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Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
The
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
is the
presiding officer
of the
Texas House of Representatives
. The Speaker's main duties are to conduct meetings of the House, appoint
committees
, and enforce the Rules of the House. The current speaker is
Joe Straus
, a
Republican
from
San Antonio
, who was first elected Speaker on January 13, 2009.
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