Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the fifth person to enter the race for Texas House Speaker when he announced his ...

State Rep. John Smithee announced he is vying to be the next Texas House Speaker. Smithee, has been in the state ...

Republican opponents of House Speaker Dade Phelan chose Rep. David Cook as their consensus candidate for speaker.

Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the seventh person to enter the race for Texas House speaker when he announced ...

After Attorney General Ken Paxton’s failed impeachment trial, his allies touted Smithee, one of the House’s most senior ...

Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee has joined the growing field of candidates seeking to become speaker of the Texas House, mounting a challenge against Rep. Dade Phelan, the embattled speaker ...

State Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo, has announced he is running for speaker of the Texas House. (Bob Daemmrich For The Texas Tribune, Bob Daemmrich For The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief ...

Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee has joined the growing field of candidates seeking to become speaker of the Texas House, mounting a challenge against Rep. Dade Phelan, the embattled speaker ...

State Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo, is the fifth person to enter the race for Texas House speaker. Smithee, a 73-year-old attorney, is a long-serving Republican state representative from Amarillo.