaque

No more Confederate nonsense, Empower Texans gets a pass, and the first-ever LGBTQ Caucus

"...Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, found the courage to rid the Capitol of..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Austin At Large: Fractured Fairy Tales

Will no Prince Charming come to save our school district in distress?

"...watchers of the Legislature ready to take new Speaker Dennis Bonnen at his word that the time is now..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines

"...Texas. On the House side, as expected, Angleton Republican Dennis Bonnen was elected speaker, succeeding the retiring Joe Straus...."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature

Rep. Donna Howard on the 86th Texas Legislature

“Let’s target some new money toward childhood literacy, toward high school success, toward teacher quality – the kind of things that research shows make a difference”

"...because the leadership – in particular the presumptive speaker, Dennis Bonnen, and the governor – have said school finance..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Rep. Sheryl Cole on the 86th Texas Legislature

“We’ve always been on defense, and we’ve got to learn how to play offense”

"...I was in my first meeting with the speaker [Dennis Bonnen], and he said the focus of the session..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Headlines

"...celebratory business aside from the presumptive ascension of Rep. Dennis Bonnen as the new speaker of the Texas House...."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature

A Peek Into the New Lege's Anti-Choice Plan

It can surely be worse

"...are named by the next speaker, most likely Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton), who has received a 100% score from..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Straus Announces House Committees

Lots of seats but no chair positions for reps in Travis County

"...committees. He also named a couple senior positions: Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, becomes speaker pro tem, while former Speaker..."

Feb. 9, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

What's the Damage?

The news staff takes a look at the fallout from the 84th legislative session

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Can't Stop the Rain

Or the Lege, for that matter

"...Senate, even though House Ways and Means committee chair Dennis Bonnen, D-Angleton, has said that homeowners will be lucky..."

May 26, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

How Much Will Texas Spend?

The Legislature's conference committee spending proposals

"...really wanted this, and Ways and Means Committee Chair Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, has consistently said this will produce no..."

May 21, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...cut wars continue, with House Ways & Means Chair Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, proposing dumping his plan for the state's..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature

Lege Lines

Lege makes an anti-city push, nixes a bill limiting police filming, the Senate passes its budget, and more...

"...Dan Patrick, and House Ways & Means Committee Chair Dennis Bonnen are posturing over whose budget has the biggest..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines

Refusing Medicaid, tax cuts abound, marijuana bill, and more

"...roof over his servers... House Ways & Means Chair Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, is pushing for quick passage of border..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Tell Us Something We Don't Know

Capital Metro report discovers that the agency's been badly managed. Who knew?

"...chair Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, and vice chair Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, with Lubbock's Carl Isett and Irving's Linda..."

April 30, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Legeland Update

Sunset shuffles, forensic fights, defections and campaign filings

"...as their four-year terms expire. In come new vice-chair Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, and Rafael Anchia, D-San..."

Nov. 12, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

And Taylor Makes 106

Speaker Straus makes tactical gains in race to be speaker again

"...Rafael Anchia Jimmie Don Aycock Dwayne Bohac Valinda Bolton Dennis Bonnen Dan Branch Angie Chen Button Joaquin Castro Norma..."

June 6, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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