The 150-member House votes once every two years to appoint a speaker, who wields immense...
, argues that the restrictions should be declared unconstitutional and a violation of the First Amendment just as similar statutes were in a 2008 case. Slaton is joined by plaintiffs San Antonio conservative activist Robert Bruce and the Grayson County Conservatives PAC, all of whom say they wish to use money from their campaign coffers to support a speaker candidate, such as by sending out communications or hosting events.
In the 2008 case, Free Market Foundation v. Reisman, the Austin federal court found that two statutes that limited Texans' ability to contribute to support candidates for speaker, unlawfully restricted political speech. The statutes were later repealed by the state Legislature.
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