In two radio interviews conducted the day after he stood with Gov. Greg Abbott in support of law enforcement across Texas, Speaker Dennis Bonnen explained the mechanisms proposed by Abbott to discourage the misguided defunding effort and provided context for Mayor Adler’s attack on public safety.
On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott asked all candidates running for office in Texas this November to sign a pledge against cutting funding to police departments.
As the Republican highlighted a few cities’ rethinking of their police budgets, Democrats said he was trying to “distract away from his failed coronavirus response.”
I am proud to sign the “Back the Blue” pledge.
Signing the “Back the Blue” pledge is vitally important bc LEOs need to hear they are supported & appreciated in TX & across this country.
The nefarious campaign to defund the police is gaining momentum and Texas needs to stop it before it goes any further. The cost in lives
I nominate Police Chief Brian Manley of Austin, Texas, for law enforcement officer of the year.
An August budget document shows funding for the anti-abortion program would be maintained, but reduced for doctors and clinics that provide reduced-cost contraception and health screenings.
Governor Greg Abbott today traveled to Southeast Texas to survey the damage from Hurricane Laura and meet with local officials.
Governor Greg Abbott today waived several regulations related to commercial vehicles to assist in Texas’ response to Hurricane Laura.
The Brazoria County Office of Emergency Management is continuing to monitor Hurricane Laura closely. According to the latest update from the National Weather Service, Brazoria
In the absence of effective citizen input, city councils like those in Austin will run roughshod over individual rights and steal money from essential public safety institutions to win the acclaim of the national media and the blue checkmark crowd on Twitter.
Stay up-to-date with the Texas Hurricane Center.
Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to waive all tolls along the agency’s portion of SH 99/Grand Parkway beginning this evening at 7:00 PM.
Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference at the Alternate State Operations Center in Austin where he provided an update on the state’s response to Hurricane Laura.
Brazoria County Judge Matt Sebesta has issued a Voluntary Evacuation for low-lying coastal communities outside the protection levee. All residents need to continue to watch
Hurricane Laura is moving West-Northwestward across the central Gulf of Mexico. Expected to Strengthen into a major hurricane before landfall Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
The announcement came nearly a week after Austin’s city council voted to slash its police budget by $21.5 million.
In this four segment radio interview, I had some strong words for Austin city government and Mayor Adler.
Speaker Bonnen spoke to KTBB after the news conference, “I think it’s extraordinary leadership by Governor Abbott because it is unprecedented.”
As the coronavirus pandemic subsides, businesses like banks, dentists’ offices and universities should receive priority to reopening based on their comparatively low risk of transmission
The state will stay out of the way of local decision-makers.
Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced a legislative proposal discouraging the defunding of law enforcement. Speaker Dennis Bonnen joins Rebecca Thomas on FOX 7 Austin to talk about it in greater detail.
‘When crime is on the rise, the last thing we should do is defund the police’
The state’s three top elected leaders also fiercely criticized the Austin officials who cut one-third of their police department’s budget last week.
Shamefully, one of the most egregious & recent offenders of this political theater is Austin Mayor Adler cutting police funding by $150 million.
Following George Floyd’s in-custody death in May, people across the country have called for defunding police departments.
Gov. Greg Abbott and the state’s top leaders will join Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price at noon Tuesday to announce a proposal related to funding law enforcement.
Speaker Bonnen on KSEV radio with The Amigos. Listen to his thoughts about Harris Co Judge Hidalgo and the Austin City Council.
As misinformation spreads regarding school reopenings, Texas’ top leaders provide clarity in the press release below:
