Straus Issues Letter of Support from Conservatives

House Speaker Joe Straus is moving quickly to squelch any talk that he won't be elected speaker again next session. After calls from Texas Tea Party leaders for a more conservative speaker, he released a letter of support this afternoon from other conservatives — including several members of the State Republican Executive Committee and various county GOP leaders — who say they want to "set the record straight." They write:

In recent days we have read with dismay critical comments of the Republican leadership of the Texas House — in particular Speaker Joe Straus — finding those criticisms to be based on half-truths ...

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