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Unlike with the Simpson tenure, the Harris County GOP won all countywide offices under former chairman Polland. Simpson called the decline in GOP support in Harris County "[[fake news]]." According to Polland, Simpson "ignored every criticism and chose to chalk it up to 'two former disgruntled county chairs,' much like when a workplace predator distracts from the sexual harassment charges by calling the victim a 'disgruntled former employee.' It is unfortunate that Simpson is so adept and proactive when trying to save his own bacon, but did nothing to save the jobs of dozens of our Republican judges ..."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasconservativereview.com/|title=From One Disgruntled Republican to Another|publisher=''Texas Conservative Review''|author=Gary M. Polland|date=March 6, 2017|accessdate=March 8, 2017}}</ref>
Unlike with the Simpson tenure, the Harris County GOP won all countywide offices under former chairman Polland. Simpson called the decline in GOP support in Harris County "[[fake news]]." According to Polland, Simpson "ignored every criticism and chose to chalk it up to 'two former disgruntled county chairs,' much like when a workplace predator distracts from the sexual harassment charges by calling the victim a 'disgruntled former employee.' It is unfortunate that Simpson is so adept and proactive when trying to save his own bacon, but did nothing to save the jobs of dozens of our Republican judges ..."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasconservativereview.com/|title=From One Disgruntled Republican to Another|publisher=''Texas Conservative Review''|author=Gary M. Polland|date=March 6, 2017|accessdate=March 8, 2017}}</ref>
In 2017, Polland, a sharp critic of [[Joe Straus]], then the [[Moderate Republican]] state House Speaker from [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]], called for the House to choose its Speaker through the party caucus, with each party putting forth a nominee for the post. Instead the Speaker is chosen from the whole membership of 150. Along with a contingent of his most loyal GOP representatives, Straus with solid Democratic backing continued to thwart conservative initiatives, such as the"bathroom bill," which twice passed the state Senate but was not acted upon by the House at Straus' direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasconservativereview.com/|author=Gary M. Polland|title=Time for the Texas House Speaker to Be Picked in the GOP Caucus|publisher=''Texas Conservative Review,'' Vol. XVI (No. 12)|date=August 21, 2017|accessdate=August 22, 2017}}</ref>
In 2017, Polland, a sharp critic of [[Joe Straus]], then the [[Moderate Republican]] state House Speaker from [[San Antonio]], called for the House to choose its Speaker through the party caucus, with each party putting forth a nominee for the post. Instead the Speaker is chosen from the whole membership of 150. Along with a contingent of his most loyal GOP representatives, Straus with solid Democratic backing continued to thwart conservative initiatives, such as the"bathroom bill," which twice passed the state Senate but was not acted upon by the House at Straus' direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasconservativereview.com/|author=Gary M. Polland|title=Time for the Texas House Speaker to Be Picked in the GOP Caucus|publisher=''Texas Conservative Review,'' Vol. XVI (No. 12)|date=August 21, 2017|accessdate=August 22, 2017}}</ref>
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