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Republican Dustin Burrows elected Speaker of Texas House

The Associated Press on MSN · 4d

Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP’s hard right

Texas has a powerful new House speaker after years of escalating Republican infighting. Dustin Burrows won the job on Tuesday with the support of Democrats who favored him over a challenger backed by the GOP’s emboldened hard right.

KXAN Austin on MSN · 2d

Texas House Republicans face possible censure following Speaker vote

Will Texas House Republicans face censure following Speaker vote? Can they legally be removed from primary ballot?

CBS Texas on MSN · 4d

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

AUSTIN — Newly elected Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, struck a conciliatory tone in his victory speech after defeating David Cook, R-Mansfield in what split the GOP.

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How Texas GOP activists are planning to take ‘spiritual jurisdiction' over Legislature

The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further ...

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Old-Guard Republican Picked to Lead Texas House in Setback for Hard Right

The vote suggested that a period of political warfare between G.O.P. factions would continue to shape lawmaking in the state.

The Texas Tribune on MSN4d

Texas GOP chair claims church-state separation is a myth as lawmakers, pastors prep for “spiritual battle”

Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...

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Austin-area Democrats say they'll fight for working families in Texas session. Here's how.

The last 25 years of complete Republican control have been a beatdown for working families, and Texas House Democrats know ...

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