September 11, 2015 7:59 PM

SB: On September 11, Empower Texans attacks Speaker Straus for enjoying support of police and firefighters

Straus’ spokesman fires back: “The freedom these extremists enjoy to engage in ridiculous attacks is protected by our heroic first responders.”

On September 11 – a day when Americans pause to remember the horrors of 14 years ago when radicals committed the worst terrorist attack ever on US soil and police and firefighters responded with unmatched heroism – the folks at Tim Dunn’s Empower Texans thought it would be appropriate to attack Texas House leadership for enjoying the support of police and firefighter unions.

In a blog post today, Empower Texans writer Greg Harrison lashes out at House Speaker Joe Straus and House Administration Committee Chairman Charlie Geren for being the ”only Republicans in the top-15 beneficiaries of public-sector labor union campaign cash in the state.”

Harrison argues that the support of public sector unions is the reason that anti-union legislation did not survive the regular session of the Legislature this year.

By Scott Braddock