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After weeks of infighting among Texas House Republicans over who would lead their chamber, Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock won the powerful role of House speaker with 85 votes from the 150-member chamber.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/01/14/510835/republican-rep-dustin-burrows-of-lubbock-wins-race-for-texas-house-speaker/

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All 150 members of the Texas House are up for re-election this year. But when it comes to the future of the Texas Republican Party, this race for a small district on the Gulf Coast is perhaps the most important.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/03/05/479863/texas-house-speaker-dade-phelan-trails-challenger-in-early-voting/

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