Houston Rep. Gene Wu to lead Texas House Democrats through GOP-dominated legislative session [Video]

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Making the case for better “external communication,” Gene Wu defeated incumbent Trey Martinez Fischer on Thursday to become the next chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus.

Until just this week, it seemed like Martinez Fischer of San Antonio would be reelected to the role. Democrats weren’t all happy with the direction of the caucus the last two years, but leading the minority is a hard role to play. On Monday, Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos of Richardson said the progressive caucus would be backing Rep. John Bryant of Dallas, who entered the race last week.

But Martinez Fischer’s chances changed Monday evening when Wu of …