A Real Texas Speaker’s Race? Don’t Count on It

Despite a broad consensus that he’s too moderate and holding up important conservative legislation, conservatives in the Texas House failed to unseat Speaker Joe Straus in both 2010 and 2012. Since then, one Straus ally after another has fallen to more conservative challengers in the primaries. Will this session finally be the one where Straus … Continue reading A Real Texas Speaker’s Race? Don’t Count on It