Texas state Rep. Jim Pitts (left) hugs Rep. Tom Craddick moments after announcing that he had withdrawn from the race for speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday in Austin. Craddick was re-elected speaker. (AP Photo)
AUSTIN - The 80th Texas Legislature convened its 140-day session Tuesday with a big pot of money to spend, a floor fight over House leadership that fizzled by late afternoon and lots of pomp and circumstance.
