Practicing Texas Politics, Eleventh Edition
Lyle C. Brown, Baylor University Sonia R. Garcia, St. Mary's University Robert S. Trotter, Jr., El Centro College Joyce A. Langenegger, San Jacinto College
Political Updates Chapter Six: The Legislature
Speaker of the House, pg. 242
In January 2001, at the beginning of the 77th Legislature, Pete Laney (D-Hale Center) was re-elected for the fifth term as speaker.