Burrows’ announcement came just minutes after Rep. David Cook of Mansfield, Burrows’ main rival for the speaker’s gavel, had been declared the endorsed candidate by the House GOP Caucus by a ...

Burrows' announcement came just minutes after Rep. David Cook of Mansfield, Burrows’ main rival for the speaker’s gavel, had been declared the endorsed candidate by the House GOP Caucus by a ...

Unfortunately for Burrows, the GOP Caucus plays by its own rules, which say that its 88 members must vote for the caucus’ “endorsed” candidate – in this case, Rep. David Cook of Mansfield.

State Rep. Dustin Burrows beat out the MAGA-favored state Rep. David Cook by a margin of 85-55 with the help of 49 Democrats and 36 Republicans.

The post didn’t mention Cook or his challenger, state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, by name but said the next speaker needs to be chosen by a “majority of Republicans in accordance with the ...

But this month, most of the 88 Republicans who in January will take the oath of office as House members have lined up behind Rep. David Cook. R-Mansfield. Burrows, meanwhile, is touting bipartisan ...

Dustin Burrows says he has votes to be Texas House speaker after David Cook wins GOP caucus vote James Barragán, Renzo Downey and Jasper Scherer December 7, 2024 at 5:02 AM ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signaled support for state Rep. David Cook of Mansfield for speaker of the Texas House in a cryptic social media post on Wednesday. The post didn’t mention Cook or his ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signals support for David Cook over Dustin Burrows in GOP fight for House speaker Days after the Texas House GOP caucus backed Cook, Abbott made clear that he expects Republican ...