/tags/joe-straus Joe Straus en-US Copyright Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:26:10 GMT /business-economy/2020-11-19/what-itll-take-for-texas-to-survive-the-pandemic Dallas Federal Reserve Bank president and CEO Robert Kaplan and Joe Straus, former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, joined Think host Krys Boyd to discuss the pandemic’s impact on the state in terms of dollars, jobs and the health of Texans. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:26:10 GMT /business-economy/2020-11-19/what-itll-take-for-texas-to-survive-the-pandemic /politics/2018-05-02/state-rep-eric-johnson-a-democrat-declares-candidacy-for-texas-house-speaker State Rep. Eric Johnson, D-Dallas, announced early Wednesday that he filed the necessary paperwork to run for speaker of the Texas House, making him the… Wed, 02 May 2018 12:30:39 GMT /politics/2018-05-02/state-rep-eric-johnson-a-democrat-declares-candidacy-for-texas-house-speaker Alex Samuels | Texas Tribune /politics/2018-01-29/texas-republican-executive-committee-censures-house-speaker-joe-straus The State Republican Executive Committee voted to censure Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, on Saturday, dinging the outgoing state leader… Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:48:39 GMT /politics/2018-01-29/texas-republican-executive-committee-censures-house-speaker-joe-straus Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune /2017-12-04/with-straus-departure-looming-texas-house-republicans-want-more-control-over-next-speaker-vote Texas House Speaker Joe Straus stunned colleagues and political observers alike when he announced that he would not seek re-election to his place in the... Mon, 04 Dec 2017 19:43:30 GMT /2017-12-04/with-straus-departure-looming-texas-house-republicans-want-more-control-over-next-speaker-vote Jill Ament | Texas Standard , Rhonda Fanning /2017-10-25/texas-house-speaker-joe-straus-wont-run-for-re-election Texas House Speaker Joe Straus says he will not run for re-election in 2018. In an announcement, Straus said he will “continue to work for a Republican... Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:42:00 GMT /2017-10-25/texas-house-speaker-joe-straus-wont-run-for-re-election Andrew Weber /2017-10-24/house-committee-set-to-study-opioid-addiction-in-texas From Texas Standard: Texas House Speaker Joe Straus recently formed a new committee to study the problem of opioid addiction in Texas. The Select... Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:31:05 GMT /2017-10-24/house-committee-set-to-study-opioid-addiction-in-texas Jill Ament | Texas Standard /government/2017-10-12/after-bathroom-bill-fight-straus-launches-panel-on-texas-business-climate In the wake of the "bathroom bill" fight that generated strong business backlash, House Speaker Joe Straus is putting together a committee to make sure… Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:24:11 GMT /government/2017-10-12/after-bathroom-bill-fight-straus-launches-panel-on-texas-business-climate Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune /2017-09-21/will-joe-straus-choose-to-keep-the-speakers-chair-in-2019 From Texas Standard: Following this year's contentious regular and special sessions at the Capitol, the divide between the Legislature's upper and lower... Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:46:56 GMT /2017-09-21/will-joe-straus-choose-to-keep-the-speakers-chair-in-2019 Jill Ament | Texas Standard /texas-news/2017-09-19/texas-house-speaker-joe-straus-calls-for-removal-of-inaccurate-confederate-plaque Texas House Speaker Joe Straus requested on Tuesday that a contentious Confederate plaque be removed from the Capitol.The plaque, erected in 1959, asserts… Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:50:13 GMT /texas-news/2017-09-19/texas-house-speaker-joe-straus-calls-for-removal-of-inaccurate-confederate-plaque Alex Samuels | Texas Tribune /government/2017-09-12/straus-tells-business-leaders-to-keep-up-fight-after-bathroom-bill-failure SAN ANTONIO — Texas House Speaker Joe Straus urged business leaders Tuesday to keep up the fight following the failure of legislative efforts this year to… Tue, 12 Sep 2017 20:53:00 GMT /government/2017-09-12/straus-tells-business-leaders-to-keep-up-fight-after-bathroom-bill-failure Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune