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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Pooja Salhotra

“It takes time to get stuff done”: New Texas congressman promises results, not rhetoric

U.S. Congressman-elect Nathaniel Moran, R-TX, is seen at Hyatt Regency Washington hotel in Washington, DC, on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022.
U.S. Congressman-elect Nathaniel Moran, R-TX, is seen at Hyatt Regency Washington hotel in Washington, DC, on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (Credit: Shuran Huang for The Texas Tribune)

LUFKIN — For 18 years, East Texans have been represented in Congress by a prominent Republican known more for propagating conspiracy theories than for passing laws. But the region’s new representative, Congressman-elect Nathaniel Moran, plans to strike a different tone in Washington, D.C.

The retired Smith County judge, also a Republican, is among seven newly elected members of Congress from Texas who are expected to be sworn in today, joining 31 other Texans in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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