The anticipated drama of a field of hopefuls battling it out on Day One of the 86th Legislature might have fallen short, but having Bonnen at the helm of the House is sure to create some political theater within that chamber — and across the rotunda with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in the Texas Senate.
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This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/03/under-the-dome-episode-2-new-speaker-in-town/.
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