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Gov. Greg Abbott signals support for David Cook over Dustin Burrows in GOP fight for House speaker
Days after the Texas House GOP caucus backed Cook, Abbott made clear that he expects Republican representatives to do the same.
Why Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas House should elect a speaker backed by Republican caucus
The Republican governor said whoever wins the race to become speaker of the Texas House should have the backing of the GOP caucus.
Acrimonious Texas House Speaker race divides state’s Republicans
An acrimonious race for Speaker of the Texas House is splitting the state GOP — and forcing a confrontation between the body’s warring Republican camps. Competing Republican state Reps. David
Texas Republicans Break Ranks Over State's House Speaker
The Texas House GOP Caucus voted to endorse Cook on Saturday in a 48-14 vote, but only after some of Burrows's backers had left the meeting. By convention, House Republicans are expected to vote for whoever their caucus endorses during the floor vote.
2 Texas lawmakers both claiming to be the next House speaker
Texas Republicans are squabbling over who they want as the next speaker of the Texas House. Two lawmakers both claim they have the votes.
Who is Dustin Burrows? What you need to know about the Texas House Speaker hopeful
Burrows declared he had enough votes to become the next Texas House Speaker. Here's a bit about his path to power.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan drops out of speaker race. So what’s next?
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan will not hold his leadership role when lawmakers return to Austin in January for the next legislative session.
Texas House Republicans choose their speaker candidate, but the loser declares victory
Texas House Republicans met in private Saturday to choose a candidate for speaker to back in the 2025 session of the Legislature.
Dustin Burrows says he has votes to be Texas House speaker after David Cook wins GOP caucus vote
Burrows claims the support of a coalition of Republicans and Democrats, while Cook has the endorsement of the GOP caucus.
A North Texan as speaker? Here’s the Texas House Republican caucus’ speaker pick
Texas House members with family and guests crowd the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol for the opening of the 88th Texas Legislative Session in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Ricardo Brazziell USA TODAY NETWORK The House Republican Caucus has named Rep.
Lubbock's Burrows says he has votes to become next Texas House speaker
The announcement came even as Republicans meeting privately selected Rep. David Cook of Mansfield. That means Democrats will have a say in the outcome of the speaker's race.
Mike Johnson’s Newest Headache: The Smallest House Majority in History
The Republican speaker held on to control of the House, but will preside over an even smaller majority at a time when ...
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The Texas GOP Has a Bold Agenda — If It Can Stick Together
School vouchers, border enforcement and energy infrastructure are on the GOP agenda in Texas. A fight for speaker of the ...
Florida to have largest Republican Conference in the House’s history
According to Florida House of Representatives speaker Daniel Perez, a c has changed her voter registration from Democrat to ...