Texas GOP lawmaker looking for ‘third option’ to avoid ‘status quo’ in House as Speakership election nears 

Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) said Thursday that he is looking for a “third option” to avoid “the status quo” in the House as the Speakership election nears. “There are concerns that a delay in electing a Speaker could lead to a brief delay in enacting President Trump’s agenda,” Cloud said in a Thursday evening post…