Fast forward to day one. This speaker has been exposed to be another Democrat. This is, this is two, three years ago. So finally we've got enough conservatives that we're like, okay, For the first time in Texas, can we get a speaker of the Texas House that actually matches the state? Right? And so my buddy Tony Tenderholt decides to buck the system. And so many of the Republicans who are part of the Strauss years that fought to get Strauss out, they're older, 50s, 60s. (1:12:03–1:12:08)
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Asserts the need for a Texas House Speaker who aligns with the state's political leanings.
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