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Speaker Straus won't run for re-election. Watch him address the press.

Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, a San Antonio Republican, is not running for re-election. Watch Straus address the media about his decision to not run again.

by Bobby Blanchard

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Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, a San Antonio Republican, is not running for re-election. Had he been elected speaker for another term, it would have been a record-breaking sixth term as leader of the chamber. Watch Straus address the media about his decision to not run again.

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