Texas House Speaker stepped back, citing intensified external pressures and political interference in the speaker’s race.

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Republican officeholders and GOP grassroots activists learn difficult lesson about meddling in the affairs of the Texas House ...

West Virginia University head coach Darian DeVries / Christopher Hall - West Virginia on SI West Virginia University head coach Darian DeVries was the recipient of the Jim Phelan award ‘Mid ...

Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock. They did so after the former speaker, state Rep. Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, announced he wasn’t seeking the office, The Center Square reported. After members of the ...

This concludes a contentious fight over the speakership after Dade Phelan chose not to seek for the speaker position again. "The removal of the disgraced and corrupt Dade Phelan as speaker of the ...

KBMT-TV Beaumont-Port Arthur, Posted: January 15, 2025 | Last updated: January 15, 2025 The 89th Texas Legislative session kicked off with the swearing-in of new Speaker David Burrows, a ...

The Texas House elected Dustin Burrows as its new speaker on Tuesday, elevating an establishment pick from within former Speaker Dade Phelan’s circle over Rep. David Cook, a Mansfield ...

Burrows is taking over the gavel from one of his closest allies, former speaker Dade Phelan of Beaumont. His elevation suggests that many of Phelan’s lieutenants — close allies who chaired key ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A push by Texas' hard right to widen control in the state Capitol fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers rejected its choice for the powerful speakership amid a Republican ...