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Jacob M.'s avatar

TX State House - Speaker's Race

Today was the first day of the Texas Legislative Session and a new Speaker was elected in a bit of a surprise. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) defeated David Cook (R-Mansfield) 85 votes to 55.

The battle became a proxy war between the moderate to right faction and far-right/MAGA faction. The Republican House caucus had endorsed David Cook and among other things he had promised to do away with appointing members of opposing parties to committee chairmanships. Burrows was elected with the support of 49 Democrats and 36 Republicans.

Even after the vote infighting among Republicans is continuing with the state chair saying Burrows supporters could be censured and barred from running in the next primary elections.

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/14/dustin-burrows-david-cook-texas-house-speaker-vote/

Some articles on the infighting this speaker's race has caused:

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/14/texas-house-speaker-dustin-burrows-david-cook/

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/09/texas-house-speaker-abraham-george-republican-party-ethics-complaint/

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/06/ken-paxton-house-speaker-david-cook-dustin-burrows/

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/17/texas-republican-party-speaker-race-attack-ads/

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/13/texas-republican-party-house-speaker-primary-censure/

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ArcticStones's avatar

A Texas Speaker elected with more Democratic than Republican votes?? What’s the world coming to? Its senses??

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Henrik's avatar

I’ll take the good news I can get out of that state

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