Dustin Burrows's Election As Texas House Speaker Sparks MAGA Anger
Texas GOP Representative-elect Shelley Luther wrote on X: "Today, the RINO (anti-MAGA) Establishment laughed in the faces of our Republican grassroots. They chose Democrat chairs and Lobbyist buddies over their voters. I look forward to seeing if they're still laughing after the next round of primaries. The fight starts today."
Texas Democrats hope to keep committee chairs with new House speaker
With the election of Dustin Burrows to House Speaker, Democrats are hoping to hang on to a few committee chairs.
See how Texas House members voted in the speaker race
The race pitted state Reps. David Cook and Dustin Burrows against each other. Here’s how each representative voted.
Rep. Dustin Burrows is the new Texas House speaker. Here is how each representative voted.
The unusually public battle to helm the Texas House divided both Democratic and Republican lawmakers between Rep. Dustin Burrows and Rep. David Cook.
Burrows secures speaker position amid GOP division in Texas House
The speaker election ends a multi-month fight within the Texas Republican Party that began last legislative session.
Rep. Dustin Burrows voted Texas House speaker in blow to insurgent GOP movement
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday,
Texas House bucks GOP power players, picks Dustin Burrows for speaker. How he won top spot
In a dramatic two-ballot vote Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the title of speaker of the Texas House.
Rep. Dustin Burrows elected Texas House Speaker in blow to Abbott, Paxton
State Representative Dustin Burrows will sit at the helm of the Texas House after a contentious race to determine who would lead the lower legislative chamber. Burrows' victory marks a devastating blow for GOP frontrunner David Cook (R-Mansfield),
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Texas DNC delegates endorse Kamala Harris for presidential nomination in ‘overwhelming majority’
Texas Democrats are sending a total of 273 delegates to the DNC, which officially begins Aug. 19 in Chicago. Angel Carroll, a first-time delegate from Williamson County, said she hoped the ...
House Speaker Democratic candidate casts 'protest vote' for far-right backed Cook
Representative Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos cast her ballot in favor of David Cook for Texas House Speaker after losing the race ...
What both Republicans and Democrats hope to accomplish in the 89th Texas legislative session
The Texas Legislature meets every two years to introduce bills that it hopes will become law. Over 1,636 house bills have ...
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Texas representative proposes to partner after being sworn into office
Texas Representative Venton Jones (D-Dallas) kicked off the beginning of a new legislative session by popping the question to his partner.