State Representative Tommy Merritt, R-Longview, was scheduled to hold a news conference 1 p.m. today in Austin to announce his campaign to run for speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. A 12-year veteran of the House, Merritt has said he will campaign on a platform of "bringing members together and ending an era that has split the body.

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