Texas House to elect new Speaker

Race for Texas House Speaker Is a Test of Hard Right’s Power
The leadership fight in Austin follows months of all-out political warfare between Republican factions and could further empower the state’s most strident conservatives.
Watch: Texas House voting on new speaker, setting the stage for 2025 legislative session
Dustin Burrows, who represents the GOP establishment, and David Cook, supported by the party’s rightmost faction, are vying for the gavel.
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Texas Legislature: New session begins with House Speaker vote
The Texas House will be faced with a decision for House Speaker when the session begins Tuesday. Last month, Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) said he had enough support between Democrats and Republicans to become speaker.
Texas House speaker race is a GOP purity disaster
Elections have consequences, and the race for House speaker is one of those. We thought Texas was better off with Beaumont Republican Dade Phelan in that seat. But Phelan was disempowered by Austin’s big three,
Texas House to pick new speaker, concluding brutal proxy war
The new speaker will have a dramatic impact on the direction of this year’s lawmaking — and potentially the future of the Legislature.
Battle for Texas House Speaker ramps up ahead of start of new legislative session
AUSTIN, Texas — he Texas State Legislature kicks off its new session on Tuesday but who will lead the House remains uncertain. "This is the most contentious fight for speaker that we've seen in a public setting in a very,
Battle brewing over who will lead the Texas House as Speaker ahead of 89th legislation session
A fight has been brewing over who will lead the Texas House as Speaker. Two Republicans are the leading candidates for Speaker: David Cook of Mansfield and Dustin Burrows of Lubbock.
Texas House faces a momentous decision right off the bat: Who will lead as speaker?
The choice of speaker, made by all 150 members of the Texas House, will set the course of the 2025 legislative session and stoke an ongoing Republican

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Members of the Texas House will vote Tuesday for their new Speaker after a month-long divisive battle among Republicans. It's ...
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