Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday named Will McAdams, president of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas and a former aide at the Texas Capitol, to the board of the Public Utility Commission. This is the governor’s first nomination to the board of the agency that oversees the state’s power…

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday named Will McAdams, president of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas and a former aide at the Texas Capitol, to the board of the…

Ever since I made the decision to forego another election campaign in House District 25, I’ve had mixed emotions about ending a 24-year run in the capitol. …

by: Russell Falcon Posted: / Updated: Stack of 100 dollar bills with illustrative coronavirus stimulus payment check to show the virus stimulus payment to Americans AUSTIN (KXAN) — While Pres. Donald Trump ultimately signed the federal COVID-19 relief stimulus bill late Sunday, Texas lawmakers aren’t entirely “relieved” the relief has…

Outgoing Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a post on his Facebook page. Bonnen, who represents cities including Freeport, Bay City and his hometown of Angleton, said on Facebook that his wife tested positive earlier this month and he tested positive over the Christmas…

Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a post Sunday on his Facebook page. Bonnen (R-Angleton) said in the post that his wife, Kim, tested positive last week, and he learned this weekend that he had COVID-19. His wife has had “difficult…

Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, shortly after his wife, Kim Bonnen, contracted the viral respiratory disease. The outgoing state legislator, a Republican, confirmed the news in a post shared to his official Facebook page on Sunday afternoon. “2020 just keeps on giving!” Bonnen…

Outgoing Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, R-Lake Jackson, announced Sunday afternoon in a Facebook post that he and his wife, Kim Bonnen, have tested positive for COVID-19. In the post, Bonnen said that he tested positive over the weekend and that his symptoms have been mild. “Given our exposure, many…

Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, according to a post from his Facebook account. “2020 just keeps on giving!” Bonnen wrote in the post. …