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October 11, 2012 | Blog

In a recent interview State Rep. Mike Villareal noted what is already common knowledge about the coming 83rd Legislature – that a Straus-led House will be the moderate obstacle to an otherwise conservative state government.

Voters and Lt. Gov. Dewhurst have taken the Senate in a decidedly conservative direction. Gov. Perry is more in line with grassroots than ever, as evidenced by his Budget Compact.

This creates a situation in which a speaker vote for Joe Straus is a vote to create an obstacle to the grassroots, the conservative movement, the Governor, the Lt. Governor, the Senate, and a growing conservative House contingent in 2013.

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Weston Hicks

Weston Hicks researches and writes about associations in the Texas political realm, media choices, and political strategy. Over the past year he has advised on grassroots and voter initiatives. He has a B.A. in History from the University of Texas at El Paso and a J.D. from University of Texas School of Law. He enjoys spending time with wife and four children, reading theology and political theory, and watching FC Barcelona. You can reach him at [email protected]

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