The Brief: Top Texas News for Dec. 11, 2012
The Big Conversation:
State Rep. David Simpson shook up the speaker's race on Monday, but has he shifted it at all?
Simpson, R-Longview, released a letter Monday morning saying he had filed to run for House speaker. Simpson, one of the most conservative members of the Legislature, said last week that he was considering joining the race.
"I respect Speaker Straus as a fellow legislator who loves Texas and her people," Simpson wrote on Monday. "However, we differ on the way the House should be led. And I am not alone in that opinion."
Shortly after Simpson's announcement ...
Comments (4)
gypsy314 ne
I say anyone but rhino Joe. David will do just fine for the Texas house Speaker ship.
Mike Openshaw via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Notice Joe himself is 'too busy' to address such; he is 'too busy' a LOT in terms of citizen concerns. But if you're a big-name lobbyist, he's got PLENTY of time for your concerns.
Darrel Mulloy via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Straus' support comes from fear of retaliation if he is re-elected. It is a sorry situation that most of our elected house members have more fear than they have principle. I applaud David Simpson for gong against the odds and taking on the establishment in spite of what may happen to him if not successful. Where are the rest of the David Simpsons that should be representing us?
Proud Texan
He shifted it the same way the chairs on the Titanic would have been shifted had they been a different color. Different name, same result.