In his bid to replace Dade Phelan as speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Dustin Burrows has only one path to victory: courting Democrats. That's a pretty risky path in a state where ...

In a stunning turn of events, state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock claimed Saturday evening that he had the necessary votes to become the next speaker of the Texas House. "The speaker's race is over," ...

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