Texas Republicans are poised to pick the statehouse lower chamber’s next leader this weekend.
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Despite his conservative policy wins, the East Texas lawmaker has locked heads with some of the state’s other top Republicans, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who leads the state Senate, and Attorney General Ken Paxton.The Texas Legislature is like the U.S. Congress, but just for the Lone Star State. The Legislature helps run the state government by writing laws and setting budget priorities. For example, lawmakers play a key role in how much money schools get.
But the party caucus with the most members usually has sway in selecting the leader before the House meets. That’s why the intraparty fight among Republicans over the last few years has become so important. “The speaker's powers are significant because they control the flow of legislation," Brandon Rottinghaus, a professor at the University of Houston,
“In the last 20 years we’ve seen speakers execute very partisan strategies to get their will accomplished,” Rottinghaus said.Is the race for this position usually contentious? But Covey had the support of several major Republican leaders in Texas, as well as that of former President Donald Trump and actually garnered more votes than Phelan in the March primaries.The most far-right Republicans don't trust him to be a guide for conservative legislation, Rottinghaus said.
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