Republicans who vote against party leaders’ preferred candidate could be barred from running in primaries. Lawsuits could follow.

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

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

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

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

A stand-off is ongoing for the third most powerful position in the state of Texas after Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan announced he would not seek re-election. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan reports two competing factions of lawmakers aim for the job.

A conversation with political analyst and South Plains College professor Drew Landry about the history in the making for the 89th legislative session in Texas. 2025 is already promising to be something to watch!

An acrimonious race for Speaker of the Texas House is splitting the state GOP — and forcing a confrontation between the body’s warring Republican camps. Competing Republican state Reps. David Cook and Dustin Burrows have each declared victory in the contest,

Texas political news has been dominated lately by the fight over who will be the new speaker of the Texas House. Here’s a look at what’s at stake, why the chamber’s Republicans are butting heads and why the speaker role matters so much in Texas.

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