Former Mansfield Mayor David Cook’s bid to be Texas House speaker is caught in a four-way power struggle as both Republicans ...

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 ...

The Republican governor said whoever wins the race to become speaker of the Texas House should have the backing of the GOP ...

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

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

Dustin Burrows of Lubbock and David Cook of Mansfield both say they're confident they'll become Texas House Speaker when all ...

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

With Speaker Dade Phelan out of the race, Republican state Reps. David Cook and Dustin Burrows will now face off.

Texas House Republicans met in private Saturday to choose a candidate for speaker to back in the 2025 session of the ...

The announcement came even as Republicans meeting privately selected Rep. David Cook of Mansfield. That means Democrats will ...

Dustin Burrows for the upcoming legislative session's House Speaker's race. "This all really happened pretty fast. The ...