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Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock wins race for Texas House speaker

The Texas House of Representatives chambers.
Gabriel C. Pérez
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KUT News
The Texas House of Representatives chambers.

After weeks of infighting among Texas House Republicans over who would lead their chamber this legislative session, Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock has won the powerful role of House speaker with 85 votes from the 150-member.

Burrows now immediately takes over as speaker of the Texas House.

There were two rounds of voting. Burrows bested challenger David Cook (R-Mansfield) in the runoff, where Cook received 55 votes.

Democrats were the majority of Burrows’ voting block, which will likely make for an interesting session.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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Blaise Gainey
Blaise Gainey is a Multimedia Reporter for WFSU News. Blaise hails from Windermere, Florida. He graduated from The School of Journalism at the Florida A&M University. He formerly worked for The Florida Channel, WTXL-TV, and before graduating interned with WFSU News. He is excited to return to the newsroom. In his spare time he enjoys watching sports, Netflix, outdoor activities and anything involving his daughter.