Texas lawmakers ask state police to investigate allegations GOP House Speaker Dennis Bonnen offered media credentials to a hardline conservative activist in exchange for campaigning against a group of GOP incumbents.
A panel of Texas lawmakers on Monday asked state police to investigate allegations that Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen offered media credentials for the chamber to a hardline conservative activist in exchange for campaigning against a group of GOP incumbents in the 2020 primary.
The claim against Bonnen from conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan threatens to fracture Texas Republicans as the party heads into 2020 elections trying to hold a 16-seat majority in the House. Texas lawmakers will redraw voting maps in 2021 and political control of the House and Senate will be critical.
"While I am disappointed Speaker Dennis Bonnen and State Rep. Dustin Burrows chose the course they did to deceive the public about our June 12 meeting, I'm glad the Texas House General Investigating Committee appears to be searching for the truth," Sullivan said in a statement.The scandal erupted last month when Sullivan wrote on his website about his June 12 meeting with Bonnen in Austin.
Empower Texans' media outlet has been granted Senate media credentials but not for the House, and Sullivan has sued the House in an attempt to get in.
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