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Senfronia Thompson secures pledges to become first black Texas house speaker

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State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, a Houston Democrat who has served in the Texas House since the early 1970s, said today, Nov. 6, 2026, that she has enough votes to become the next speaker of the Texas House. If members confirm her in January, she would be the first woman and the first Black person to […]

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