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| birth_place=[[Quitman]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| birth_place=Quitman, Wood County<br>[[Texas]], USA
| occupation=[[Lawyer]]
| occupation=[[Lawyer]]
| residence=Mineola, Wood County, Texas
| residence=Mineola, Wood County
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| religion=[[Non-denominational Christian]]
| religion=Non-denominational [[Christian]]
| alma_mater=Tyler Junior College<br>University of Texas at Tyler<br>[[Baylor University]] Law School
| alma_mater=Tyler Junior College<br>University of Texas at Tyler<br>[[Baylor University]] Law School
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'''Douglas Bryan Hughes''', known as '''Bryan Hughes''' (born July 21, 1969),<ref>"Representative Bryan Hughes". votesmart.org. http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=50173. Retrieved September 26, 2011.</ref> is an attorney in Mineola, [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Texas State Senate. From 2003 to 2017, he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 5, which includes Camp, Harrison, Upshur, and Wood counties in the northeastern section of his state.<ref>"Bryan Hughes". lrl.state.tx.us. http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5544&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=5~first=Bryan~gender=~last=Hughes~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=. Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref><ref name=house>"Rep. Hughes, Bryan". house.state.tx.us. http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=5 Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref> He is among the strongest [[conservative]]s in the Texas legislature. Hughes did not seek reelection to the House in 2016 and instead moved up to the Senate.
'''Douglas Bryan Hughes''', known as '''Bryan Hughes''' (born July 21, 1969),<ref>"Representative Bryan Hughes". votesmart.org. http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=50173. Retrieved September 26, 2011.</ref> is an attorney in Mineola, [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Texas State Senate. From 2003 to 2017, he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 5, which includes Camp, Harrison, Upshur, and Wood counties in the northeastern section of his state.<ref>"Bryan Hughes". lrl.state.tx.us. http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5544&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=5~first=Bryan~gender=~last=Hughes~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=. Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref><ref name=house>"Rep. Hughes, Bryan". house.state.tx.us. http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=5 Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref> He is among the strongest [[conservative]]s in the Texas legislature. Hughes did not seek reelection to the House in 2016 and instead moved up to the Senate.
==Background==
==Background==
On September 13, 2011, Hughes called upon Texas Attorney General [[Greg Abbott]], later the governor, to investigate a new air pollution rule of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Abbott indicated that he is already checking into the issue raised by Hughes. According to Hughes, the rule if implemented had the potential of producing blackouts, increasing costs to consumers, and creating job losses.<ref name=epa>"Representative Bryan Hughes Decries EPA Attack on Texas Jobs". new.bryanhughes.com. http://new.bryanhughes.com/2011/09/representative-bryan-hughes-decries-epa-attack-on-texas-jobs/. Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref> Hughes added that the directive would cause the Luminant utility company to shut down operations in his own district as well as across the state. Hughes continued, "I don't know what's going on in Washington, but here in the real world, money is tight, and families are struggling. ... As if the job losses weren’t enough, these new rules will also raise electric rates – in the middle of a recession."<ref name=epa/>
On September 13, 2011, Hughes called upon Texas Attorney General [[Greg Abbott]], later the governor, to investigate a new air pollution rule of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Abbott indicated that he is already checking into the issue raised by Hughes. According to Hughes, the rule if implemented had the potential of producing blackouts, increasing costs to consumers, and creating job losses.<ref name=epa>"Representative Bryan Hughes Decries EPA Attack on Texas Jobs". new.bryanhughes.com. http://new.bryanhughes.com/2011/09/representative-bryan-hughes-decries-epa-attack-on-texas-jobs/. Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref> Hughes added that the directive would cause the Luminant utility company to shut down operations in his own district as well as across the state. Hughes continued, "I don't know what's going on in Washington, but here in the real world, money is tight, and families are struggling. ... As if the job losses weren’t enough, these new rules will also raise electric rates – in the middle of a recession."<ref name=epa/>
===Dispute with Speaker Straus===
===Dispute with Speaker Straus===
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