Straus, yes, but the people of TX can’t understand how he keeps a 98-seat Republican house in nominal Democrat hands.
He is an underhanded devil. Coming to power with the help of only 11 Republicans, now some 35 are backing him, either based in promises or threats. The first time he paid off the Democrats by giving them all the committee chairmanships.
Like some on the national stage, he is a master of promises and threats.