Straus Re-elected Republican House Speaker at 84th Texas Legislature Johnny Heath Corpus Christi News Blog

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican House Speaker Joe Straus has overwhelmingly won a fourth term in the leadership job following the first contested race for the post in nearly 40 years. Straus easily kept his powerful post as the Texas Legislature returned to work Tuesday, but not before the first vote for a House speaker since 1975. He was challenged by Republican state Rep. Scott Turner, a second-term lawmaker from Frisco and former NFL player. Turner received just 19 votes in the 150-member ...



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