July 19, 2016 4:09 PM

Updated: Formal search for a replacement for Paul Hobby on TEC has yet to start

Rumors that anyone in particular has already secured the position are demonstrably false

Editor’s note: Late in the day, the Texas House GOP Caucus issued a statement on the situation and this story is updated to reflect that – SB

The resignation of Democratic Texas Ethics Commission member Paul Hobby will mean Texas House members of the minority party will have a chance to suggest possible replacements as Speaker Joe Straus mulls who to nominate for the panel that oversees campaign finance laws.

But that process has yet to begin, a source close to the Speaker told Quorum Report on Tuesday.

That source said Speaker Straus has not formally asked members for their input on who should succeed Hobby on the commission. That doesn’t mean, however, that some members do not already have ideas about who they would like to see in the job.

By Scott Braddock