Texas lawmakers, led by Rep. Cook, push for tougher penalties on the crime of "jugging" with proposed legislation.

Houston resident, Katherine, said after she left the bank and went to church, her car was broken into. Thieves walked away with $1,000 cash.

The latest David Cook news from The Texas Tribune. By Jasper Scherer Jan. 15, 2025 The new speaker’s power over the budget and committee assignments is expected to bolster established Republican ...

Mansfield Republican David Cook is taking the lead on legislation to fight “jugging” thefts, robberies targeting people near ...

In a dramatic two-ballot vote Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the title of speaker of the Texas House.

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, concluding a bitter and intense power struggle within the Republican Party that came down to an extraordinary floor ...

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually long and unusually public mudfight for the role.

State Reps. David Cook, left, and Dustin Burrows lead the race for Texas House Speaker in a Jan. 14 election. Aaron E. Martinez, Annie Rice USA TODAY NETWORK The next Texas House speaker will not ...

was elected as speaker of the Texas House on the first day of the Texas legislative session, beating out Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, in a hotly contested speaker’s race that has divided the ...

On Tuesday, the Texas House voted for a new speaker in ... Burrows defeated Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, after the two candidates went to a runoff. In the first round of voting, Rep.

Dustin Burrows or Rep. David Cook. Imagine the Texas House of Representatives as a conclave of cardinals, each with their own agendas, alliances and ambitions. The selection of the Speaker of the ...