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FILE - In this April 19, 2017, file photo, Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, talks with fellow lawmakers on the House floor at the Texas Capitol in Austin. Straus has for months opposed a "bathroom bill" targeting transgender people, saying the proposal could spark boycotts that could hurt the state's economy. The Legislature is heading into special session on Tuesday, July 25 and conservative groups have promised to target Straus and his key House lieutenants during March's GOP primaries if the issue doesn't pass. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2017, file photo, Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, stands before the opening of the 85th Texas Legislative session in the House chambers at the Texas State Capitol after he was re-elected for a fifth consecutive term in Austin, Texas. Straus has branded as bad for business a Texas proposal barring transgender people from using public restrooms of their choice that's been championed by his state's leading conservatives despite echoing a law that caused upheaval in North Carolina. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
