STATE NEWS
House Republicans to caucus on speaker rules
Texas House Republicans will meet early Wednesday to discuss whether to require members of their caucus to choose a speaker candidate — then stand behind their pick when the vote goes to the full House in January 2019.
By MORGAN SMITH and PATRICK SVITEK, The Texas Tribune
Posted 8/16/17
Texas House Republicans will meet early Wednesday to discuss procedures for electing a speaker, a move that opponents of current Speaker Joe Straus have heralded as a victory.
At issue: whether …
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