Just a day after House Speaker Dade Phelan dropped out of the re-election race, the Republican Caucus nominated Mansfield State Rep. David Cook for the position. His opponent, Lubbock State Rep. Dustin Burrows, claimed he had enough support to win with Democrat backing.
Filed by Cody Harris, the complaint sought to put the Texas GOP Chair in jail for urging lawmakers to support the Republican speaker candidate.
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