Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.

The bot accounts blasted Texas state Rep. Dustin Burrows as a “RINO,” “traitor,” and “Democrat shill,” and they promised GOP primary attacks against supporters.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Speaker Dustin Burrows spoke to KCBD NewsChannel 11’s Kase Wilbanks Thursday about his election to ...

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Rep. Dustin Burrows is elected Texas House Speaker, winning with support from Democrats, amid GOP internal tensions.

Speaker Dustin Burrows’ (R-Lubbock) bid for the top post in the Texas House of Representatives proved successful on Jan. 14, the first day of the legislature’s biennial regular session.

Forty-nine of the 62 Democrats ended up supporting Burrows, handing the six-term lawmaker the speaker’s gavel and one of the ...