Confederate group lobbies GOP leaders to put plaque back in Texas Capitol
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
07/27/2019
2 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Confederacy; State Preservation Board; Texas State Capitol
Capitol Confederate plaque goes into hiding
Longview News-Journal
McNeely, D.
01/31/2019
5 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Confederacy; Johnson, Eric; Texas State Capitol
Preservation Board slammed for removing Confederate plaque without public input
Austin American Statesman
Silver, J.
01/26/2019
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Biedermann, Kyle; Civil War plaques; Confederacy; Johnson, Eric; State Preservation Board; Texas State Capitol
Board to decide fate of Confederate plaque
Dallas Morning News
Stone, B.
01/26/2019
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Anchía, Rafael; Civil War plaques; Confederacy; Creighton, Brandon; Johnson, Eric; Leach, Jeff; State Preservation Board
Confederate plaque had to come down
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
01/22/2019
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Confederacy; Johnson, Eric; Texas State Capitol
Confederate plaque finally removed
Dallas Morning News
A.P. Wire
01/14/2019
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Texas State Capitol
Texas Republicans should confront racists and bigots directly
Houston Chronicle
Grieder, E.
01/13/2019
3 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Islam; Johnson, Eric; Religious discrimination; Republican Party of Texas; Tarrant County; Texas State Capitol
Confederate plaque to be pulled
Austin American Statesman
Silver, J.
01/12/2019
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Leach, Jeff; State Preservation Board; Texas State Capitol
Texas will remove inaccurate Civil War plaque from state Capitol building
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
01/12/2019
2 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; State Preservation Board; Texas State Capitol
Confederate plaque set for removal
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
01/12/2019
4 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Kolkhorst, Lois; Leach, Jeff; State Preservation Board; Texas State Capitol
14 other issues for the Texas Legislature
Austin American Statesman
Staff
01/06/2019
9 TX bill(s) 8 doc(s)
86th Legislature; Bonnen, Dennis; Button, Angie Chen; Coleman, Garnet; Elkins, Gary; Johnson, Eric; Krause, Matt; Patrick, Dan; Shaheen, Matt; Straus, Joe, III; Watson, Kirk
Lawmaker’s new office has bloody history
Austin American Statesman
Herman, K.
12/22/2018
2 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Confederacy; Johnson, Eric; Texas State Capitol
Days may be numbered for one ode to the Confederacy in the Texas Capitol
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
12/19/2018
4 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric
Dallas GOP donor threatens Abbott, pledges to make 100,000 robocalls defending Confederate plaque
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
12/19/2018
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bonnen, Dennis; Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric
Days may be numbered for one ode to the Confederacy in the Texas Capitol
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
12/17/2018
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bonnen, Dennis; Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; State Preservation Board; Texas State Capitol
Pull the Plaque, Already
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
12/08/2018
3 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; State Preservation Board; Texas State Capitol
Dennis Bonnen supports removing Confederate plaque
Austin American Statesman
Silver, J.
12/05/2018
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III
Abbott plans meeting on Confederate plaque
Houston Chronicle
Zelinski, A.
12/05/2018
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; State Preservation Board; Texas State Capitol
Presumptive speaker backs removal of Confederate plaque same day governor calls special meeting
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
12/04/2018
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; State Preservation Board; Texas State Capitol
‘We’ll get the screwdrivers out’
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
11/22/2018
3 doc(s)
Attorney General opinions; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; State Preservation Board
AG: Plaque opinion not ready
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
10/26/2018
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Attorney General opinions; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Moody, Joe; Paxton, Ken; Straus, Joe, III
Joe Straus takes aim at Capitol Confederate plaque
Austin American Statesman
Cobler, P.
10/02/2018
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III; Texas State Capitol
Abbott, lawmakers should remove false history from Capitol
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
08/25/2018
8 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Slavery
Texas Leads on Removal
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
08/09/2018
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Confederacy; Johnson, Eric; Moody, Joe
45 Texas lawmakers in favor of removing Confederate plaque; Abbott mum
Austin American Statesman
Silver, J.
07/24/2018
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Flynn, Dan; Johnson, Eric; Moody, Joe; Texas State Capitol; White, James; Zerwas, John
Straus: Capitol’s Confederate plaque can, and should, go
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
06/07/2018
4 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III; Texas State Capitol
The Confederate plaque in the Capitol needs to come down
Houston Chronicle
Grieder, E.
06/07/2018
4 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Confederacy; Johnson, Eric; Secession; Texas State Capitol
Report: Texas leads nation in Confederate symbols removed since 2015
Austin American Statesman
Faircloth, R.
06/06/2018
4 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric
Texas tops in removing Confederate monuments
Dallas Morning News
Stone, B.
06/05/2018
3 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Confederacy; Johnson, Eric; Moody, Joe; State comparisons; Texas State Capitol
Texas leads U.S. in removal of Confederate symbols, study finds
Houston Chronicle
Webb, S.
06/05/2018
2 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Confederacy; Johnson, Eric; State comparisons; Texas State Capitol
Lawmaker asks who may remove Confederate plaque from Capitol
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
05/04/2018
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Attorney General opinions; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Moody, Joe
‘Insulting’ plaque hangs on
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
04/30/2018
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Confederacy; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III; Texas State Capitol
Confederate issue divides race
San Antonio Express News
Morris, A.
03/04/2018
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Alamo; Alamo Cenotaph; Bush, George P.; Civil War monuments; Confederate Heroes Day; Land Commissioner campaigns and elections; Martin Luther King, Jr., Day; Patterson, Jerry
In town hall, Abbott defends the Alamo and Confederate statues
Austin American Statesman
Herman, K.
11/04/2017
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Alamo; Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Goldman, Craig; Johnson, Eric
Texas governor says ‘inaccurate’ displays unfit for Capitol
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weber, P.
10/31/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Texas State Capitol
Did Greg Abbott say a Capitol Confederate plaque should be removed?
Austin American Statesman
Silver, J.
10/28/2017
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Texas State Capitol
Gov. Greg Abbott: No agreement yet over future of Confederate plaque at Capitol
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
10/28/2017
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; State Preservation Board; Texas State Capitol
United Daughters of the Confederacy needs to listen, not preach about monuments
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
10/28/2017
1 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Texas State Capitol
Abbott promises to ‘look into’ Confederate plaque in Capitol
San Antonio Express News
Weber, P.
10/28/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III; Texas State Capitol
Plaque that’s in dispute has its own history
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
10/27/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Slavery
Thumbs up, down
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
10/21/2017
4 doc(s)
Cruz, Ted; Disaster relief; Flooding; Hurricane Harvey
Why Texas leaders erected Confederate monuments at the Capitol
Austin American Statesman
Silver, J.
10/15/2017
1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Campbell, Thomas Mitchell; Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Confederacy; Geren, Charlie; Hamby, William Robert; Johnson, Eric; King, Rufus Young; Kolkhorst, Lois; Ku Klux Klan; Lanham, Samuel Willis Tucker 'S.W.T.'; Lubbock, Francis R.; Patrick, Dan; Reagan, John Henninger; Robertson, James Harvey; Slavery; Straus, Joe, III; Texas State Capitol grounds; White supremacy
Creighton fights move to take down ‘historical monuments’ in Capitol
Houston Chronicle
Marshall, J.
09/27/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Creighton, Brandon; Historical monuments; Johnson, Eric; Texas State Capitol grounds
Confederacy plaque an embarrassment to Texas
Dallas Morning News
Floyd, J.
09/24/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III; Texas State Capitol
Will Abbott, Patrick push Confederate lie or right history?
Austin American Statesman
Phillips, A.
09/23/2017
4 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Dale, Tony; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III
About that ‘Civil War wasn’t rebellion’ plaque in Austin …
Dallas Morning News
Staff
09/23/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III
House speaker: Remove ‘incorrect’ Confederate plaque from Capitol
Austin American Statesman
Silver, J.
09/20/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III; Texas State Capitol grounds
Straus says Confederate plaque in Capitol should be removed
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
09/20/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III; Texas State Capitol grounds
Straus says Confederate plaque at Capitol must go
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
09/20/2017
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III; Texas State Capitol grounds
House Speaker calls for removal of ‘inaccurate’ Confederate plaque
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Arriaga, A.
09/20/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III
House Speaker Straus calls for removal of Confederate plaque from Capitol
Houston Chronicle
Matos, A.
09/20/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Coleman, Garnet; Confederate Heroes Day; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III
Straus calls for removal of Confederate plaque at Capitol
San Antonio Express News
Morris, A.
09/20/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Geren, Charlie; Johnson, Eric; Kolkhorst, Lois; Straus, Joe, III
After years of inaction, Gov. Greg Abbott agrees to discuss Texas' Confederate statues
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
09/16/2017
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Dale, Tony; Ellis, Rodney; Johnson, Eric; Moody, Joe; Texas State Capitol; Texas State Capitol grounds
Harvey sidelines debate on Capitol’s Confederate plaque
Austin American Statesman
Silver, J.
09/03/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Dale, Tony; Johnson, Eric; Slavery; Straus, Joe, III; Texas State Capitol
Confederate monuments are a showcase for deep emotions
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
08/27/2017
4 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Civil War monuments; University of Texas at Austin
Should Fort Hood, named for a Confederate general, get a new name?
Dallas Morning News
Savage, J.
08/25/2017
2 doc(s)
Confederacy; Fort Cavazos; Johnson, Eric; Military bases
Texas A&M officials say Sul Ross statue will remain
Bryan Eagle
Staff
08/22/2017
4 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; McRaven, William H.; Patrick, Dan; Texas A&M University; Texas State Capitol
Confederate statues taken down at UT
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
08/22/2017
4 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Johnson, Eric; Ross, Lawrence Sullivan 'Sul'; Texas A&M University; Texas State Capitol grounds; Texas Tech University; University of Texas at Austin
Rethinking Monuments
Austin American Statesman
Findell, E.
08/20/2017
4 doc(s)
Austin, Stephen F.; Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Confederacy; Johnson, Eric; Texas State Capitol; University of Texas at Austin
CONFEDERATE DEBATE: Legislator’s concern prompts review
San Antonio Express News
Staff
08/20/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Straus, Joe, III; Texas State Capitol
AUSTIN MONUMENTS: Push grows to take down Confederate memorials at Capitol
Houston Chronicle
Matos, A.
08/19/2017
3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Coleman, Garnet; Confederate Heroes Day; Creighton, Brandon; Giddings, Helen; Howard, Donna; Johnson, Eric; Moody, Joe; Texas State Capitol; Thompson, Senfronia
Rep: Plaques need crowbar, not panel
San Antonio Express News
Morris, A.
08/19/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric
Plaque in Capitol targeted
Austin American Statesman
Silver, J.
08/18/2017
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; State Preservation Board; Straus, Joe, III; Texas State Capitol grounds
Confederate monument controversy not new to Texas
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
08/18/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Creighton, Brandon; Ellis, Rodney; Giddings, Helen; Johnson, Eric; Jordan, Barbara; Texas State Capitol grounds
Push to remove Confederate monuments at state Capitol facing roadblock
San Antonio Express News
Morris, A.
08/18/2017
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Creighton, Brandon; Geren, Charlie; Johnson, Eric; Moody, Joe; Patrick, Dan; State Preservation Board; Straus, Joe, III; Texas State Capitol grounds
Dallas lawmaker wants Confederate plaque removed
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
08/17/2017
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Texas State Capitol
Lawmaker wants Confederate symbols removed from Texas Capitol
Houston Chronicle
Matos, A.
08/17/2017
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Civil War monuments; Civil War plaques; Johnson, Eric; Texas State Capitol
