Category: HD17

GOP Club Endorses Tom Glass

The Bastrop County GOP Club is endorsing Tom Glass for our Texas House District 17 representative. This mailer explains why. Anyone can call themselves a conservative, even when they vote with Democrats to choose leadership. What was promised when some GOP legislators joined Democrats to select the Speaker of the TX House? The failure to…

Gerdes Vote Record

Gerdes Vote Record TWENTY-SECOND DAY — WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2025 BILL REFERRALS ONLY: HB 796 (By C. Bell, Spiller, and Gerdes), Relating to the Texas Sovereignty Act to State Affairs; HCR 40 (By Gerdes), Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star to Homeland Security, Public…

BCRP: The Legislative Review

Guest Commentary Published: February 5, 2025Authors: Republican Chair Curtis Courtney & Precinct Chair Doug Kelsey Since the days of Noah (or at least just after the Civil War), Texas was run by Democrats.  Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president and thus the states of the south consistently selected Democrat representatives and executive leaders. Texas…