State Rep. Beverly Woolley, R-Houston, today announced she'll support a second term as speaker for Joe Straus, R-San Antonio. Woolley, a staunch ally of former Speaker Tom Craddick, R-Midland, said she believes Straus will deliver a conservative product next session.
"After a frank and open meeting with Speaker Straus, I am convinced he is committed to governing as a strong conservative," Woolley (right, 2005 AP photo) said in a statement. "As lifelong Republicans, the speaker and I share steadfast beliefs in limited government, fiscal responsibility and low taxes." Woolley predicted that in the session that begins on Jan. 11, Straus "will manage the House effectively, and with a supermajority behind him, we will pass conservative legislation."
Under Craddick, Woolley was chairwoman of the powerful Calendars Committee, which serves as a traffic cop, directing the flow of legislation to the floor. Her clout took quite a dip after Straus forced Craddick to the sidelines nearly two years ago.
Straus appears to have about 115 of the House's 150 members on his pledge list -- far more than he needs, barring a last-minute stampede by many of the 101 Republicans to either of his challengers, Reps. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, and Warren Chisum, R-Pampa. Who knows? The speaker may have held the Woolley pledge card to play at an auspicious moment -- such as to counter Tuesday's flurry of announcements by his opponents.
Source: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/12/craddick-loyalist-woolley-back.html
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