Texas
North Texas Democrat joins race for powerful Texas House speaker post
Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos is the first Democrat to challenge Speaker Dade Phelan, who also faces opposition from 5 fellow Republicans.
Efforts to unseat embattled Speaker Dade Phelan picked up steam Monday when the first Democrat entered the race to lead the Texas House.
State Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos of Richardson, facing an uphill battle in the Republican-led House, said she would wor... [3228 chars]