Rep. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, started Election Day off with a bang, announcing he had filed papers to challenge House Speaker Joe Straus in next year's election for speaker. In a letter to members after the elections, Hughes said Straus "has proved incapable of protecting key members of his leadership team." He accused the speaker of "abusing the redistricting process" and "fetting involved in races - all in an effort to defeat his conservative colleagues who opposed him."