On Saturday, the Texas House GOP Caucus met in Austin to elect a nominee for Speaker of the Texas House for the upcoming 89th Legislature.
Rep. David Cook of Mansfi eld won the caucus nomination with 77% of the 62 votes on the third ballot.
Eighty-eight Republican House members attended the meeting, where Cook’s opponent, Dustin Burrows of Lubbock, staged a walkout after the second round of voting, …