December 11, 2024 9:42 AM At least one threat of violence reported against a supporter of Chair Burrows for speakerMeantime, some text messages to voters in Abilene suggested Gov. Abbott supports Burrows for speaker, but Abbott quickly clarified he has no preferred candidate Editor’s
note: This story includes some rough language – SB As
the pressure campaign ramps up around Texas against lawmakers who are sticking
with Chairman Dustin Burrows in his bid for Texas House Speaker,
at least one of them has reported receiving a death threat and others are
worried about their safety as well. In
an email to his supporters obtained by Quorum Report, Chairman Burrows
said his GOP and Democratic colleagues on his list need to stay “vigilant and
focused.” The rest of the story, subscribers only By Scott Braddock |
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December 10, 2024 2:41 PM Rep. Sam Harless switches from Burrows to Cook
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December 10, 2024 11:30 AM Braddock: A frantic push to elect a speaker leaves Republicans supporting Burrows to defend themselves for a monthFor now, it looks like Burrows and Cook are stalled out beneath the threshold for victory, possibly necessitating an additional Republican candidate; Burrows might be able to get there if he abandons his signature policy issue What
to say about this past weekend? Well,
first it should be said that a speaker race gives Texas House
members an opportunity to see the worst version of their colleagues. Lying and
cheating are all part of jockeying for position. Some of the most respected members
will resort to saying almost anything. Once it is over, history shows that it
all usually settles out and things return to the current norm. With
more than a month to go before the vote is taken in January, these last few
days saw a flurry of activity that some had hoped would result in a clear victory
this weekend. That
didn’t happen. Instead,
there was a kind of controlled chaos in the GOP Caucus in the
form of a sham endorsement process created several years ago with the purpose
of distracting from the member-to-member conversations that actually
result in consolidation of the support necessary for a speaker candidate
to be successful. Over on the Democratic side, the discussions could best be
described as frantic, per multiple sources familiar
with the numerous conference calls held by the House Democratic Caucus.
Let’s
break it all down. Of course, your thoughts are welcome. The rest of the story, subscribers only By Scott Braddock |
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December 10, 2024 11:12 AM Rep. Lozano asks Attorney General Paxton to weigh in on the legality of Chair Burrows calling himself speaker elect“I have submitted the following request to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in reference to any potential violations of law committed by Dustin Burrows, the self proclaimed 'Speaker-Elect' in an apparent attempt to raise large sums of money." Rep.
Lozano’s letter to Paxton can be downloaded
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December 9, 2024 10:53 AM Donald Trump Junior endorses David Cook for speaker of the Texas House
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December 8, 2024 4:47 PM Multiple House Democrats say Rep. Cook was soliciting their advice and support in his speaker bid prior to the GOP Caucus voteAt least three Democratic House members, including one who went on record Sunday, said Rep. Cook has been reaching out to collaborate for weeks if not months At
least three Texas House Democrats now report that Rep. David
Cook has, for weeks if not months, been reaching out for advice and support
as he figures out his path to holding the gavel in the 2025 session. One
of those Democrats went on the record about it with Quorum Report
on Sunday. The rest of the story, subscribers only By Scott Braddock |
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December 7, 2024 6:38 PM Chair Burrows and Rep. Cook release competing lists of supporters with some of the same names
In
the scramble over the gavel, Calendars Chairman Dustin Burrows and Rep. David Cook
released lists of supporters tonight that contain a decent amount of the same
names. Burrows had a list with 76 names. Cook’s list included
56. Here
are the members or incoming freshmen who are on both lists: The rest of the story, subscribers only |
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December 7, 2024 6:06 PM Rep. Elect Don McLaughlin says he asked Chair Burrows not to put his name on his list of supporters "I distinctly told him I did not want to be on his list," McLaughlin said, putting Chair Burrows at 75 supporters |
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December 7, 2024 5:59 PM Chair Burrows releases list of 76 supporters
The
list is here.
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December 7, 2024 4:54 PM Chair Burrows says he has votes to be speakerSays he will release list of supporters later today |
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December 7, 2024 4:21 PM Cook wins GOP caucus endorsement
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December 7, 2024 1:49 PM Some GOP members including Chair Burrows walk out of caucus meeting after the group deadlocked on a second vote 47 for Cook, 41 for Burrows in the caucus' 2nd vote. Meantime the Democratic Caucus is weighing whether to endorse Burrows as soon as today, per sources |
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December 6, 2024 9:09 PM Texas House Democrats unanimously oppose David Cook for speaker but stay silent on Bonnen orchestrated Burrows candidacy
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December 6, 2024 8:07 AM Speaker Phelan formally withdraws from speakers race
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