For some tea party leaders, Legislature’s brew was weak

[TexasTowelie]

AUSTIN — Tea party leaders had high hopes for a game-changing legislative session, fueled by last year’s election of tea party-backed state officials and lawmakers. But they were largely unrealized, with modest victories in some areas and defeat in several of their priorities on immigration and other issues.

As the House and Senate closed out their regular session Monday touting a host of accomplishments — including tax cuts and beefed-up border security — unhappiness within the ranks of key tea party groups was evident.

In the closing days of the session, the groups tried to push and prod their allies in the Legislature to deliver on campaign promises to crack down on those in the country illegally, reinforce the state’s ban on gay marriage and provide new school choice options for parents. With those bills failing, many are pledging to help staunch conservatives challenge several incumbents in next year’s Republican primaries.

“With the condition our country is in, we’re in no mood for any stalling, slow walking or backtracking from Texas leaders,” various tea party leaders wrote in a letter distributed around the Capitol in late May.

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/state-politics/20150601-for-some-tea-party-leaders-legislatures-brew-was-weak.ece

[kentauros]

1. Good.

I hope they keep "eating their own" for not being conservative enough. They need to implode a little more

[marble falls]

2. I live inTea central and the local GOP has had it with the Teabillies....

I say curse both of their houses.

[Vogon_Glory]

3. Here's To The Day When

Here's to the day when the Lone Star State's electorate wises up and a progressive-minded Texas governor and legislature can serve the Teabaggers wormwood and gall by the gallon.