So far four Republicans are competing to be the Texas Speaker of the House and for us in Wichita Falls, you might recognize one of them.

Representative James Frank Files for Texas Speaker of the House

Yesterday District 69 Representative James Frank announced he was running for the Texas Speaker of the House. You can check out his full announcement above, but he focused on three changes and improvements that he would bring to the position if he were to get it.

1. Communication
2. Member Empowerment
3. Floor Management

He has a detailed explanation on all three of these things he plans to bring to the Texas Speaker of the House position. James Frank represents Texas' 69th district which pretty much encompasses all of our listening area. Including Wichita, Archer, Clay, Baylor, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, King, Knox, Motley, Stonewall, and Wilbarger counties. Let's see who else could be the next Texas Speaker of the House.

Current Texas Speaker of the House: Dade Phelan

Tom Oliverson (Represents Texas' 130th District)

Shelby Slawson (Represents Texas' 59th District)

David Cook (Represents Texas' 96th District)

We will wait and see who actually gets to be the Texas Speaker of the House next year. So far, these five names are all considered. You can stay up to date with the latest Texas news by having our app on your phone, click that button below to download now so you don't miss out on anything.

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