Republicans Torched Their Own Agenda And Blamed Democrats For It

Brainworms, billionaires, and the burning wreckage they left behind.

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This past week in the Texas House wasn’t just about bad bills or ugly speeches. It exposed how fragile power is when it’s abused. Fresh off ramming through a school voucher scheme against public opposition, House Republicans torched the memorial resolutions calendar, dragged a dead woman’s name through the mud, and then collapsed into chaos when Democrats fought back. By Friday (4/25), the far-right faction had done what even the Democrats hadn’t: they nuked the entire Local and Consent Calendar, killing dozens of bills, including their own.


What happened wasn’t just Friday’s disaster. It was the latest eruption in a full week of games, betrayals, strategy, and shifting alliances. Here’s what really went down, and what it means for the final weeks of the session.

Setting the Stage: The Voucher Vote and the Fallout.
The week before all hell broke loose, Republicans had the numbers, and they used them to ram through the voucher scam.

Democrats tried to get a deal. They said to put vouchers on the November ballot and let the people decide. Republicans refused. Flat-out.