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unusual facts about Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives



Burt Solomons

Under Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Joe Straus of San Antonio, he was chairman of the powerful State Affairs and Redistricting committees, respectively, in the 2009 and 2011 sessions.

Patrick Rose

Rose was named to the chairmanship of the House Human Services Committee for the 2007-2008 biennium after he supported Republican Tom Craddick (R-Midland) for election to a third term as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.

Tommy Merritt

Meanwhile, Simpson, who beat back Merritt's attempt in 2012 to return to the House, is a candidate in Januaruy 2013 for Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives against Joe Straus of San Antionio, whom Merritt had supported in 2009, when Straus ousted the previous Republican speaker, Tom Craddick of Midland.

Wayne Christian

These members blamed Speaker Joe Straus, a moderate Republicans from San Antonio, for redrawing their district lines to their disadvantage.


see also

David Dickson

David Catchings Dickson (1818–1880), Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives

Todd Ames Hunter

At the start of his sixth term, during the 82nd Legislative Session, the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Joe Straus, named Hunter as Chairman of the Calendars Committee.