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==2009 bid for House Speaker==
==2009 bid for House Speaker==
On December 29, 2008, Smithee announced, via the online political newsletter, ''Quorum Report'', that he had received "more than twenty calls" from fellow Texas House members and that he would announce within forty-eight hours whether or not he would seek unseat incumbent Republican [[Speaker]] [[Tom Craddick]] of [[Midland]]].<ref>"Will Smithee be 13th warrior in Speaker's race?," capitolannex.com, December 29, 2008.</ref> Smithee did not enter the race, won instead by [[Moderate Republican]] [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]], who unseated Craddick with reliance on Democratic legislators.
On December 29, 2008, Smithee announced, via the online political newsletter, ''Quorum Report'', that he had received "more than twenty calls" from fellow Texas House members and that he would announce within forty-eight hours whether or not he would seek unseat incumbent Republican [[Speaker]] [[Tom Craddick]] of [[Midland]].<ref>"Will Smithee be 13th warrior in Speaker's race?," capitolannex.com, December 29, 2008.</ref> Smithee did not enter the race, won instead by [[Moderate Republican]] [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]], who unseated Craddick with reliance on Democratic legislators.
==Opposition to state lottery==
==Opposition to state lottery==