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  Bryan Hughes wants Joe Straus' Speakership
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Last EditedTX DEM  Oct 02, 2012 12:41pm
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News DateTuesday, October 2, 2012 06:40:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionTwo bits of news broke recently that appear unrelated, yet are closely linked.

The first involves an escalating campaign by state Rep. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, to topple Texas House Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio from his leadership post.

Hughes, a social and fiscal conservative, has won the backing of FreedomWorks, a multimillion-dollar organization based in Washington, D.C., staffed by former lobbyists with an ultra-free-market agenda.
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