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Dustin Burrows walks a tightrope seeking Republican and Democratic support for Texas House speaker bid

Five years after weathering a major Republican House leadership controversy, Burrows finds himself at the center of another skirmish — this time as he seeks the speaker’s gavel himself.

State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, holds a press conference in the Speaker's Committee Room saying he has the votes to become speaker of the House in the upcoming legislative session.

State Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, holds a press conference after the House Republican Caucus — minus several members, who walked out of the meeting — chose him for House speaker in the upcoming legislative session.
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Risking a full loss of power

House Speaker Dade Phelan speaks with other representatives during a special legislative session at the state capitol in Austin on Nov. 17, 2023.
Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, speaks on the House floor about Senate Bill 2 on the evening of May 25, 2019.
Former state Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, of the Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting, listen to questions posed by the press during a conference in the Civic Center in Uvalde on July 17, 2022.

A balancing act

From left: Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston; Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick; Gov. Greg Abbott; House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton; and Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, speak at a Jan 31, 2019, news conference addressing property tax reform.

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