Original sentence: An investigation by the Texas Rangers ultimately concluded that Bonnen did not break any laws in the exchange.In 2019, empower TExans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan secretly recorded then Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen making negative comments about other legislators, and offering the group press credentials providing floor access in exchange for their working against moderate Republican members.On October 22, 2019, Bonnen announced that he would not seek re-election, paving the way for a new House speaker in the next session of the House
Edited sentence: After Sullivan released a tape of the meeting, Bonnen announced he would not seek re-election.Dustin Burrows as chair of the Texas House Republican Caucus, following his implication in the meeting.Following mounting pressure from Republican House members for him to resign, Bonnen announced on October 22 that he would not seek re-election in 2020 as a result of the scandal, saying in a statement that "it is clear that I can no longer seek re-election as State Representative of District 25, and subsequently, as Speaker of the House" and that "it is in the best interest of both myself and the House to move on".In June 2019, Texas Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen was secretly recorded by Empower Texans president Michael Quinn Sullivan offering Sullivan a deal in which Empower Texans would be granted press credentials that would allow them on the floor of the Texas House while it would be in session for the 2021 legislative session.In exchange, Bonnen wanted Empower Texans to target certain Republican representatives in the next primary election for defeat while not criticizing certain other Republicans.In the audio recording, Bonnen is heard offering Empower Texans House floor media access in the 2021 legislative session in exchange for the organization using its political action committee to target the primary campaigns of a specific list of 10 Republican House members whom Bonnen describes as "moderate".Sullivan later publicly released the full audio recording of the exchange in October and credited a similar controversy between Chris McNutt and Dennis Bonnen as the reason he secretly recorded the meeting.The incident was described by Texas Monthly as "the most significant political scandal in Texas politics in many years".The scandal led to an investigation by the Texas Rangers, which ultimately concluded that Bonnen did not break any laws in the exchange.The scandal led to the resignation of State Rep