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 ...

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

The Texas House kicked off the 2025 session by electing an establishment Republican to lead the chamber, drawing criticism ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.