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# TXElects Election Updates – July 9, 2024

The interview also covers social media content regulation, border security, and school choice.

TXElects July 9, 2024

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Republican Rep. Briscoe Cain discusses the Speaker race on Dallas’ WFAA Inside Texas Politics channel. “I don’t think Dade Phelan gets reelected at this point,” Cain said. “I think reform needs to come to the Texas House, and that includes the Speakership.”

**Rep. Reynolds on Biden**

Following President Biden’s debate with former President Trump, Democratic Convention delegate Rep. Ron Reynolds called for replacing Biden with VP Kamala Harris. “I was very disappointed and frightened,” Reynolds said. "We cannot afford four more years of former President Trump.” He anticipates that if Biden chooses not to step down, there would not be a floor fight at the Convention.

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