Texas House speaker drops bid to keep post

House, Dustin Burrows

Dustin Burrows elected as Texas Speaker of the House. Here's what it means

As the new House Speaker Rep. Burrows (R-Lubbock) will have a critical role in deciding the legislative priorities during the new session.

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Texas Legislature opens with election of House speaker. How did Mansfield lawmaker fare?

House Speaker Dade Phelan had been seeking his third session in the leadership role but dropped out of the race on Dec. 6. He’d faced scrutiny from some within the GOP for his leadership, including the appointment of Democrats as committee chairs – a long held House tradition – and the House’s impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Republican Dustin Burrows elected Speaker of the Texas House after bruising battle

He told Republicans and Democrats in the House chamber, "I commit to you today every member, every member will have a voice and every district, every district will have a seat at

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Texas House speaker who faced blowback over Paxton impeachment drops bid to keep post

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Republican speaker of the Texas House abandoned efforts Friday to keep his powerful post in the face of unrelenting pressure from the party's hard right and anger ...

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Showdown at Texas Capitol over who will become Speaker set for Tuesday

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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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 ...

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