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Senfronia Thompson: After Five Decades, the Dean Is Ready for the Gavel

Forward Times·By By: Juli McShay, Forward Times Political Contributor· Read on Forward Times ↗
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With bipartisan support behind her, the Houston lawmaker is poised to become the first woman and first Black Speaker of the Texas House.

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