House Speaker Joe Straus says he's got the votes for another term in that spot in spite of losses by more than a dozen of the Democrats who pledged to support him.Here's his press release, which came out after midnight.

Statement from Speaker Joe Straus: "On the night of this landmark election, Texas heard a resounding call from voters for continued fiscal responsibility and conservative leadership in Austin. I am proud that Republicans have gained a record number of seats in the Texas House, reversing the losing trend for the past three election cycles." "As Speaker, I congratulate every House candidate elected tonight, and I look forward to working with each member for the good of our state. I will continue to lead the Texas House in a fair and respectful way as Speaker, and at this early hour, I'm grateful to have 122 colleagues support me for Speaker, including 76 Republicans and 46 Democrats, and I look forward to visiting with more members in the coming days." Confirmed List of Pledges for Republican Texas House Speaker Joe Straus UPDATED: November 3, 2010 12:00 a.m. Aliseda, Jose Allen, Alma Alonzo, Roberto Alvarado, Carol Anchia, Rafael Anderson, Charles "Doc" Aycock, Jimmie Don Beck, Marva Bohac, Dwayne Bonnen, Dennis Branch, Dan Brown, Fred Burnam, Lon Button, Angie Chen Callegari, William "Bill" Carter, Stefani Castro, Joaquin Coleman, Garnet Cook, Byron Creighton, Brandon Crownover, Myra Darby, Drew Davis, John Deshotel, Joe Driver, Joe Dukes, Dawnna Dutton, Harold Eiland, Craig Eissler, Rob Elkins, Gary Farias, Joe Farrar, Jessica Fletcher, Allen Frullo, John Geren, Charlie Giddings, Helen Gonzales, Larry Gonzales, Veronica Gonzalez, Naomi Gooden, Lance Guillen, Ryan Gutierrez, Roland Hamilton, Mike Hancock, Kelly Hardcastle, Rick Harless, Patricia Harper-Brown, Linda Hartnett, Will Hernandez, Ana Hilderbran, Harvey Hochberg, Scott Hopson, Chuck Howard, Donna Huberty, Dan Hughes, Bryan Hunter, Todd Jackson, Jim Johnson, Eric Keffer, Jim King, Susan King, Tracy Kleinschmidt, Tim Kolkhorst, Lois Kuempel, Edmund Larson, Lyle Laubenberg, Jodie Lavender, George Legler, Ken Lewis, Tryon Lozano, J.M. Lucio III, Eddie Lyne, Lanham Madden, Jerry Mallory Caraway, Barbara Margo, Dee Marquez, Marisa Martinez, Armando McClendon, Ruth Jones Menendez, Jose Miles, Borris Miller, Doug Miller, Sid Munoz, Sergio, Jr. Murphy, Jim Naishtat, Elliott Oliveira, Rene Orr, Rob Otto, John Parker, Tan Patrick, Diane Paxton, Ken Pena, Aaron Phillips, Larry Pickett, Joe Pitts, Jim Price, Four Quintanilla, Chente Raymond, Richard Reynolds, Ron Riddle, Debbie Ritter, Allan Rodriguez, Eddie Schwertner, Charles Scott, Connie Sheffield, Ralph Shelton, Mark Smith, Todd Smith, Wayne Smithee, John Solomons, Burt Strama, Mark Straus, Joe Taylor, Larry Thompson, Senfronia Torres, Raul Truitt, Vicki Veasey, Marc Walle, Armando Weber, Randy Workman, Paul Zedler, Bill Zerwas, John *Partial Listing as of 12:00 a.m; 11/3/2010 Statements of Support for Speaker Joe Straus "Speaker Straus showed real leadership when he went to the appropriation committee hearing and said despite the budget challenges we will face next session, we will not increase taxes. I'm proud to support him for Speaker and believe his leadership will help us once again pass conservative, fiscally responsible legislation in the Texas House." - Representative Drew Darby "Speaker Straus and I are from different political parties and have different points of view, but I believe he respects all the Members and works to find common ground for the good of Texas. I support his re-election as Speaker." - Representative Senfronia Thompson "Speaker Straus earned the support of the vast majority of the Republican Caucus because he consulted with us, he worked to help us pass conservative legislation and he brought a constructive spirit to the Texas House." - Representative Harvey Hilderbran "Fiscal conservatives have a solid leader in Texas House Speaker Joe Straus. He is a true and responsible Republican steward of state government." - Representative Lois Kolkhorst "Joe Straus is a good friend. He is sensitive, fair and judicious with his treatment of all Texas House colleagues. He personifies what makes Texans proud of Texas." - Representative Aaron Peña "Speaker Straus' leadership has allowed the legislative process to work for the Texas and he has earned another term as Speaker." - Representative Rob Eissler "Joe Straus is a role model fiscal conservative. He knew that Texans were ready for a strong Republican majority and he personally worked to make it happen." - Representative Vicki Truitt "Speaker Straus is an exemplary conservative Texas leader. His integrity and commitment to leadership with civility is what separates the Texas Legislature from Washington styled politics." - Representative Jim Keffer "Members of the House felt we had the opportunity to have input and Speaker Straus had an open door. That's why I support his re-election as Speaker." - Representative Ryan Guillen "Speaker Straus made serving in the House fun again because all the Members felt they had a chance to contribute and represent the constituents who sent them to Austin." - Representative Edmund Kuempel "Speaker Straus is committed to jobs, economic growth, and fiscal responsibility and he works with Members to enact policies that are best for Texas." - Representative Byron Cook "I support Joe Straus for Speaker because he works constructively with all Members to make sure the Texas House does what is best for Texas." - Representative Allan Ritter "Leadership is an earned attribute. As my friend and colleague, Joe Straus has earned the post of Republican Texas House Speaker by achieving results for Texas and the Republican Party." -Representative Patricia Harless