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==Political career==

==Political career==

In the postbellum era, Flanagan and his father were active in the moderate wing of the Republican Party,<ref name=tshabio/> and were popular in their district despite pro-Union viewpoints.<ref name=civilwartoreform/> They attended the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–69 as delegates, where they dissented from the final draft of the document, joining [[Radical Republicans]] in supporting the division of Texas into three separate states to resolve regional divides.<ref name=civilwartoreform/>

In the postbellum era, Flanagan and his father were active in the Moderate wing of the Republican Party,<ref name=tshabio/> and were popular in their district despite pro-Union viewpoints.<ref name=civilwartoreform/> They attended the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–69 as delegates, where they dissented from the final draft of the document, joining [[Radical Republicans]] in supporting the division of Texas into three separate states to resolve regional divides.<ref name=civilwartoreform/>

From 1870–76, he served in the Texas state Senate from the 5th district and temporarily was elected pro tempore for mid-November 1871 until the end of the Adjourned Session of the 12th Legislature.<ref>[https://www.lrl.texas.gov/legeleaders/leadership/ltgovbrowse.cfm Lieutenant Governors of Texas, 1846 - present]. ''Legislative Library Reference of Texas''. Retrieved May 25, 2023.</ref> During Flanagan's tenure, he opposed Governor Edmund J. Davis's anti-railroad actions and utilized his chairmanship of the Committee on Internal Improvements to push railroad legislation.<ref name=civilwartoreform/>

From 1870–76, he served in the Texas state Senate from the 5th district and temporarily was elected pro tempore for mid-November 1871 until the end of the Adjourned Session of the 12th Legislature.<ref>[https://www.lrl.texas.gov/legeleaders/leadership/ltgovbrowse.cfm Lieutenant Governors of Texas, 1846 - present]. ''Legislative Library Reference of Texas''. Retrieved May 25, 2023.</ref> During Flanagan's tenure, he opposed Governor Edmund J. Davis's anti-railroad actions and utilized his chairmanship of the Committee on Internal Improvements to push railroad legislation.<ref name=civilwartoreform/>