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One of the big local conservative talk radio hosts here in Lubbock, Robert Pratt, has been a supporter and friend of Dustin Burrows for years. Well, no more. He is not happy with Dustin Burrows and has abandoned him. I am not saying Burrows will lose next time around, but it will be more difficult.

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aezmvp said:

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Anyone had any luck reaching any of their offices?

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IndividualFreedom said:

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Lacey Hull needs to get her head pulled out her back side.

How do we flag this thread for election days ahead?

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With a new legislative session starting in January 2025, I anticipate a vote this month for the House Republican Caucus to select and endorse a candidate to serve as the Speaker of the Texas House for the 89th Legislative Session. As a staunch Conservative Republican, I will stand by whoever is chosen at our caucus meeting later this year as our party's endorsed candidate to serve as Speaker this upcoming January.

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DD88 said:

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Let me be clear:

I worked this entire year to elect conservative candidates who will pass conservative laws, including school choice.

To achieve that goal we need a Texas House Speaker chosen by a majority of Republicans in accordance with the Republican Caucus Rules.

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) December 11, 2024

After @DavidCookTexas exceeded the vote threshold needed on Saturday to be the @TXGOPCaucus nominee for Speaker, I congratulated him and praised the process. He won fair and square by caucus rules.

I join Governor Abbott in affirming that a majority of Republican House members… https://t.co/OPiWQAR3qB

— Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) December 11, 2024

Lt. Gov. Patrick full text:

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After @DavidCookTexas exceeded the vote threshold needed on Saturday to be the @TXGOPCaucus
nominee for Speaker, I congratulated him and praised the process. He won fair and square by caucus rules.

I join Governor Abbott in affirming that a majority of Republican House members must choose the Speaker. Any Republican Speaker candidate who attempts a coup d'tat to steal the Speaker's gavel with a majority of Democrats and only a handful of Republicans will never be accepted by Republican voters.

Republican voters do not want the Republican Party to cede power to Democrat chairmen, which has been happening for over a decade. The Governor, and the Republican voters, have spoken. Most importantly, the Republican caucus has spoken. It's time for 76 House Republicans to come together today to support the @TXGOPCaucus nominee. Texas is watching. The nation is watching. #txlege

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DD88 said:

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80 Republican County Chairmen have also blasted the renegades.

🚨🚨Please see the letter below concerning the unacceptable betrayal by certain Republicans in the #txlege, signed onto by 80 Republican County Chairs in Texas. pic.twitter.com/SaJSEvbdJ7

— Bo French (@Bo_French_TX) December 11, 2024

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aezmvp said:

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It'd be helpful to be able to reach them to register our opinions but none of these folks seem to have district or Austin offices that are open.

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DD88 said:

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There are email addresses in the post at the top of the 2nd page along with a link to phone#s, websites, and twitter(x) pages.

Gerdes' staff is in denial about Burrows backing Dem Chairs(Tribune confirmed) and some media is reporting that Gates isn't committed to Burrows.

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taxpreparer said:

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Do not count on anything until the votes are cast and tallied.

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nortex97 said:

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Burnt orange seems like an appropriate color to choose.

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Ag87H2O said:

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My newly elected representative from the Houston area is making every excuse in the world to vote for Burrows. He and l have had vigourous discussions on vouchers but he doesn't support them. I think he's scared to death of the public school teachers vote. He also doesn't have any children that I am aware of.

He told me that Burrows had agreed not to appoint any Democrat committee chairs. He also said that Burrows was a voucher supporter and that it would likely pass if he is elected Speaker. He also tried to paint Cook and his supporters in a bad light saying they tried to force a quick third round for the Speaker's vote and that's why the Burrows group walked out. Just one excuse after another.

If Cook is going to get elected Speaker, the governor, lieutenant governor, state Republican Party officials, and local GOP county groups and Republican clubs are going to make a concerted, organized effort between now and January 14th. Right now, the Burrows crowd is banking on people forgetting over the holidays and that they can slide him into the Speaker's chair while the public is settling into the new year.

Every single Burrows Republican needs to be told in no uncertain terms that if they go against the Repulican caucus on this leadership vote that they will 100% face an organized, well funded primary opponent and that there is zero chance the Republican Party will endorse them or give them any campaign funds in 2026.

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Q: There's a lot of speculation about what sort of concessions, if any, you might be offering to Democrats. What case are you making when you're talking to Democratic members? Are you offering them anything specific regarding continuing to appoint them as committee chairs or on school choice or ESAs [education savings accounts, the voucher-like policy that would allow parents to use public money to help pay for their children's private school tuition]?

A: No concessions have been made. That would be illegal, and it'd be unethical, and I would never vote for a speaker who made concessions.

That being said, part of what, perhaps, is not visible is the relationships that I have built and forged, given the different positions that I have been in. There have been many times that I have collaborated with my Democrat colleagues, and they know that I am a steady hand. They know I have the experience, and they know that I have honored my word and commitment to being in a place to allow the right outcomes and have a sense of fairness and that has been my appeal to them. And it doesn't hurt that the other side [Cook's camp] has wanted significant rule changes to shut them out of the process completely, and that goes far beyond committee chairmanships.

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