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With a lame-duck speaker, Texas House confronts the work of the interim

For the next 14 months, the powerful committee chairs who called for House Speaker Dennis Bonnen to step down will be asked to carry out his will — and every decision the speaker makes will be viewed in the shadow of demise.

House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announces committee chairs at the state capitol. Jan 23, 2019.

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