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State Rep. Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, was initially elected the speaker of the Texas House in 2009.

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Joe Straus
stated on July 16, 2017 in an email blast:

"One" Texas school "district alone -- Austin ISD -- is expected to lose more than $530 million in local property taxes to Robin Hood this year."

By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2017
Joe Straus
stated on December 15, 2015 in campaign video:

"Texas is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country."

By Eleanor Dearman • January 30, 2016
Joe Straus
stated on September 23, 2012 in a breakfast at the Texas Tribune Festival.:

Says Texas lawmakers last year expanded public education’s share of state spending.

By W. Gardner Selby • October 8, 2012
Joe Straus
stated on May 20, 2011 in a press release.:

Says state budget deal between Texas House and Senate leaders "funds nursing homes, our public schools and universities and provides financial aid for college students."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 27, 2011
Joe Straus
stated on November 12, 2010 in an e-mail:

Says the Texas House has "a record number of new members joining our ranks."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 27, 2010

New Leadership PAC
stated on October 19, 2017 in a press release:

Says county parties representing more than half the state’s Republican voters approved resolutions "demanding changes" in Texas House leadership.

By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 2017
Empower Texans
stated on January 28, 2016 in a web page:

In 2005 and 2007, " Joe Straus received a 100 percent rating by NARAL (the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)."

By Filipa Ioannou • February 18, 2016
Jeff Judson
stated on December 15, 2015 in Conservatives in Action blog post:

Texas has the sixth-highest property taxes in the nation.

By Filipa Ioannou • January 22, 2016
Wallace Hall
stated on December 6, 2014 in a speech:

Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said, ‘I do not care if Wallace Hall swings from a tree.’

By W. Gardner Selby • December 17, 2014
Heidi Group
stated on January 4, 2011 in a letter.:

"Following the 2009 session," Texas House Speaker Joe Straus "was acknowledged and ‘thanked’ for his ‘tireless efforts’ by Planned Parenthood, the nation’s premier abortion provider."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 11, 2011

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