Winning Big Looks Like Texas Passing A Bathroom Bill With Zero Corporate Shakedowns
With barely a whisper of corporate or public backlash, Texas' bathroom bill marks a seismic shift in American opinion on trans issues.With barely a whisper of corporate or public backlash, Texas' bathroom bill marks a seismic shift in American opinion on trans issues.Texas Democrats return and get GROUNDED by Republicans
Texas House Democrats spent weeks on the run in an attempt to derail a GOP mid-decade redistricting plan that would work in Republicans' favor — and now they’re being punished.
“Democrats finally made their way back home from their safe havens of Illinois and New York. And you know, these leftists, they come back with their tail tucked between their legs after just acting like children,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales comments, annoyed.
“They got upset that Mom and Dad gave a rule that they didn’t like, and they were like, ‘I’m going to pack my bag and I’m going to run away, because I don’t want to listen to your stupid rules,’” she continues.
And in true childlike fashion, the Democrats are now getting upset that as a result of their actions, they’re being treated like children.
“One of the very little things — the very few things — that the speaker of the House, Dustin Burrows here in the state of Texas, did was to implement a rule for these Democrats that they would only be allowed to leave the chamber under certain circumstances,” Gonzales explains.
“You want to be children? We’ll treat you like children. So just like at school, you need a hall pass. Okay? You need a permission slip that is signed, and then and only then, you can be surveilled by a Department of Public Safety officer,” she continues.
“Go do whatever you need to do. That’s fine. They won’t go in the bathroom stall with you. Okay?" she continues. "But they’re going to be watching you and make sure that you don’t go off and pull the stunt that you just proved that you have no problem pulling."
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It Won’t End Well For Texas Dems Fleeing Their Duties. Just Ask Wisconsin Liberals
As Texas House Democrats hole up in Illinois and New York to stall a congressional maps vote, Wisconsin conservatives are feeling deja vu.Abbott orders arrests of 'derelict' Democrats after they flout his deadline
Repeating a strategy from their 2021 playbook, scores of Texas House Democrats fled the Lone Star State on Sunday — a decision they may come to regret.
The last time that they abandoned their posts en masse, Texas House Democrats were attempting to prevent the passage of legislation that would improve election integrity. This time around, the legislators are desperately trying to block a redistricting plan that would help the GOP gain five more congressional pickup opportunities ahead of the midterm elections.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) indicated that unless the "derelict Democrat House members" returned to Texas and showed up when the House reconvened at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, they would be removed from office.
Abbott noted further that the absentee legislators could face felony charges if they sought and/or took money to avoid the vote and pay down their $500-per-day fine for breaking the quorum.
Now that the deadline has passed and Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced Monday afternoon that a "quorum is not present," Abbott quickly made clear that there would be real consequences.
The eponymous host of BlazeTV's "Sara Gonzales Unfiltered" told Blaze News, "Governor Abbott must hold these lawless Democrats accountable. Our leadership cannot allow Democrats to dictate the direction of the state when the Texans voted for a clear Republican majority."
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"Governor Abbott and Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows face what may be the most defining moment of their careers today," continued Gonzales. "Vacate the seats, issue arrest warrants, and charge those soliciting donations to evade fines with felonies. Set a precedent that this can never happen again."
"It is imperative that Texas leads on this," added the BlazeTV host.
Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck noted that he hopes, "if a court approves it, that Governor Abbott replaces every one of them."
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When making his threat on Sunday, Abbott referred to an August 2021 advisory opinion from Attorney General Ken Paxton, which states that "through a quo warranto action, a district court may determine that a legislator has forfeited his or her office due to abandonment and can remove the legislator from office, thereby creating a vacancy."
While uncertain about the speediness and workability of the removal proposal, Paxton appeared confident on Monday that state Republicans would ultimately prevail with the help of Abbott's resolve, Democrat arrests, and time.
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"Now that they've let them out of the state, it's going to take a little longer," Paxton told Benny Johnson, "but I am very optimistic if the governor — and I believe the governor will have resolve — if keeps calling them back, it's going to be a challenge for all 51 of them to stay out of the state for the rest of their lives."
After the Monday deadline, Paxton stated, "Instead of showing up to work and doing the jobs they were elected to do, House Democrat members have fled the state in a cowardly desertion of their responsibilities as elected officials. These jet-setting runaways abandoned Texas, abdicated their duties in the House, and sacrificed their constituents for a publicity stunt."
"I am prepared to do everything in my power to hold them accountable because these liberal lawmakers are not above the law," continued Paxton. "It's imperative that they be swiftly arrested, punished, and face the full force of the law for turning their backs on the people of Texas."
The Texas House passed a motion Monday to issue arrest warrants for the Democrats who abandoned their posts.
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House Democrats who broke quorum can be dragged into the state legislature thanks to a 2021 Texas Supreme Court ruling.
After the House issued warrants to compel members back to the chamber, Abbott announced that he had ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to "locate, arrest, and return to the House chamber any member who has abandoned their duty to Texans."
"This order will remain in effect until all missing Democrat House members are accounted for and brought to the Texas Capitol," added the governor.
Aaron Reitz, a Republican candidate for Texas attorney general and former Trump Department of Justice official, told Blaze News, "Governor Abbott has made clear what needs to happen. Democrats should return to work and accept that Texas will have these maps — whether the Left likes it or not. Their resistance is futile."
Reitz took aim at the Democrat legislators' rhetoric surrounding their collective abdication of duty, noting, "Democrats are accusing Republicans of anti-democratic behavior to distract from their own. This isn’t a power-grab — these new districts more accurately reflect the political preferences and geographic realities of Texas voters and comply with current court rulings."
"The real issue for Democrats is that these maps ruin their plan to seize a House majority in 2026," continued Reitz. "That’s why they’re resorting to political stunts instead of doing their jobs."
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Texas House's SHOCKING plan to honor abortion icon unravels
In a major shock to all pro-life Texas conservatives, the Republican-led Texas House just tried to honor the life of Cecile Richards — a former Planned Parenthood president.
While memorial resolutions are a long-standing tradition that involve honoring the lives of people who have passed in their district, this one stood out. The resolution was submitted by Democrat Representative Donna Howard.
“They wanted to honor Cecile Richards, the former president of the Planned Parenthood of America, that was the intention. That is diabolical. This woman was responsible for the deaths of millions of unborn babies, and the Texas House was set to honor her memory,” Sara Gonzales of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered” explains, disgusted.
“Texas, the very same state that is supposed to be pro-life. We are supposed to be a pro-life state with a Republican legislature voted in by your constituents,” she continues, noting that they made a “conscious decision to honor the ringleader of baby killers” and a “woman who made her career” on the idea that babies don’t always deserve to live.
“Tell me how a pro-life state could even consider something like that? And yet, there it was on the Texas House floor,” she adds.
While the resolution was shot down by his Republican colleagues, Texas Republican and House Representative Jared Patterson was also in favor of memorializing Richards.
But the betrayal gets worse.
“So there was another layer if you will to how deep this disgusting act goes, because it also happened to be in the same memorial resolution as conservative pro-life activist Jill Glover, who unfortunately passed away from cancer last year,” Gonzales explains.
“Now, being a conservative activist, she quite literally fought against everything that Cecile Richards stood for,” she continues, asking, “So how could a true conservative, in good conscience, sign off on a resolution honoring a woman who made it her life’s work to kill as many babies as possible in the womb? How could a true conservative even send this to the floor?”
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SCANDAL: Texas DEMOCRAT holds SECRET meetings on how to spend YOUR taxpayer money
Rep. Armando Walle isn’t just a Democrat; he's also the chairman of a subcommittee in Texas that helps determine how taxpayer dollars are spent in the state — and a radical leftist.
“In fact, on his own website, he boasts being an active member of not just the Democratic caucus, also the Women’s Health caucus and the LGBTQ caucus,” Sara Gonzales of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered” comments.
Walle has also been posting on X about his meeting with Planned Parenthood advocates.
“Received a visit from Planned Parenthood @PPFA advocates who are urging Texas to prioritize women’s health. I am a strong advocate and ally for women’s healthcare,” he wrote in the post, which was accompanied by pictures of him with the advocates.
“Strong advocate for women’s health care, which we all know is really just code for women killing their babies in the womb. Somehow, we’re calling that health care now. I would call it anything but,” Gonzales says.
“But this is who Republican Dustin Burrows, the speaker of the House, has empowered as a chairman. Does this look conservative to you? Does this sound like something that you voted for? A radical leftist in charge of giving reports on how Texas should spend our taxpayer money? Is that what you voted for?” she continues.
Walle has also allegedly violated the Texas House rules three separate days just this month, when he arranged committee meetings for a total of over 15 hours without any audio or video recordings of those meetings — despite House rules requiring those recordings to be available to the public.
“That isn’t asking the Texas House to go above and beyond, to say, ‘Hey guys, Texas taxpayers, we are paying for you guys to be here right now. All that we ask is that whenever you hold your little meetings that you press record on the camera, you press record on the audio, you got your microphones on, and you speak into the microphone so all of the taxpayers across the state can come in and watch,’” Gonzales says.
“Because that is how the government should be,” she says, adding, “It should be 100% fully transparent.”
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Dem-friendly Republican's Texas speakership begins with homosexual engagement, Islamic rejection of Bible
Leftism was on full display in the Texas Capitol earlier this week during the first legislative session since 2023.
Perhaps the most notable moment came when a Democrat-friendly Republican became the Texas speaker, even though Republicans in the state House enjoy a sizeable majority.
'I had the honor of taking my oath of office to represent House District 92 for the second time on a historic Qur’an.'
After just two rounds of voting, state Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) soundly defeated Rep. David Cook (R-Mansfield), 85-55. Most of Burrows' votes came from Democrats, 46 to 39, even though the Texas House is made up of 88 Republicans and 62 Democrats.
"Every member. Every member will have a voice," Burrows said after his victory. "Every district. Every district will have a seat at the table."
Burrows replaces Rep. Dade Phelan, a controversial Republican who not only was seen as favoring Democrats and Democrat causes but who was even censured by his own party after doggedly seeking the impeachment of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Paxton, who lobbied on behalf of Cook in the 2025 speaker race, issued a statement after Burrows was declared the winner.
The removal of the disgraced and corrupt Dade Phelan as Speaker of the House is a positive step for Texas. His close ally, Dustin Burrows, was elected with the support of most Democrats after he refused to honor the rules of the Republican Caucus.
Texas Republican voters made it clear they want conservative legislation to pass this session. It is now important that Speaker Burrows and his leadership team pass every conservative legislative priority in a timely manner to make [our] state more secure and more prosperous. That is what Texas Republicans expect.
The election of Burrows was not the only demonstration of leftism on Tuesday. Shortly after he was sworn in to office, Rep. Venton Jones (D-Dallas) proposed to his same-sex partner, Gregory Scott Jr., on the floor of the chamber. According to NBC News, Jones got down on one knee, and Scott shed tears as he accepted the engagement ring.
Jones, the first openly gay black member of the state House, also shared the news in a public statement. "Today, I took a renewed oath to serve my community with courage, conviction, and love. I made a promise to the person who has stood beside me through every step of this journey," Jones said.
"In a time when our love and our very existence are challenged, often in the halls of this very building, this moment is a reminder that love conquers all."
One of Jones' Democrat colleagues, Salman Bhojani — a Muslim native of Pakistan — celebrated the new legislative session for a different reason: Once again, he took the oath of office on the Quran rather than the Bible.
"I had the honor of taking my oath of office to represent House District 92 for the second time on a historic Qur’an. This sacred text inspires me to work across the aisle to make Texas better. As the 89th Legislative Session starts, I am committed to advocating for all," Bhojani posted to X, adding a picture captured of the moment.
Tuesday marked the second time that Bhojani has sworn in on a Quran, having first done so two years ago. "It is 217 years old. I am the first person that swore on the Quran. This was the first English-printed copy of the Quran in the Americas in ... history," he previously boasted during an online interview with Progress Texas.
H/T: Jason Whitely
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