Straus: Special session needed now on gun reform in Texas
When I was Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, I was not a fan of special legislative sessions. Many of the six special sessions called while I was the…
Joe Straus: Combating hatred and violence requires moral credibility from all of our political leaders
Lionel Gutierrez was just driving his family to the movies in El Paso. But he's also a police officer who was off duty at the time of the terror attack…
Former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus today announced the formation of Texas Forever Forward, a political committee that will promote a thoughtful, conservative approach to governing and rising political leaders…
As the Legislature completes its once-in-a-generation effort to overhaul the school finance system, all who understand that education is our greatest economic development tool have a responsibility to speak up…
I’m leaving the Texas Legislature but not the debate
As the presiding officer of the House, I have tried to bring people together around common-sense policies that address the challenges posed by a rapidly growing population.
We need people in public office who see division in our country as a challenge that needs to be resolved, rather than an opportunity that needs to be exploited.
