Assclown Alert: Letting the bigots win with Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan
Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. Many political observers remember the 2017 session when former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, stood up to extremists in his own party and prevented floor debate on toxic legislation that would have banned transgender people from public restrooms.
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