REP. DUSTIN BURROWS (R-Lubbock), center, at lectern, made a power play last weekend for leadership of the Texas House of Representatives; matters were still very much up in the air at newspaper press times. | TEXAS TRIBUNE
HD83’s Burrows says he has votes to be Texas House speaker after David Cook wins GOP caucus
James BarragÁn, Renzo Downey And Jasper Scherer |
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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,” he said in a news conference that lasted less than two minutes.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024