Even though state Rep. Dustin Burrows is touting himself as "speaker-elect," he has yet to definitively demonstrate he has ...

Burrows claims the support of a coalition of Republicans and Democrats, while Cook has the endorsement of the GOP caucus.

The Texas House Speaker race tightens between Republicans Dustin Burrows and David Cook after Dade Phelan's withdrawal, with ...

What’s at stake, why the chamber’s Republicans are butting heads and why the speaker role matters so much in Texas.

On Tuesday, December 10 the Lubbock County Republican Party's Executive Committee took a vote to endorse Representative ...

The Republican governor said whoever wins the race to become speaker of the Texas House should have the backing of the GOP caucus.

Two Texas House Republicans insisted on Monday they had the support needed to be elected as the chamber's new speaker as ...

An acrimonious race for Speaker of the Texas House is splitting the state GOP — and forcing a confrontation between the ...

Texas Republicans are squabbling over who they want as the next speaker of the Texas House. Two lawmakers both claim they ...

With Speaker Dade Phelan out of the race, Republican state Reps. David Cook and Dustin Burrows will now face off.

Dustin Burrows of Lubbock and David Cook of Mansfield both say they're confident they'll become Texas House Speaker when all ...

In a stunning turn of events, state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock claimed Saturday evening that he had the necessary votes ...