Texas House to elect new Speaker

Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP's hard right
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 feud accelerated by the historic impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Texas House elects new speaker in blow to far-right wing
The Texas House on Tuesday elected state Rep. Dustin Burrows (R) to lead the chamber in a blow to the rising far-right wing of the party, defeating a candidate backed by Texas Attorney General Ken
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.
Race for Texas House Speaker Is a Test of Hard Right’s Power
The leadership fight in Austin follows months of all-out political warfare between Republican factions and could further empower the state’s most strident conservatives.
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 Legislature.
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The stakes of the contest are high, as the outcome of the Speaker race will significantly impact the legislative agenda in Texas.
Texas House speaker race is a GOP purity disaster
Elections have consequences, and the race for House speaker is one of those. We thought Texas was better off with Beaumont Republican Dade Phelan in that seat. But Phelan was disempowered by Austin’s big three,
Battle for Texas House Speaker ramps up ahead of start of new legislative session
AUSTIN, Texas — he Texas State Legislature kicks off its new session on Tuesday but who will lead the House remains uncertain. "This is the most contentious fight for speaker that we've seen in a public setting in a very,
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Texas Legislature: New session begins with House Speaker vote
The Texas House will be faced with a decision for House Speaker when the session begins Tuesday. Last month, Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) said he had enough support between Democrats and Republicans to become speaker.
Texas House faces a momentous decision right off the bat: Who will lead as speaker?
The choice of speaker, made by all 150 members of the Texas House, will set the course of the 2025 legislative session and stoke an ongoing Republican

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