On His Way Out? Bonnen Backs Would-Be Democrat Speaker

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Texas Scorecard By Destin Sensky|May 27, 2019

“I think Texas would be very blessed if there was a Democrat majority and Joe Moody wanted to lead the House.”

Just hours before the end of the 86th Legislative Session, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen gave a nod and a wink to a top-ranking Democrat in the Texas House. Now some are scratching their heads, wondering if his glowing review of a would-be Democrat speaker is a hedge on the outcome of next year’s general elections.

In an interview over the weekend with an Austin newspaper, Bonnen candidly spoke in high regard of one of his top lieutenants in the Texas House, Speaker Pro Tempore and House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Chairman, State Rep. Joe Moody (D–El Paso).

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