Four GOP state representatives suspended their bids to challenge Phelan and 48 Republicans backed Cook, which could threaten ...

A group of Republicans who oppose Texas House Speaker Dave Phelan are reportedly coalescing around state Rep. David Cook for ...

The race for speaker of the Texas House lacks the trappings that are front and center in most political campaigns.

Republican opponents of House Speaker Dade Phelan chose Rep. David Cook as their consensus candidate for speaker.

David Cook, the former mayor of Mansfield, earned the support of other Republicans eager to build a united front against Dade ...

Cook, who has served two terms in the House since 2021, made his announcement in an email to Republican incumbents and nominees seeking election to the chamber next year. The news was first ...

Mansfield Republican David Cook said Tuesday he intends to run for Texas House Speaker, becoming the third person to challenge the chamber’s current leader, Beaumont Republican Dade Phelan.

Amanda Rogers Star-Telegram archives State Rep. David Cook, who represents part of North Texas, is running for Speaker of the House. He joins two fellow Republicans that have announced bids for ...

MANSFIELD, Texas — Mansfield Republican David Cook said Tuesday he intends to run for Texas House Speaker, becoming the third person to challenge the chamber’s current leader, Beaumont ...

Mansfield Republican David Cook said this week that he intends to run for Texas House Speaker, becoming the third person to ...