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February 26, 2018 5:01 PM
Straus tells business leaders that candidates should have to answer questions about school funding, local control, and bathroom bills
The Speaker spoke to the North Texas Commission about voting, economy and intraparty squabbles
IRVING –– If Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus is concerned about anything ahead of his retirement, it
is not his next political move. No, he is mainly concerned about the state’s
economy.
“And
here’s what I mean: Think about all the lost income for political consultants
who won’t be able to make their living talking about me any longer,” he joked
to attendees of an event hosted by the North Texas Commission earlier
today.
He
is also not worried about his standing among state senators either, thanks to,
of all people, Tarrant County Judge Glen
Whitley, a fellow Republican.
“Judge
Whitley is a rare figure in Texas these days: He’s actually less popular with
the Texas
Senate than I am,” Straus said. “But that’s what happens when you tell
the truth.”
While
he may have been kidding about the fate of some political guns for hire and the
upper chamber’s latest political punching bag, Speaker Straus was dead serious
when it came to policy and the state’s future needs.
By James Russell
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