Craddick's influence unrivaled, some say

Star-Telegram | 06/12/2005 | Craddick's influence unrivaled, some say: "There's probably nobody who needs the Legislature to approve school finance reform as much as Gov. Rick Perry and nobody who wants it more than Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.

But ask around the state Capitol about who holds the keys to passing an overhaul of public education and taxes, and the name of another powerful Republican usually comes up: House Speaker Tom Craddick of Midland."