Long-serving Texas State Representative, Smithee, announced his candidacy for Speaker of the House on Friday, challenging incumbent Dade Phelan.
Person not wearing helmet while riding stolen ATV crashes, sent to hospital in critical condition4 hours agoPedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in East Bexar County, BCSO says Smithee , a 73-year-old attorney, is a long-serving Republican state representative from Amarillo. He is one of the most senior members of the House, serving in the Texas Legislature since 1985.
He represents Texas House District 86, aHe declared his candidacy on Friday and will be racing against current Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, and four other House candidates:for vigorously opposing Attorney General’s Ken Paxton’s 2023 impeachment and delivering a 20 minute speech, criticizing the impeachment process as opaque, rushed and unfair to the accused. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick praised him for his speech at the close of the trial.
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