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 ...

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

Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the seventh person to enter the race for Texas House speaker when he announced ...

Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the fifth person to enter the race for Texas House Speaker when he announced his ...

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

David Cook, R-Mansfield; Rep ... In May, Phelan, who is in his second term as speaker and his fourth term as a state representative, defeated primary challenger David Covey by less than 2 ...

David Cook, R-Mansfield; Rep ... In May, Phelan, who is in his second term as speaker and his fourth term as a state representative, defeated primary challenger David Covey by less than 2 ...

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.

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