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

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

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

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

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

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

Burrows declared he had enough votes to become the next Texas House Speaker. Here's a bit about his path to power.

With Speaker Dade Phelan out of the race, Republican state Reps. David Cook and Dustin Burrows will now face off. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.

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

“I stand firm with my conservative colleagues — my vote for speaker is with David Cook,” McLaughlin said in a statement. “Any claim that I support Dustin Burrows is pure deception.

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