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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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House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, withdrew from the speaker’s race Friday, a day before his GOP caucus planned to vote on who they would back for the position.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/12/06/508039/texas-house-speaker-dade-phelan-bows-out-of-leadership-reelection-bid-amid-mounting-pressure/

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