December 9, 2024      11:33 AM

A frantic push to elect a speaker leaves Republican members supporting Burrows to defend themselves for a month

For 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 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.

By Scott Braddock

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