Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen

Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, a Republican, urged a conservative activist to target members of his own party ahead of the 2020 primaries and used explicit language to discuss Democratic lawmakers in the state, according to a secretly recorded audiotape released Tuesday.

Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, a Republican, urged a conservative activist to target members of his own party ahead of the 2020 primaries and used explicit language to discuss Democratic lawmakers in the state, according to a secretly recorded audiotape released Tuesday.