In his bid to replace Dade Phelan as speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Dustin Burrows has only one path to victory: courting Democrats. That's a pretty risky path in a state where ...

Cook, who has served two terms in the House since 2021, made his announcement in an email to Republican incumbents and nominees seeking election to the chamber next year. The news was first reported ...

In a stunning turn of events, state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock claimed Saturday evening that he had the necessary votes to become the next speaker of the Texas House. "The speaker's race is over," ...

Last year, state Rep. David Cook of Mansfield was quietly but steadily climbing the ranks of Texas politics. The sophomore lawmaker had been named vice chair of the committee overseeing the state’s ...

State Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, takes the oath of office with his hand on a bible on the first day of the 88th Texas legislative session on Jan 10, 2023. (Jordan Vonderhaar For The Texas Tribune, ...

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