Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Texas House Speaker Race Rep. Dustin Burrows, Republican from Lubbock, announced on Saturday that he had secured the 76 votes necessary to become Speaker of the 150-member Texas House.  Burrows released the...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Phelan Withdraws from Texas House Speaker Race Texas House Republicans will meet tomorrow in Austin to discuss and possibly endorse their party’s candidate for Speaker of the Texas House.  Incumbent Speaker...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Former Governor Weighs in on Speaker Race  Former Governor Rick Perry campaigned vigorously for incumbent House Speaker Dade Phelan in the spring when he was forced into a runoff to retain his House seat based...