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Breaking: Michael Quinn Sullivan has released his recording of a controversial meeting with Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen.

Reporters at The Texas Tribune are listening to Sullivan’s recording and will have updates soon. bit.ly/2qelu2V

Breaking: Dennis Bonnen urged hardline conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan to target members of their own party in the 2020 primaries.

Bonnen then suggested he could get Sullivan’s group media access to the House floor. bit.ly/2qelu2V #txlege

“Let me tell you what I can do for you,” Dennis Bonnen tells Michael Quinn Sullivan on the recording. "We can make this work. I’ll put your guys on the floor next session.” bit.ly/2qelu2V #txlege

Bonnen also disparaged several Democrats.

The speaker said state Rep. Jon Rosenthal “makes my skin crawl” and is “a piece of shit.”

He recalled a comment his chief of staff made.

“His wife’s gonna be really pissed when she learns he’s gay.” bit.ly/2qelu2V #txlege

"We've got Michelle Beckley, who's vile," Dennis Bonnen said, referring to the freshman Democrat from Carrollton who unseated a Republican in 2018. bit.ly/2qelu2V #txlege

Dustin Burrows on state Rep. Travis Clardy: "Clardy's the ringleader of all opposition. We would be thrilled to see Clardy, somebody else, come back in that district." bit.ly/2qelu2V #txlege

Dennis Bonnen put out a statement today: "My colleagues have always deserved the facts and context this recording provides, and with clear evidence now disproving allegations of criminal wrongdoing, the House can finally move on.” bit.ly/2qelu2V #txlege

NEW: State Rep. Michelle Beckley — who Dennis Bonnen called "vile" on the tape — said his apology did not feel "sincere."

She is calling on Bonnen to resign as speaker.

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