Days after the Texas House GOP caucus backed Cook, Abbott made clear that he expects Republican representatives to do the ...

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

State Rep. Dustin Burrows shared an exclusive column with the Avalanche-Journal Sunday as he vies for Texas Speaker of the ...

Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton want House speaker candidates Dustin Burrows or David Cook to ram through their priorities, ...

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

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

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

The dueling claims of victory are a sign that the intraparty Republican war could continue into the next legislative session.

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

The announcement came even as Republicans meeting privately selected Rep. David Cook of Mansfield. That means Democrats will ...

Party rules require a speaker candidate to be supported by two-thirds of those present at the caucus meeting – 58 ...

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