AUSTIN, Texas — he Texas State Legislature ... allowed to set the agenda." The previous House Speaker, Rep. Dade Phelan, chose to drop his bid for another term after other Republican leaders ...

The Texas House on Tuesday elected state Rep ... backed by Paxton and other top Republicans, but dropped his bid to hold on to the Speaker’s gavel last month amid the simmering tensions.

David Cook, R-Mansfield, after winning the vote for the next House speaker ... to keep those members off the ballot altogether. Shortly after Burrows’ election, Republican Party of Texas Chair ...

“While Speaker Burrows and I have policy disagreements, the fact of the matter is that he intends to keep our Texas House institution intact. My constituents did not elect me to burn the House ...

LEANDER — Texas Attorney ... bipartisan support in his bid for the leadership post. And that alliance with Democrats, which picks up on Phelan's two-term tenure as speaker, is what angered ...

By Ja'han Jones Far-right conservatives took a loss in Tuesday’s vote for speaker of Texas’ House of Representatives ... withdrew his bid to remain speaker after leading the impeachment ...

Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) was elected to be Texas' 77th Speaker of the House on Tuesday. Burrows, an ally of former House Speaker Dade Phelan, was backed by both Republicans and Democrats in his bid ...

Burrows entered the race around the same time, challenging Cook, who announced his bid for speaker in September. Cook is backed by a group of candidates who are seeking reforms to the Texas House ...

The Texas House ... the Texas House of fellow Republicans who have defied them. Phelan survived a bruising primary challenge in 2024 from a candidate backed by Paxton and other top Republicans, but ...

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