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Gov. Greg Abbott sets Feb. 23 special election runoff date for race to succeed Drew Springer in Texas House
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Gov. Greg Abbott has picked Feb. 23 as the date of the special election runoff to replace former state Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, who is now in the Texas Senate.
Early voting for the House District 68 runoff will begin Feb. 16.
The runoff candidates are David Spiller, a Jacksboro attorney and school board trustee, and Craig Carter, a former candidate for overlapping state Senate District 30. Spiller finished first in the five-way special election last month, getting 44% of the vote. Carter was the runner-up with 18%.
Texas House Committee Assignments Announced
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Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan (R- Beaumont), on Thursday, released House member committee assignments for the 87th Legislature. Most representatives serve on either two or three committees. In addition to every committee having a Chairman, some committees also have a Vice-Chairman named. A total of 34 committees were named for the Texas House.
State Rep. Dustin Burrows, of Lubbock, was named Chairman of the Calendars committee. The Calendars committee schedules when specific bills will be considered by the House members.
State Rep. John Frullo, also of Lubbock, served on the Calendars committee in the previous Legislative session. For this session he will serve on the Higher Education committee.