State Rep. Chuck Hopson said the likely choice to replace the incumbent Texas Speaker of the House will be good for East Texas. Hopson, a Democrat from Jacksonville who is heading into his fifth term in the House, praised the choice of Joe Straus, a San Antonio Republican who appears to be the heir-apparent to one of the most powerful posts in the state.

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